The Finance and Administration Council of the City of Jonesboro on Oct. 15, 2025, voted to forward a series of resolutions to the full City Council, including three annual tax-levy certifications and multiple municipal-lien resolutions related to unpaid code-enforcement actions.

The committee forwarded: a one-mill levy for the public library (Resolution 20‑5‑1‑124); a one-half mill levy for the local fire pension and relief fund (Resolution 20‑5‑1‑125); and a one-half mill levy for the local police pension and relief fund (Resolution 20‑5‑1‑126). Council members emphasized these were not new taxes but annual administrative steps to certify levies previously approved by voters.

The meeting also advanced numerous municipal-lien resolutions by title to the full council. The listed properties, owners and lien amounts as read into the record included (amounts as stated at the meeting):
- 4904 Prospect (Edward G. Harpin) – $465 (Resolution 20‑5‑1‑141)
- 5017 Mount Carmel Road (Catherine Arderberry) – $12.15 (Resolution 20‑5‑1‑142)
- 1613 Tanglewood Drive (Herbert J. Moore Jr.) – $275 (Resolution 20‑5‑1‑143)
- 903 Parr (Kate Realty LLC) – $3,065 (Resolution 20‑5‑1‑144)
- 3001 Casey Springs Road (Ashley N. Burnett) – $415 (Resolution 20‑5‑1‑145)
- 910 Markham (Will DeCee) – $275 (Resolution 20‑5‑1‑146)
- 211 Scott Street (Linda Lou Lambert) – $275 (Resolution 20‑5‑1‑147)
- 1702 West Nettleton Avenue (1702 West Nettleton Avenue, LLC) – $275 (Resolution 20‑5‑1‑148)
- 2701 Kurt View (Jesse and James Harrell) – $275 (Resolution 20‑5‑1‑149)
- 2404 Brazos (Kingdom Assets LLC) – $365 (Resolution 20‑5‑1‑150)
- 2106 Cotton (McCall Rowland) – $275 (Resolution 20‑5‑1‑151)
- 2612 Crawford (Randy and Allie Crawford) – $275 (Resolution 20‑5‑1‑152)
- 1313 Purdue (Michelle Nutt) – $275 (Resolution 20‑5‑1‑153)
- 1602 Tanya A (Martisool LLC; care of Richard Sullivan) – $340 (Resolution 20‑5‑1‑154)
- 1602 Tanya B (Martis Sewell LLC; care of Richard Sullivan) – $125 (Resolution 20‑5‑1‑155)
- 1204 Rainwood (Amanda Cunningham) – $275 (Resolution 20‑5‑1‑156)
- 1617 Bridge Road (Randolph and Judith Reynolds) – $275 (Resolution 20‑5‑1‑157)
- 907 East Washington Avenue (Grover Evans) – $275 (Resolution 20‑5‑1‑158)

Council members moved and seconded each item and were asked to record their votes for forwarding to the full Council; the committee record shows motions carried to forward each listed resolution (vote tallies were not read aloud during the committee discussion and are recorded as not specified in the committee minutes).

Why it matters: Annual levy resolutions are an administrative certification step required after voter-approved measures; forwarding municipal-lien resolutions begins the formal process to collect unpaid code-enforcement charges or related city costs. Several council members asked the finance or collector’s office to provide recent historical data on municipal-lien collections after the meeting.

The committee closed the agenda with a request that staff provide an update on municipal-lien collections for the past two or three years; staff agreed to request and provide that information to the committee before the next meeting.