Question: Who maintains this web site? How do I contact them?

Answer: The Office of the City Clerk maintains this web site. You can contact Donna Jackson, the City Clerk, by calling (870) 935-0305, or by e-mailing her at djackson@jonesboro.org. The Office of the City Clerk is located in City Hall, 515 West Washington.

Question: How do I get a marriage license?

Answer: Marriage licenses are handled by the Craighead County Clerk. You can contact them by calling (870) 933-4520. You can also visit their web page at http://www.craigheadcounty.org/elected_officials/index.html to find additional contact information as well as helpful information regarding marriage licenses.

Question: The Metropolitan Area Planning Commission (MAPC) has approved my rezoning. What do I need to do in order to place it on the City Council agenda for approval?

Answer: Once a rezoning has been approved by the MAPC, you must submit an ordinance, plat and publication fee in order for it to be placed on the City Council agenda. The ordinance and plat need to be submitted via email to Donna Jackson at djackson@jonesboro.org in the Office of the City Clerk prior to the publication fee being paid. The publication fee is a per word fee. The fee can be paid at the City Collector's Office at City Hall, 515 Washington. Contact the City Collector's Office at (870) 932-3042 to find out the current publication fee. Also, hard copies of the ordinance and plat, as well as a receipt from the City Collector's Office showing payment, will need to be submitted to the Office of the City Clerk in City Hall. The ordinance and plat, as well as the publication fee, must be submitted by 10:00 a.m. on the Thursday before the City Council meeting. The City Council meets on the first and third Tuesday of each month.
NOTE: Ordinances are legal documents. You and/or your attorney are responsible for their content.

Question: I have a street/alley that I would like to be abandoned or vacated. What do I need to submit so I can put it on the City Council agenda?

Answer: In order for an abandonment to be placed on the City Council agenda, the following items must be submitted to the Office of the City Clerk by 10 a.m. the Thursday before the City Council meeting:

- a notarized petition from adjoining property owners authorizing the abandonment - all property owners with property touching the area to be abandoned/vacated must sign the petition. The original petition must be submitted to the City Clerk's Office.
- a resolution requesting a public hearing regarding the abandonment
- a notice to be published in the newspaper announcing the public hearing (time and date can be left blank and will be filled in by the City Clerk's Office after the passage of the resolution)
- an ordinance authorizing the abandonment
- a plat of the property
- letters from all utility companies authorizing the abandonment (companies included but not limited to: City Water and Light, Suddenlink, Centerpoint, AT&T)
- a letter from the City of Jonesboro Planning Department authorizing the abandonment
- receipt showing payment of publication fee*

*The publication fee can be paid at the City Collector's Office in City Hall, 515 West Washington. They will provide you with a receipt that needs to be submitted with the rest of your documents to the Office of the City Clerk. Contact the City Collector's Office at (870) 932-3042 to find out the current publication fee. It is asked that the notice and ordinance are provided via email to djackson@jonesboro.org prior to paying the publication fee in order for the fee to be calculated more efficiently.

Question: Is there a deadline for placing items on the City Council agenda?

Answer: Yes. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. on the Thursday before the City Council meeting. The City Council regularly meets on the first and third Tuesdays of each  month.

Question: I visited the Agendas & Minutes page and noticed some of the recent meeting minutes are not on the web site. Why?

Answer: During a meeting the Council or Council committee may vote to make changes to the minutes. To ensure accuracy, meeting minutes are not published on the web site until they have been approved by the committee and/or Council.