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Blytheville council unanimously adopts package of ordinances, sets two special elections
Summary
At its June 16 meeting the Blytheville City Council voted 6-0 to extend a 0.5% sales-and-use tax (by ordinance and a resolution calling a special election on the question), call a bond election under Amendment No. 62, set new water and wastewater rates, create a community fund and pass zoning, code-enforcement and related resolutions.
The Blytheville City Council met June 16, 2026, at the Justice Complex and unanimously adopted a package of ordinances and resolutions covering tax, bonding, utility rates, land use and city administration.
Ordinance No. 2107, offered by Council Member Barbara McAdoo-Brothers, amends Ordinance No. 1814 to extend the expiration date of the city’s 0.5% sales-and-use tax. Following suspensions of the rules for second and third readings, the council adopted the ordinance by a 6-0 vote. The council then adopted Resolution No. 24, offered by Council Member Linda Moore, calling a special election on the question of approving or rejecting that tax extension.
The council also adopted Ordinance No. 2108 to call a special election on issuing bonds under Amendment No. 62 to the Constitution of the State of Arkansas for refinancing and financing capital improvements. That ordinance was read, rules were suspended for additional readings, and the measure passed 6-0.
Utility rates were updated: Ordinance No. 2109 sets rates for the Blytheville Waterworks System, and Ordinance No. 2110 sets rates for the Blytheville Wastewater System. Both ordinances were offered by Council Member McAdoo-Brothers, read with suspended rules, and adopted unanimously.
The council established a Blytheville Community Fund under Ordinance No. 2111. The ordinance was adopted 6-0 and the council enacted the emergency clause for immediate effect. Similar emergency clauses were enacted when the council adopted Ordinance No. 2112 (amending the city’s code-enforcement/"unsightly" ordinance) and Ordinance No. 2113 (regulating the presence of unattended juveniles in city parks). Ordinance No. 2114, amending the city’s zoning/regulation map, was also adopted and the emergency clause enacted.
On the consent and resolution side, the council adopted Resolution No. 25 amending the 2026 budget, Resolution No. 26 to place a municipal lien on property located in Blytheville, Resolution No. 27 condemning certain property in the city, and Resolution No. 28 providing for an appointment to the Blytheville Airport Commission. All votes recorded in the minutes were unanimous at 6-0.
Procedural items opened and closed the meeting: the council approved minutes from the May 19, 2026 meeting and accepted the financial reports by unanimous votes. The mayor invited an engineer for the new property owners seeking rezoning (agenda item #9) to give a brief update on the plans for that property; the minutes note the request but do not record the engineer’s remarks in detail.
The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn carried unanimously. The minutes show no recorded public debate or dissent on any adopted measure; each ordinance and resolution was acted on through motions to suspend rules, readings and a final vote recorded as 6-0.
Next steps: the two special elections called (one on the sales-and-use tax question and one on bond issuance under Amendment No. 62) will be scheduled and administered per state election rules; the minutes record the council’s formal actions but do not specify dates for those elections.
