City Council Meeting November 10, 2026

The Springdale City Council’s regular meeting on November 10, 2026, approved the 2027 city budget 7-0 after department revisions and discussion of fire-department overtime and staffing policies. The budget process targeted 2% in departmental reductions to support cost-of-living adjustments; the council also approved an ordinance setting elected officials’ and Planning Commission members’ salaries. No final change to the fire overtime policy was adopted. Other spending actions included a 2026 Public Works budget amendment for hail-damage repairs funded by insurance proceeds, approval of remaining funds for the Shiloh Museum renovation under the guaranteed maximum price contract (Resolution 211-25), and authorization of a payment to Black Hills Energy for the Ginger Ridge Boulevard North Extension, funded from the 2023 bond fund. Each passed 7-0; no contract amounts were stated for those items.

The council also accepted a Walton Family Foundation grant for downtown infill, with a city match of up to $200,000 to come from the unrestricted general fund, reduced by eligible city and Springdale Water Utilities staff contributions; planning staff time was estimated at $12,200. It approved a right-of-way/property exchange with Johnson for the Jean George Boulevard South Extension, Phase Three (Project 23BPS18), and a settlement for the Sunset Avenue extension/Powell Street improvement project involving $15,000 for a temporary construction easement plus $5,124 for irrigation-system replacement. Both passed 7-0. The council adopted a revised master trail plan, noting that adoption guides future planning and does not itself authorize construction. It also approved a Main Drive waiver allowing a 6-foot sidewalk while retaining the existing open ditch (6-1), and a separate street-improvement waiver for Stagecoach subdivision (6-1).