[1:41] We've got Pastor Steve Murphy from the
Smearina Full Gospel Church.
[1:47] » Hello.
>> Oh, he didn't. I am.
[1:52] I'm Jason Dorsy, Oak Assembly of God,
but I'm filling in for Pastor Steve
[1:57] because of the tragic loss of his
granddaughter this week.
[2:00] » Thank you, sir.
>> So, if it's okay, I want to pray over
[2:02] this meeting and just pray over his
family and all of our students and
[2:06] friends and family.
>> Let's pray. Father, we thank you for
[2:10] your goodness, your grace, your mercy.
Thank you, Lord, for these leaders,
[2:15] servants of our community. God, we pray
that you would bless this time and lead
[2:20] us, Lord, and give us wisdom and
direction. Let us glorify you in
[2:24] everything we do. Bless this city and
all the the people, all the families
[2:29] that are represented in this room. Lord,
we pray over Pastor Steve and Laura and
[2:34] their family, tragic loss of their
granddaughter. Lord, we pray that you
[2:38] would give them comfort, strength,
peace, help. Lord, for all of these
[2:44] students and friends and family members
that are grieving this tragic loss.
[2:49] Lord, we pray that you would just
surround them and help us all, Lord,
[2:53] moments like this to recognize that we
need each other. Lord, give us support
[2:58] and help and wisdom and guidance. Keep
us safe and healthy and strong. Lord, we
[3:04] give you thanks and praise in Jesus
name. Amen.
[3:07] » Amen.
[3:12] » To the flag of the United States of
America and to the republic for which it
[3:18] stands. One nation under God,
indivisible, with liberty and justice
[3:23] for all.
[3:29] » Roll call, please.
>> Mayor,
[3:32] » here.
Ginger Stewart here.
[3:37] » Wendel Walker
>> here.
[3:40] » Jane Durnney
>> here.
[3:42] » Stan Marin
>> here.
[3:49] » Sean Simpson
>> here.
[3:52] » Dale Kathers
>> here.
[3:54] » Raymond Hatton
>> here.
[3:57] » Jim Ed Ransom
>> here.
[3:59] » Shane Hamilton
>> here.
[4:01] » Mayor, we have a quorum. Okay, had a
chance to review last meeting minutes.
[4:09] » Make a motion to accept.
>> Motion to accept by Jim Ed, second by
[4:12] Raymond. All in favor say I.
>> All opposed. Motion carried.
[4:21] Now we have
[4:33] Approval of the November 10th public
hearing and regular meeting minutes. I
[4:39] didn't mention the
>> make a motion to approve.
[4:42] » Second.
>> Motion Jim Ed to pass the uh public
[4:46] hearing minutes. Second by Raymond. All
in favor say I.
[4:50] » All opposed. Motion carried. [snorts]
Okay. Now we have a public comment for
[4:57] Miss Becky and Mr. Bill Paxton.
on the beautifification committee
[5:04] budget.
[5:08] » Yeah, her voice is gone. So, Vice Becky.
Okay. [laughter]
[5:14] So, what I want to go over is committee.
I think Becky submitted three sheets to
[5:18] you already about some stuff there. But
what's been going on? We we we
[5:24] found out during this mutification
exercise we've been doing for the city
[5:29] that there was money [snorts] in budget
for that and the
[5:33] taxes city collect. So what we've done
is we've donated plants, soil, mulch and
[5:39] water to plants and kept them going this
this year uh on our own and with
[5:44] building bridges they help water as
well. So that's what we're doing. What
[5:49] we came up with is a phase thing to
beautify the city. One of them is uh new
[5:55] pots. We've got 17 current we take care
of and we would purchase 13 more for
[6:02] additional streets street streetscaping
the fertilizer all those different
[6:06] things. It's basically around the
library east and west of center street
[6:11] from the bank north to the courthouse
and [clears throat] the old front north
[6:16] side of front street there. Uh we
purchased some flags and did put them in
[6:21] the pots this year. So uh we purchased
some more flags for the pots and uh
[6:27] power poles if energy approves it and
I'll get into that in a minute. Uh
[6:32] repair the depot pole lights at the oak
depot along the multi-purpose trail. I
[6:37] went over and looked at the benches at
the depot the other day and I think that
[6:41] I can fix those. So I'll volunteer to do
that. One of them is a little unsafe
[6:47] right now. I think somebody took a nut
off of it and so [snorts] it's a little
[6:50] wobbly, but it just needs to be sanded
down and and repainted and I've replaced
[6:56] the boards with
>> boards need to be replaced.
[6:59] » That's where I was getting swe
um so I've got Cyprus that I'll replace
[7:06] the boards with 1x sixes and and that's
what what's there now. Uh the other
[7:11] thing was [snorts] that you know the we
want to do a city cleanup all the litter
[7:17] in the city u in concert with the city's
annual cleanup and so I will organize
[7:23] that with Chris Flores and others to do
that. Uh, one of the things I did in my
[7:30] past that uh, with the forest service
that I did a 58 dumps on the national
[7:37] forest with core of engineers and
Missouri Department of Conservation. So,
[7:41] we brought in the equipment to do that.
That was a little bit interesting. So,
[7:45] u, but, uh, we're doing that city
cleanup. Then one of the things is
[7:50] eventually landscape around the signs at
city park, Wagner Park, and the depot.
[7:55] And that would be lowmaintenance
landscaping material, you know, more the
[7:58] area type vegetation. Uh I noticed too
over at Wagner Park uh that the sign is
[8:08] need has seen better days and so it
might need to be repainted and I think
[8:12] that's something that could be done. Uh
>> missing several letters.
[8:18] » Yeah. Wagner.
>> Yeah. Yeah. So anyway, replace the
[8:23] temporary power pole at the depot with a
safe permanent power box setup. You
[8:27] know, it's needs to be looked at a
little bit. Uh phase two was pursue
[8:33] energy approval for banners for
Christmas fall decorations from the
[8:36] polls. And there is a process for doing
that. Now, I know several years ago the
[8:40] city was turned down for it and there
were banners that were purchased the
[8:45] chamber head, I think, but it because
they use bucket trucks. Now there is a
[8:51] process. You submit the application. I
don't see a lot of problem but I have
[8:55] not started the dialogue yet with energy
and and I was told that I could do that.
[9:01] [snorts] Uh correctly.
Vonda said that you didn't think it was
[9:06] a problem.
>> Usually I talked to them. They but yeah
[9:10] we tried to get it
oh that's been what seven years ago.
[9:17] » Yeah. eight seven eight [clears throat]
years ago. Yeah, we tried when I was
[9:22] here before, we tried to do it and
they didn't. They shut [clears throat]
[9:26] me down.
>> Well, there may be a little times
[9:29] changed a little bit in seven years, I
hope. But if it's okay with you, I'll
[9:32] just go ahead and and submit the
application, sit down with them, and see
[9:36] what we can do, bring it back to you
guys, my ladies. Okay. Uh I mentioned
[9:43] things about low maintenance landscaping
around the courthouse annex and city
[9:47] ball fields etc. Uh improvements to the
city walking trail that may include
[9:52] additional benches, flags for light
poles at Veterans Day, whatever. But
[9:56] that would I've got a friend who's a
landscape architect who was the guy
[10:01] provided the funding for that trail.
He's retired now and he does duck hunt
[10:05] on our place and he called me today. So
anyway, I'm going to put squeeze on him
[10:10] a little bit for that. And so that'll be
volunte donation. Uh blue star memorial.
[10:16] Uh blue star memorials are were started
after World War II to recognize veterans
[10:23] and so forth. And so it's a blue star
memorial. Uh we did a couple of those up
[10:28] in Popper Bluff when we lived there. Uh
it's something just to recognize
[10:33] veterans. It can be a sign, it could be
a highway, whatever. But that something
[10:37] we pursue. Uh that would be on the depot
grounds. Uh let's see. It was done by
[10:42] the Garden Clubs of America. Federated
Garden Clubs of America. Uh landscape
[10:47] around the fish structure across from
the police station. Uh needs a little
[10:51] help there. Uh let's see. And the
beautifification city's there to help
[10:56] out. Uh the thing here is you got a
handdrawn map. like that's just where
[11:01] they were going to go where they're
existing and want to go.
[11:05] And so we've submitted a budget here
for this year to get some before the end
[11:12] of the year and get the other concrete
pots. Uh and
[11:17] if that's okay,
would we just go ahead and purchase them
[11:22] and submit the the receipt to the city
and get reimbured or city do a purchase
[11:27] order? How would that work? We've got
accounts at
[11:31] » Lowe's.
>> I know at Lowe's and Home Depot and
[11:37] » so we just Who would I work with to do
that?
[11:41] » Uh
[11:44] the office
>> um
[11:47] probably Vonda.
>> Okay.
[11:50] » Because I know other girls
[clears throat]
[11:53] like that. I do know uh that that may
have changed too. Before we had to give
[11:59] permission to put pots along the
highway, right? Because that's highway
[12:03] right away.
>> Sidewalks are
[12:05] » now the others it's not adjacent to the
highway. That's not a problem.
[12:09] » Yeah, we they're all on the sidewalk
there. They're not close to the road.
[12:13] But
>> I'm going to some of the sidewalks
[12:16] though are still highway rightway
though. So
[12:19] » yeah, all the way to the front door of
the building. [clears throat]
[12:21] Yeah, that was one of the things I came
up with is making a roller base for them
[12:27] so you can move them if you had to or
something. So, they're awful heavy. You
[12:31] got to use a hand truck to move down.
[12:35] » You just got to ad
[12:45] » So, is
So, is there anything I missed, young
[12:48] lady?
Uh the uh one of our friends um has
[12:55] inherited the Leyon Hill House
>> and they're wanting to upgrade their
[13:00] backyard and they're going to dig up
they want us to dig up about 20 or 30
[13:07] boxwood boxwood shrubs and we could use
those for our landscaping around the
[13:15] park signs and also over by the depot.
So, we're wanting to do that. Uh
[13:25] where I'm one of the younger ones in the
group. So, and I'm
[13:30] » 39
>> and I'm 39.
[13:33] » And so, we would need some assistance in
digging and planting,
[13:40] but we can we're really good at
supervising.
[13:45] » Okay. We're very good at supervising.
>> I can testify to that.
[13:50] » But we have so far as they can go on
private property and dig anything up.
[13:55] » Oh, well, I was going to pull them up.
I've got an auger as well. So, if the
[14:00] city can't do it on private property,
they're supposed to.
[14:03] » Okay, that's got
>> even if it's donating to the city.
[14:07] » I'm with you.
>> Okay, no problem. I'd understand.
[14:10] » Just like they're wondering, sir, we
can't go past the meter
[14:13] » legally. And then in the budget, we got
the budget for next year. Uh the pump
[14:18] went out on the tank that the city had
bought several years ago. We were using
[14:23] it this year and it it didn't last very
long. It died.
[14:26] » It died the first time we used it.
>> Yeah. So anyway, I rigged something up
[14:30] for watering. So we got that the
donations there. That's what's been
[14:34] thrown in already, you know, going to be
in. We're going to donate. We're going
[14:39] to uh give some $20 gift cards to
Building Bridges because they've watered
[14:44] when we have it. So, it's looked pretty
good actually this year. We got real
[14:48] well taken care of. So, anyway,
>> we were real lucky. Uh the building
[14:53] bridges folks would do it twice a week.
They would water and Bill and I would
[14:59] come in, especially those weeks that it
was a 100 degrees and more. We would
[15:04] come in and water at least a couple of
times extra a week.
[15:09] » So, we were
that was a lot of fun.
[15:14] But we got it done. Um,
as you probably know, one of my big
[15:20] things is that I'm really excited about
doing stuff around the depot. The Blue
[15:27] Star Memorial I've been involved with uh
for two very very large projects and uh
[15:34] this would be a perfect place for um my
grandfather to once more be recognized.
[15:42] Um, but I also want to get rid of that
that temporary power pole.
[15:48] » Yeah.
>> That's sitting there and and maybe pick
[15:52] up some of the
You remember a couple of weeks ago we
[15:56] had that young man decide to go driving
down the sidewalk and then kind of zoom
[16:02] off across to the depot area. Well, his
stuff is still laying there and we it
[16:10] was all there when when we had the merry
banks and so there were little kids and
[16:16] stuff around all the [clears throat] the
the
[16:20] debris from that alley. So, we just kind
of wanted that.
[16:26] But anyway, that's my depot is is my
favorite.
[16:32] » Worked with your mother a lot before.
Yeah, that was
[16:36] » I have Johnny now. [laughter] I remember
Mr. Singleton.
[16:40] » Exactly.
>> I do.
[16:42] » I do.
>> My papa was one of those people that uh
[16:46] during the war he was somebody that was
he would get those messages from Western
[16:52] Union and he had make those
notifications
[16:57] to families if they had lost somebody in
the war. And he even rigged up a a
[17:04] communication. When he was at home in
the middle of the night, he would get
[17:09] messages and he would get dressed and go
back down to the depot
[17:15] » and grab and grab a preacher
did not know that.
[17:19] » But that's so this is one of those
things that real that's why the blue
[17:23] star memorial.
>> Yeah.
[17:26] » So that's sort of what we had to say
tonight. So does anybody have any
[17:31] questions for us
>> or suggestions? Yeah,
[17:37] » I noticed y'all are doing a lot of the
donating.
[17:40] » Well,
>> y'all need to do a fundraiser.
[17:43] » Well, it
>> unfortunately my motto through life and
[17:47] it may have got me in trouble once or
twice was lead follower, get out of my
[17:51] way.
>> So, it was one of those and she she
[17:54] talked me into it. So, she she made me
do it. That's that's it. So, but anyway,
[17:59] we like to volunteer. We we did the same
thing when we lived in other communities
[18:04] and uh and here in Arkansas and other
places and always given back to the
[18:09] community. So that it's just one of
those things. It's a labor of love
[18:13] really what it is.
>> Mayor, where exactly does their budget,
[18:16] their money come from?
>> What's that?
[18:18] » It's
retail.
[18:24] » Same place you know that we dealt with
with the depot for so long. That's
[18:29] right.
[18:32] I make a motion that we allow them to do
the things that they're wanting to do
[18:38] now and approve their budget for next
year.
[18:40] » Mayor,
>> excuse me. Landscape around signs at
[18:45] courthouse annex. We can't do that.
There's some things we kind of need to
[18:49] go through here and we mark through.
>> Okay.
[18:54] » It has to be our
>> city property and this and that. I mean,
[18:58] there's sitting on the street around it.
>> No. Okay.
[19:03] » Anything.
>> And the library is not
[19:05] » state highway. Yeah. The library, the
courthouse, the annex, that's all county
[19:10] and the health department.
>> So, we can talk to them,
[19:13] » right?
[19:17] » Right. But, but just if the city gives
funds for that, the city's funds can't
[19:20] be used for the courthouse stuff. I
think the courthouse does have a pretty
[19:23] active master gardener program that
helps benefit them quite a bit. So that
[19:27] may be who you would coordinate with for
things like that. One of the girls that
[19:30] at least the city's funds and things
that were purchased with city's money
[19:33] can't be used for anything that's not
city.
[19:36] » One of the girls on our beautifification
recreation committee is also on the
[19:40] master gardener. So yeah, we we just uh
we're just kind of embarrassed by the
[19:47] way it looks.
>> Right. So I make a motion to allow them
[19:51] to do the things they want to do with
the guidance of yourself and the county.
[19:56] Okay.
>> on what their boundaries are and approve
[19:59] their budget for next year.
>> A second.
[20:01] » Second by Janie. All in favor say I.
>> All opposed.
[20:05] » You're fixed up.
>> I'll get to you later. Wayne.
[20:10] » Sounds good. Thank y'all very much.
Thank you.
[20:13] » Pick up my thoughts. [laughter]
>> That's the
[20:19] We appreciate y'all.
>> Thank you.
[20:23] » [cough]
>> This is not in y'all's packet, but I got
[20:27] this email from Baby Joe, I don't know,
this morning, maybe that had the final.
[20:32] This is what they've decided to do on
the crosswalks.
[20:37] » Put little rabbit feet.
>> I like that.
[20:39] » On there over by the primary school.
[20:46] » They're purple now.
>> He'll be more purple than that.
[20:49] » Yeah, you'll see the purple when they
are purple. It will be okay.
[20:52] » They were pink at first, but she changed
them to purple. They're just not
[20:55] probably as dark on here as
>> lavender.
[21:00] [laughter]
>> They're little rabbit.
[21:02] » But it'll be purple.
>> Little rabbit. [cough]
[21:06] » That's
>> Is that okay with everybody?
[21:10] » I want you to accept them the way that
they're drawn.
[21:13] » They said they won't start till it gets
a little warmer. It's about too cold.
[21:18] » Motion to approve. Motion approved by
Sean. Second by Jim Ed. All in favor say
[21:23] I.
>> All opposed. Motion carried.
[21:28] » Now ma'am, if you come up and introduce
yourself and
[21:32] [snorts]
she's not on her list, but I I wanted
[21:37] her to come up and say a few words and
introduce herself.
[21:41] » Thank you. Hello. [laughter] Um I'm
Rachel Porter. I'm the executive
[21:46] director for our senior center in County
and we also do Meals on Wheels. So, we
[21:52] just kind of wanted to reintroduce
ourselves because there's lots of faces
[21:56] here. Um, and just express the the need
um we have finances. We just need to
[22:02] find the people and we know that there's
a great need of seniors 60 and above
[22:07] that are either isolated and we just
need to find where they're at for either
[22:13] meals on wheels or to get them to come
to our center. Um, you know, we're right
[22:18] here behind Newbury Court, so we offer
transportation, we have classes, we
[22:23] offer a hot meal, and it's free for
anybody 60 and above. I think um it's
[22:28] just more public awareness that I wanted
to come and ask if you know anybody that
[22:34] is in need or that you feel like we
could reach out to. I mean, that's what
[22:38] we're here for. Even during the week, we
take them to Walmart, we go to the gym.
[22:43] Um, just for that social, you know,
network. Um and again it's free. So um
[22:49] our biggest issue is we don't want the
people to feel you know forgotten.
[22:56] Depression is very heavy in the holiday
months. And so if we can get a hold of
[23:00] them and kind of make that connection
and not just feed their bellies but you
[23:04] know their heart
>> and have that socialization so they feel
[23:08] valued and you know there's still a lot
in them. Um that that's really our our
[23:14] goal. That's why we're here. Um, I only
made 10 packets, but it has our just
[23:20] like our menu, our calendar, and even
um, you know, our information. We
[23:24] service all of Lo and Prairie County.
So, we go all the way out to England,
[23:30] the desert, anywhere in Lone Oak. Um,
you know, we service, we don't have a
[23:34] waiting list, so there's there's no
reason for us to not serve them if we
[23:39] can make contact. So, that was really
all I just wanted to introduce myself
[23:43] and just make you guys aware we're right
up the road and that's what we're here
[23:47] for.
>> I have a question.
[23:49] » Yeah.
>> If they were to make us some kind of
[23:51] flyer, could we not mail it out with the
water bill?
[23:53] » Sure.
>> And I think we discussed that. Yeah.
[23:57] » Something similar and and the assessor's
office could get us a list of at least
[24:02] the homeowner so I could send the letter
that way. But, you know, with um just
[24:08] how the economy is and most of our
seniors are very low income, just um you
[24:13] know, under $1,200 a month is really
difficult, including their rent. So, if
[24:18] we can at least provide the meal part,
that would, you know, go a long way.
[24:23] » Absolutely. It's having something if
they ever make the come over and eat and
[24:29] make friends and visit,
>> right? I think if they ever get started
[24:33] coming, they would come all the time.
>> Well, and we've learned that most of our
[24:37] seniors,
>> for whatever reason, they don't they
[24:40] don't have contact with their family.
So,
[24:42] » this is the best way for them to, you
know, feel like they have a family, feel
[24:47] like they can get a hot lunch, feel like
they have somewhere to go during the day
[24:52] because, you know, that's one day we're
all going to be there. And I'd really
[24:56] hope that that's still there for me.
there or not.
[24:59] » So,
>> but I think it's not it's thank goodness
[25:02] y'all are there and to have something
that nice here in our town. I mean,
[25:06] that's and Lord, there's a lot of people
need help.
[25:10] » Well, and we have the funds and if we
don't use it, we lose it. So, we want to
[25:14] keep it here so that way we can service
everybody that, you know, can possibly
[25:19] fall for it. So,
>> anybody y'all running to? Anybody you
[25:24] can talk to?
I think that suggestion Jimmy Ed had had
[25:28] was good.
>> I do too. Be [clears throat] good. So,
[25:31] I'll get with you and get just a one
sheet flyer. Put it in.
[25:36] » Okay. Reach a lot of people that
probably we don't even know, right?
[25:40] » Know that need help, you know.
>> Yeah.
[25:42] » Just a number would be great.
>> Sure. Help all we can.
[25:47] » Okay. I appreciate it.
>> Thank you. Thanks for coming.
[26:00] Now, is there anyone here from the L
County Library?
[26:05] Okay.
[26:12] Shows they are closed for one thing.
24th and 25th and then the 31st of
[26:19] January they'll be closed.
[26:26] Now, budget and finance, uh,
had a chance to look that over, uh,
[26:32] which we won't finalize this till the
end of January like always.
[26:39] » Well, when can we start meeting with the
department heads? And
[26:42] » I think after first year, once we get
numbers in, we know
[26:47] some of it we may have to take out
whether we want to or not. Well, that's
[26:51] right. Well, yeah,
>> I think it
[26:54] » but I still think, you know, we we just
need to meet with the department.
[26:57] » I told them that we meet with them
individually.
[27:02] » This is a this is
>> over what they want and what it'll do
[27:07] for us.
>> This is a lot to absorb.
[27:10] » Yeah, it is a lot to go through.
[27:17] to break it in.
[27:26] » Motion to approve.
>> Need a I got a motion from Sean to go
[27:30] ahead and approve the preliminary
budget.
[27:33] » Second. Second by Jim Ed. All in favor
say I.
[27:37] » All oppose. Was it not you?
>> Oh, Dale. I'm sorry.
[27:40] » It's okay. I got it.
>> We looking like brothers. [laughter]
[27:46] They're twos.
[27:54] Jonathan didn't come. He said he was
sick. So I told him to stay away.
[28:02] Ordinance number 830. It's an ordinance
to wave the requirements and competitive
[28:08] bidding for the procurement and chem for
chemicals and spraying mosquitoes the
[28:14] city of Lono.
Well, every year we do this the end of
[28:18] the year. We get a lot better deal
buying it. Now
[28:24] » make a motion we put ordinance 8
to put 8:30 on the floor.
[28:32] » Second.
>> Second by Dale. All in favor say I. I.
[28:35] » All oppose. Motion carries.
>> 8:30 or 8:31.
[28:41] » 8:31.
[28:44] » 8:31.
>> 8:30.
[28:46] » 8:30.
>> I don't see 8:30. Where we got that?
[28:50] » 8:31's on down.
>> I see 8:31.
[28:56] » Okay.
>> All right. You ready for me?
[29:00] » Yeah.
>> All right. Ordinance number 830. an
[29:02] ordinance to wave the requirement for
competitive bidding for the procurement
[29:05] of chemicals for spraying mosquitoes by
the city of Leno declaring an emergency
[29:08] and for other purposes whereas Leno city
ordinance number 806 requires
[29:12] competitive bidding for the purchase of
supplies apparatus equipment materials
[29:15] and services the cost of which is in
excess of 35,000 and Arkansas code
[29:19] annotated section 14-58-303
requires competitive bidding for the
[29:24] purchase by the city of supplies
apparatus equipment materials and
[29:27] services the cost of which is in excess
of $35,000
[29:31] The city has an opportunity to obtain
chemicals used in spraying mosquitoes at
[29:34] a reduced price only available for a
limited time to asssure sufficient
[29:37] chemical inventory to provide services
to the citizens of Lono during the peak
[29:41] seasons. And whereas the city council
for the city has determined that an
[29:44] emergency exists and that placing the
matter for bid if necessary would unduly
[29:47] delay the ability to obtain the needy
chemicals and would result in an
[29:51] increased price. And whereas there it
has therefore been determined by the
[29:55] city council or the city that
competitive bidding if necessary is not
[29:58] presently feasible or practical and
could unnecessarily harm the city's
[30:01] functional capability to perform its
stated goal of providing the best
[30:05] citizen services to its citizens as
possible. Now therefore being ordained
[30:09] by the city council of the city of Lok
Arkansas one that is was not feasible or
[30:13] practical to require competitive bidding
by the city of Lok Arkansas as required
[30:16] by law for this limited [snorts]
purpose. Two, that therefore the
[30:19] requirement of competitive bidding for
the purchase of these chemicals is
[30:22] hereby waved. Create that the city is
hereby authorized to purchase mosquito
[30:26] chemicals from Clark Mosquito Products
for the sum of 119,997
[30:31] and77100.
Exhibit A attached.
[30:36] Number four, that the procurement of
these chemicals being necessary for the
[30:39] city to provide its functional
capabilities and for the health, safety,
[30:42] and welfare of the citizens of the city,
an emergency is declared to exist. And
[30:45] this ordinance should be in full force
and effect from and after its passage
[30:48] and approval.
Motion to accept first reading. First
[30:52] reading by Jamie, second by Jim. All in
favor say I.
[30:57] » All opposed. Motion carried.
>> Make a motion to suspend the rules.
[31:01] Title only second
rule. Second, third reading title only.
[31:08] Second by Sean. All in favor say I.
>> All opposed. Motion carried.
[31:14] » Ordinance number 830, an ordinance to
wave the requirement of competitive
[31:18] bidding for the procurement of chemicals
for spraying mosquitoes by the city of
[31:20] Lon declaring an emergency and for other
purposes.
[31:24] » Motion to accept second third reading.
>> Motion to sec accept second and third
[31:28] reading by Janie.
>> Second by Sean. All in favor say I. All
[31:33] opposed.
Motion carries.
[31:36] » Motion to adopt.
>> Motion to adopt by Janie. Second by Jim
[31:40] Ed. All in favor say I.
>> All opposed. Motion carries. Motion to
[31:45] adopt emergency.
Second.
[31:49] » Second by Jimmy. All in favor say I. All
opposed. Motion carried.
[32:06] Sk
[32:25] is $119,9977.
[32:30] 7 cents
from mosquito
[32:37] made a motion to
>> that's what the ordinance was.
[32:41] » That's what the ordinance was.
>> So we don't have to vote to approve the
[32:44] » we just did.
>> Okay. I just making sure.
[32:49] » Okay. Uh now community center Mr. Mike
Brown.
[33:01] Good evening.
>> If y'all will uh at the back of my
[33:07] packet, I've got a a picture. Um pull it
out. Uh you
[33:14] and
I want to say this picture is is the
[33:18] future. Uh, and what it is,
[33:23] it's the land behind the community
center.
[33:28] And this is my my dream.
Uh, let me know when when y'all deco.
[33:42] » I don't remember seeing that.
[33:49] I got you.
[33:53] There's a couple
[34:15] » if you if you find that sheet. Uh
this is uh my dream for uh loan. It's
[34:26] taking land like that and and building.
You know, mayor, we've talked about a
[34:32] splash pad. We've talked about uh pickle
ball courts. Uh and then uh I've got
[34:40] opportunity to apply for a grant on what
they call uh uh
[34:47] fitness a fitness deal. Uh an outdoor
fitness complex and and this has a this
[34:57] land has like a uh walking track around
it and
[35:04] and I know it won't happen overnight,
[cough] so it's going to take some
[35:08] planning and praying, but this is uh
what we need to envision for the city.
[35:15] even if it's in the park or if it's at
community center. Uh but this is what
[35:21] needs to happen
>> now that I guess the splash pad and all
[35:25] be it
>> being incorporated
[35:28] » in into that. We've got got enough land
uh just just sitting baron.
[35:36] Um so that's my vision for the future.
Uh and you see other communities. Uh
[35:46] they're they're doing it. So that's
that's the vision. hopefully for a long
[35:52] uh some some uh communities they partner
with schools and uh talked to the lady
[36:00] this morning the grants for next year we
can start applying for them uh and she
[36:08] said she uh helped uh community get a
grant and it was like $800,000 grant and
[36:17] and they were awarded it and uh they got
400,000 of that 800,000.
[36:24] So uh
so I'll make this promise as long as I'm
[36:30] here next few years, that's what we'll
be pushing for. I I talked with Jonathan
[36:36] uh uh parks director and he's on board.
Uh we're going to have to partner up on
[36:42] some of this stuff to to to get it done
and because if we don't get it done,
[36:47] we're doing I told him we're doing we're
doing citizens a disservice and so he
[36:53] agreed with me. So that's what we're
going to start working towards.
[36:58] Uh speaking of that uh fit court grant
uh I need to see about getting the
[37:05] approval to apply for this grant. Uh and
at Fit Court it's a $200,000
[37:12] uh it cost $200,000. The grant is
30,000. Uh
[37:19] and we can, you know, all this what I'm
looking at in the picture, like I say,
[37:24] it can't be done overnight, but if we
plan it out in in stages, uh you know,
[37:29] we're probably looking at five or six
years, uh for this to come fruition.
[37:34] But, uh I'm asking for the council to uh
grant me the opportunity to apply for
[37:42] this grant. And it's a nonbinding it's a
non-binding grant. If we get it and we
[37:46] decide later that we don't want to use
use the money, we don't have to. But it
[37:52] starts in January.
So if y'all would let me need to go
[37:57] ahead and get going on with that to
apply for it.
[38:01] » Make a motion
to apply for motion. Let him apply for
[38:06] grant
second.
[38:10] » Raymond second. All in favor say I.
>> All opposed. Motion carries.
[38:15] » Okay. And uh um since I've already
started my action items, uh we need uh
[38:23] $3,200
3251 to uh fix uh bathroom. They got to
[38:29] go through the wall to to uh put the
augur through the the wall and find
[38:36] where the uh blockage is. Uh, and right
now I've got that bathroom shut down,
[38:43] which you know, we've got a wet bathroom
and the dry bathroom.
[38:46] » And we did have AMR come and look, the
original that built the building and
[38:51] they're talking about remodeling the
showers on both bathrooms. So that's in
[38:57] the works, just to let y'all know.
>> And that's 3251.
[39:04] » 3251.
>> 3251. B Franklin
[39:18] just need y'all's approval to go ahead
and
[39:21] » make a motion motion to spend the 325
>> Jim Ed second by Sean. All in favor say
[39:28] I.
>> All opposed. Motion to carry.
[39:32] » And I want to purchase some Olympic
plates. Uh what I mean by plates is the
[39:37] the weights. What we've got now we've
had since we've opened and I went in and
[39:44] looked the other day and they're they're
awful, you know. Uh but a plate
[39:50] is it's still a plate, but they just
look bad when you got all of their new
[39:54] equipment in there. So, uh, I want to
get new plates for 22,36016.
[40:03] And that's, uh, with a, uh, tip staff
approved vendor.
[40:13] » What we do with the old,
>> we'll we'll keep them. And uh as you
[40:20] know out on the patio now we we do some
exercise so we'll probably take some out
[40:26] there and people like to lift out there
so we'll take them and keep them covered
[40:32] uh uh when they get through using them
[40:47] for 360.
>> Motion from Sean to approve the wage.
[40:54] Second by Raymond. All in favor say I.
>> All opposed.
[40:59] Motion carried.
>> And uh just for information purposes,
[41:05] uh Saturday from 9:30 to 11:30 we have
uh Santa. Santa's going to be at the
[41:12] center. And uh
so I got to thinking this morning, well,
[41:18] everybody hadn't been good. So I got the
Grinch coming too. So we have Santa on
[41:24] one side and the Grinch on the other
side. Parents can bring the kids and
[41:28] take a picture of either or both. And
it's uh with no charge.
[41:35] » This Saturday,
>> this Saturday.
[41:37] » What time is it? What?
>> 9:30 to 11:30.
[41:42] Well, you got I got the Grinch for you.
[laughter]
[41:48] And uh that's pretty much all I have.
Just uh like I say, this this is
[41:54] hopefully going to be our future, you
know, for this to to happen.
[41:59] » Well, if you don't want to buy them
whites, tell them it I won't even charge
[42:03] them. I've got a bunch of furniture
need.
[42:09] Any questions for Mike, guys?
>> Like the vision though, Mr. Mike.
[42:14] » Thank you.
>> Me, too.
[42:15] » Thank you, sir.
All right.
[42:20] Now, we're fire department chief Justin
Whittenberg.
[42:23] » What I wrote down,
[42:28] » Good evening, everyone. Um, you'll
notice your seat kind of looks goofy. I
[42:32] had to w it out. Um, federal government
changed our reporting system right in
[42:36] the middle of the month. So, it actually
used to say 2 on there. Now it says 45
[42:40] cuz I hand count the rest of them. So
the information you have is on the 22 up
[42:45] to the 15th and then we have a few more
after that. So that's why it says 45.
[42:50] Is there any questions?
>> Questions
[43:00] works water sewer and streetith
[43:05] can't say Anthony for some reason.
[43:12] How we doing?
>> Did they get back to you on the test
[43:15] stuff?
>> They did. They did. They couldn't find
[43:18] two sheets of paper.
So, I got with them today, got them sent
[43:24] over to email. They're going to be
calling me within a week to schedule me
[43:29] to [snorts] go down there and take a
test.
[43:33] » Sorry that happened.
>> Well, it's the state. What can you do?
[43:36] Well, when you go to class for two weeks
and take
[43:40] » Yeah.
>> refresh your courses and everything,
[43:42] they go out there and they forget the
test.
[43:44] » Yeah.
>> Apparently, they didn't even make it up
[43:49] for me because they couldn't find those
two sheets of paper.
[43:52] » So, I had to send them in for a second
time.
[43:58] But, I mean, we had a fairly uneventful
month, which is a good thing for a
[44:02] change.
We only had three service line leads. We
[44:08] went through about four tons of gravel
and six bags of concrete.
[44:14] Our total water pumps quite a bit less
than last month. We're down to 9 or well
[44:19] 9,858,000
gallons with an average of 328,600
[44:24] pumps daily.
So
[44:28] it's a little lower than it was last
month, but we had problems the previous
[44:32] month.
Uh, we only had one main line repair on
[44:36] our wastewater, but I did have that one
station repair where both pumps got
[44:41] fried because the electrical box, I
don't know if it was uh lightning or
[44:46] what fried the electrical box on the
pole which burnt both meters up or both
[44:53] pumps up. So, I had to replace both of
them at one of the lift stations. That
[44:57] was one out there by Walmart.
>> They come back adjust that. Yeah, that
[45:02] that one's all squared away. I'm still
trying to get the book for the uh Bolero
[45:07] lift station that has the wiring
diagrams in it because our electrician
[45:12] can't
get it fixed correctly until
[45:18] cuz I'm only running one pump out there
right now, but I've been fighting with
[45:22] those people for two months
and I can't seem to get them to just
[45:28] send me the book.
[45:32] But on our wastewater, we did uh pump
entry 217.39
[45:37] million gallons with average of 7.25
million uh pumped on a daily basis. So
[45:48] » did that on Kimberly Circle that that
have troubles again today?
[45:53] » Kimberly Circle, there's still trouble
over there. We're still working on it.
[45:58] We were there till about 1:30. uh Friday
>> from Friday through Saturday morning. It
[46:03] went back Saturday
and we got the mains repaired, but seven
[46:09] and eight are still fully backed up. Got
to looking and investigating
[46:15] up towards their homes. Apparently, from
what we can figure out, they're joined
[46:21] together into one line towards Maine.
But I don't know if their lines are
[46:28] orange bird, which is compressed
cardboard with some tar on it, but we
[46:34] dug a hole with a shovel
and even the probe bride just putting in
[46:39] there, it went through it and before we
could ever lay eyes on it, as soon as we
[46:44] dug the hole, it just filled up with
sewage from their house. So,
[46:49] I let them know that they may need to
call a plumber because it's 10 ft away
[46:54] from the house at number eight. And I'm
not sure where the uh sewer line for
[47:01] house 7 taps into it.
>> Yeah. But the two mains or the two
[47:06] sections of that main running down
Kimberly Circle are now fully repaired,
[47:11] back field, smooth cover.
>> We're about ready. What about our sewer
[47:15] we got to put in for the duplexes? And
all
[47:18] » they have not gotten back with me. I
have not heard a word from
[47:21] » and I tried to find their plumbers, but
they're not around.
[47:25] » I don't think they've done anything yet.
>> They were working over there off camera
[47:29] and McGee,
>> but I don't know what happened. They
[47:33] left them to do another job or
something.
[47:36] » Where they at on the new water line out
at the golf course? They got two.
[47:40] » Yeah. Yeah. They got they got a big
portion of it. and they'll be done by
[47:45] the end of the year.
>> Oh yeah. Yeah, definitely. [snorts]
[47:51] That's about it for me.
>> Anybody got any questions, guys?
[47:55] » Thank you.
>> Yep.
[47:56] » Thank you, sir.
[48:05] » Now, our
certified bid tabulation for the paddle
[48:11] wheels for our sewer ponds. We had bid
open again Thursday.
[48:17] Y'all have those?
[cough]
[48:41] You see the low bid was 48,000
[48:50] » long way from 700, didn't we?
>> Yeah, that one. You know, we had a
[48:55] single bidder. They didn't even come
back and bid.
[48:58] » I got on the phone and called because
some of these have done work for
[49:04] Yeah, this 300,
[49:08] but every one of them was over 100,000
less than the last close to it.
[49:19] Anyway, I just need
[49:24] to get it done.
I I talked to the paddle wheel company
[49:29] and he's already got most of the frames
and tanks and all ready.
[49:36] So, just getting the P.
Like he could get them in going pretty
[49:40] quick.
[snorts] So,
[49:44] but you'll have to do all the electrical
in the bay to put those in.
[49:50] Oh, he should have something.
[49:56] [laughter]
>> That's a elk.
[49:59] » I knew what that was.
[50:04] » Yeah.
>> Yeah. I seconded his motion.
[50:07] » Motion to accept the 408
96960.
[50:13] Uh seconded by Janie. All in favor say
I.
[50:17] » All opposed. Motion carried.
[50:25] Things are going real well
on that one.
[50:31] And I told Wendle and two or three more
know another company from Conway
[50:37] [clears throat] because you know the
bunch that are doing the duplexes and
[50:41] triplex and they got four houses over
there beyond.
[50:43] » Yes.
>> We had another company from Conway come
[50:46] in last week. They bought the last four
lots and they bought two lots on Private
[50:52] Drive and two off Harrison
>> those apartments over there
[50:58] » big. So they got eight lots and they're
looking for some more.
[51:01] » I didn't know they were going to be
twostory.
[51:04] They're
>> Yeah,
[51:05] » they're going to be nice.
>> Everything they've already delivered all
[51:09] the wood for those houses over there.
>> They're framing up behind us now.
[51:14] » So moving on. things are going and
they've got businesses open. Y'all go in
[51:20] and look around down here at the old
motel down here.
[51:24] » Uhhuh.
>> It's open.
[51:25] » Yeah, I saw the open sourage
everybody to go by and look at. It's
[51:30] nice. I w I hadn't been in it since they
opened, but I done the final walk
[51:35] through and it's really nice.
Okay, now police department Chief Keith
[51:41] Graham.
[51:46] » Good evening everybody.
>> Good evening.
[51:48] » Hope everybody had a good month last
month. I know we have. Uh obviously
[51:53] we've been pretty busy. Never ending
supply of customers that we have.
[51:57] » Um we dis we're dispatched 129 calls
last month. uh 55 different arrests that
[52:04] we had and then multiple citations,
contacts, and about 14 [clears throat]
[52:09] inmates throughout the month total. So,
any questions on the report at all?
[52:18] » Okay. Uh the only thing I want to add is
if you get any questions, we will start
[52:24] you will start seeing a increased police
presence on the 16th and 17th of this
[52:30] month for a national trial that's
coming. Some of them I shouldn't have to
[52:36] really explain anymore. Uh we have our
plans in place, our security plans, and
[52:42] we have backup emergency plans in case
things do get out of hand. So I'll leave
[52:47] it at that. us and Arkansas State Police
are working together to make sure we
[52:51] have plenty of security. We'll have
drones flying,
[52:55] bomb dogs, and everything else. But rest
assure everybody will be safe.
[52:59] » It will be very busy downtown.
>> It will be very busy. So, traffic might
[53:03] be an issue. You're going to see
national news trucks. You're going to
[53:06] see local news trucks in the city. So,
[clears throat]
[53:09] we've already got all that set up and
we're ready to get here and get them.
[53:13] And that will again happen the 16th 17th
and then the last week of the month in
[53:18] January, too. It'll be a full week in
January.
[53:23] Let's see. The only action item I item I
have is the approval for the Taser uh VR
[53:29] software upgrade. When we originally did
the taser, they shorted on the software,
[53:34] so we didn't get the exact software we
needed to be able to do the virtual
[53:38] reality stuff. That's been rectified.
And that's what this is to do is to
[53:43] modify this ordinance.
>> I like a motion to get to the software.
[53:47] » Second.
>> Motion to go ahead with the software
[53:51] upgrade by Jim, second by Raymond. All
favor say I.
[53:56] » All opposed. Motion carries. Was that a
motion to put ordinance number 831 on
[54:02] the floor for for review?
>> I didn't say that.
[54:04] » I'll make that motion.
>> All right. Motion from Jamie to put 831
[54:10] on the floor.
>> I'm going to read the the ordinance.
[54:15] » It's not the whole page. It's just a
first page.
[54:19] » Second by Sean. All in favor say I.
>> All opposed. Motion carries. This is
[54:25] Ordinance number 831, an ordinance
authorizing the city of Leno, Arkansas
[54:28] to purchase an Axon taser 10 bundle and
VR upgrade from Axon Enterprises
[54:33] directing and authorizing the mayor,
city clerk, and or deputy clerk to
[54:36] execute the documents necessary to
obtain financing for said purchase from
[54:39] Axon Enterprises, Inc. pursuant to
amendment number 78 to the Arkansas
[54:43] Constitution and Arkansas code annotated
14-78-101
[54:46] ETSC declaring an emergency and for
other purposes. Whereas the city council
[54:50] for the city of Lonok, Arkansas, the
city is authorized and empowered under
[54:54] the provisions of amendment number 78 to
the Arkansas Constitution and Arkansas
[54:57] code annotated 1478101 EDSC the act to
enter into short-term financing in order
[55:03] to purchase tangible property having an
expected useful life of more than one
[55:06] year. And whereas the city has obtained
a no interest financing agreement
[55:10] directly from Axon Enterprise Inc. in
the amount of 98,161,16164
[55:16] for a period of five years with the
first annual payment of $10,94
[55:21] 94184
due November 2025,
[55:25] $21,84.94
due November 2026 through November 2028
[55:32] and $21,84.98
due in November 2029 to finance said
[55:37] purchase of the Axon Taser 10 bundle and
the VR upgrade package. And whereas the
[55:41] city council desires to utilize the
provisions of amendment 78 and the act
[55:45] and it is necessary to pass an ordinance
complying with those laws in order to
[55:48] affect purchase. Now therefore be it
ordained by the city council of the
[55:52] city. Number one, the city finds that
the axon taser 10 bundle and VR upgrade
[55:56] as specified on the attached buyer's
orders which it intends to purchase from
[55:59] Axon Enterprises Inc. will have a useful
life of more than one year and that the
[56:02] principal amount to be financed does not
exceed 5% of the assessed value of
[56:06] taxable property located within the city
as determined in the last tax assessment
[56:11] as required by Arkansas code annotated
14-78-103A6.
[56:16] Number two, the Axon Taser 10 bundle and
VR upgrade shall be purchased for the
[56:19] principal amount of $98,16164.
[56:24] The total purchase price of $98,161.64
shall be financed directly through Axon
[56:30] Enterprises, Inc. Number three, the city
is authorized to enter into a short-term
[56:34] financing agreement with Axon
Enterprises, Inc. pursuant to amendment
[56:37] 78 in the act for the purpose of
purchasing the Axon Taser 10 bundle and
[56:41] VR upgrade package in the amount of
$98,16164
[56:45] with an interest rate of 0.00% peranom.
The total purchase price shall be repaid
[56:49] in five annual payments as per the
payment schedule as hatched in exhibit
[56:53] A. Number four, in order to affect said
purchase, the mayor and city clerk or
[56:57] deputy city clerk are hereby authorized
to a execute all such documents as are
[57:02] necessary to effectuate purchase of the
Axon Taser 10 bundle and VR upgrade from
[57:06] Axon Enterprises, Inc. and B secure no
interest short-term financing of the
[57:10] purchase directly from Axon Enterprises,
Inc., which shall include the authority
[57:14] to execute such documents as are
necessary to grant a security agreement
[57:17] on the Axon taser 10 bundle and VR
upgrades to Arkansas code annotated
[57:22] 14-78-105
providing said financing documents are
[57:26] consistent with the terms of this
ordinance amendment number 78 in the act
[57:30] number five the city clerk or deputy
clerk is hereby authorized and directed
[57:33] to file at the city hall as part of the
minutes at the meeting of which this
[57:37] ordinance is adopted copies of the
purchases and loan documents which shall
[57:40] remain available for the inspection by
any interested person. Number six, the
[57:44] provisions of this ordinance are hereby
declared to be severable, and if for any
[57:47] reason any portion of this ordinance
shall be held invalid, such invalidity
[57:52] shall in no way affect the remaining
portions hereof which shall be and
[57:55] remain in full force in effect. Seven,
the city is in immediate need of
[57:59] [snorts] this of this, we're going to
change that word to this equipment
[58:06] to perform its functional capabilities
for the safety and welfare of its
[58:10] citizens. Therefore, an emergency is
declared to exist and this ordinance
[58:13] being necessary for the preservation of
the public peace, health and safety
[58:16] saying shall be in full force in effect
from it after its passage and
[58:20] publication.
>> Motion to accept first reading.
[58:23] » Motion accept first reading by Janie.
>> Second by Sean. All in favor say I.
[58:29] » All oppose. Motion carried.
>> Motion to suspend the rule. Second,
[58:34] third reading title only.
>> Motion to suspend this rule. Second,
[58:37] third read.
>> [laughter]
[58:41] » title only. I can't even talk
by Janie.
[58:45] » Second.
>> Who did that?
[58:49] » Wendle second.
>> Wendle second. All in favor say I.
[58:53] » All oppose. Motion carried.
>> Ordinance number 831, an ordinance
[58:58] authorizing the city of Little Arkansas
to purchase an Axon Taser 10 bundle and
[59:01] VR upgrade for Maxon Enterprises Inc.
directing and authorizing the mayor,
[59:05] city clerk, and our deputy clerk to
execute the documents necessary to
[59:08] obtain financing for said purchase from
Axon Enterprises, Inc. pursuant to
[59:12] amendment number 78 to the Arkansas
Constitution and Arkansas code annotated
[59:15] 14-78-101
at sec declaring an emergency and for
[59:19] other purposes to accept second third
reading.
[59:22] » Motion to accept second third reading by
Janie.
[59:24] » Second.
>> Second by Shawn. All in favor say I.
[59:28] » All oppose.
>> Motion to adopt.
[59:30] » Motion to adopt by Jamie.
Second by Sean. All in favor say I.
[59:35] » I.
Motion carried.
[59:38] » Motion to accept emergency close
[59:42] [laughter]
[snorts] second by Sean. All in favor
[59:46] say I.
>> All. Motion carried.
[59:57] » Thank you. All right. Thank you, sir.
[1:00:05] And we still
[1:00:09] I still called
Mark the other day and he forgot about
[1:00:14] us. So he's supposed to come by the next
day on the block.
[1:00:20] » Oh.
>> Yeah.
[1:00:22] And we're still waiting on one person
show up.
[1:00:28] We're working on that
right now. Our old business, the solar
[1:00:33] array.
[1:00:38] » Anybody got any questions?
[1:01:04] Uh now new business
uh resolution 121 2025 resolution
[1:01:11] adopting an artificial intelligence
policy city in compliance with act 48
[1:01:20] 2025 and other purposes.
Ginger's getting a workout tonight.
[1:01:27] [laughter]
>> Now mandatory and there's several other
[1:01:29] policies coming.
>> I was reading. We've been here till
[1:01:33] 10:00.
>> Make a motion to put resolution 1212025
[1:01:37] on the floor.
>> Now you make resolution I mean to put
[1:01:40] resolution 1212025
on the floor. Second by all in favor say
[1:01:46] I.
>> All opposed. Motion carries. Resolution
[1:01:50] number 12-1-20225,
a resolution adopting artificial
[1:01:54] intelligence policy for the city of
Toronto in compliance with act 848 of
[1:01:57] 2025 and for other purposes whereas act
848 of 2025 Arkansas general assembly
[1:02:03] and codified at Arkansas code imitated
25-1-128
[1:02:07] requires all public entities including
municipalities to adopt a policy
[1:02:10] concerning the authorized use of other
artificial intelligence and automated
[1:02:14] decision tools. And whereas the act
defines AI as a machine based system
[1:02:18] that can based on a given set of human
defined objectives make predictions,
[1:02:21] recommendations or decisions including
real or virtual environments. And it
[1:02:25] defines automated decision tool as a
system or service that uses AI and has
[1:02:29] been specifically developed and marketed
or specifically modified to make or to
[1:02:33] be a controlling factor in making
consequential decisions. And whereas the
[1:02:36] act mandates that final decisions
involving AI must be made by a human
[1:02:40] employee. And whereas section D of act
848 specifically prohibits the use of AI
[1:02:44] and automated decision tools by public
employees. And whereas the act further
[1:02:48] requires municipalities to provide
employee training on AI policy and
[1:02:52] establish discretionary procedures
[snorts] for violation of this policy.
[1:02:56] And whereas the Arkansas Municipal
League has made training resources
[1:02:59] available to assist municipalities in
complying with act 848. Now therefore be
[1:03:03] it resolved by the city council of the
city of Lok Arkansas section one. The
[1:03:06] city hereby adopts the attached
artificial intelligence policy which
[1:03:09] defines the authorized use of AI and
automated decision tools by city
[1:03:13] employees. Section two, the policy
requires that all consequential
[1:03:16] decisions involving AI tools must be
reviewed and finalized by a human
[1:03:20] employee or authorized design. Section
three, the policy includes a prohibition
[1:03:24] on the use of AI and automated decision
tools for the following purposes as
[1:03:27] required by section D of act 848 of
2025. Expressing a personal polit
[1:03:33] political opinion to an elected official
unless the opinion is within the scope
[1:03:36] of the employees regular job duties or
requested by an elected official or
[1:03:40] public entity or engaging in lobbying in
an elected official on a personal
[1:03:46] opinion if the employee is not a
registered lobbyist for the city.
[1:03:50] engaging in illegal activities or
activities otherwise prohibited by
[1:03:53] federal law or state law intentionally
overriding or add avoiding the cyber
[1:03:57] security or system integrity
procedures of the city. Section four,
[1:04:01] all city employees shall complete a
training on the AI policy as provided by
[1:04:04] the Arkansas Municipal League or other
approved sources prior to using AI and
[1:04:08] city business or city equipment. Section
five, the city hereby adopts a
[1:04:12] disciplinary procedure for violations of
AI policy which shall be incorporated
[1:04:16] into the city's employee handbook and
enforced accordingly. Motion
[1:04:20] to adopt.
>> Motion to adopt by Jie. Second by Jim
[1:04:24] Ed. All in favor say I.
>> All
[1:04:32] right.
[1:04:38] Resolution 122 uh 2022.
a resolution in support of receiving the
[1:04:47] state ruin federal surplus property
program
[1:04:51] administered by the state of Arkansas.
>> You know, they now
[1:04:57] trying to get support to put the state
to put it back in.
[1:05:00] » I know they ought to. They ought to. It
has saved the city so much money.
[1:05:05] » Justin sent this to me because the
municipal league sent to the fire chiefs
[1:05:09] because apparently the majority of the
fire departments are using surplus
[1:05:13] property and it's really costing them.
So
[1:05:16] » when I was here before, we've saved
hundreds of thousands of dollars.
[1:05:21] » I remember working for the county.
>> We got
[1:05:24] » we got
>> we got great deal.
[1:05:27] » We got generators.
I mean,
[1:05:30] » what was their reason for
>> the budget?
[1:05:36] » And a lot of these small towns,
>> I don't know what they do without it.
[1:05:43] We, you know, we've done a lot of stuff
over the years.
[1:05:48] » I'll make a motion to put resolution
12-2-25
[1:05:53] on the floor.
>> Motion from Jim He to put 122025
[1:05:58] on the floor.
>> Layman seconded. All in favor say I. I.
[1:06:02] » All opposed. Motion carried. Resolution
number 12-2-2025,
[1:06:07] a resolution in support of reviving the
[cough] stateun federal surplus property
[1:06:11] program administered by the state of
Arkansas. Whereas the Arkansas federal
[1:06:14] surplus property program has
historically provided cities, towns,
[1:06:17] counties, state agencies, fire
departments, and nonprofits across the
[1:06:20] state with access to high-quality
government grade equipment and supplies
[1:06:23] at a fraction of retail cost. And
whereas the program enabled local
[1:06:27] governments to acquire essential items
such as vehicles, tools, office
[1:06:30] furniture, emergency response gear, and
generators at discounts of up to 90%,
[1:06:34] often paying only 5 to 10% of the
original value. And whereas the program
[1:06:38] was recently shut down due to a reported
$300,000 operating deficit, largely
[1:06:42] caused by changes in federal policy that
shifted surplus property sales and to
[1:06:47] online platforms, reducing the volume of
highv value items available to the
[1:06:50] state. And whereas despite this short
shortfall, [clears throat] local
[1:06:54] governments collectively paid
approximately $900,000 for surplus items
[1:06:57] through the program, receiving goods
worth many times that amount,
[1:07:01] demonstrating the program's high return
investment and value to Arkansas
[1:07:04] communities. Whereas the sorry, whereas
the closure of the program
[1:07:09] disproportionately affects small and
rural municipalities that rely on
[1:07:12] affordable access to durable equipment
to maintain public safety,
[1:07:15] infrastructure, and essential services.
And whereas the Arkansas Legislative
[1:07:19] Council's Joint Performance Review
Committee has heard testimony from local
[1:07:22] officials and emergency responders
urging the a fiscal impact study and
[1:07:26] reconsideration of the program's
closure. And whereas the city of Lonok
[1:07:29] has directly benefited from this program
in the past and recognized its critical
[1:07:32] role in supporting local governmental
operations. Now therefore, be it
[1:07:36] resolved by the city council of the city
of Lonok, Arkansas, one that we strongly
[1:07:39] support the revival or replacement of
the Arkansas Federal Surplus Property
[1:07:43] Program. Uh, two that we urge the
governor, Arkansas general assembly and
[1:07:48] relevant state agencies to explore
sustainable funding models or
[1:07:51] partnerships to restore this vital
service. And three, that a copy of this
[1:07:55] resolution be forwarded to the Arkansas
Department of Public Safety, the
[1:07:58] Arkansas Legislative Council, and our
local legislative delegation.
[1:08:03] » Make a motion. Motion.
>> Second by Sean. All in favor say I.
[1:08:09] » All oppose. Motion carried.
I hope they get it open and stay that
[1:08:15] way.
>> Make a motion to pay bills.
[1:08:19] » Approval to pay bills by Jamie. Second
by Raymond. All in favor say I. I.
[1:08:24] » All opposed.
Announcements. City of will have a
[1:08:33] open until noon on Wednesday, December
24th.
[1:08:38] December 25th and 6th.
[1:08:47] Monday.
[1:08:54] » Yeah, there's a public hearing prior to
that.
[1:09:09] » Second.
[1:09:12] say I
[1:09:17] » thank you for coming.
[1:09:23] Go eat some bread.
>> I didn't say you back. I behind the