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City Council Meeting <br /> October 7,2025 <br /> Page 3 of 5 <br /> B) CONSIDER THE LEVY OF TAXES FOR THE YEAR 2025, PAYABLE IN <br /> 2026. <br /> Mayor Elumbaugh informed the Council the current millage is 5 Mills for City <br /> General Fund and 1 Mill for Firemen's Pension Fund. There have been no <br /> changes from the previous year. Councilmember Roberts made a motion to set <br /> the millage as presented and Councilmember Bennett seconded. The electronic <br /> roll call was 7 for and 0 against <br /> C) CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF <br /> PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1495 20TH STREET IN BATESVILLE. <br /> Councilmember Moody introduced the resolution. Councilmember Reeves made <br /> a motion to read the resolution by title only and was seconded by <br /> Councilmember Bennett. The electronic roll call was 7 for and 0 against. Mr. <br /> Meitzen read the resolution by title only. Councilmember Reeves made a motion <br /> to adopt the resolution, seconded by Councilmember Fredricks. The electronic <br /> roll call was 7 for and 0 against. <br /> D) POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT <br /> Police Chief John Scarbrough addressed the Council with his monthly report. <br /> Chief Scarbrough reported that Lt. Leonard and Investigator Williford have <br /> secured grants from the Arkansas Highway Safety Office for 2026. These grants <br /> help supply PBTs, (Preliminary Breath Test) and radars for our officers. The <br /> STEP Grants help cover the cost of overtime incurred by State and National <br /> campaigns like Click It or Ticket, etc. Chief Scarbrough also reported that all <br /> officers have completed training and certification on the use of less lethal <br /> shotguns,which uses beanbags for ammo. <br /> E) ENGINEERS REPORT <br /> City Engineer, Damon Johnson addressed the Council with his monthly report. <br /> He said that all of our on-going projects are making progress. There should be <br /> some specific parts of the park project visible soon. The water intake structure is <br /> taking a lot of planning to help both contractors continue to make progress and <br /> avoid too much construction congestion in one area. The Water Treatment Plant <br /> is continuing to run fairly well. The Wastewater Treatment Plant had a major <br /> failure with two of the three screw pumps recently. Those have both been <br /> repaired but Mr. Johnson noted the plant was able to function with one screw <br /> pump while the other two were being repaired. <br /> Mr. Johnson also reported the Street Department has been working on repainting <br /> lines on streets and parking spaces before cold weather sets in. Everything is <br /> running as smooth as can be expect. <br /> F) FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT <br /> Due to a scheduling conflict, Fire Chief Mark McCollum could not attend <br /> tonight's meeting <br /> G) FINANCIAL REPORT <br /> The council as provided a copy of the September financial report. <br />