The Pine Bluff City Council approved four ordinances during a special called meeting Friday, two of which would move two taxes forward for residents to vote on in a special election in May.
In what would be his last regularly scheduled Pine Bluff City Council meeting, council member Ivan Whitfield ended the night with more of a frown than a smile as city employees walked out in the middle of the meeting after a failed attempt by Whitfield to give employees raises and bonuses.
Pine Bluff City Council members approved a revision to a resolution that defines how $2 million appropriated for a new cultural district downtown would be sourced.
A proposed ordinance that would allow the mayor to enter into an agreement with a Pine Bluff lawyer to help the city recoup expenses relating to public nuisances was pulled from the City Council agenda on Monday night because council members said the measure was not ready for them to consider.