Arkansas Side City Board Meets Tonight

The Texarkana City Board of Directors meets tonight starting at 6pm at Arkansas side City Hall. The meeting was rescheduled for Tuesday, due to the fact that yesterday was the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday.

Here is the complete agenda from the City of Texarkana, Arkansas:

Call to Order

Roll Call

Invocation given by Assistant Mayor Terry Roberts

Pledge of Allegiance led by Chief David Fletcher

CITIZEN COMMUNICATION

Please fill out a Citizen Communication Card with your name and contact information for the
City Clerk’s records.

A limit of five (5) minutes per person is allotted for citizens to express their concerns to the
Board of Directors, with a maximum of fifty (50) minutes reserved for Citizens
Communication. The Board of Directors cannot respond to citizens’ concerns during this time.
Be respectful of the Board of Directors, city staff, and the public by refraining from abusive
conduct, personal charges, or verbal attacks.

CONSENT

1. Approval of the minutes of the rescheduled regular meeting January 3, 2023. (CCD) City
Clerk Heather Soyars

2. Adopt a Resolution authorizing and directing the City Manager to enter into a renewal
agreement with the Texarkana Housing Authority for services of two (2) officers assigned
from the Texarkana Arkansas Police Department for special patrols and enforcement
operations on Housing Authority properties. (TAPD) Chief Kramm

3. Adopt a Resolution Amending the FY2023 General Fund Budget to include the reallocation
of FY2022 General Fund Budget for Road Projects. (PWD) Public Works Director Tyler
Richards

REGULAR

4. Adopt an Ordinance to prescribe a method to rotate the position of Assistant Mayor among
the members of the Board of Directors and change to a one-year term in the following sequence: Ward 1, Ward 2, Ward 6, Ward 4, Ward 5, Ward 3. (BOD) (This item added at the request of Director Laney Harris)

5. Adopt an Ordinance repealing and superseding Ordinance No. 1-2023 and to approve the
purchase of four (4) 2023 Chevrolet Tahoe with police packages. (TAPD) Assistant Chief
Bobby Jordon. An emergency clause is requested. An emergency clause requires a separate and distinct vote of the board and is valid only if there is a two-thirds vote of approval by the Board.

6. Adopt an Ordinance authorizing the City Manager to purchase a three-year Microsoft
Enterprise License Agreement for licenses used by all departments of the City of Texarkana,
Arkansas, in an amount not to exceed the annual fee of $57,356.45. (TWU) IT Director
Brandon Uselton. An emergency clause is requested. An emergency clause requires a separate and distinct vote of the board and is valid only if there is a two-thirds vote of approval by the Board.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ COMMENTARY

CITY MANAGER REPORT

NEXT MEETING DATE: Monday, February 6, 2023

ADJOURN