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Votes at a glance: Cotter Council passes hazard-plan, sets tax levy, adopts entertainment district
Summary
On Aug. 22 the Cotter City Council approved two resolutions (hazard mitigation plan and tax levy), tabled a construction-permit ordinance, adopted Ordinance 2024-08 creating the Cotter River District (4–2), set a Sept. 26 public hearing for a youth center grant, and approved routine minutes and adjournment.
The Cotter City Council recorded several formal actions at its Aug. 22, 2024 meeting:
• Minutes: Council accepted the July 25, 2024 meeting minutes (motion by Councilwoman Carolyn Gill; second by Councilman Joe Bass). The transcript records the motion as passed unanimously.
• Ordinance 2024-07: Councilwoman Mertice Kray moved and Councilman Ben Woodard seconded to table Ordinance 2024-07 (Construction Permit Application and Fees). Motion passed unanimously.
• Resolution 2024-16: Councilman Joe Bass moved and Councilman Chuck Sugg seconded to adopt the Baxter County 2023 Hazardous Mitigation Plan prepared by NWAEDD. The motion passed unanimously.
• Resolution 2024-17: Councilwoman Linda McCarthy moved and Councilman Ben Woodard seconded to set the annual tax levy (mills) assessed in 2024 to be collected in 2025. Motion passed unanimously; specific mills were not provided in the transcript.
• Ordinance 2024-08: The council advanced Ordinance 2024-08 (Historic Entertainment District, "Cotter River District") through suspended-rule votes and adopted it. Final recorded vote on adoption was four in favor (Chuck Sugg, Joe Bass, Ben Woodard, Linda McCarthy) and two opposed (Mertice Kray, Carolyn Gill). Several procedural votes to suspend rules were taken in the process; a council clerk clarified that abstentions are treated as no votes for suspension motions.
• Public hearing: The council set a public hearing for Sept. 26, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. to consider a grant application for a Youth Center (motion by Ben Woodard; second by Linda McCarthy). The motion passed unanimously.
• Adjournment: Councilwoman Mertice Kray moved to adjourn, seconded by Councilman Ben Woodard; the motion passed unanimously and the meeting ended at 8:40 p.m.
All actions and vote tallies are recorded as presented in the meeting transcript; where the transcript records "unanimous" it does not give a roll-call list of individual yes/no votes.
