Finance committee forwards youth-sports facility agreements and $928,042.57 street contract to full council

The Jonesboro Finance Committee moved four resolutions to the City Council for final consideration, including contracts for youth baseball and swim programs and a low bid award for a street paving project.

The committee forwarded Resolution 25-022, which would authorize a contract between the city and the Jonesboro Baseball Boosters to provide youth baseball at Joe McCampbell Park. The resolution text names Mayor Harold Copelandhaver and City Clerk April Leggett as authorized to execute the agreement.

The committee also forwarded Resolution 25-023, a one-year facility-usage agreement with Jonesboro Jets Incorporated for use of the Jonesboro City Pool Complex at 1421 West Nettleton, and Resolution 25-024, a one-year usage agreement with Sharkwave Aquatics Team (SWAT) for the same pool complex. Committee members discussed that recent lane-sharing arrangements and the yet-to-be-completed sports complex have motivated several clubs to sign one-year agreements while usage patterns stabilize.

Finally, the committee forwarded Resolution 25-025, to accept the low bid from Atlas Asphalt Incorporated — $928,042.57 — for the 2025 asphalt milling and overlay of selected city streets, with funding to come from the 2025 budget.

None of the four items was voted on for final approval at the committee; the motions were to forward the items to the full council. The committee record in the transcript shows motions and seconds and asks members to record their votes, but specific vote tallies were not provided at the meeting.

The resolutions, if approved by the full City Council, would authorize the mayor and city clerk to execute the listed agreements and obligate 2025 budget funding where specified.