[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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WE'LL GO AHEAD AND OPEN OUR MEETING UP.THOSE WHO CAN, WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND? DEAR, KIND, GRACIOUS, LOVING FATHER.
WE THANK YOU FOR LIFE, LIBERTY, AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS.
WE THANK YOU FOR OPENING AND FREE GOVERNMENT.
WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD BE WITH OUR PROCEEDINGS THIS EVENING THAT YOU WOULD GIVE US WISDOM AS WE DELIBERATE THE BUSINESS OF PULASKI COUNTY. WE ASK THESE THINGS IN YOUR NAME.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
THANK EVERYBODY FOR STANDING AND PARTICIPATING IN OUR OPENING.
AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? ALL RIGHT, MISS DAVIS.
PRESENT. MR. STOWERS. PRESENT.
MR. ELLIOT AND MISS MEDLOCK IS ABSENT.
WE DO HAVE A QUORUM TO DO THE COUNTY'S BUSINESS.
AND JUST A REMINDER, YOUR MICROPHONES ARE ON SO I CAN ACTUALLY HEAR YOU TALKING NOW.
ALL RIGHT. MR. CHAIR. POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.
YOU'RE LIKE ME AND HAVE TO BE CAREFUL.
OKAY. HOW ABOUT THIS, THEN? I JUST TURN THEM ALL OFF? YEAH. AND YEAH, I'LL TURN THEM ALL OFF AND AND WE'LL.
YEAH. ALL RIGHT. SO EVERYBODY'S MICROPHONE IS OFF NOW SO YOU CAN.
SO IF YOU'RE GOING TO TURN ALL THE MICS OFF, YOU'VE GOT TO BE A CONSCIOUS MEMBER UP HERE AND REALIZE WHEN WE'RE VOTING AND YOU'VE GOT TO REACH DOWN AND PUSH THE LITTLE BUTTON TO MAKE SURE THE GREEN LIGHTS ON SO YOUR VOTE IS COUNTED.
ALL RIGHT. OTHERWISE, MR. KEITH, I WOULD IMPLORE YOU TO TURN ALL THE LIGHTS BACK ON.
ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO BEAT THIS HORSE TO DEATH TONIGHT.
ALL OF YOUR MICROPHONES ARE ON.
OKAY. THANK YOU. SIR. ALL RIGHT.
ITEM FIVE IS THEIR RECOMMENDATION.
[5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
SO MOVE.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.
OUR MINUTES HAVE BEEN APPROVED FROM OUR LAST MEETING.
I AM NOT AWARE OF ANY UNFINISHED BUSINESS WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE INTO OUR NEW BUSINESS.
[24-1-18 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 23-OR-47 (2024 ANNUAL BUDGET, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS) To APPROPRIATE FUNDS FROM THE COUNTY RECORDER'S COST FUND FOR BUILDNG AND FACILITY INWROVEMENTS.]
AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ 24 I 18.ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 23 OR 472024 ANNUAL BUDGET, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS, TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FROM THE COUNTY RECORDER'S COST FUND FOR BUILDING AND FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS.
YES, I MOVE THAT WE SEND THIS TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH THE RECOMMENDED DO PASS.
JUSTICE MASSEY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN? I'M GOING TO DEFER TO OUR COMPTROLLER, WHO IS HERE TONIGHT, AND HE IS GOING TO EXPLAIN.
I WORKED WITH THE CLERK'S OFFICE.
SOME OF THAT STUFF HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED IN 20 YEARS OR MORE.
AND THIS IS COMING OUT OF THE RECORDERS COST FUND.
NO, NO CHARGE TO THE COUNTY GENERAL.
THAT'S WHAT THE MONEY'S THERE FOR.
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THANK YOU HUTCH.IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON 24I18, MISS DAVIS.
WE WILL SEND 24I18 TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH A RECOMMENDED DO PASS.
AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT JUSTICE MATLOCK HAS ARRIVED? YOUR MICROPHONE IS ON..
[24-1-19 AN ORDNANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 23-OR-47 (2024 ANNUAL BUDGET, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS) TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR THE DETENTION MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.]
AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ 2419.JUSTICE STOWERS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN? YOU KNOW, I THINK OUR COMPTROLLER CHIEF OF STAFF WOULD BE MUCH MORE QUALIFIED TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THAT MIGHT BE OF THE BODY ON THIS ITEM.
I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH CHIEF HENDRIX.
THEY HAVE A PARAPLEGIC IN THEIR FACILITY THAT REQUIRES 24 HOUR CARE.
THAT COMES TO THE TUNE OF A LITTLE OVER $18,000 A MONTH.
SO WE'RE LOOKING INTO THERE'S SEVERAL HEARINGS AND ALL THAT STUFF.
IT'S GOT TO TAKE PLACE THAT HE COULD BE RELEASED.
SO WE'LL MODIFY THE CONTRACT WITH TURNKEY TO INCLUDE THIS FUNDING UNTIL THAT INDIVIDUAL IS RELEASED. BUT THIS IS A WORST CASE SCENARIO THAT WE'D HAVE HIM FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR.
AND THEY'VE HAD HIM SINCE FEBRUARY.
I'M GONNA START OFF WITH JUSTICE BLACKWOOD.
I'D JUST LIKE TO BE ADDED TO THIS.
OKAY. JUSTICE BLACKWOOD WOULD LIKE TO BE A SPONSOR.
IT JUST WOULDN'T. COME ON, EVERYBODY, COME ON.
YOU SEE ALL OF THOSE AMY? CURRY. OKAY.
I DIDN'T WANT TO BE ADDED. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. JUSTICE DAVIS, GO AHEAD.
I JUST WANTED TO KNOW, IS THIS A COUNTY PRISONER OR A STATE PRISONER? I DON'T KNOW IF.
YEAH. IS THE TRIAL HASN'T HAPPENED YET.
THERE'S BEEN SEVERAL HEARINGS TRYING TO DETERMINE WHETHER HE'S A JUVENILE, AN ADULT.
THAT'S ABOUT ALL I CAN TELL YOU.
ADAM MIGHT BE ABLE TO TELL YOU MORE.
I'LL TRY TO GIVE THE SHORTEST, SWEETEST ANSWER I CAN.
PRETRIAL BEFORE A TRIAL IS HAD, FROM THE TIME THEY'RE CHARGED, THERE'S A FELONY INFORMATION.
BY THE TIME THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE FILES THE CHARGE UNTIL THE TRIAL IS CONDUCTED, EVEN IF THEY'RE HELD ON STATE CHARGES, THEY'RE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COUNTY ACCORDING TO STATE LAW. WE'VE HAD INSTANCES LIKE THIS BEFORE.
YES. AND WE TRY TO GET THEM RELEASED.
BUT IT TAKES SEVERAL DIFFERENT PARTIES TO AGREE TO THAT.
IF THEY'RE RELEASED, WE'RE OFF THE HOOK AS IT WAS FOR THE MEDICAL COST.
BUT UNTIL THEN, THEY'RE OUR RESPONSIBILITY.
AND THE INJURY OCCURRED PRIOR TO.
I HAVE A GREEN LIGHT ON AND I KNOW YOU HAVE TO BECAUSE YOUR LIGHT IS ON.
YOU HAVE TO KIND OF WAVE AT ME TO ALLOW ME TO RECOGNIZE YOU.
GO AHEAD, JUSTICE MCMULLEN, PLEASE.
OKAY. CAN YOU SPEAK IN YOUR MICROPHONE, PLEASE? YEAH. WE'RE GOING TO GET THIS INFORMATION STRAIGHT EVENTUALLY.
YOU KNOW, I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS PERSON, YOU'RE TRYING TO FIND OUT IF HE'S A JUVENILE.
THE COURTS ARE DETERMINING THAT.
I'M, WHEN I SAY YOU, THAT MEANS WHATEVER ENTITY THAT IS.
WHETHER, HE'S A JUVENILE OR AN ADULT DUE TO HIS AGE, AND HIS AGE IS 18, AT LEAST I BELIEVE IT'S 17.
AND THEN WHAT? OKAY, SO THERE'S NOT A CUT OFF.
IT DEPENDS UPON THE OFFENSE, PERHAPS, AS TO HOW THEY WANT TO CHARGE HIM.
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WAS HE CHARGED AT SCHOOL? WAS THERE SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED AT SCHOOL? YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING I KNOW.OKAY. WELL, MR. BRAGG SEEMS TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT AND..
HIS OFFENSE DID NOT HAPPEN AT A SCHOOL.
I THINK WE'RE OFF THE SUBJECT OF THE TOPIC OF THE ORDINANCE.
I STILL NEED A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ABOUT THIS, SINCE WE ARE, AFTER ALL, AT THE WE'RE NOT AT THE FULL QUORUM COURT MEETING. SO..
I CAN TELL YOU, HE'S 17 YEARS OLD.
AND HE'S AT THE WHAT FACILITY NOW? HE'S AT OUR FACILITY.
HE'S AT THE DETENTION FACILITY.
DETENTION AND THAT IS JUVENILES.
NO, NO, HE'S AT THE BIG PEOPLE JAIL RIGHT NOW.
BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THEY MOVE INTO DETENTION OR NOT.
WE STILL HAVE THIS MEDICAL COST.
YOU'RE WELCOME. OKAY. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO.
I HOPE I DIDN'T MISS THIS EARLIER WITH ANOTHER QUESTION, BUT DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA WHEN HIS TRIAL MAY BE? AND I GUESS THIS IS FOR THE COUNTY ATTORNEY.
HE COULD STILL BE RELEASED BEFORE THE TRIAL.
THAT'S SOMETHING THEY GOT TO DECIDE.
BUT I HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THIS TRIAL WILL BE.
OKAY. I SEE CHIEF DEPUTY HENDRICKS IN THE BACK.
CURIOUS IF HE HAS ANYTHING TO ADD.
I TRIED TO SAY, THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
EVERYTHING THEY'RE SAYING IS CORRECT.
HE IS A JUVENILE, BUT IT WON'T MATTER.
HE'LL STILL BE OUR RESPONSIBILITY.
THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS, HE'S.
HE'S GOT A CAPITAL MURDER CHARGE.
SO THERE'S ACTUALLY TWO INDIVIDUALS RIGHT NOW THAT ARE PART OF THAT $18,000.
AND SO HE'S IN SERIOUS CONDITION.
HE HAS TO BE CHANGED, HIS DIAPER CHANGED, AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.
AND HE'S WITH US FOR AGGRAVATED ROBBERY.
WE'VE TRIED A MEDICAL OR BOTH OF THEM AND HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL AND MEDICAL OR ESSENTIALLY MEANS THAT WE GET A HOLD OF THE COURT, TELL THEM WHAT THE MEDICAL PROBLEMS ARE WITH THE INDIVIDUAL, AND THEN THE COURT LOOKS AT IT AND DETERMINES FROM THE CHARGES AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS WHETHER THEY'LL RELEASE HIM OR NOT.
AND THEY HAVE NOT TO THIS POINT FOR EITHER OF THEM, EITHER INDIVIDUAL.
ALSO, IS THERE WILL THE COURT WORK WITH US TO TRY TO EXPEDITE THEIR CASES AS WELL AS MUCH AS THEY CAN? I REALIZE THERE'S MULTIPLE PARTIES INVOLVED, BUT IT'S BEEN MY EXPERIENCE.
THAT'S RIGHT. ARE YOU OKAY? JUST AS ELLIOTT.
HAS THIS HAPPENED? YEARS BACK.
AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MISS MEDLOCK, ARE.
AYE. MR. KEITH. YES. MISS CURRY.
AYE. YES, MISS CAPPS, I MISS DAVIS.
19 TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH THE DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION.
THERE SEEMS TO BE NOTHING ELSE ON OUR AGENDA.
IS THERE A MOTION? MOVE TO ADJOURN. SECOND, WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE HAVE ADJOURNED OUR OFFICIAL MEETING.
ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM UP HERE?
[Announcements]
JUST BEING NONE.JUSTIN, DO WE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? YEAH. REAL QUICK.
BUDGET WILL MEET THURSDAY, 6:00.
IT'LL JUST BE A PRELIMINARY MEETING.
WE'LL GET KIND OF AN OVERVIEW FROM THE COMPTROLLER AND THE TREASURER.
NO ITEMS OR ANYTHING ON THE AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION.
IT'S BASICALLY A INTRO INTO THE SPRING BUDGET HEARINGS.
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6:00. AND AGENDA WILL GO OUT IN THE MORNING.JUST BASICALLY POSTING IT, BUT IT'LL JUST BE SORT OF A PRELIMINARY MEETING, SO.
ALL RIGHT, WHAT TIME DID YOU SAY? SIX. SIX. SIX.
ALL RIGHT. NO MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS.
THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY COMMUNITY COMMENTS, SIR? THANK YOU. THERE'S A MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
I LIKE YOUR PURSE, IT'S VERY CUTE.
JUSTIN, I ALL NIGHT LONG.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.