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WELL, WE DO HAVE TEN, SO I GUESS WE CAN GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.
[1. CALL TO ORDER]
WE'LL OPEN OUR MEETING WITH AN INVOCATION LED BY JUSTICE STOWERS, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.IF YOU CAN, WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND? WHAT'S ALL. OH, I'M SORRY.
I APOLOGIZE. LET'S ALL STILL OUR HEARTS.
OVER THE PAST WEEK, THE WORLD HAS CHANGED.
WHEN WE LOOK TO THE ATROCITIES IN UKRAINE.
THE ATTACK ON CIVILIANS IN ISRAEL.
WHEN WE LOOK AT ALL OF THOSE WHO.
DON'T WANT WHAT YOU WANT, WHICH YOU ARE THE PRINCE OF PEACE.
THEY WANT DEATH AND DESTRUCTION AND ANNIHILATION.
TONIGHT. WE PRAY AS DAVID PRAYED IN PSALMS 122 FOR THE PEACE.
IN YOUR WORD IN GENESIS, YOU SAID, I WILL BLESS THOSE THAT BLESS ISRAEL.
I ASK THAT YOUR HAND OF PEACE REST UPON ALL OF THE INNOCENT CIVILIANS IN PALESTINE.
BECAUSE EVERY ONE OF US, REGARDLESS OF OUR RACE OR CREED OR COLOR, OUR NATIONAL ORIGIN, OUR RELIGION, WE ARE ALL YOUR CHILDREN. AND I ASK THAT FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN INNOCENTLY, INNOCENTLY AROUND THIS WORLD.
MISUSED. THAT YOUR GRACE WOULD SOMEHOW COVER THEM.
AND I WOULD ALSO ASK THAT SOMEHOW.
THROUGH YOUR GRACE THAT THERE WOULD BE A SPIRIT.
WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF THIS WORLD.
AND WOULD PROMOTE UNITY AMONG HUMANITY.
THE MAJORITY OF THE WORLD, WHICH ARE PEACEFUL AND LOVING AND KIND AND GRACEFUL.
THAT SOMEHOW THAT THAT MAJORITY WOULD PREVAIL.
AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR MERCY AND YOUR GRACE.
AND WE KNOW THAT ABOVE ALL, YOU ARE THE PRINCE OF PEACE.
AND WE CALL ON YOU THIS EVENING AS THAT PRINCE OF PEACE.
IT'S BIGGER THAN PULASKI COUNTY.
I ASK ALL THESE THINGS IN YOUR NAME.
. WE THANK REVEREND STOWERS JUSTICE STOUT.
I'M SORRY. NO, WE APPRECIATE THAT.
AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?
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CALL].YOU HAVE 13 PRESENT AND THAT DID RECOGNIZE JUSTICE MCMULLEN.
[5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
ITEM FIVE.IS THERE A RECOMMENDATION? SO MOVED. SECOND.
A MOTION WAS MADE WITH THE SECOND THAT WE APPROVE OUR MINUTES FROM OUR LAST MEETING.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
AYE. THOSE OPPOSED OUR MINUTES HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED FROM OUR LAST MEETING.
AND JUST TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT YOUR MICROPHONES ARE ON.
SO WAVE YOUR HAND OR SOMETHING TO GET YOUR ATTENTION.
WE ARE DOWN TO A PRESENTATION.
[6.PRESENTATION ON UPDATED COUNTY WEBSITE]
COUNTY WEBSITE.HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING? GREAT, THANK YOU.
IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED YET, WE LAUNCHED THE NEW REDESIGN PULASKI COUNTY.
SO ANYWAY, WHEN YOU GO TO PULASKI COUNTY DOT NET, THINGS ARE GOING TO LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
I'M GOING TO BRIEFLY JUST GO OVER A COUPLE OF THE CHANGES THAT WE'VE MADE SO FAR.
WE'VE GOTTEN AWESOME FEEDBACK.
IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT YOU ALL HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
AND SOME OF WHAT WE GOT BACK INCLUDED.
WE NEED MORE SUB CATEGORY DROPDOWNS TO HELP NARROW THE SEARCH, MAKE IT EASIER TO NAVIGATE, ETCETERA.
SO, SOME OF THE NEW FEATURES INCLUDE BETTER SITE NAVIGATION.
WE HAVE A MORE FUNCTIONAL SEARCH TOOL NOW.
IT'S EASILY ACCESSIBLE AND I'LL SHOW YOU ALL IN A SECOND.
WE NOW HAVE A SOCIAL MEDIA FEED ON THE HOME PAGE.
WE HAVE A MORE VISIBLE EVENTS CALENDAR, AND BIG THING IS QUICKER ACCESS TO JOB LISTINGS.
THAT WAS ONE OF THE TOP PRIORITIES AS WELL.
AND I'LL SHOW THAT TO YOU ALL.
SO LET ME JUST HOP OVER HERE REAL QUICK.
OKAY, SO THIS IS THE NEW WEBSITE.
THINGS ARE A LITTLE DIFFERENT UP HERE NOW.
JUST A FEW THINGS THAT I THINK YOU ALL WOULD PROBABLY APPRECIATE.
LIVE STREAM. YOU CAN GET IT RIGHT HERE FOR QUORUM COURT.
WE HAVE NEWS. WE HAVE THE CALENDAR.
THESE ARE SERVICES THAT PEOPLE OFTEN GO TO THE WEBSITE TO LOOK FOR.
SO FIND A DIRECTORY, PAY TAXES, APPLY FOR A JOB RIGHT THERE FOR YOUR REQUEST.
FINE. QUORUM COURT ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, MINUTES.
ALL OF THAT IS RIGHT THERE AS SOON AS YOU GO ONTO THE HOME PAGE.
NICE LITTLE INFORMATION FOR DEPARTMENTS.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF THE UPCOMING EVENTS LISTED.
AGAIN, LIVE STREAM RIGHT THERE.
WE HAVE A SOCIAL MEDIA FEED NOW.
WE ALSO HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT DOWNLOADING THE PULASKI WORKS APP.
ONE MORE THING. I'LL SHOW Y'ALL.
WE NOW HAVE THIS LOVELY JOBS PAGE RIGHT HERE.
AND YOU HAVE THIS HUGE BUTTON RIGHT HERE THAT SAYS FIND JOBS.
AND NOW YOU CAN MORE EASILY FIND THE JOB LISTINGS.
THAT WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE PREVIOUS WEBSITE.
I THINK IT'S GREAT. ANYWAY, SO THAT'S JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW.
IF YOU HAVE OTHER QUESTIONS, LET ME KNOW.
IT'S UNDER GOVERNMENT, UNDER ELECTED OFFICIALS ON THIS.
THAT'S RIGHT. HEY, THERE Y'ALL ARE.
OH, AND THEN AGAIN, WE HAVE A LINK TO THE LIVE STREAM.
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WE HAVE ACCESS TO THE MINUTES AGENDA, PREVIOUS MINUTES ORDINANCES, AND WE HAVE THESE LOVELY LITTLE BOXES WITH ALL OF OUR JP'S ON THEM.SO, IF YOU'D LIKE TO UPDATE YOUR BIO, YOU CAN EMAIL THAT TO ME, AND WE CAN GET THAT UP HERE.
ANY QUESTIONS? GREAT JOB. JUST ONE QUESTION HERE.
WAS THAT DONE IN HOUSE, OR DID WE HAVE TO GO OUT IN THE COMMUNITY OR AND GET IT DONE? WE HAD A VENDOR.
A VENDOR? OKAY. YEAH, IT WAS CREATIVE.
THEY ARE OUT OF MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS.
THE PREVIOUS WEBSITE, IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT.
UM, IN THE BACK END OF THIS WEBSITE IT'S A LOT EASIER TO NAVIGATE.
SO IF WE NEED TO MAKE A QUICK CHANGE, IT CAN BE DONE QUICKLY.
WHAT ABOUT BECAUSE YOU HAVE ALL OF THE JUSTICES LISTED UP THERE, IS IT IS IT POSSIBLE TO PUT SOME TYPE OF BUTTON OR SOMETHING THERE THAT ACTUALLY IF THEY CLICK ON THAT, THAT WILL ACTUALLY SHOW THEIR DISTRICT? YES. AND I THINK THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
YEAH, LET ME GO BACK. IT SHOULD BE ON THIS MAP RIGHT HERE.
KNOWS WHO BELONGS IN THAT DISTRICT.
BUT THAT'S UNLESS YOU REALLY KNOW THE DISTRICT AND THE STREETS.
UNLESS I CAN'T SEE IN WHICH I CAN'T.
SEE IF JOE BLOW CLICKED ON DISTRICT EIGHT.
UNDER MY MIND, IT WOULD ACTUALLY GO IN AND MORE DETAIL.
I KNEW IT WAS A WORD OUT THERE.
DO WE HAVE? A YEAH, BECAUSE I THINK THE STATE DOES THAT.
YEAH, YOU CAN DO THAT ON HERE.
DID YOU HAVE A I HAD A QUESTION.
OKAY. LOOK, YOU CAN DO IT RIGHT THERE.
YOU CAN PUT IN THE ADDRESS RIGHT THERE.
YES. AND WHAT WAS THE COST OF THIS TO REDO? I THINK IT WAS ABOUT 50,000.
I'LL NEED TO DOUBLE CHECK THAT.
I'M SORRY. A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN THAT.
OKAY. SOME AROUND ABOUT 45 TO 50,000.
DID THEY DO OPEN BIDS ON THIS? YES. OKAY.
JUSTICE CURRY? YES. WAS IT WEST MEMPHIS, ARKANSAS? NO. MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.
LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT JUSTICE GREEN HAS ENROLLED.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? MR.. OH, JUSTICE STOWERS.
YES. THANK YOU, MISS ROBERTS, FOR THAT PRESENTATION.
A MOTION. I THINK ONE THING IT WILL BE HELPFUL IS AS CONSTITUENTS SCROLL DOWN TO THE TO THE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE THAT THEY COULD CLICK ON THAT JUSTICE OF THE PEACE AND SEE THEIR BIO AND MAYBE SEE A LAYOUT OF THEIR DISTRICT TYPE THING.
SURE. JUST IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT COULD BE FEASIBLE, WE COULD WE COULD DO SOMETHING, DEFINITELY.
THANK YOU. ANY O JUSTICE MCMULLEN.
HAS ANYONE ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM? CAN YOU SPEAK IN YOUR HAS ANYONE ADDRESSED THE PROBABILITY OF AND I DON'T THINK IT IS THERE NOW THE DATE THAT THEY BECAME ACTIVE ON THE QUORUM COURT. IT SHOULD BE ON THERE.
SORRY, THIS IS NOT MY LAPTOP, SO I'M STRUGGLING.
SO, IT SHOWS YOUR CURRENT TERM.
AND WELL, IT USED TO SHOW WHEN YOU BECAME ACTIVE.
IS IT RIGHT THERE? THE ONES THAT ELECTED IN.
DO YOU NEED TO PRESS THAT? OH, IT TELLS YOU.
OKAY. BECAUSE I CAN'T SEE IT FROM HERE.
THANK YOU. AND I BELIEVE ANY COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP AS WELL AS COMMITTEE LEADERSHIP.
SO, FOR EXAMPLE, BUDGET COMMITTEE, JUSTICE MASSEY IS THE CHAIR.
JUSTICE ROBINSON IS THE VICE CHAIR.
HAVING THAT KIND OF INFORMATION WOULD BE HELPFUL.
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH.THANK YOU. MADELEINE, WE APPRECIATE THAT PRESENTATION.
IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY UNFINISHED BUSINESS THAT WE HAVE TO ATTEND TO.
WE'LL MOVE INTO OUR NEW BUSINESS.
[23-I-63 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 22-OR-45 (2023 ANNUAL BUDGET, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS) TO RECOGNIZE AND APPROPRIATE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ESSER III GRANT FUNDS FOR THE YOUTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT. Sponsors: Justices Green, Blackwood, Capps, Keith, Lewison, Massey ]
AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ 2363 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 22045 2023 ANNUAL BUDGET.PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS TO RECOGNIZE AN APPROPRIATE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN.
ESSER THREE GRANT FUNDS FOR THE YOUTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
QUORUM COURT WITH TWO PASS SECOND.
YEAH. JAMIE GOOD EVENING, DIRECTOR SCOTT YOUTH SERVICES.
THIS IS A GRANT THAT WE RECEIVED FOR THE THIRD YEAR.
IT'S SOME FEDERAL FUNDS THAT WENT TO THE STATE TO EXPAND AFTER SCHOOL SERVICES AND SUMMERTIME SERVICES FOR AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND SUMMER PROGRAMS. AND SO WE'VE BEEN A RECIPIENT FOR THREE YEARS.
THIS IS THE LAST YEAR THAT THE STATE ACTUALLY HAS THE FUNDING.
AND SO IT HELPS US, IT'S HELPED US EXPAND OUR SERVICES DURING COVID TO WHERE WE HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL SITES LIKE LANDMARK, WHO DIDN'T HAVE A AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM IN TEN YEARS AND COLLEGE STATION WHO DIDN'T HAVE ONE FOR SIX YEARS.
SO WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GO INTO THOSE AREAS WITH AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS. SO THIS GRANT WILL END AUGUST 31ST.
SO ME AND MY STAFF ARE LOOKING TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE PROGRAMS IN THOSE COMMUNITIES.
SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR FUNDS NOW THAT WILL GET US PAST AUGUST 31ST, BUT THAT'S WHERE WE ARE NOW.
THANK YOU AND HAVE AT LEAST ONE QUESTION OR SOME JUSTICE STOWERS.
THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU, MISS SCOTT.
SO WHEN YOU SAY THE GRANT WILL END AUGUST 31ST, I'M ASSUMING THAT'S 2024.
VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THESE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS. I KNOW YOU HAVE A COUPLE IN MY DISTRICT AND IT LOOKS LIKE THAT THE SPONSORSHIP HERE NEEDS A A GOOD REPUBLICAN TO TO JOIN THE DEMOCRATS TO.
IS AMY BEING ADDED AS A SPONSOR? I YIELD. OKAY.
JUSTICE ELLIOTT WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED JUSTICE CURRY.
I DEFINITELY WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED.
DIANE. I'D LIKE TO BE ADDED AS WELL.
YOU DO. I KNOW YOU DO A GREAT JOB WITH THOSE PROGRAMS. I APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT OF THE QUORUM COURT YES, I JUST WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING.
JUSTICE MCMULLEN YES, THANK YOU.
KNOW, USUALLY JUSTIN, MR. BLACK WILL POST IT SO THAT WE ALL SEE WHAT'S THERE AND WE CAN INDICATE TO HIM IF WE WANT TO BE, YOU KNOW, A SPONSOR ON THIS.
SO I THINK THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED HERE, TOO.
IT'S NOT SO MUCH THAT YOU HAVE TO CALL US, ALTHOUGH, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT THAT IS APPRECIATED.
OH, I TRY TO CALL IF I CAN REACH SOME OF YOU.
SOME OF YOU ARE KIND OF BUSY AND TRY TO WALK YOU THROUGH THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE SO THAT NIGHTS LIKE TONIGHT, YOU KNOW, RUN A LITTLE SMOOTHER IF I'VE KIND OF GOT SOME OF YOUR ISSUES AND CONCERNS OUT OF THE WAY.
WELL, THAT'S VERY NICE TO KNOW.
I'M SELDOM CALLED BY YOUR COMMITTEE.
YOU BE IN SCHOOL, THAT GOES STRAIGHT TO VOICEMAIL.
DON'T ACT LIKE I DON'T CALL Y'ALL.
SHE CALLED ME AND I DIDN'T ANSWER.
BUT I'D LIKE TO BE ADDED ALSO.
BUT STILL, IF WE WANT TO, WE CAN ALWAYS LET MR. BLAGG KNOW THAT WE DO.
AND ONE THING ABOUT IT, I SUGGEST IF THERE'S IF THERE'S ISSUES OF CONCERNS, MAYBE IF YOU PULL THAT INDIVIDUAL ASIDE, MAYBE THAT'LL HELP WITH THE COMMUNICATION PROCESS. JUST A SUGGESTION.
ANYTHING ELSE? JUSTICE MCMULLEN? OH, YES, WE'VE DISCUSSED IT BEFORE.
OKAY. SO RIGHT NOW, WE'RE DISCUSSING 23 I 63 SO CAN WE STICK WITH THE CAN WE, CAN WE REMAIN ON THAT? DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER CONCERNS ABOUT 2363? DIDN'T YOU JUST SAY WE WERE MOVING ON TO THE OTHER ONE? NO, MA'AM. WE HAVEN'T VOTED YET.
OH, WELL, I DO REALIZE THAT YOU'RE IMPLYING THAT I DISCONTINUED TALKING ABOUT THIS, SO I SHALL.
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JUSTICE STOWERS.JUSTICE. YOU'RE CERTAINLY WELCOME, MR. KEITH. SO TO MY COLLEAGUES CONCERN.
I BELIEVE THERE ARE SOME RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES THAT THE THAT THE DEPARTMENT HEAD OR THE ELECTED OFFICIAL ASKED MR. BLAGG TO GARNER SPONSORS.
I THINK THERE'S OTHER SITUATIONS IN.
MS. SCOTT IS ONE OF THOSE DIRECTORS THAT LIKES TO REACH OUT TO THE JP'S DIRECTLY AND ASK FOR THEIR SPONSORSHIP FOR HER ITEMS. AND SO, I'M ONE OF THOSE, JUST LIKE MS. MEDLOCK THAT JUST CLAIMED, AND I WAS GUILTY.
AND SO, I WANT TO THIS IS NOT ON JUSTIN.
MS. SCOTT, I BELIEVE, PROBABLY TRIED TO REACH OUT TO ALMOST EVERY ONE OF US, IF NOT EVERY ONE OF US.
AND THAT IS HOW SHE LIKES TO RUN HER DEPARTMENT AND HER BUSINESS.
OKAY. SO, I THINK WE'VE AGAIN, WE'VE MOVED SOMEWHERE WE DIDN'T NEED TO GO.
YEAH, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 23, 63.
ARE THERE ANY MORE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THAT SPECIFIC ORDINANCE THERE? YES, I CALLED THE QUESTION.
I DID. AMY, WOULD YOU, PLEASE? THE CHAIR DID NOT RECOGNIZE THAT INDIVIDUAL.
SO, DO WE JUST CALL THE ROLL? OKAY. THANK YOU, AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR 2363? AND THIS IS ON THE ITEM.
AND COULD YOU ADD ME AS WELL? THANK YOU. YOU HAVE 14 AYES WITH THE CHALLENGING 14 AYES.
WE WILL MOVE 2363 TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH THE DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION.
[23-I-64 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 22-OR-45 (2023 ANNUAL BUDGET PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS) TO RECOGNIZE AND APPROPRIATE CMRS E911 FUNDS. Sponsor: Justice Blackwood ]
COUNTY, ARKANSAS TO RECOGNIZE AN APPROPRIATE CMS 911 FUNDS JUSTICE BLACKWOOD.I MOVE THAT WE SEND THIS TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH THE DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION.
JUSTICE BLACKWOOD, WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN, OR DO YOU THINK WE HAVE SOMEONE HERE THAT CAN EXPLAIN IT? VERY WELL. OKAY.
I'M GOING TO HAVE LIEUTENANT TALK TO YOU ABOUT THIS.
GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
LIEUTENANT CHRIS HAMBLEN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
I'M THE CURRENT ADMIN LIEUTENANT OVER DISPATCH PROPERTY AND TRAINING.
THIS PARTICULAR REQUEST IS BECAUSE A FEW YEARS AGO WE NOTICED THAT OUR IP LOGGER, WHICH IS BASICALLY A RECORDER FOR ANY RADIO TRAFFIC FOR THE PULASKI COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, WAS STARTING TO DEGRADE AND THERE WERE SITUATIONS WHERE WE WERE NOT GETTING ALL THE RECORDINGS.
AND SO AS A PART OF OUR NEXT GEN 911 UPGRADE, WE DECIDED TO REQUEST THIS.
BUT IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT WE KIND OF UPGRADE THOSE AT THIS POINT.
MY QUESTIONS, THOUGH, ARE FOR THE COUNTY ATTORNEY.
TODAY WE RECEIVED AN ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OPINION, AS WELL AS A MEMO FROM YOU.
YES, SIR. AS IT RELATES TO THIS ITEM, I BELIEVE IT'S GERMANE TO THIS ITEM.
THAT'S A QUESTION MORE FOR LIEUTENANT EMMERLING THAN IT WOULD BE FOR ME.
BUT I CAN ADDRESS THE CONSOLIDATION.
SO, LET'S JUST CUT TO THE CHASE.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT STATE LAW WAS CHANGED IN 2019 AND, FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD, PUT THE 911 OPERATIONS UNDER THE COUNTY JUDGE.
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THAT'S BEEN THE LAW FOR A LONG TIME.THE CHANGE IN 19 FOCUSED ON THE THE REQUIREMENT TO CONSOLIDATE AND REDUCE THE NUMBER OF 911 CENTERS ACROSS THE STATE.
SO BASED ON THE MEMO WE RECEIVED FROM YOU TODAY BY WAY OF EMAIL.
YES. IS THAT WE'VE ALREADY ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH JACKSONVILLE.
THERE IS A HANDSHAKE AGREEMENT WITH JACKSONVILLE.
WE ARE WORKING OUT THE DETAILS RIGHT NOW ON WHAT A FACILITIES AGREEMENT, IF THAT WAS TO WORK OUT.
DO WE NEED THIS PIECE OF LEGISLATION HERE? WOULD IT COMPLEMENT WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH JACKSONVILLE OR WOULD IT BE REDUNDANT TO WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH JACKSONVILLE? I COULD PROBABLY ANSWER THAT QUESTION TOMORROW, BUT NOT TONIGHT.
LIEUTENANT AMBLING MIGHT BE ABLE TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION TONIGHT.
THE MERGER BETWEEN US AND JACKSONVILLE IS GOING TO TAKE LONGER THAN SIX MONTHS.
I MEAN, IT'S JUST GOING TO AND SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, THIS THIS IP LOGGER NEEDS TO BE UPDATED NOW BECAUSE IF WE DON'T GET IT UPDATED RIGHT NOW AND IT BREAKS, THEN IT'S GOING TO BE MONTHS BEFORE WE CAN RECORD ANY OF OUR RADIO TRAFFIC, WHICH IS NECESSARY FOR TRANSPARENCY FOR ICE FELONY FILES.
SO, MR. COUNTY ATTORNEY, I HEARD YOU SAY THAT WE DON'T KNOW THAT TODAY.
WE'LL PROBABLY KNOW THAT TOMORROW OR IN THE COMING DAYS.
SO, THERE'S A MEETING SCHEDULED WITH PERSONNEL AT JACKSONVILLE TO IDENTIFY KIND OF THE EXTENT OF THE FACILITIES AGREEMENT, INCLUDING WHAT HARDWARE PULASKI COUNTY, WHAT THEIR REQUEST OF PULASKI COUNTY WILL BE WITH RESPECT TO HARDWARE ADDITIONS TO THE JACKSONVILLE FACILITY. OKAY.
HAVING HEARD THAT, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE POSTPONE 2364 FOR 30 DAYS TO ALLOW THOSE COMMUNICATIONS AND THOSE MEETINGS TO HAPPEN AND READDRESS THIS AT OUR NOVEMBER AGENDA MEETING.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
OKAY, SO THERE IS A SUBSTITUTE MOTION ON THE TABLE FOR 2364 THAT WE POSTPONED IT UNTIL FOR 30 DAYS, 30 DAYS UNTIL OUR NOVEMBER AGENDA MEETING TO ALLOW.
THESE MEETINGS TO TAKE PLACE THAT THAT ARE BEING HAD RIGHT NOW WITH JACKSONVILLE.
OKAY. SO, DO WE? PROPER MOTION.
SO, WE HAVE TO VOTE TO POSTPONE.
WE CAN HAVE DISCUSSION, THOUGH, RIGHT? NO. IT'S DEBATABLE AT THIS POINT.
SO LUKE, DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION.
I HOPE THAT'S WHERE I'M GOING.
UM, BUT COUNTY ATTORNEY, DO YOU THINK THIS MEETING TOMORROW WILL CONCLUDE ENOUGH INFORMATION AND DETAILS? THAT WOULD RENDER SUCH A MOTION UNNECESSARY IF WE WERE TO PASS THIS ITEM AS IS TONIGHT AND HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION FOR FURTHER IN THE MONTH.
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? I'M TRYING TO MAKE IT APPLICABLE TO THE MOTION BUT ASK IT ONE MORE TIME.
I'M GOING TO TRY TO. IS IS THE MEETING TOMORROW GOING TO BE CONCLUSIVE AND PRODUCTIVE ENOUGH TO DETERMINE? UM, WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN ADVANCE THIS AS NORMALLY TONIGHT AND NOT ADOPT THIS MOTION, OR WE COULD HAVE BETTER INFORMATION AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.
THE SHORTEST POSSIBLE ANSWER? PROBABLY NOT, BECAUSE WHAT I'M HEARING, LIEUTENANT AMBLING SAY IS THAT THAT THERE IS EQUIPMENT.
THEY CURRENTLY HAVE OPERATING EQUIPMENT.
IT'S OLD AND WE DON'T KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO GIVE UP THE GHOST.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT EQUIPMENT THEY HAVE OR WHAT THEY NEED IN ADDITION TO WHAT'S ALREADY THERE.
THAT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUPPLYING OR PAYING FOR WHEN THEY ACQUIRE IT.
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I CAN'T ANSWER THAT.I CAN'T. THAT'S THE BEST ANSWER I'VE GOT IS I DON'T KNOW.
BUT THE THERE IS A NEED FOR I'LL ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A NEED TO TO MAKE SURE THAT THE RADIO LOGS ARE MAINTAINED NOT ONLY FOR FOR THE SAKE OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW, BUT FOR FOR THE PROSECUTION OF CASE FILES.
THE APPROPRIATION MAY NOT BE NECESSARY.
THE ACQUISITION MAY NOT BE NECESSARY.
BUT YOU REALLY WON'T KNOW THAT TILL THE THING BREAKS.
MAY I ASK A QUESTION? I MEAN, IT'S GOING TO BE MONTHS ON THIS.
AND SO, IT'S NOT IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT THAT JACKSONVILLE HAS THEIR OWN IP LOGGER.
RIGHT. SO WE BOTH GOT OUR OWN IP LOGGER.
WE PUT THEM TOGETHER. IT RECORDS OUR CHANNELS FOR PULASKI COUNTY AND OUR DETENTION FACILITY.
THEIRS RECORDS THEIR CITY CHANNELS.
SO WHEN WE COME TOGETHER, THEY'LL HAVE ENOUGH FOR EVERYBODY TO BE RECORDED.
BUT IF WE DON'T FIX THIS AND IT BREAKS, IT COULD TAKE MONTHS TO FIX AND GET THE INFORMATION WE NEED.
WE'LL NEVER GET THAT BACK. I MEAN, WE CAN'T RECORD SOMETHING THAT'S NOT THERE.
I YIELD. JUSTICE MASSEY, BASED ON WHAT YOU JUST STATED, AS WELL AS THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE POSED TO YOU, I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO TABLE THIS AT THIS TIME FOR 30 DAYS.
I THINK WE NEED TO PUSH FORWARD.
MY QUESTION WOULD BE, THOUGH, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WOULD KNOW THIS.
IF WE IF WE DO SUPPORT THIS AND PURCHASE THE EQUIPMENT, IF THINGS CHANGE AND YOU FIND OUT WE DON'T NEED ALL OF THIS, THEN WHAT HAPPENS? SO, YOUR CONSIDERATION IS WHETHER TO MAKE THE MONEY AVAILABLE FOR THE PURCHASE AND THEN WE GO THROUGH THE BID PROCESS IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S AVAILABLE ON THE MARKET.
SO, THEIR FIRST STEP IS AVAILABILITY OF MONEY.
SECOND STEP IS ACQUISITION OR ORDERING IT AFTER A BID.
MANY HANDS. JUSTICE ROBINSON? THANK YOU. SO, MY QUESTION IS, I'VE GOT SEVERAL QUESTIONS.
ONE IS, IF WE APPROVE THIS TONIGHT AND THEN SOMETHING HAPPENS TOMORROW, WE STILL HAVE THE FULL QUORUM COURT TO TABLE THIS, RIGHT? I MEAN, IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.
OKAY. THEN MY SECOND QUESTION IS THE HUTCH.
IF WE APPROVE THIS AT THE FULL QUORUM COURT, THEY STILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH YOUR OFFICE TO GO OUT FOR BIDS, CORRECT? YES, IT'S A COOPERATIVE CONTRACT.
MOTOROLA IS. SO YEAH, THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I WAS.
YEAH. MOTOROLA IS ON COOPERATIVE CONTRACT.
OKAY. IT'S STILL GOING TO TAKE A WEEK OR TWO TO GET THE WELL.
SO, THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I WAS WONDERING IF I HAD TO GO THROUGH YOUR OFFICE WITH THAT DELAYED ANOTHER MONTH AND THEN ACTUALLY GETTING IT BECAUSE THEY'RE ON MOTOROLA IS ON THE COOPERATIVE. IT'S NOT JUST.
THERE'S STILL PAPERWORK AND EVERYTHING, BUT.
BUT DO WE KNOW HOW MUCH THIS THING ROUGHLY COST? 700,792.63.
AND ITS MONEY THAT COMES DIRECTLY FROM FUNDS DESIGNATED FOR 911.
I KIND OF AGREE WITH DON MRS. MASSEY THAT, YOU KNOW, WE OUGHT TO PROBABLY NOT TABLE IT, GET SOME INFORMATION IF WE FEEL LIKE WE NEED TO TABLE IT AT THE FULL QUORUM COURT WE DO.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JUSTICE ROBINSON JUSTICE MEDLOCK.
WELL, AARON KIND OF HIT ON IT, BUT BASICALLY WE NEED IT NOW.
SO IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, IT SHOULD BE REPLACED AND THEN IF WE DO, IF SOMETHING HAPPENS DRASTICALLY TOMORROW AT THIS MEETING, I GUESS WE STILL HAVE A PROCESS THAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH.
I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO TABLE IT.
I THINK WE HAVE TO VOTE THAT DOWN.
DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? JUSTICE MEDLOCK. THANK YOU. JUSTICE DAVIS.
I'M JUST CONCERNED IF WE IF TAMARA JUST SAYS WE DON'T NEED IT, IS THERE A WAY TO PUT THAT MONEY BACK IN THE FUND? I HAVEN'T HEARD 100%.
OKAY. SO WE STILL HAVE SO WE CAN SAY NO NEXT TIME.
IF TOMORROW ENDS UP THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY.
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I WITHDRAW MY MOTION TO POSTPONE.OKAY. THANK YOU. SO AND WOULD THE SECOND ALSO WITHDRAW? I THINK I SEE.
OKAY. SO. SO THAT SO WE'RE BACK TO THE ORIGINAL AND JUSTICE.
DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? JUSTICE DAVIS NO.
I JUST HAD A QUESTION ABOUT SOME OF THESE ITEMIZED THINGS.
SO THE IP LOGGING RECORDER IS THE ITEM THAT YOU KEEP SAYING IS URGENT.
ARE THE OTHER ITEMS ALSO URGENT ON THE BID? SO EVERYTHING THAT YOU SEE HERE IS ALL PART AND PARCEL TO KIND OF RUN IN THAT IP LOGGER, MEANING THAT THOSE CONSOLES ARE BASICALLY STANDS THAT WE PUT THE RADIOS IN TO RECORD THOSE. AND SO THEY'RE THE ONES WE HAVE CURRENTLY ARE PRETTY OLD.
SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WILL TRANSFER IF WE DECIDE TO MOVE THERE.
SO WE DO KNOW THAT THIS IS DEFINITIVELY COMPATIBLE WITH THE SOFTWARE BECAUSE EVERYBODY'S GOING TO THE NEXT GEN 911 WITH AT&T AND THAT'S COMPATIBLE WITH WHATEVER AGENCY YOU GO TO. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. JUSTICE KATZ.
AND I FEEL THAT IT WOULDN'T BE WISE FOR THINGS TO BREAK DOWN BASED ON WHAT YOU'VE STATED ABOUT THE CONDITION OF THE EQUIPMENT. SO, IT'S ALREADY KIND OF BEEN ADDRESSED.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INFORMATION.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. JUSTICE CURRY.
RIGHT? WE'VE ALREADY UPGRADED THAT THAT PART.
BUT YOU'VE ALREADY GRANTED IT.
I JUST THIS IS JUST THE RADIO TRAFFIC FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, BUT I WANTED TO ASK YOU ABOUT THAT.
YEAH, YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. NO, WE'VE UPGRADED THAT TO NEXT GEN 911.
WE'VE GOT TEXT TO 911. THE SHERIFF, WHEN HE FIRST TOOK OVER, IMPLEMENTED ALL THAT.
ALL RIGHT. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.
DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND THAT SECOND.
THAT MEAN WITHOUT A RECOMMENDATION? WITHOUT A RECOMMENDATION.
SO, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON NOW.
THAT'S GREAT. BUT THAT'S SILLY.
YOU HAVE TO LET ME KNOW BECAUSE I HAVE YOUR MICROPHONE ON ALREADY SO YOU CAN GO.
YOU'VE GOT THE MICROPHONE? YES. THANK YOU. THERE ARE PEOPLE SAYING THAT THAT DOES NOT SEEM TO REGISTER WITH THEM COGNITIVELY.
AND THEY'RE ALSO SAYING, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? WOULD YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN TO THEM THE DIFFERENCE THAT WITHOUT A RECOMMENDATION MEANS AS OPPOSED TO WITH A RECOMMENDATION? WELL, WITHOUT A RECOMMENDATION MEANS WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE JUST GOING TO SEND IT.
I'M SORRY. DID SOMEBODY ELSE HAVE SOMETHING? YEAH. IS THAT A PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY? YES. OKAY. SO YOU BASICALLY HAVE A FEW MOTIONS.
SO IN THE END THE MOTIONS ALL HAVE THE SAME OUTCOME.
THEY WILL GO TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT THEY WILL BE VOTED UPON BY THE FULL QUORUM COURT.
THE WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION IS BASICALLY A MOTION SAYING WE DON'T FEEL LIKE WE HAVE ENOUGH ADEQUATE INFORMATION, BUT WE STILL FEEL LIKE THE QUORUM COURT SHOULD DEBATE IT AND VOTE ON IT. THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE.
OKAY. I SIMPLY WANT TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. BLAGG. SO ESSENTIALLY WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THAT EVEN IF IT DOES GO TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH A RECOMMENDATION, THE QUORUM COURT STILL HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE ON IT.
SO ACTUALLY IT'S SOMEWHAT REDUNDANT.
CAN BE CONFUSING, BUT I WANTED THAT TO BE CLARIFIED.
SO, WHAT WE'LL DO NOW IS WE WILL VOTE ON 2364 TO GO TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT
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WITHOUT A RECOMMENDATION, ALTHOUGH EVERYBODY UNDERSTAND.LET'S GO. AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL? THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? . 14 AYES.
WITHOUT A, IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MOVE TO ADJOURN. OH, I'M SORRY.
OKAY, SO WE'RE SO MOVED WITHOUT.
OKAY. ANNOUNCEMENTS. HUTCH BUDGET.
[ Announcements]
OH, BUDGET ADJUSTMENT WILL BE GIVING YOU AN AGENDA, I THINK, AROUND THURSDAY THAT WE'RE MEETING NEXT TUESDAY.IT SHOULD BE THE EASIEST BUDGET I'VE SEEN SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE IN 07.
THERE IS ONE CHANGE WE MAKE IN IT WHICH IS GOING TO LOWER IT A LITTLE.
BUT YOU ONLY HAVE SIX DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE AN INCREASE IN THOSE INCREASES ARE DUE TO A CONTRACT WITH AN INCREASE. NO CONTRACT INCREASES THIS YEAR.
SO THAT'S WHAT DOES THAT COST US? WE GET HALF OF THAT BACK.
AND THE OTHER ONE IS PRETTY SIMPLE, RIGHT? SO. RIGHT.
SO SEE HOW WE WOULD NEED MORE THAN ONE MAJOR.
HUTCH, ARE THERE ANY MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS? NO MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS.
[Public Comment]
MS.. GULLEY. YOU'RE RIGHT.WE SHOULD IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
THE COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR SAYS THAT A LITTLE OVER 50,000 WAS SPENT FOR THE NEW WEBSITE.
I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU GUYS FEEL ABOUT IT, BUT IT CONCERNS ME THAT $50,000 WAS SPENT TAXPAYERS MONEY ON A WEBSITE TO A VENDOR OUTSIDE OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS.
AND SOMEONE NEEDS TO TALK TO JUDGE HYDE.
THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO MORE COMMENTS THAT I'M AWARE OF.
WE ARE ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.