Cotter City Council to consider 14 items of business

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Photo: Cotter’s new city council was sworn into office earlier this month.

Three ordinances regarding efforts to continue a one-cent sales and use tax initiative for sewer improvements will be placed on the Cotter City Council’s agenda for their second reading Thursday night at 6.

After the first reading of the ordinances at the council’s December meeting, Mayor McGeorge “Mac” Caradine told KTLO, Classic Hits and The Boot news the initiative is an effort to continue an existing tax.


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If approved, voting on the measure would be on the ballot on May 11.

In other business, the Cotter City Council is facing a lengthy agenda, with 11 items of new business.

Among the items of new business are resolutions to

– Adopt the revised 2020 budget

– Establish a council member code of conduct

– Approve early payoff of loan with the Arkansas Development Finance Authority for 2003 sewer plant expansion, and

– Consider making a grant application to Blue and You Foundation for playground equipment for Big Spring Park and/or Warrior Park.

Under the information section of the agenda, there are eight items including

– Recognizing Melissa Gray for 10 years of service as the city’s bookkeeper and



Photo: Melissa Gray is being recognized for 10 years of service as the City of Cotter’s bookkeeper.

– Presenting a draft ordinance for increasing park usage fees to be placed on the February agenda.

The meeting will be held in the council chambers of Cotter City Hall.

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