The Jonesboro Finance Administration Committee read by title and forwarded a series of municipal‑lien resolutions to the full City Council, each placing a lien on specified properties for unpaid code‑enforcement or mowing charges.

Resolutions read by title included (by draft number) 24171, 24172, 24173, 24174, 24175, 24176, 24177, 24178 and 24179. Each resolution identified a property parcel, the listed owner and a lien amount commonly between $275 and $315. For each item a member moved and seconded forwarding to the full council; the transcript records the motions and the chair’s instruction to record votes but does not include a roll-call tally.

Committee members asked whether multiple liens on a single property owner could be handled differently and raised concern that out‑of‑state owners may view municipal mowing as a low‑cost option. Staff and legal counsel explained state law limits the city to cost recovery; the city’s lien amount reflects documented costs and is not intended as a fine. A staff summary noted mowing‑fee recoveries for the calendar year will end at about $57,000—roughly a 20% increase over the prior year—partly because the county collector now withholds tax disbursement until outstanding liens attached to tax records are paid.

Why it matters: Municipal liens are the city’s primary tool to recover code‑enforcement and mowing costs when property owners do not comply; how liens are managed affects neighborhood maintenance, tax records and municipal revenue recovery.

What’s next: Each lien resolution was forwarded to the full council for formal approval and placement on property records; staff said further analysis could identify whether properties are repeatedly cited and whether bank lien recovery processes could be explored.