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
At its December meeting, an ordinance was placed on its first reading regarding the sales tax initiative.
Mayor McGeorge “Mac” Caradine tells KTLO, Classic Hits and The Boot news the initiative is an effort to continue an existing tax.
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The Cotter City Council will consider a special election during its regular December session Thursday evening at 6.
The council will decide on the possibility of asking voters to consider levying a one-percent sales and use tax and to approve issuing bonds for the purpose of financing a portion of the cost for sewer improvements.
The council will also consider resolutions to enter into a Cotter/Gassville interlocal agreement, to enter into an engineering contract with ESI, Inc. and to adopt the 2021 operating budget. In addition, the agenda includes a possible yearly contribution of $110 to the Northwest Arkansas Economic Development District and the appointment of council member Carolyn Gill to the Cotter-Gassville Sewer Commission.