Good evening everyone.
» Council member Ray, would you lead us
please?
>> Let us pray. Father, we thank you once
again
for the city of Jacksonville and res.
Thank you Lord for blessing to celebrate
250 years our country in the name of
Jesus. We ask you amen
to the flag of the United States of
America and to the republic for which it
stands. One nation under God,
indivisible, with liberty and justice
for all.
>> Thank you.
very much. Good evening,
everyone. Welcome to Jacksonville City
Council meeting for August 20th, 2026.
Um, roll call, please.
>> Council member DeS,
>> here.
>> Ruple
>> here. McCclary
>> here.
>> McCoy
>> here.
>> Ray here.
>> LeBron
>> here. Moss
>> here.
>> Whitty Kenman
>> here.
>> Mims
>> here.
>> One absent, sir.
>> All right. Uh we are good to go with
attendance. Uh before you you have the
minutes from the August 6th meeting. Be
familiarizing yourself with those for
next time in approval. But right now, I
entertain a motion to accept the minutes
from our July 16th meeting as presented
to you.
>> So move.
>> Have a motion and second. All in favor
of accepting of the July 16th minutes,
let it be known by saying I. I
>> any opposed by nay.
You also have your consent agenda. Uh
entertain a motion to accept the consent
agenda as presented to you.
>> So move to consider this is it entirely.
>> All right. We have a motion. Is there a
second?
>> Second.
>> Multiple seconds. All in favor of
acceptance of the consent agenda, let me
be know by saying I.
>> I.
>> Any opposed by nay?
All right. Moving into our first item of
business tonight. uh final plant of
Nodding Hill subdivision phase two.
Entertain a motion uh to place
ordinance. Oh, excuse me. That's the
wrong one. Uh who's presenting the
>> PL?
» Adam, are you presenting? Come on up,
please.
» Sorry, I got one more.
Yes, this is a planning commission
approved this u few weeks back. U there
was no no concerns. Everything is
complete. I have streets are paved. This
phase two of an existing subdivision. It
looked good.
>> Okay. Any questions for Adam on that?
If not, uh all in favor of accepting the
uh Ning Hill subdivision entertain a
motion. Thank you
>> for that. for the acceptance of this le
saying I. We have a motion. Sorry.
>> Second
>> and a second. All in favor let me know
by saying I.
>> I.
>> Any opposed by name.
>> Thank you Adam. Uh next item is
ordinance 1823 reclassifying 302
Valentine Road from R0 to R1. Entertain
a motion to place ordinance 1823 on
first reading.
>> Make a motion that we p place ordinance
1823 on first reading.
>> All right. I have a motion and second. A
roll call, please.
>> Council member Deetsz,
>> I.
>> Rubble,
>> I mccclary.
>> Hi,
>> McCoy.
>> Hi.
>> Ray,
>> hi.
>> LeBron,
>> hi.
>> Moss,
>> I
>> Kenman.
>> Hi,
>> Mims.
>> I.
>> Ordinance number 1823, an ordinance
reclassifying property in the city of
Jacksonville, Arkansas, amending
ordinance numbers 213 and 238 and the
land use map of the city of
Jacksonville, Arkansas, and for other
purposes. Any
questions, discussion?
» All right. If there are no questions on
that, entertain a motion to approve
ordinance 1823 on first reading and
suspend the rules in place on second.
>> All right, we have a motion and a
second. Roll call, please.
>> Council member Deetsz,
>> I rule.
>> Iron.
I
>> Moss
>> I
>> Kimman I
>> Mims
>> I
>> All right entertain a motion to approve
ordinance 1823 on second reading and
suspend the rules are placed on third
and final. We have a motion. Is there a
second?
>> Second.
>> Multiple seconds. Roll call please.
>> Council member Deets
>> I.
>> Rel
>> I.
McCoy
>> I.
>> Ray
>> I.
>> LeBron.
>> I.
>> Moss.
>> I.
>> Henman.
>> Hi.
>> Mims.
>> I.
>> All right. Then entertain a motion to
approve and adopt ordinance 1823 on this
date.
>> So move and second a roll call.
>> Council member Deetsz.
>> Hi.
>> Ruple.
>> I mccclary.
>> Hi.
>> McCoy.
>> Hi.
>> Ray.
>> Hi.
>> LeBron.
>> Hi.
>> Moss.
>> Hi.
>> Penman.
>> Hi.
>> Mims.
>> I.
>> All right. Uh, that takes care of
ordinance 1823. Thank you very much. Um,
>> [laughter]
>> There are no other items of business on
tonight's agenda. Any announcements?
>> I do have a question from a citizen.
Just wanted to confirm that the memo
went out about the records keeping to
the department heads.
>> Yes,
>> they wanted to confirm that. So, that
did go out.
>> It did.
>> All right. Thank you.
>> Any other announcements or anything
coming up?
>> Council Moss.
>> Thank you, Mayor. Uh, I think we have a
birthday today.
>> Is there one?
>> [laughter]
» Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday,
[singing] dear mayor. Happy birthday to
you.
>> Thank [applause and cheering] you.
» Thank Thank you very much. Appreciate
that. Uh with that having taken place,
hey, we're ajourned. Thank you. Great
>> with that.
No,
>> she
>> thought there was something.
Hey, I get my day.