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Centerton council adopts 2026 budget, approves contracts and equipment purchases; lease negotiations authorized
Summary
At its Nov. 10 meeting, Centerton’s council adopted the 2026 budget, approved ordinances on food‑truck fees and procurement waivers for police equipment, authorized several equipment purchases, approved a grant application and lease negotiation authority, and accepted staff recommendations on multiple easements and policies; an executive‑session personnel agreement resulted in termination and repayment.
The Centerton City Council on Nov. 10 completed a broad slate of routine and substantive business, adopting the 2026 budget, approving equipment purchases and contracts, and authorizing staff to pursue several administrative actions.
Key approvals included the adoption of Ordinance 2025‑59, the 2026 city budget; Ordinance 2025‑53, raising mobile vendor fees for City Park; Ordinance 2025‑60, waiving bidding requirements to continue service and cloud storage with Axon for police body cameras and tasers; and a series of resolutions authorizing purchases of a compact excavator, backhoe and motor grader from Stribbling Equipment Company (Resolutions 2025‑39, -40, -41). The council also approved Resolution 2025‑38 to apply for a matching grant for the old city hall building (the mayor said the city would match up to $250,000) and authorized a change request to the BSNA building‑safety software agreement (Resolution 2025‑44).
On temporary office space, council considered a proposed lease with Jonathan (John) Carter for 221 Commercial Street and, after discussion about term length and early termination, withdrew the initial motion and adopted a revised motion authorizing the city attorney and staff to negotiate lease terms (staff will reserve the space up to 10 months and build in early‑termination protections).
Council authorized staff to proceed with condemnation for several easements needed for trail and road work on Allen Road where outreach to property owners had not succeeded, with grant funds to cover appraisal and legal costs. The council also adopted personnel policy changes (performance evaluation; COLA/comp time adjustments) and acknowledged receipt of the water and sewer rate studies (see separate coverage).
During executive session the council considered a personnel matter and announced afterward that a city employee was terminated for working a second compensated job while on city time and using city equipment. The council accepted an agreement requiring repayment of $1,718.73 from the employee’s final paycheck.
Votes at a glance: most ordinance and resolution votes carried unanimously by roll call. The notable contested vote was the motion to table the Warren Estate final plat (5–1, Cliff Thompson opposed).
