City of Warren, AR public meetings in 2025

City Council

The Warren City Council is meeting to approve the 2026 budget and set official salaries, renew firefighter supplemental income and worker's compensation programs, and consider an AI policy. The agenda also includes committee reports on garbage collection bids, street changes, and property clean-up, plus several contracts and appointments.

• Resolution A: Adopt 2026 Budget
• Resolution A: Adopt Setting Various Officials Salaries
• Renew Firefighters Supplemental Income Protection & Death Benefit Program
• Renewal AML Worker's Compensation Program
• Ordinance Amending Ord. No. 970 (Food Truck)

City Council

The Warren City Council will hold its regular meeting on September 8, 2025, covering routine reports from departments and committees. Key items include a resolution for a 5-mill tax levy, an ordinance amending the food truck regulations, and discussion of 2025 employee raises. The council will also consider a new bidding/purchasing limit ordinance and rescheduling the October meeting due to Columbus Day.

• Resolution No. A- (Levy 5 Mill Tax)
• Ordinance No. Amending Ord. No. 970 (Food Truck)
• Ordinance No. (Bidding Purchasing Limit)
• 2025 Employee Raises
• Street drainage improvement at Kelly & Bragg Street

City Council

The Warren City Council is meeting to review monthly reports from departments and committees, and to consider several ordinances and policy items. Key items include Ordinance No. 970 on food trucks, Ordinance No. 972 amending the tiny house ordinance, new revenue for safety, and 2025 employee raises. The agenda also includes routine approvals of minutes, bills, and reports.

• Ordinance No. 970 (Food Truck)
• Ordinance No. 972 Amending Ord. No. 740 (Tiny Houses)
• New Revenue for Safety
• 2025 Employee Raises
• Street Drainage Improvement on Kelly & Bragg Street

The Warren City Council approved a $25,000 purchase of a newer used truck for the Fire Chief, amended Ordinance 970 to lower mobile vendor fees to $55/month with exemptions, and approved a Memorandum of Agreement with UAM for the shooting range. The council also approved the financial statement, July bills, and a resolution to apply for an outdoor recreation grant for the city pool.

• Approved $25,000 purchase of a newer used truck for Fire Chief (6-0)
• Amended Ordinance 970 to set $55/month mobile vendor fee, with exemptions for those connected to city water/sewer (5-1)
• Approved Memorandum of Agreement with UAM for shooting range, amended terms (6-0)
• Approved resolution to apply for Outdoor Recreation Grant for city pool repairs (6-0)
• Approved financial statement for July 2025 (6-0)
• Approved paying July 2025 bills (6-0)
• Approved investigating city flag sizes and prices for purchase (6-0)
• Approved removing set hours for mobile vendors from Ordinance 970 (6-0)

City Council

The Warren City Council approved adding tenure bonus, Christmas bonus, and cost-of-living policies to the personnel manual, including a new 25+ years bonus category. It also approved step increases for three police officers, a license plate reader policy, and a street closure for a block party. A street dedication policy failed in a 2-2 vote.

• Approved adding tenure, Christmas, and cost-of-living policies to personnel manual (4-0)
• Added 25+ years tenure bonus category of $1,000 (4-0)
• Added 25+ years Christmas bonus category of $800 (4-0)
• Approved step increases for CID Sergeant to Lieutenant and two Sergeants to CID Sergeant (5-0)
• Approved license plate reader camera policy (5-0)
• Approved blocking John C. Moss for block party July 26 (5-0)
• Approved Resolution A-704 for water tower grant (4-0)
• Street dedication policy failed (2-2)

City Council

The Warren City Council approved Ordinance No. 970 regulating mobile food vendors, re-appointed two members to the Planning Commission, and approved several purchases and street closings. The council also placed four properties on the condemnation list and approved a pay raise for a sanitation employee. All votes were 6-0 except a 3-3 tie that failed to grant additional cleanup time for a Phillips St. property.

• Adopted Ordinance No. 970 regulating mobile food vendors (6-0)
• Re-appointed Dale Wheeler to Planning Commission for 3-year term (6-0)
• Re-appointed Keneetra Owens to Planning Commission for 3-year term (6-0)
• Approved street closings for Pink Tomato Festival (6-0)
• Approved purchase of used street department truck up to $35,000 (6-0)
• Placed four properties on condemnation list (6-0)
• Denied additional cleanup time for Phillips St. property (3-3 tie)
• Approved pay raise for boom truck operator John McCoy to $13.57/hr, retroactive to Feb 2025 (6-0)

City Council

The Warren City Council approved several ordinances, including a new solid waste rate schedule (Ordinance 966) and a ban on camping on city facilities (Ordinance 964), both with emergency clauses. It also approved a 4-2 vote to pursue a lease agreement with BCEDC for the Pennington property, authorized a safety tax ballot measure, and approved a Safe Haven Baby Box at the fire station. Additionally, the council approved a $20,000 loan for roof repairs and adopted ordinances on fences, dilapidated properties, and property cleanup.

• Adopted Ordinance 966 (solid waste rates) with emergency clause (6-0)
• Adopted Ordinance 964 (prohibited camping) with emergency clause (6-0)
• Approved lease agreement with BCEDC for Pennington property (4-2)
• Authorized safety tax to be placed on ballot (6-0)
• Approved Safe Haven Baby Box at fire station (6-0)
• Approved $20,000 loan from Commercial Bank for roof repair (6-0)
• Adopted Ordinance 967 (rezone N. Martin St. to C-3) (6-0)
• Adopted Ordinance 962 (fence amendment) (6-0)

City Council

The Warren City Council voted 6-0 to adopt Resolution A-700, the 2025 budget, without a proposed 2% employee raise. The Council plans to revisit the raise in April if revenues improve, potentially making it retroactive to January 1, 2025. The Council also voted 6-0 to adopt Resolution A-701, amending the 2024 budget.

• Adopted 2025 budget without 2% raise (6-0)
• Adopted Resolution A-701 amending 2024 budget (6-0)
• Dispensed with reading of January 13, 2025 minutes (6-0)

City Council

The Warren City Council approved a water and sewer rate increase recommended by the Arkansas Rural Water Association, which will return as an ordinance for final approval. The council also approved the Warren Pink Tomato Festival contract for $10,000, included tenure bonuses, Christmas bonuses, holiday pay, and health insurance costs in the 2025 budget, and adopted updated council procedures. Several items were left on the agenda for a special call meeting on January 28, 2025, to discuss budgets.

• Approved water & sewer rate increase as recommended (6-0)
• Approved $10,000 contract with Warren Pink Tomato Festival (6-0)
• Included tenure bonuses in 2025 budget (6-0)
• Included Christmas bonuses and holiday pay in 2025 budget (6-0)
• Approved city health insurance with city paying $494.76 and employee $54.97 (6-0)
• Adopted Council Procedures with addition allowing mayor to call special meetings (6-0)
• Left council committees unchanged for next two years (5-1)
• Referred Tree House program to Economic Development Committee (6-0)