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Jonesboro finance committee forwards 2025 budget and pay-plan updates to full council
Summary
The Finance Administration Committee voted to forward the proposed 2025 budget and an amended salary administration plan to the full City Council, endorsing roughly 25 net new positions tied to parks, e-911 and master-plan projects while staff said sales-tax revenue is tracking flat and reserves (about $22 million) provide a cushion.
The Jonesboro Finance Administration Committee on Tuesday voted to forward the city’s proposed 2025 budget and an accompanying amendment to the salary administration plan to the full City Council for final consideration.
The committee’s chair read Resolution 24183, the budget adoption ordinance for Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2025, and Resolution 24184, which updates job titles, pay ranges and grades to match the budget. A staff member told the committee the draft budget reflects a roughly flat sales‑tax picture compared with the year’s projection and that the city is “about, call it, $22,000,000 in…
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