The Jonesboro City Council on Monday adopted the consent agenda, moved a private club permit application to first reading by title and discussed a second-reading ordinance authorizing a vendor to do business with the city. The council also heard the mayor's written report, read aloud by the meeting presider, listing several upcoming community events.

During consideration of the consent agenda a council member identified one item to be left on the agenda for follow-up: a resolution related to a paid lien on a Brazos property (identified in the meeting as resolution 25 1 50). The council agreed to retain that item while staff checks whether the lien had already been satisfied; the presiding official said if payment is verified the city will not file the lien with the county.

The council moved to suspend the rules and consider Ordinance 25-03-5, an application for a private club permit transfer of location for Parsonage LLC, by title only. The motion to suspend the rules was seconded and the presider called for the aye vote; the transcript records the aye and no opposition.

On unfinished business the council considered Ordinance 25-03-4, authorizing Mid South Auto Service to do business with the city. The ordinance was called on second reading. The transcript records no public comment and no roll-call vote for that item within the available record.

The mayor's report was read on his behalf and highlighted near-complete upgrades to Allen Park, Arkansas State University homecoming activities on Main Street, a trunk-or-treat block party and candy-donation drive on Oct. 29 involving the Jonesboro Fire Department, Jonesboro Police Department and Craighead County Sheriff's Office, a neighborhood cleanup on Nov. 1 at Grace Baptist Church (3930 Aggie Road), a veterans parade and ceremony on Main Street and a Renaissance Fair at Cracked Head Forest. The mayor's notes also recognized an emergency 9-1-1 dispatcher, Gracie Doty, credited with providing lifesaving CPR instructions over the phone.

The meeting adjourned after the mayor's report and council reports.