City Council Meeting Agenda – July 28, 2025

AGENDA

 BENTON CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON

MONDAY, JULY 28, 2025

5:00 P.M.

 

  1. CALL TO ORDER

 

  1. ROLL CALL

 

  1. READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES

 

  1. PUBLIC PROPERTY REPORT                 COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA
  2. APPROVAL OF PURCHASE ORDERS

 

  1. STREETS & IMPROVEMENTS                                                          COMMISSIONER COCKRUM
  2. APPROVAL OF PURCHASE ORDERS
  3.      APPROVAL OF POOL ADJUSTMENTS
  4. DISCUSSION AND/OR APPROVAL OF LAKE LOT LEASE TRANSFERS
  5. DISCUSSION AND/OR APPROVAL OF HIRING A FULL-TIME & PART-TIME POSITIONS IN THE WATER DEPT.
  6. DISCUSSION AND/OR APPROVAL OF NON-HAZARDOUS WASTE SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH PERRY RIDGE

 

  1. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY REPORT                                 COMMISSIONER STOREY
  2. APPROVAL OF PURCHASE ORDERS/UPDATES/DEPARTMENT REPORTS 
  3. DISCUSSION AND/OR APPROVAL OF ALLOWING MERIT BOARD TO TEST FOR A POLICE OFFICER ELIGIBILITY LIST

 

  1. ACCOUNTS & FINANCE REPORT                                 COMMISSIONER KAYS
  2. APPROVAL OF PAYROLL
  3. APPROVAL OF PURCHASE ORDERS/MONTHLY BILLS
  4. DISCUSSION AND/OR APPROVAL OF HOME RULE SALES TAX ORDINANCE

 

  1. CITY ATTORNEY TOM MALKOVICH
  2. UPDATES

 

  1. PUBLIC AFFAIRS REPORT                                 MAYOR MESSERSMITH
  2. UPDATES
  3. APPROVAL OF PURCHASE ORDERS
  4. PRESENTATION FROM RICK AND BARB LINTON
  5. DISCUSSION AND/OR APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 40 ZONING DIVISION XX-SCHEDULES AS IT PERTAINS TO MOVING AND STORAGE OPERATIONS
  6. DISCUSSION AND/OR APPROVAL (CONTINGENT ON INSPECTION AND APPRAISAL) OF PURCHASE OF BUILDING AND REAL ESTATE COMMONLY KNOWN AS 105 NORTH MAIN
  7. DISCUSSION AND/OR APPROVAL TO PAY INVOICE #2 TO GREATER EGYPT REGIONAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION FOR PLANNING ON THE BID MUDDY WATERSHED NARP

 

  1. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS

 

  1. OLD BUSINESS

 

  1. NEW BUSINESS

 

  1. MATTERS FROM THE PUBLIC AUDIENCE

 

  1. EXECUTIVE SESSION
  2.       DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACQUISITION AND/OR SALE OF REAL ESTATE                                                  
  3. DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE AND/OR PENDING LITIGATIONS
  4. DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT, COMPENSATION,

DISCIPLINE, PERFORMANCE, OR DISMISSAL OF SPECIFIC EMPLOYEES OF THE

PUBLIC BODY OR LEGAL COUNSEL FOR THE PUBLIC BODY, INCLUDING HEARING

TESTIMONY ON A COMPLAINT LODGED AGAINST AN EMPLOYEE OF THE PUBLIC

BODY OR AGAINST LEGAL COUNSEL FOR THE PUBLIC BODY TO DETERMINE

ITS VALIDITY.

 

ADJOURNMENT                                                                                    POSTED 07/24/2025 4:00 P.M./BC