According to the citizen-operated website, The Alexandrian, two sentences in the 2014-2015 City of Alexander Audit Report could definitely fall into the “We knew what we meant when we wrote it” category. The two statements in question concern funds transferred from Parks and Recreation to the General Fund and not enough sales tax revenue being […]
Alexander City Council to Hold Special Meeting April 6th to Discuss Resurfacing
AGENDA CITY OF ALEXANDER SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING CALLED BY Paul Mitchell, MAYOR APRIL 6, 2017 6:00 P.M. Call to Order Roll Call NEW BUSINESS PRESENTING CRANFORD CONTRACT FOR RESURFACING BID
Alexander Audit Points to Unauthorized Payments to Former Mayor and Bookkeeper
The Alexandrian is reporting that an “audit shows former Alexander Mayor & Bookkeeper received unauthorized payments.” They say that according to an audit for the year 2014, former City of Alexander Mayor Michelle Hobbs and former bookkeeper Ruby Whittaker received payments that were not authorized by the city council. Auditors also claim transfer of monies […]
Alexander City Council to Meet Monday Night at City Hall
The City of Alexander will hold its regular City Council Meeting Monday February 27 at 6 p.m. at Alexander City Hall in the court room. The address is 15605 Alexander Road, Alexander, AR. The public is invited. AGENDA WARD 1 Joe Pollard Elizabeth Bland WARD 2 Joy Gray Juanita Wilson WARD 3 Harold Timmerman Dan Church WARD […]
Alexander City Council Workshop Set for Thursday
Alexander City Council has planned a workshop meeting to discuss the 2017 budget for the City, Organization of City Council, and other items. The meeting will be held Thursday, January 17, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. and is open to the public.
Alexander council approves final 2016 budget, schedules workshop for 2017 budget
In its first meeting of the year the newly-formed Alexander City Council approved the final version of the 2016 budget, scheduled a workshop meeting to discuss the proposed 2017 budget and approved a resolution establishing who is authorized to sign checks, all within 25 minutes. The short special meeting was held Thursday evening, January 5. […]
Alexander officials take oath of office
Seven aldermen, the city treasurer and city recorder were sworn-in by City of Alexander Mayor Paul Mitchell Sunday, January 1 at the City Municipal Complex. After the ceremony, Mitchell gave the council members an orientation on some of the legal pitfalls to avoid when serving as an alderman. For more on this go to http://thealexandrian2013.blogspot.com/.
Special Meeting Called for Alexander City Council Thursday Night
The City of Alexander will hold a special called City Council meeting Thursday, January 5, 2017 at 6 p.m. at City Hall in the Court Room. This is located at 15605 Alexander Road. Council will discuss the Passage Of The Budget Amendment 2016 And Rollover Check Signers Resolution. The public is invited.
Alexander Mayor gets approval to buy sign with spending limit
The Alexander City Council has given Mayor Paul Mitchell approval to buy an electronic message sign with a spending limit of $25,000. However, thanks to one of the new incoming aldermen Mitchell expects to get a sign for much less. Annexation ordinance also gets second reading. For more on this go to http://thealexandrian2013.blogspot.com/.
Two “Old Business” items on Alexander agenda
The Alexander City Council will have the second reading of an annexation ordinance and, once again, discuss the purchase of an electronic sign. The proposed ordinance will annex additional land to property occupied by “My Ample Storage” that’s already in the city. The electronic sign is planned for the front of the municipal complex. For […]