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[Organizational Meeting ]

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THE MEETING WILL COME TO ORDER FOR THE BIENNIAL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF THE PULASKI COUNTY QUORUM COURT.

WELCOME ALL OF OUR VISITORS.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR FORMER MEMBER, DOUG REED, WHO'S WITH US ALSO TODAY.

DOUG, THANK YOU FOR YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE.

HOW ARE YOU? AND ALSO WANT TO WELCOME MS. TERRI HOLLINGSWORTH, OUR PULASKI COUNTY CLERK.

AS OUR TRADITION HERE, WE BEGIN EVERY PULASKI COUNTY MEETING WITH AN INVOCATION.

AND TONIGHT WE'VE INVITED JUSTICE STOWERS TO GIVE THAT INVOCATION.

IT'LL BE FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

AND I WOULD ASK THOSE WHO CAN PLEASE STAND.

ALMIGHTY GOD, WE STAND BEFORE YOU TONIGHT IN THIS NEW SEASON.

THIS NEW YEAR.

THIS NEW TERM HAS THAT YOU WOULD GIVE US GRACE.

GIVE US WISDOM.

GIVE US THE.

THE WISDOM TO KNOW AND TO.

TO LISTEN TO ONE ANOTHER TO LISTEN TO OUR CONSTITUENTS.

TO LISTEN MOST OF ALL TO EACH OTHER AND TO TO NOT JUST LISTEN, BUT TO HEAR.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GOODNESS AND FOR YOUR MERCY.

WE ASKED THAT YOU WOULD BLESS THIS TERM.

LET US DO THE BEST THAT WE CAN TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF PULASKI COUNTY.

IN YOUR NAME, WE PRAY.

AMEN.

WELCOME, MEMBERS AND THANK YOU, JUSTICE LEWISON FOR LEADING US IN THE PLEDGE.

JUSTIN, I'LL ASK YOU TO CALL THE ROLL.

YES, SIR.

12 MEMBERS PRESENT, JUDGE.

THANK YOU. AND MEMBERS, I WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT YOUR MIC IS HOT AND THIS MEETING IS BEING RECORDED.

SO IT IS FOREVER THE ARCHIVE.

SO THINK ABOUT THAT FROM TIME TO TIME.

MR. BLAGG, WILL YOU PLEASE READ FOR US? ORDINANCE NUMBER 23-I-01.

ORDINANCE 23-I-01.

AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE RULES AND PROCEDURES OF THE 2023-2024 PULASKI COUNTY QUORUM COURT.

JUSTICE MASSEY YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR A MOTION.

YES. MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION.

SECOND.

MEMBERS, YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION.

YOU'VE HEARD THE SECOND. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS ON ORDINANCE 23-I-01.

THERE BEING NONE, MR. BLAGG, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE 23-I-01.

12 AYES.

NO NAYS. THANK YOU, MR. BLAGG. MEMBERS, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

I'VE HEARD THE MOTION. I'VE HEARD THE SECOND.

WITHOUT WITHOUT OBJECTION.

WE'LL STAND ADJOURNED.

AND JUST A SMALL NOTE.

I WANT TO WELCOME YOU ALL HERE.

WELCOME YOUR FAMILIES HERE.

I ADMIRE YOUR WILLINGNESS, THOSE WHO'VE ALREADY DONE THIS AND WHO ARE JUST STARTING TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF YOUR COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE OF PULASKI COUNTY OVERALL.

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I WANT TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO BE EAGER TO FIND WAYS TO WORK TOGETHER, TO GET THE WORK OF THE PEOPLE DONE AND OFFER MY SUPPORT AND HELP IN ANYWHERE YOU MAY NEED IT. I'LL DO THE BEST I CAN.

SOMETIMES IT WON'T BE GOOD ENOUGH.

SOMETIMES IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE MORE THAN YOU ASKED FOR.

BUT I ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO THE SAME WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES AND WELCOME AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? JUDGE, IF I MAY, I'VE GOT A COUPLE FOR THE JP, SOME PAPERWORK THAT THEY NEED TO FILL OUT.

JUST A REMINDER. GO RIGHT AHEAD, MR. BLAGG OKAY. ON YOUR DESK, YOU SHOULD HAVE TWO FORMS. ONE IS A RELATIVE DISCLOSURE REPORT.

THIS NEEDS TO BE FILLED OUT AND RETURNED TO MY OFFICE BEFORE JANUARY 31ST.

IT'S DAN GREENBERG SPECIAL.

AND THEN THE SECOND IS A REQUEST FOR BUSINESS CARDS.

PLEASE FILL THAT OUT. YOU GUYS ARE ALLOTMENT OF BUSINESS CARDS.

SO FILL OUT HOW YOU WANT THAT TO LOOK, AND WE'LL GET THAT TURNED IN FOR YOU.

THAT'S IT. JUDGE. MR. BLAGG, DO YOU HAVE ANY CARDS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT TONIGHT? NO, SIR. MEMBERS WE'RE ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.