{"id":6834,"date":"2026-10-09T15:59:52","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T15:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bentonil.com\/?p=6834"},"modified":"2026-10-11T16:05:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T16:05:34","slug":"agenda-city-council-meeting-tuesday-october-13-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bentonil.com\/?p=6834","title":{"rendered":"Agenda &#8211; City Council Meeting Tuesday, October 13, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AGENDA<br \/>\nBENTON CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON <br \/>\nTUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2026<br \/>\n5:00 P.M. <\/p>\n<p>1. CALL TO ORDER<\/p>\n<p>2. ROLL CALL<\/p>\n<p>3. READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES<\/p>\n<p>4. PUBLIC COMMENT<\/p>\n<p>5. PUBLIC PROPERTY REPORT COMMISSIONER STOREY<br \/>\nA. APPROVAL OF PURCHASE ORDERS<br \/>\nB. DISCUSSION AND\/OR APPROVAL OF PUBLIC USE OF CITY PROPERTY<br \/>\nC. DISCUSSION AND\/OR APPROVAL OF PUBLIC PROPERTY EVENT COORDINATOR POSITION<br \/>\nD. DISCUSSION AND\/OR APPROVAL OF EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION<\/p>\n<p>6. WATER, SEWER, STREETS &amp; IMPROVEMENTS COMMISSIONER COCKRUM<br \/>\nA. APPROVAL OF PURCHASE ORDERS<br \/>\nB. APPROVAL OF POOL\/LEAK ADJUSTMENTS<br \/>\nC. DISCUSSION AND\/OR APPROVAL OF LAKE LOT LEASE TRANSFER(S)<br \/>\nD. DISCUSSION AND\/OR APPROVAL OF POSTING FOR REPLACEMENT OF WATER CLERK<\/p>\n<p>7. PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY REPORT COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA <br \/>\nA. APPROVAL OF PURCHASE ORDERS\/UPDATES\/DEPARTMENT REPORTS <\/p>\n<p>8. ACCOUNTS &amp; FINANCE REPORT COMMISSIONER KAYS<br \/>\nA. APPROVAL OF PAYROLL<br \/>\nB. APPROVAL OF PURCHASE ORDERS\/MONTHLY BILLS <br \/>\nC. DISCUSSION AND\/OR APPROVAL OF COUNCIL COMPENSATION<\/p>\n<p>9. CITY ATTORNEY TOM MALKOVICH<br \/>\nA. UPDATES<\/p>\n<p>10. PUBLIC AFFAIRS REPORT MAYOR MESSERSMITH<br \/>\nA. UPDATES <br \/>\nB. APPROVAL OF PURCHASE ORDERS<br \/>\nC. DISCUSSION AND\/OR APPROVAL OF EMPLOYEE HIRING, RESIGNATIONS, COMPENSATION, OR DISCIPLINE <br \/>\nD. DISCUSSION AND\/OR APPROVAL OF ENTERING NEW CONTRACT WITH CTS FOR PHONE SERVICE<br \/>\nE. DISCUSSION AND\/OR APPROVAL FA\u00c7ADE GRANT APPLICATION MADE BY LANA BAIN FOR IMPROVEMENTS LOCATED AT 116 W. MAIN STREET<br \/>\nF. DISCUSISON AND\/OR APPROVAL OF THE PETITION FOR 2 ALLEYS TO BE VACATED WITHIN THE CORPORATE BOUNDARY OF THE CITY OF BENTON<\/p>\n<p>11. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS<\/p>\n<p>12. OLD BUSINESS<\/p>\n<p>13. NEW BUSINESS<\/p>\n<p>14. EXECUTIVE SESSION<br \/>\nA. DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACQUISITION AND\/OR SALE OF REAL ESTATE <br \/>\nB. DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE AND\/OR PENDING LITIGATIONS<br \/>\nC. DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT, COMPENSATION,<br \/>\nDISCIPLINE, PERFORMANCE, OR DISMISSAL OF SPECIFIC EMPLOYEES OF THE <br \/>\nPUBLIC BODY OR LEGAL COUNSEL FOR THE PUBLIC BODY, INCLUDING HEARING <br \/>\nTESTIMONY ON A COMPLAINT LODGED AGAINST AN EMPLOYEE OF THE PUBLIC <br \/>\nBODY OR AGAINST LEGAL COUNSEL FOR THE PUBLIC BODY TO DETERMINE <br \/>\nITS VALIDITY.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AGENDA BENTON CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2026 5:00 P.M. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL 3. READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES 4. PUBLIC COMMENT 5. PUBLIC PROPERTY REPORT COMMISSIONER STOREY A. 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