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Blytheville Finance Committee records motions on budget adjustments and major fire purchases
Summary
On Jan. 13 the Blytheville Finance Committee recorded motions and seconds for multiple budget adjustments and purchases — including a proposed $1.7 million fire truck and a $181,000 lot for a future fire station — though the provided minutes do not show vote tallies.
The Blytheville Finance Committee met on Jan. 13, 2026, and the minutes record motions and seconds for a series of budget adjustments and purchases affecting general administration and the city’s police and fire operations. The minutes list movers and seconders for each motion but do not show final vote tallies.
Council Member Perrin moved — and Council Member Moore seconded — a 2026 budget adjustment to raise the Operations Officer line to up to $70,000, listed under old business. The agenda also records a finance report item from Chief Financial Officer John Callens, but the minutes supplied do not include the content of that report.
Under new business, Council Member Perrin moved and Council Member Moore seconded 2025 budget adjustments that list increases by line: Collector $2,800; Public Works $6,000; and Sign & Signal $12,500. The minutes present the motion and second for those adjustments but do not record a vote total or the final outcome.
Multiple police and fire items were placed on the record with motions and seconds. The minutes list the following motions (mover and seconder indicated as shown in the minutes) but do not provide vote tallies:
Votes at a glance — • Vehicle purchase, $234,096 (mover: Council Member Perrin; seconder: Council Member Moore) — motion recorded, vote not specified in minutes. • Firearm purchase (Proforce), $50,000 (mover: Council Member Perrin; seconder: Council Member Moore) — motion recorded, vote not specified in minutes. • AXON contract, two years at $11,934 per year (mover: Council Member Perrin; seconder: Council Member Moore) — motion recorded, vote not specified in minutes. • Lot purchase for future fire station, $181,000 (mover: Council Member Perrin; seconder: Council Member Marshall) — motion recorded, vote not specified in minutes. • Fire truck repair, $75,000 (mover: Council Member Perrin; seconder: Council Member Moore) — motion recorded, vote not specified in minutes. • New fire truck purchase (listed at $1.7 million) (mover: Council Member Perrin; seconder: Council Member Moore) — motion recorded, vote not specified in minutes. • Fire budget adjustments: $950,000 increase in Equipment Replacement, $75,000 increase for vehicle repair, $181,000 increase for land purchase (mover: Council Member Perrin; seconder: Council Member Moore) — motion recorded, vote not specified in minutes.
The minutes conclude with a motion to adjourn moved by Council Member Perrin and seconded by Council Member Moore. The document supplied is a minutes-style record and does not include verbatim remarks, vote tallies, or additional discussion details. The committee’s next meeting is listed as Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 4:00 p.m.
What the minutes show and what they do not: the record clearly enumerates agenda items and the motions and seconds associated with each line item, establishing the propositions put forward for committee action. The minutes do not include the committee’s vote counts or any debate, staff presentations’ substance, or public comment; those would be necessary to confirm which motions were formally approved or rejected.
