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>> WE CALL THE MARCH MEETING OF THE QUORUM COURT FOR PULASKI COUNTY TO ORDER.
WE WANT TO WELCOME OUR GUEST AND APPRECIATE OUR STAFF MEMBERS THAT ARE HERE TODAY.
AS IS OUR CUSTOM, WE START EACH MEETING WITH AN INVOCATION.
JUSTICE MCCOY WILL GIVE THAT INVOCATION, AND JUSTICE BLACKWOOD WILL LEAD US AFTERWARDS IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
THOSE WHO CAN STAND, WILL YOU PLEASE DO SO?
>> START, HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU SO MUCH AND SO MUCH FOR THE CHANGE OF SEASON IN NORMAL WEATHERS.
WE JUST ASK YOU TO BE WITH THOSE WHO COULDN'T MAKE IT TONIGHT, BE WITH US WHO BE HERE TODAY, HELP US TO DO SO WITH WISDOM, GRACE, AND MERCY, AND IN YOUR NAME WE PRAY.
>> MADAM CLERK, WHEN YOU'RE READY PLEASE, WILL YOU CALL THE ROLL?
>> I DON'T KNOW. I TRIED TO COUNT THEM.
>> THIRTEEN. YES, LIKE I THOUGHT, 13 PRESENT, ONE ABSENT.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. WHEN YOU'RE READY,
[6. COMMITTEE REPORT: Agenda Committee]
PLEASE READ FOR US THE AGENDA COMMITTEE REPORT. CAN YOU ALL HEAR ME?>> MARCH 26, 2024 TO THE PRESIDING OFFICER OF THE PULASKI COUNTY QUORUM COURT.
WE ARE COMMITTEE OF THE AGENDA TO WHOM WAS REFERRED ITEMS 24I09, 24I10, 24I11, 24I12, 24I14.
BEG LEAVE TO REPORT. WE'VE HAD THE SAME UNDER CONSIDERATION AND HEREWITH RETURN THE SAME WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF DUE PASS.
[5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
MEMBERS, IN YOUR PACKAGE THIS LAST WEEK ACTUALLY, YOU SHOULD HAVE HAD THE MINUTES FROM OUR LAST MEETING.HOPEFULLY YOU'VE HAD TIME TO REVIEW THOSE.
WHEN YOU'RE READY, I'LL ACCEPT A MOTION TO ADOPT.
>> MEMBERS, YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION, YOU'VE HEARD THE SECOND.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO THE MINUTES FROM OUR FEBRUARY MEETING? THERE BEING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ADOPTION INDICATE SO BY SAYING AYE.
>> ANY OPPOSED, NO. THE MINUTES ARE ACCEPTED.
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MEMBERS, YOU SHOULD HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE NEW BROADBAND PLAN THAT IS IN PLACE, IS A FEDERAL PLAN BROUGHT $1 BILLION, THAT'S BILLION A B TO THE STATE OF ARKANSAS TO TRY AND LOCATE DETERMINE AREAS OF THE STATE THAT DO NOT HAVE ADEQUATE BROADBAND.I THINK THAT IS100 UP AND 25 DOWN.
I'LL LET MARK GIVE THAT TO YOU, BUT THAT IS ORGANIZED ON A COUNTY BY COUNTY BASIS.
PULASKI COUNTY HAD TO ORGANIZE A COMMITTEE.
WE DID SO I THINK A LITTLE MORE THAN A YEAR AGO, AND IT IS CHAIRED BY TWO INDIVIDUALS, CO-CHAIRED, MARK GOLDEN, WHO'S WITH US TONIGHT TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF UPDATE AND EXPLANATION OF THAT PLAN AND THEN NATE COLTER IS HIS CO-CHAIR WHO'S NOT HERE TONIGHT, SO IF YOU SEE HIM, YOU CAN LET HIM KNOW THAT YOU NOTICED HE WASN'T HERE.
[LAUGHTER] MARK, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME TO THE PODIUM?
>> GOOD EVENING. AS JUDGE HYDE MENTIONED BEFORE, MY NAME IS MARK GOLDEN, I CHAIR OF THE PULASKI COUNTY BROADBAND BOARD ALONG WITH NATE COLTER.
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WE HAVE A BOARD OF APPROXIMATELY 20 PEOPLE AND WE'VE BEEN MEETING OVER THE PAST YEAR TO DISCUSS THE ARKANSAS BROADBAND CHALLENGE AND BROADBAND IN ARKANSAS.WE ARE SPECIFIED TO DEAL PRIMARILY WITH PULASKI COUNTY AND NOT THE REST OF THE STATE AND THERE ARE ACTUALLY 50 GROUPS LIKE OURS AROUND THE STATE, WHICH WAS DESIGNATED BY THE STATE BROADBAND OFFICE.
AS OF RECENTLY, WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE AKANSAS BROADBAND CHALLENGE.
WITH BROADBAND CHALLENGE, WE'VE BEEN TASKED TO IDENTIFY PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT RECEIVING ADEQUATE BROADBAND.
WITH THAT, WE FIND THAT THIS IS A VERY LARGE TASK CONSIDERING THAT WITHIN PULASKI COUNTY WE HAVE OVER 150,000 PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE TO ENCOURAGE TO TEST THEIR BROADBAND.
WITH THIS, THEY BE ABLE TO UPLOAD AT SPEED OF 100 AND DOWNLOAD AT SPEED OF 25 MEGABYTES PER SECOND OUR BIGGEST TASK HERE THOUGH, IS TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CHALLENGE PROCESS.
WE FIND THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT THEY HAVE, WHAT THEY'RE PAYING FOR, IF THEY'RE PAYING FOR DIAL UP OR IF THEY'RE ACTUALLY PAYING FOR HIGH SPEED INTERNET, THEREFORE IS A VERY LARGE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS THAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH TO WORK WITH A NUMBER OF STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS PULASKI COUNTY TO GET THIS WORK DONE.
FOR YOU AS THE LEADERS OF THIS COUNTY, WE'RE ASKING THAT YOU HELP PARTICIPATE IN THIS EFFORT.
SPREAD THE WORD TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
FOR US, WE ARE GOING TO ACTUALLY PROVIDE MATERIALS TO YOU AND DO A ROLLOUT OVER THE NEXT 30 DAYS.
THE BROADBAND CHALLENGE ACTUALLY KICKED OFF BY THE STATE BROADBAND OFFICE LAST WEEK, MARCH 20TH, AND THAT'S GOING TO RUN THROUGH APRIL 19TH.
WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO TALK WITH PEOPLE, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO MEET, AND WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS WHEREVER WE CAN BECAUSE WE DEFINITELY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS BEING REACHED IN THIS PROCESS.
I'VE SPOKEN TO PEOPLE IN FAULKNER LAKE, I'VE SPOKEN TO PEOPLE IN COLLEGE STATION, WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE GAPS WITHIN THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK THAT ACTUALLY DROP OFF.
ONE OF THE JOKES THAT WE HAD DURING OUR COMMITTEE MEETING WAS THAT SOMEONE THAT'S VERY POPULAR WITH THE CHAMBER ACCORDING TO OUR MAP AS HAVING BROADBAND, TURNS OUT HE DIDN'T.
[LAUGHTER] FOR SOME OF US THAT WE THINK WE MAY HAVE HIGH SPEED BROADBAND, IT'S A POSSIBILITY THAT WE DON'T AND THAT'S WHY IT'S VITAL FOR US TO TEST OUR BROADBAND.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT BROADBAND IS SOMETHING I WANT IS GOING TO BECOME A NEED WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.
THIS BECAME EVIDENT DURING COVID WHEN KIDS CANNOT ACCESS THEIR HOMEWORK.
WE KNOW THAT THERE'S A LONG TERM POSSIBILITY THEY MAY BECOME A UTILITY.
AS YOU SEE THAT METERS, WATER METERS, AND OTHER ITEMS USED BY OUR UTILITY COMPANIES ARE NOW UTILIZING BROADBAND, AND THEREFORE, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COUNTY IS NOT LOSING MONEY BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ADEQUATE BROADBAND ACROSS THE COUNTY.
WITH THAT, I WILL CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE AND ASK YOU GUYS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU AND YOUR CONSTITUENTS ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE CHALLENGE AND I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS IF NEEDED.
>> MS. BLACKWOOD, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR A QUESTION.
I'LL ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO MAKE TIME TO VISIT WITH MARK AFTER THE MEETING BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF STEPS IN THE PROCESS AND THERE'S NOT MANY ONE WORD ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.
>> YES, I'M JUST WONDERING, WITH THE BROADBAND, DOES THIS DISINCORPORATE MANY ENTITIES, NOT JUST LIKE AT&T? IT GOES OUT TO ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT COMPANIES THAT HANDLE BROADBAND? [OVERLAPPING]
>> WITHIN YOUR COUNTIES, THERE ARE GOING TO BE SOME ADDITIONAL ISPS THAT MAY ACTUALLY POP UP IN SOME OF YOUR AREAS AND THEY WILL ACTUALLY WANT TO DO BUSINESS WITH YOUR CONSTITUENTS. [OVERLAPPING]
>> I WOULD ADVISE THAT ANY ISP, INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER POPS UP IN YOUR COMMUNITY THAT YOU GUYS THOROUGHLY VET THAT PROVIDER.
>> RIGHT. SINCE WE DO HAVE RURAL AREAS THAT THEY MAY USE AT&T LINES BUT THEY DON'T NECESSARILY MAY HAVE AT&T IN THAT AREA,
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SO I JUST WAS WONDERING IF IT GOES TO OTHER COMPANIES ALSO.>> WE HAVE A LONG AGENDA SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON.
BUT, MARK, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR WORK, A YEAR'S WORK ON THIS PROJECT AND I THINK YOU HAVE ANOTHER YEAR TO GO, SO THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.
>> MOST OF Y'ALL HAVE A LOT OF CONTACT WITH YOUR CONSTITUENTS.
YOU HEAR THE PEOPLE WHO SAY THAT THEY DON'T HAVE BROADBAND.
DON'T BE CONFUSED WITH THE PHONE SIGNAL, THAT'S NOT BROADBAND.
BUT TAKE THE TIME TO LEARN ABOUT THIS.
IT'S A REALLY WORTHWHILE EFFORT ON YOUR PART, FOR THE PEOPLE THAT YOU'RE ELECTED TO SERVE.
I DON'T THINK I HAVE TO EXPLAIN TO ANYBODY HERE HOW IMPORTANT BROADBAND IS, NOT ONLY TODAY'S LIFE, BUT IN THE FUTURE.
>> YOU'LL HAVE TO SEND NATE COLTER NEXT TIME.
MAKE HIM TAKE A TURN TO COME GIVE US AN UPDATE.
I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY UNFINISHED BUSINESS. NO.
>> THANK YOU. I WAS LOOKING FOR REASSURANCE.
>> NO. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THAT TAKES US TO NEW BUSINESS AND RESOLUTIONS.
[24-I-13 A RESOLUTION OF THE QUORUM COURT OF PULASKI COUNTY CONFIRMING THE APPOINTMENT OF MS. ANGELA SCHNUERLE TO THE PULASKI COUNTY PLANNING BOARD FOR A TERM TO EXPIRE JUNE 30, 2025.]
MADAM CLERK, WHEN YOU'RE READY, PLEASE READ FOR US RESOLUTION 24-I-13.>> A RESOLUTION OF THE QUORUM COURT OF PULASKI COUNTY CONFIRMING THE APPOINTMENT OF MISS ANGELA SCHNUERLE TO THE PULASKI COUNTY PLANNING BOARD FOR A TERM TO EXPIRE JUNE 30, 2025.
>> JUSTICE MEDLOCK, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR THE MOTION.
>> THIS IS JUST REPLACING A RECENT VACANCY DUE TO PATRICIA RESIGNING.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT.
>> MEMBERS YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION IN THE SECOND.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS RESOLUTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, MATTER OF FACT, CALL THE ROLL.
MADAM CLERK WHEN YOU'RE READY, CALL THE ROLL FOR THIS.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK, JUSTICE MEDLOCK, YOU PASSED YOUR RESOLUTION.
[24-I-15 A RESOLUTION OF THE QUORUM COURT OF PULASKI COUNTY CONFIRMING THE APPOINTMENT OF MS. DAMITA HENSON-BROWN TO THE PULASKI COUNTY BROWNFIELDS REVOLVING LOAN FUND BOARD FOR A TERM TO EXPIRE JANUARY 31, 2025.]
THAT BRINGS UP THE NEXT RESOLUTION NUMBER 24-I-15.WHENEVER YOU'RE READY, MADAM CLERK MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT, PLEASE.
>> A RESOLUTION OF THE QUORUM COURT OF PULASKI COUNTY CONFIRMING THE APPOINTMENT OF MISS DAMITA HENSON-BROWN TO THE PULASKI COUNTY BROWNFIELDS REVOLVING LOAN FUND BOARD FOR A TERM TO EXPIRE JANUARY 31, 2025.
>> JUSTICE STOWERS, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR THE MOTION.
>> MEMBERS, YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION. YOU HEARD THE SECOND.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING RESOLUTION 24-I-15? MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 24-I-15.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK AND JUSTICE STOWERS YOU PASSED YOUR ORDINANCE 24-I-15.
THAT MOVES US ONTO THE ORDINANCES.
[24-I-09 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 23-OR-47 (2024 ANNUAL BUDGET, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS) TO RECOGNIZE AND APPROPRIATE REIMBURSEMENT FUNDS FOR THE CRISIS STABILIZATION UNIT]
MADAM CLERK, WHEN YOU'RE READY FOR IT, PLEASE READ FOR US ORDINANCE 24-I-09.>> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 23-OR-47-2024 ANNUAL BUDGET, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS, TO RECOGNIZE AND APPROPRIATE REIMBURSEMENT FUNDS FOR THE CRISIS STABILIZATION UNIT.
>> JUSTICE ELLIOT YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR THE MOTION.
>> MEMBERS YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION.
YOU'VE HEARD THE SECOND OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING ORDINANCE 24-I-09?
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THERE BEING NONE, MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE 24-I-09.>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. JUSTICE ELLIOT, YOU PASSED YOUR ORDINANCE.
[24-I-10 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 23-OR-47 (2024 ANNUAL BUDGET, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS) TO RECOGNIZE AND APPROPRIATE INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT FUNDS FOR THE ROAD & BRIDGE DEPARTMENT.]
MADAM CLERK, WHEN YOU'RE READY, PLEASE MOVE FORWARD WITH 24-I-10.>> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 23-OR-47-2024 ANNUAL BUDGET, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS, TO RECOGNIZE AN APPROPRIATE INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT FUNDS FOR THE ROAD AND BRIDGE DEPARTMENT.
>> JUSTICE MCCOY, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR THE MOTION.
>> MEMBERS, YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION. YOU'VE HEARD THE SECOND.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON ORDINANCE 24-I-10? THERE BEING NONE, MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE 24-I-10.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK AND JUSTICE MCCOY, YOU PASSED YOUR ORDINANCE.
THAT BRINGS UP MADAM CLERK, ORDINANCE 24-I-11.
[24-I-11 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE A PROPERTY EXCHANGE WITH SOUTHEASTERN FREIGHT LINES IN ACCORDANCE WITH A.C.A. §14-16-116.]
PLEASE READ IT WHEN YOU'RE READY.>> AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE A PROPERTY EXCHANGED WITH SOUTHEASTERN FREIGHT LINES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACA 14-16-116.
>> JUSTICE GREEN, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR THE MOTION.
>> JUSTICE KEITH, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR THAT MOTION.
>> MEMBERS, YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION, YOU'VE HEARD THE SECOND.
>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING ORDINANCE 24-I-11? THERE BEING NONE, MADAM CLERK CALL THE ROLE FOR THE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE 24-I-11, PLEASE.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK AND JUSTICE GREEN AND JUSTICE CURTIS KEITH.
>> I'VE BEEN KNOWN TO GET A LITTLE TONGUE TIED MYSELF NUMEROUS TIMES.
MADAM CLERK THAT LEAVES US TO ORDINANCE 24-I-12.
[24-I-12 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 17-OR-08 (THE PULASKI COUNTY PURCHASING POLICY) AS AMENDED TO INCLUDE BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES UNDER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES EXEMPT FROM COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS.]
WILL YOU PROCEED WHEN YOU'RE READY?>> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 17-OR-08, THE PULASKI COUNTY PURCHASING POLICY AS AMENDED TO INCLUDE BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES UNDER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES EXEMPT FROM COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS.
>> JUSTICE LEWISON, AND YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR THE MOTION.
>> MEMBERS, YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION. THE SECOND.
ARE THERE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING ORDINANCE 24-I-12?
>> I WAS NOT HERE LAST WEEK BECAUSE I WAS SICK.
MY QUESTION IS WHY WAS IT MOVED UNDER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES?
>> THIS IS BRINGING US INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATE STATUTE.
>> WE HAD TO MOVE IT UNDER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES?
>> IT'S CONSIDERED A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE.
WHAT IT'S SAYING IS YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH COMPETITIVE BID NOW.
>> NO. WHERE WAS IT BEFORE PROFESSIONAL? WHAT WAS IT UNDER BEFORE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE?
>> IT WAS NOT CONSIDERED A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE.
UNDER STATE LAW THEY LIST WHAT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ARE.
>> IT DIDN'T HAVE A TITLE WHEN YOU WERE DOING?
>> OUR PURCHASING POLICY MIRRORS STATE LAW.
STATE LAW CHANGED AND SAID, THIS IS NOW FALLS UNDER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ARE EXEMPT FROM BIDDING.
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>> BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WHY IT WAS MOVED.
>> YOU'D HAVE TO ASK THE LEGISLATOR WHY THEY MOVED IT, BUT THAT CAME FROM THE STATE.
>> THE STATE MOVED IT UNDER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES?
>> THAT'S WHAT I NEEDED TO KNOW. I JUST WASN'T HERE. THANK YOU.
>> OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THERE BEING NONE, MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE 24-I-12.
>> THIRTEEN AYE'S, ONE ABSENT.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. AND JUSTICE LEWISON, YOU'VE PASSED YOUR ORDINANCE.
MADAM CLERK, PLEASE READ FOR US NOW ORDINANCE 24(I) 14.
[24-I-14 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 23-OR-47 (2024 ANNUAL BUDGET, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS) TO RECOGNIZE AND APPROPRIATE GRANT FUNDS FOR ELEVENTH DIVISION CIRCUIT COURT’S ADULT DRUG COURT PROGRAM.]
>> ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 23OR47, 2024 ANNUAL BUDGET, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS TO RECOGNIZE AND APPROPRIATE GRANT FUNDS FOR THE 11TH DIVISION CIRCUIT COURT'S ADULT DRUG PROGRAM.
>> JUSTICE MASSEY, YOU RECOGNIZE FOR THE MOTION.
>> YES, I MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION.
>> MEMBERS YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION, YOU'VE HEARD THE SECOND.
ARE THERE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING ORDINANCE 24(I)14? JUSTICE BLACKWOOD?
>> YES. I WANTED TO BE ON THIS ORDINANCE, AND I CALLED IN VERY QUICKLY, LIKE WITHIN FIVE MINUTES OF THIS ORDINANCE BEING PUT UP.
I WOULDN'T HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE COURT, BUT THIS IS THE THIRD TIME I'VE BEEN LEFT OFF AN ORDINANCE, SO I'M JUST BRINGING IT.
DO I NEED TO DO SOMETHING? DO I NEED TO CALL BACK WHEN I'M LEFT OFF ORDINANCES?
>> ARE YOU DIRECTING THAT TO ME?
>> I NEVER GOT A PHONE CALL OR E-MAIL FROM YOU.
>> I JUST KEEP GETTING LEFT OFF OF THEM, AND I JUST DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A PROBLEM OR.
>> NO, MA'AM. IF YOU SENT ME AN E-MAIL AND I DIDN'T PUT YOU ON THERE, I APOLOGIZE.
>> OKAY. I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IF I NEED TO REMIND PEOPLE OR DO SOMETHING OR.
>> IF YOU NOTICE THAT COMMITTEE, JUST ALWAYS LET ME KNOW AND I'LL MAKE SURE YOU'RE ON THERE.
>> OKAY. I'LL JUST CHECK BACK EACH TIME. THANK YOU.
>> SO FOR CLARITY, JUSTIN, WILL YOU MAKE SURE THAT EACH OF THE JP'S KNOWS WHAT THE PREFERRED METHOD OF ASKING TO BE INCLUDED ON A ORDINANCES, WHETHER IT'S E-MAIL, SO THAT YOU CAN KEEP TRACK OF THOSE DOCUMENTS, OR WHETHER YOU'RE JUST LOOKING FOR A VOICEMAIL OR A PHONE CALL.
>> THANK YOU. WE SHOULD VOTE ON THIS ONE, DON'T WE?
>> YEAH. THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NONE. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE 24 (I) 14.
>> THIRTEEN AYE'S, ONE ABSENT.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. AND JUSTICE MASSEY, CONGRATULATIONS.
YOU PASSED ORDINANCE 24(I) 14.
AND SO MEMBERS NOW, THIS BRINGS US TO SOME LATE FILINGS THAT SHOULD BE ON YOUR AGENDAS.
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SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION WHEN SOMEONE'S READY.>> I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE SUSPEND THE RULES TO HEAR THE TWO LATE FILED ITEMS BEFORE.
>> YOU'VE HEARD A MOTION, YOU'VE HEARD A SECOND.
IT'S NON DEBATABLE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE SO BY SAYING AYE.
>> ANY OPPOSED? OKAY. THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED.
MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU READ FOR US PLEASE, ORDINANCE 24(I)16?
>> CERTAINLY. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 23 OR 47 2024 ANNUAL BUDGET, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS, TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS INTO THE COUNTY CIVIL ATTORNEYS BUDGET FOR THE OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNSEL.
>> JUSTICE DAVIS, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
>> MEMBERS YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION. YOU HEARD THE SECOND.
ARE THERE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING ORDINANCE 24(I) 16?
>> WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO ASK, YOU DID RECUSE YOURSELF BECAUSE THIS GOES TO THE ATTORNEY.
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YOU DID RECUSE YOURSELF BECAUSE YOU FELT LIKE THAT YOU COULD NOT REPRESENT THE JUDGE OR THE SHERIFF.>> YEAH. THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT HAVE RECENTLY COME TO LIGHT HAVE PUT THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IN A POSITION WHERE WE'VE RECUSED FROM REPRESENTATION OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND ANY GUIDANCE THAT WE PROVIDE TO THE COUNTY'S DEPARTMENTS REGARDING THIS MATTER IS EXTREMELY LIMITED.
>> RIGHT. SO YOU ARE THE COUNTY ATTORNEY, AM I CORRECT ON THAT?
>> SO YOU REPRESENT ANYONE IN THE COUNTY, AM I CORRECT ON THAT?
>> WELL, I REPRESENT THE COUNTY AS AN ORGANIZATION AND THE OFFICERS OF THE COUNTY AND THE DEPARTMENTS AND EMPLOYEES IN THEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITY.
>> RIGHT, IN THEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITY.
SO IF WE PASS THIS TONIGHT, WHO DOES THIS REP, WHO DOES THIS COVER?
>> WELL, IT'S NOT LIMITED IN THE LANGUAGE.
SO IN THE EVENT THAT OUTSIDE COUNSEL IS NEEDED TO DEFEND SOMEBODY OR TO REPRESENT AN OFFICER ACTING IN THEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITY WOULD BE ANY OF THEM ACTING IN THEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITY.
>> SO IT WOULD BE EITHER THE COUNTY JUDGE OR THE SHERIFF?
>> THAT'S A LITTLE MORE COMPLICATED QUESTION.
IT DEPENDS ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND ALLEGATIONS.
AND IN THE EVENT THAT THE SHERIFF IS DETERMINED TO NOT HAVE ACTED IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY, THEN DEFENSE WOULDN'T BE AFFORDED TO THE SHERIFF'S ACTIONS.
>> AND WAIT A MINUTE. I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO STAY ON THE TOPIC BECAUSE ALL YOU'RE DOING IN THIS ORDINANCE IS INCREASING THE BUDGET FOR OUTSIDE COUNSEL.
THE BUDGET IS CURRENTLY $15,000 AND THIS IS IF NEEDED.
>> YOU'RE NOT VOTING SOME ACTION.
YOU'RE JUST SIMPLY VOTING ON WHETHER OR NOT TO INCREASE THE BUDGET BY $150,000 OR I THINK THAT'S WHAT IT WAS.
>> BUT I JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHO THIS COVERED.
>> THE OFFICERS, THE FULL TIME ELECTED OFFICIALS OF THE COUNTY.
>> THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO KNOW.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED TO KNOW.
>> I'VE ALWAYS GOT A NICE, GOOD, CLEAN, EASY TO UNDERSTAND ANSWER.
>> THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO KNOW.
THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO HEAR. THANK YOU.
>> ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? MS. CAPS?
>> SO I'M NOT SURE WHO THIS IS TO.
WILL THE MONEY AUTOMATICALLY BE DRAFTED OVER? IT'S ONLY MOVED IF IT'S NEEDED OR AS NEEDED?
>> MONEY CAN'T BE SPENT UNLESS IT'S APPROPRIATED.
>> AND SO IT'S NOT AUTOMATICALLY SPENT.
IT'S NOT AUTOMATICALLY PUT INTO ANY, IT'S NOT MOVED IN ANY ACCOUNTS.
IT'S JUST AVAILABLE FOR EXPENSE IN THE EVENT THAT IS NEEDED.
AND THIS AMOUNT WOULD BE IN ADDITION TO THE EXISTING 15,000?
>> OTHER QUESTIONS? THERE BEING NONE, MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE 24(I) 16.
JUSTICE DAVIS, YOU PASSED YOUR ORDINANCE, 24(I) 16.
SO NOW, MADAM CLERK, READ FOR US WHEN YOU'RE READY, ORDINANCE 24 (I) 17.
>> AN ORDINANCE TO OBTAIN DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARKANSAS CODE ANNOTATED 14, 14, 701 B4 REGARDING A VIDEO PRODUCTION PROJECT THAT OCCURRED WITHIN THE PULASKI COUNTY REGIONAL DETENTION FACILITY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
>> JUSTICE KEITH, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR MOTION.
>> MEMBERS YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION, YOU'VE HEARD THE SECOND.
DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING ORDINANCE 24 (I) 17.
>> JUSTICE KEITH YOU'RE RECOGNIZED, AND MS. BLACKWOOD, YOU'RE NEXT.
>> IF THIS IS APPROVED, I GUESS I'M JUST A LITTLE UNCLEAR WHEN THIS REPORT WOULD ACTUALLY BE DUE.
I SEE IT SAYS FIVE BUSINESS DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE ORDINANCE.
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SO WHERE DOES THAT PUT US?>> THE EFFECTIVE DATE ON AN ACT OR AN ORDINANCE WITH AN EMERGENCY CLAUSE WOULD BE THE FILE STAMP.
>> ON IT FROM THE CLERK'S OFFICE, TOMORROW.
>> OKAY. SO IT'S FILED TOMORROW. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
AND THEN I DIDN'T SEE IN HERE UNLESS I'VE OVERLOOKED IT.
IF THIS REPORT IS NOT SUBMITTED WITHIN THAT TIME FRAME, WHAT WOULD BE THE QUORUM COURT'S REMEDY FOR THAT, IF ANYTHING?
>> THE QUORUM COURT WITHIN THE CODE HAS A GENERAL PROVISION FOR PENALTIES.
IT COULD BE REFERRED TO ACROSS THE STREET OR ANOTHER ORDINANCE COULD BE ADOPTED ARTICULATING AGAIN WHAT WAS WANTED.
EVEN IF YOU RECEIVED INFORMATION, YOU COULD EXPOUND UPON WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.
>> OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I YIELD.
>> JUSTICE BLACKWOOD, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
>> YES. SO WE ARE GIVING HIM FIVE DAYS TO BRING THIS TO THE QUORUM COURT.
IS THAT WHAT WE'RE GIVING HIM?
>> YES, THAT'S FIVE DAYS. FIVE BUSINESS DAYS.
>> FIVE BUSINESS DAYS TO BRING A REPORT?
>> IT WOULD BE DOCUMENTS THAT ARE REQUESTED IN THE ORDINANCE.
>> BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO LOOK AT THIS OR READ THIS, SO THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING THIS.
IT WOULD BE ANSWERS TO EACH OF THE QUESTIONS OR DOCUMENTS THAT ARE RESPONSIVE TO THE REQUEST.
>> AND HAS HE GOTTEN THE REQUEST YET?
>> OKAY. SO, HE DOESN'T KNOW THIS.
SO, AS SOON AS HE GETS IT, THEN HE GETS FIVE DAYS?
>> THE FIVE DAYS FROM THE DATE THAT IT'S EFFECTIVE.
AND SO IF IT'S ADOPTED HERE, THEN IT GOES TO THE COUNTY JUDGE FOR SIGNATURE AND THE CLERK FOR ATTESTATION, AND THEN THE CLERK FILE STAMPS IT.
AND SO THE TIME AND THE DATE ON THE FILE STAMP WOULD BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE.
>> IS THERE A REASON WHY WE GAVE HIM FIVE DAYS?
>> WELL, IT'S LONGER THAN FOUR.
I THINK THAT'S A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME.
ONE WEEK. ONE BUSINESS WEEK IS FIVE DAYS.
I'D JUST LIKE TO ASK HOW WOULD THE THE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE BE NOTIFIED WITH THE FIVE DAY RESPONSE WISE, AND IF THERE WOULD BE A NEED FOR AN ADDITIONAL MEETING ON THIS MATTER.
>> UNDER THE ORDINANCE, THE RESPONSE WOULD BE DUE TO BE DELIVERED HERE, AND SO JUSTIN OR AMY WOULD RECEIVE WHATEVER DOCUMENTS PROVIDED AND THEY WOULD BE DISTRIBUTED TO YOU.
AFTER YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THOSE, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO MAKE A DECISION AS TO WHETHER A SPECIAL MEETING NEEDS TO BE CALLED OR WHETHER ADDITIONAL ORDINANCES NEED TO FOLLOW.
THERE BEING NONE, MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE 24-I17.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK AND JUSTICE KEITH, YOU'VE PASSED YOUR ORDINANCE 24-I17.
MEMBERS THAT COMPLETES THE BUSINESS PORTION OF OUR AGENDA.
DO THE MEMBERS HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? JUSTIN, DO WE HAVE ANY REQUESTS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT?
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>> WE DO, SIR. I HAVE TWO THAT WANT TO SPEAK PERSONALLY, AND THEN I HAVE ONE THAT CAME IN VIA EMAIL.
IF I COULD VERY BRIEFLY, MS. MCMULLEN WAS NOT ABLE TO BE HERE WITH US TONIGHT.
SHE HAD A PASSING IN HER FAMILY, HER SISTER PASSED AWAY SO MAKE SURE YOU KEEP HER IN YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS.
I KNOW SHE WOULD HAVE LOVED TO HAVE BEEN HERE WITH US, BUT HER FAMILY.
I'LL GIVE THESE TO YOU AND THEN WHEN YOU'RE READY, I'LL READ THE PUBLIC COMMENT THAT WE RECEIVED ONLINE.
>> GREAT. WHY DON'T YOU BRING THOSE TO ME.
WHILE SHE'S STANDING I WANT TO INTRODUCE ALL OF YOU ALL TO THE NEW COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR FOR PULASKI COUNTY ON HER THIRD WEEK, I THINK. LATRESHA.
>> I TOLD YOU, JUDY, I'D HAVE MY TURN TO BE TONGUE TIED TONIGHT TOO.
>> KRISTINA GULLEY SHE'S ASKED FOR A OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT AND COME TO THE PODIUM.
VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, MS. GULLEY.
THE OTHER REQUEST FOR PUBLIC COMMENT IS FROM PAIGE SCHOFF, SORRY ABOUT THAT.
SHOW OFF THE RULE OF THE QUORUM COURT HERE IS JUST THREE MINUTES FOR COMMENT, SO PLEASE START WHEN YOU'RE READY.
I AM ONE OF THE SUPERVISORS AT THE PULASKI COUNTY 911 CENTER.
I'VE WORKED THERE FOR NINE YEARS AND I'VE WORKED VERY HARD TO GET WHERE I AM.
MY FELLOW SUPERVISORS, COWORKERS, AND MYSELF HAS SACRIFICED NUMEROUS BIRTHDAYS, HOLIDAYS, WEEKENDS, AND TIME WITH OUR FAMILIES TO SERVE THE CITIZENS OF PULASKI COUNTY.
TWO WEEKS AGO, WE RECEIVED A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT THAT SAID OUR CENTER WAS BEING MERGED WITH JACKSONVILLE CENTER BY THE FIRST OF NEXT YEAR.
THIS MEMO STATED THAT WE WERE INVITED TO APPLY WITH JACKSONVILLE DISPATCH BUT THAT WE WERE NOT GUARANTEED EMPLOYMENT.
THEN JUST LAST TUESDAY WE RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM THE COUNTY HR STATING THAT AS OF SEPTEMBER 1ST, PULASKI COUNTY DISPATCH WILL BE TAKEN OVER BY JACKSONVILLE AND HERE'S SOME LINKS THAT YOU CAN GO TO TO START LOOKING FOR ANOTHER JOB.
WE KEEP REFERRING TO THIS AS A MERGER, BUT THIS IS NOT A MERGER, THIS IS A TAKEOVER.
FOR US TO GO TO JACKSONVILLE, SUPERVISORS WOULD HAVE TO TAKE A $4,000 PAY CUT AND DISPATCHERS WOULD HAVE TO TAKE A $7,000 PAY CUT.
THAT MEANS NOT ONLY WILL WE HAVE TO DRIVE FURTHER TO GET TO WORK, BUT ALSO TAKE A SIGNIFICANT PAY CUT AS WELL.
THERE ARE 20 OF US ACCORDING TO THE HR EMAIL ARE GOING TO LOSE OUR JOBS.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO TO JACKSONVILLE FOR LESS PAY AND FURTHER TRAVEL.
IF WE DON'T GO TO JACKSONVILLE, NOT ONLY ALL THE DEPUTIES AND FIREFIGHTERS WILL BE PUT AT RISK, BUT SO WILL THE CITIZENS OF PULASKI COUNTY.
JACKSONVILLE DOESN'T KNOW HOW WE OPERATE OUR DISPATCH.
THEY DON'T KNOW OUR DISTRICTS OR WHO TO SEND WHERE, OR EVEN HOW WE SEND THEM.
IT TAKES ABOUT NINE MONTHS TO TRAIN A NEW DISPATCHER TO DO WHAT WE DO.
WITHOUT THE 20 OF US, THIS MERGER WILL BE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE.
ONE OF OUR SUPERVISORS QUIT TODAY, WHICH MEANS THE REST OF US WILL HAVE TO COVER HER SHIFT AND PUTS MORE STRESS ON THE REST OF US.
THERE WILL BE MORE THAT LEAVE.
THIS MERGER SHOULD HAVE BEEN THAT BOTH AGENCIES JUST ONE DAY HAVE TO SHOW REPORT TO A NEW BUILDING.
WE STAY SEPARATE AGENCIES AND NOTHING CHANGES.
WE KEEP BEING TOLD THAT THIS IS ALL THE COUNTY JUDGE'S DECISION.
ALL THESE DECISIONS ARE GOING TO AFFECT THE CITIZENS OF PULASKI COUNTY IN A NEGATIVE WAY.
WE ARE BEING TOSSED OUT WITHOUT A SECOND THOUGHT OF OUR YEARS OF SERVICE, DEDICATION AND SACRIFICE TO THIS COUNTY MEANS NOTHING.
WE ARE THE ONES THAT SEND HELP TO THE CITIZENS OF THE COUNTY IN THEIR TIMES OF NEED AND WITHOUT US THERE IS NO HELP.
>> THANK YOU, MS. SCHOFF. BUT JUST A CLARIFICATION, YOU EDITED WHAT YOUR NOTICE WAS FROM HR.
YOU NOTICE IDENTIFIED TO YOU THAT CONSOLIDATION WAS MOVING FORWARD.
IT INVITED YOU AND TOLD YOU HOW IMPORTANT YOUR EMPLOYMENT WAS TO PULASKI COUNTY, INVITED YOU TO BEGIN LOOKING AT THE JOB LISTINGS THAT WE HAVE, CONSIDER ANOTHER JOB WITHIN THE COUNTY.
IT ALSO GAVE YOU THE WEBSITES FOR, I THINK LITTLE ROCK AND NORTH LITTLE ROCK WILL BE THE OTHER TWO PEACE APPS THAT WILL REMAIN IN PULASKI COUNTY.
ALTHOUGH THIS BY STATUTE FALLS UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY JUDGE, THIS IS A REQUIREMENT OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE, THIS CONSOLIDATION.
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BY THE WAY, EVERYBODY JUST KIND OF MOVING INTO THE SAME ROOM AND STILL OPERATING TWO PEACE APPS WOULD NOT HAVE MET THE STATUTE.I THINK THAT FOLKS IN OTHER OPERATING PEACE APPS, AND THEY'LL BE EXPANDING THEIR NUMBERS OVER THE NEXT EIGHT OR NINE MONTHS, ARE MOSTLY CAPABLE.
THEY'RE JUST AS SMART A PEOPLE AS WHAT ARE WORKING IN OUR DISPATCH AND JUST AS DEDICATED WHAT THEIR JOBS ARE.
I HOPE THAT Y'ALL WILL GET OVER THE CHANGE THAT'S OCCURRING AND CONSIDER EMPLOYMENT AT JACKSONVILLE.
THE DIRECTOR UP THERE WAS HIGHLY ENOUGH REGARDED BY THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE THAT WHEN IT WAS FIRST BEING CONSIDERED TO CONSOLIDATE IN ONE LOCATION, HIS RECOMMENDATION TO US WAS THAT THAT DIRECTOR UP THERE WOULD BE IN CHARGE OF THIS NEW CONSOLIDATED PIECE OF THAT.
THE WRITTEN NOTIFICATION FROM HR IS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW WHAT'S COMING, THAT YOU KNOW WE'RE COMMUNICATING WITH YOU.
IT ALSO TELLS YOU THAT WE'RE GOING TO KEEP YOU UP TO DATE.
YOU'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE A NOTICE SIMILAR TO THAT EVERY MONTH UPDATING YOU ON THE PROJECTED DATE OF FINAL CHANGEOVER, THERE'LL BE SOME SOFT OPENING THAT WILL OCCUR.
ACTUALLY, I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT DECIDED NOT TO SPEAK TO YOU OF WHAT WAS GOING ON, BECAUSE IT WAS ACTUALLY IN OCTOBER, AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO DEBATE HERE, SO YOU CAN STEP AWAY.
SIR, YOU'RE WRONG. YOU MAY DISAGREE.
IT WAS IN OCTOBER WHEN YOUR SHERIFF APPROACHED ME WITH A CONCERN OF WE GOT TO TELL THESE PEOPLE WHAT IS GOING ON.
I AGREE WE HAD TO TELL THEM, SO WE TOLD THEM.
>> MEMBERS THAT'S OUR. [OVERLAPPING]
>> I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD AND READ THAT COMMENT.
>> I HAVE ONE FROM AYESHA WILLIAMS. PUBLIC COMMENT.
>> SERGEANT-AT-ARMS, WILL YOU REMOVE THIS MAN FROM THE ROOM.
>> DRAINAGE ISSUE IN DISTRICT NUMBER 13.
I WANT TO START WITH THAT OVER AGAIN, JUDGE.
>> THIS IS AN E MAIL FROM AYESHA WILLIAMS DRAINAGE ISSUE IN DISTRICT 13.
TO WHO IT MAY CONCERN, WE MAY NEED YOUR HELP.
MY NAME IS AYESHA WILLIAMS AND I LIVE AT 9724 MERLOT LANE IN NORTH LITTLE ROCK.
THIS HAS BEEN A NEW RESIDENCE FOR ONLY A LITTLE OVER THREE MONTHS, AND I'VE ALREADY EXPERIENCED FLOOD DAMAGE.
I'M SURE YOU ARE AWARE OF THE RECENT FLOODS IN OUR AREA THAT TOOK PLACE ON THURSDAY 3/14/24.
SEVERAL OF THE CONSTITUENTS WERE FLOODED OUT AND HAVE RESULTED IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIRS.
WHILE REACHING OUT TO NEIGHBORS AND HEARING ABOUT THEIR DAMAGE AS WELL IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THERE'S DRAINING ISSUES IN OUR AREA.
THE CREEK BROOK THAT RUNS BESIDE MY HOUSE OVERFLOWED AND CAUSED ROUGHLY 18 INCHES OF WATER TO SPILL THROUGHOUT MY HOUSE, COSTING ME AND OTHERS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIRS.
AS EVIDENT FROM THE PICTURES I'VE ATTACHED TO THIS EMAIL, I TOOK IT UPON MYSELF TO REACH OUT TO MY JP, ONLY TO BE DIRECTED TO CALL OR EMAIL PUBLIC WORKS.
IN DESPERATE NEED OF QUICK ACTION, I DECIDED TO CALL PUBLIC WORKS.
PUBLIC WORKS STATED THAT THEY HAVE HAD SOMEONE COME OUT TO LOOK AT THE DRAINAGE THAT DAY IN REGARDS TO THE CREEK BROOK.
WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY ASSISTANCE BECAUSE IT'S CONSIDERED PRIVATE PROPERTY.
IT'S NO FUN REPLACING FLOORS, RIPPING UP SHEET ROCK, AND AMONG OTHER THINGS, DUE TO POOR ENGINEERING, WE CAN'T AFFORD THIS TO KEEP HAPPENING.
WE AREN'T DECLARED TO BE IN A FLOOD ZONE, SO WE SHOULDN'T BE HAVING THESE ISSUES.
I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE NOT IGNORE MY PLEA FOR HELP.
AYESHA WILLIAMS. THAT'S IT, JUDGE.
>> I APPRECIATE IT. I THINK WE'VE SPOKEN AND TRIED TO GIVE THOSE FOLKS SOME HELP. THANK YOU ALL.
>> IT'S THE END OF THE MEETING.
LET ME END THE MEETING. WE'RE ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.