HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-11-10-Agenda PacketRick Elumbaugh, Mayor
Jessica Davis, City Clerk
Timothy Meitzen, Attorney
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AGENDA
CITY OF BATESVILLE
CITY COUNCIL
500 EAST MAIN
BATESVILLE, AR 72501
November 10, 2026
5:30 P.M.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. INVOCATION
3. ROLL CALL BY CITY CLERK
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
5. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
6. COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS
7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None
8. NEW BUSINESS
A) Police Department Report
B) Fire Department Report
C) Engineer's Report
D) Consider an ordinance amending
A&P Collections
COUNC/LMEMBERS
Brittany Bennett
Kyle Christopher
Scott Fredricks
Julie Hinkle
Paige Hubbard
Fred Krug
Lackey Moody, Jr.
Robb Roberts
Ordinance 2017-01-01 regarding
E) Executive Session
F) Financial report
9. COMMENTS FROM THE MAYOR
10. LIAISON REPORTS
11. COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS (by roll call)
12. ADJOURNMENT
Batesville— My Hometown... Make it Yours!
ORDINANCE NO.
AN AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE NO.2017-01-01 LEVYING A TAX ON CERTAIN
ACCOMMODATIONS, AUTHORIZING THE CREATION OF AN ADVERTISING
AND PROMOTION COMMISSION, REPEALING ANY ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT;
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, the City of Batesville, Arkansas established a 3% Advertising and
Promotion Tax in 2017;
WHEREAS, said Tax was meant to include short-term rentals including those brokered
through online digital platforms such as Airbnb, Booking.com, VRBO, and Expedia; and
WHEREAS, at least one of these digital platforms is requesting that the language of the
A&P Ordinance clarify that all such platforms are included under the A&P Tax.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS:
Section 1. That Section 5(a) of City of Batesville Ordinance 2017-01-01 is hereby
amended as follows:
Section 5:
(a) Hotel/Motel accommodations; Meeting or party -room facilities: A tax of three percent (3%)
is hereby levied upon activities as governed and defined in Arkansas Code Annotated §26-
75-601 et seq., and as may be amended from time to time, on the gross receipts or gross
proceeds received from the rentals, leasing, or otherwise furnishing hotel, motel, house,
cabin, bed and breakfast, campground, condominium, or other similar short-term rental
accommodations for sleeping, meeting, or party -room facilities for profit, including to the to
the extent taxable under state law in the city of Batesville. Arkansas, but such
accommodations shall not include the rental or lease of such accommodations for periods of
thirty (30) days or more. That short-term rental accommodations under this section includes
but is not be limited to all rentals brokered through digital lodging platforms, such as Airbnb,
VRBO, and Expedia;
Section 2. Repealing conflicting Ordinances
That any other Ordinances found to conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 3: Invalidity
If any portion or portions of this ordinance are deemed or held to be invalid, such
invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of this ordinance.
Section 4: Emergency Clause:
It has been found and it is hereby declared that the city requires the revenues to be
derived from the tax levied hereunder to be used by the commission in the discharge of its duties
and responsible to the city in accordance with state law and the ordinances adopted by the City
from time to time. Said duties and responsibilities of the Commission are essential to the
continued development of the City and to the welfare of its citizens. Because this ordinance is
necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, an emergency is declared to
exist and this ordinance shall be in effect from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED this _ day of , 2026.
APPROVED:
Mayor Rick Elumbaugh
ATTEST:
Jessica Davis, City Clerk