Bull Shoals council authorizes sewer camera, adopts flag and passes ordinances; excavator lease tabled

The Bull Shoals City Council on May 28 approved several operational and regulatory items: purchase of a remote sewer camera, adoption of an official city flag and logo, passage of a public-safety ordinance governing mower clippings, and an ordinance separating the offices of City Recorder and City Treasurer. The council tabled a proposed five-year lease for a Case excavator to allow time to attempt sale of existing equipment and seek a better financing arrangement.

The council voted to purchase a remote sewer camera estimated at $20,000–$22,000 to replace equipment that had been out of service for about four months. The minutes describe the purchase as necessary for infrastructure maintenance; procurement steps were assigned to Public Works.

Council members adopted Resolution 2026-R-10 establishing a new official city flag and logo. The minutes reflect adoption but do not provide a roll-call breakdown in the text.

The council passed an amendment to Ordinance 2025-12, with an emergency clause, making it unlawful to discharge mower clippings onto roadways. They also passed Ordinance 2026-06, after multiple readings, to separate the elected office of City Recorder from the appointed City Treasurer, changing the appointment process for the treasurer to require a two-thirds council vote.

On the Case excavator proposal, council members raised concerns about the trade-in value being offered for existing John Deere equipment and decided to table the lease decision while arranging sale of current machinery to reduce the financed amount.

What happens next: Public Works will proceed with steps to procure the sewer camera and attempt to sell existing equipment; the clerk’s office will publish the new flag/logo and ordinance updates.