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Ozark City Council declares two nuisance properties, updates bank signatories and advances liquor application
Summary
At its regular meeting the Ozark City Council voted to declare properties at 588 Martin Street and 170 Hall Drive public nuisances, updated bank signatories to add the newly elected mayor and close an EMS account at Truist Bank, and approved a first reading for a liquor-license application for Highway Liquor (Rink LLC).
The Ozark City Council met in regular session and voted to declare two properties — 588 Martin Street and 170 Hall Drive — public nuisances, update municipal bank signatories to reflect the incoming mayor, and accept for first reading a liquor-licensing application for a new business on Highway 231 South.
A council member moved to approve minutes from the organizational meeting on Nov. 3 and the regular meeting on Nov. 4, 2025; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. The council then set the evening's agenda as presented.
On a resolution introduced by a council member, the council declared the properties at 588 Martin Street and 170 Hall Drive to be public nuisances. The motion was seconded and carried by aye vote. The resolution was introduced and approved on the council floor; the record does not include a roll-call tally.
Council members next approved updates to the city's bank signature cards and the closing of an EMS account at Truist Bank. The motion language in the record directed removal of Mark Blankenship from signature cards and to add the newly elected mayor. The transcript contains inconsistent renderings of the newly elected mayor's name (appearing in the record as both "Charles Ward" and "Charles Ford"); the council approved the update as presented on the meeting floor.
The council accepted for first reading an application from Rink LLC, doing business as Highway Liquor, for a lounge/retail liquor class 2 package license and a tobacco-only license for premises at 1990 Highway 231 South, Ozark. Owners were identified in the record as Michelle Patel and Rinkesh Patel. The council moved and seconded to accept the application for first reading and voted aye to carry the motion.
Mayor and council members offered short closing remarks and community announcements. Councilwoman Cummings noted a community Thanksgiving service planned for Sunday; attendees on the record clarified the location as Southside Baptist and an earlier start time of 5:00 p.m., and Barry McKnight was identified as the speaker. Several members thanked city employees working over the holidays.
The city clerk called for a motion to adjourn; the motion and a second were recorded and the meeting was closed.
Votes at a glance: - Approval of minutes (11/03 & 11/04/2025): motion passed by voice vote (aye); no roll-call tally recorded. - Set agenda: motion passed by voice vote (aye); no roll-call tally recorded. - Resolution declaring 588 Martin Street and 170 Hall Drive public nuisances: motion passed by voice vote (aye); no roll-call tally recorded. - Update bank signature cards (remove Mark Blankenship; add newly elected mayor) and close EMS account at Truist Bank: motion passed by voice vote (aye); no roll-call tally recorded. Transcript shows inconsistent spellings for the incoming mayor's name. - First reading — Rink LLC (Highway Liquor), 1990 Highway 231 South (lounge/retail liquor class 2 & tobacco-only): first reading approved by voice vote (aye).
What’s next: The liquor-license application was accepted for first reading; the record does not show final action on that application. The nuisance resolution and bank-signature update were approved on the floor at this meeting.
