T he city of Pine Bluff has been called on the carpet by the Arkansas Legislative Audit this coming Friday to explain why there has been a hash made of more than $1.3 million in city finances, all of which is a problem that can be laid at the feet of Mayor Shirley Washington.
All four ordinances related to a potential November election to approve or reject the existing five-eighths-cent general-use sales tax and a three-eighths-cent tax for first responders were pulled from the agenda of Monday s regular City Council meeting.
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.
Two resolutions sponsored by Council Member Ivan Whitfield that would provide raises for city employees were quickly followed by a veto from Pine Bluff Mayor Shirley Washington a few days later.