Votes at a glance: contracts, audit, tax rate, honorary street name and truck‑stop ordinance
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Summary
At the January 13 meeting the board adopted: the McClellan engineering agreement for the airport MRO site; an engineering contract for a city‑hall emergency generator; accepted the 2024 audit; adopted the 2026 tax rate with an emergency clause; approved an honorary designation for East 9th Street for Staff Sergeant Denver Bull Randleman; and adopted an ordinance regulating truck stops.
The board recorded the following formal actions on Jan. 13, 2026:
- McClellan Consulting Engineers — authorized engineering services agreement for MRO site, not to exceed $2,512,842.87; funding: 95% TxDOT grant, 5% local match split between Texarkana AR and Texarkana TX; vote: unanimous among present members (yes votes recorded).
- A.L. Franks Engineering — authorized engineering services agreement to design an emergency generator for city hall; grant from Arkansas Division of Emergency Management $161,062.50 with a city match of $53,687.50; vote: unanimous among present members.
- Forbus Mazars LLP — accepted the 2024 audit report (unmodified opinion); vote: unanimous among present members.
- 2026 tax levy ordinance — ordinance levying the 2026 tax rates (debt service millage increase from 2.5 to 5 mills for street bond), read three times and adopted with an emergency clause; vote: roll call approval.
- Honorary street designation — resolution to ceremonially designate East 9th Street (Locust east to city limits) as the Staff Sergeant Denver Bull Randleman Memorial Highway; planning commission recommended approval; vote: unanimous.
- Truck‑stops ordinance — ordinance amending the code to regulate traditional truck stops in the mixed‑use highway zone; after three readings the ordinance was adopted by roll call.
Notes: several agenda items were pulled from the consent agenda for discussion before final adoption. Where roll calls were recorded, the board voted in favor of the listed measures at the meeting.
