Pine Bluff Council Approves One Time Vendor Status for City Employee After Payment Dispute

Pine Bluff Council Approves One Time Vendor Status for City Employee After Payment Dispute

The Pine Bluff City Council has reversed an earlier decision, allowing a city employee to receive vendor status so she can be paid for goods and services that have already been provided. Earlier this week, council members rejected an ordinance that would have granted vendor status to Venice McLemore, an employee with the city's Parks and Recreation Department. McLemore produced T-shirts and other graphic design work for the city but had not been…