I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYBODY TO THE [1. CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:09] JULY QUORUM COURT MEETING FOR PULASKI COUNTY. CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. AND JUSTICE MCCOY IS NOT HERE, SO I'M GOING TO ASK MISS GREEN, IF YOU WILL GIVE US AN INVOCATION TONIGHT. DO IT. THAT'D BE GREAT. WANT ME TO STAND UP OR JUST DO IT FROM HERE. AND JUSTICE GREEN WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. SO ALL THOSE WHO CAN STAND, PLEASE DO. ALRIGHT. DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME TO YOU NOW AND WE GIVE YOU THANKS AND HIGH PRAISE. IT'S ALWAYS A PLATINUM DAY TO BE ABLE TO SERVE YOU. FATHER, HELP US AS WE MAKE THESE DECISIONS, AS WE PONDER WHAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT. HELP US TO LOOK AT EVERYTHING WITH A CLEAN, PURE HEART AND DO EVERYTHING TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY TO TAKE CARE OF OUR COUNTY AND YOUR WORLD. BE WITH US, FATHER. WATCH OVER US AND BLESS AND KEEP US. IN JESUS NAME, I THANK YOU AND I PRAISE YOU. AMEN. AMEN, AMEN. I WANT TO THANK ANY OF OUR GUESTS WHO ARE HERE TO FOR BEING PRESENT AND SOME OF OUR EMPLOYEES ARE ALSO HERE TONIGHT FOR A VERY, VERY SHORT AGENDA. AND I THANK THEM FOR BEING HERE, DOING THEIR JOB WAY AFTER HOURS. I'M TALKING TO YOU, EMILY. MADAM CLERK, WHEN YOU'RE READY, WILL YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE? CERTAINLY. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. [5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES] MEMBERS IN YOUR PACKET, YOU RECEIVED THE MINUTES FOR LAST MONTH'S QUORUM COURT MEETING. HOPEFULLY YOU'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK THAT OVER THE, WHEN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION. YOU'VE HEARD THE SECOND. ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO THE MINUTES FROM LAST MONTH'S MEETING? THERE BEING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ACCEPTANCE OF THE MINUTES FOR LAST MONTH INDICATE SO BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THANK YOU. [6. COMMITTEE REPORTS: Agenda Committee] MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE READ FOR US THE AGENDA COMMITTEE REPORT. JULY 23RD, 2024, TO THE PRESIDING OFFICER OF THE PULASKI COUNTY QUORUM COURT. WE, YOUR COMMITTEE OF THE AGENDA TO WHOM WAS REFERRED ITEM 24 I 34 BEG LEAVE TO REPORT. WE'VE HAD THE SAME UNDER CONSIDERATION, AND HEREWITH RETURN THE SAME WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF DUE PASS. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, CURTIS A KEITH CHAIR. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANY UNFINISHED BUSINESS. [24-I-35 A MEMORIAL RESOLUTION OF THE QUORUM COURT OF PULASKI COUNTY COMMEMORATING THE HONORABLE TERESA CONEY FOR HER SERVICE TO PULASKI COUNTY AND ITS CITIZENS.] THAT MOVES US ON TO NEW BUSINESS. AND WE HAVE A RESOLUTION. MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU READ RESOLUTION 24I35, IN MEMORIAM OF OUR RECENTLY LOST MEMBER OF QUORUM COURT WHO WAS LOVED BY ALL, FEARED BY MANY. AND YOU WANT ME TO READ THE WHOLE THING, RIGHT? AND I WOULD LIKE YOU TO READ THE WHOLE THING. A MEMORIAL RESOLUTION, BE IT ENACTED BY THE QUORUM COURT OF THE COUNTY OF PULASKI, STATE OF ARKANSAS. A RESOLUTION TO BE ENTITLED A MEMORIAL RESOLUTION OF THE QUORUM COURT OF PULASKI COUNTY, COMMEMORATING THE HONORABLE TERESA CONEY FOR HER SERVICE TO PULASKI COUNTY AND ITS CITIZENS. WHEREAS THE PULASKI COUNTY QUORUM COURT WAS SADDENED TO HEAR THAT ITS COLLEAGUE AND FRIEND, TERESA CONEY, PASSED AWAY ON JULY 10TH, 2024. AND WHEREAS, MISS TERESA CONEY HONORABLY SERVED AS THE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE FOR DISTRICT SEVEN FROM 2011 TO 20 2022, WHERE SHE FIERCELY AND COMPASSIONATELY REPRESENTED THE CITIZENS OF PULASKI COUNTY. WHEREAS TERESA WAS KNOWN FOR HER CANDOR, HONESTY, AND DEDICATION TO PRESERVING THE INTEGRITY OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT. AND WHEREAS AS A LEADER OF THE QUORUM COURT, TERESA CHAMPIONED CAUSES THAT ENSURE VITAL SERVICES AND PROGRAMS WERE DELIVERED TO THE CITIZENS OF THE COUNTY IN AN EQUITABLE MANNER. AND WHEREAS HER TIME OF DURING HER TIME OF SERVICE, SHE HELPED IMPROVE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL AS EXPAND ESSENTIAL ENRICHMENT, HOUSING AND [00:05:10] EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. AND WHEREAS, SHE WAS A VOICE OF THE EMPLOYEES OF PULASKI COUNTY, ENSURING THAT EVERY EMPLOYEE FELT APPRECIATED AND RESPECTED. AND WHEREAS FOR THREE DECADES SHE WORKED AS A CHILD WELFARE SPECIALIST FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, DIVISION OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, HELPING AT RISK YOUTH TO FIND COMPASSIONATE AND LOVING HOMES. AND WHEREAS, TERESA WAS A PROUD GRADUATE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF, WHERE SHE RECEIVED HER BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN SOCIAL WELFARE AND WOULD GO ON TO EARN HER MASTER'S DEGREE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION FROM WESTERN UNIVERSITY. AND WHEREAS A CONSUMMATE TEACHER AND NURTURER OF KNOWLEDGE, SHE SERVED AS AN ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL SCIENCES AT PHILANDER SMITH COLLEGE FOR OVER TEN YEARS. AND WHEREAS, IN HER SPARE TIME, SHE SERVED AS A FREELANCE FUNERAL DIRECTOR. LED A MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA YOUTH SERVICE CLUB, AND HELPED WITH COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS AND YOUTH PROGRAMS AS A MEMBER AND FORMER GRAND MATRON OF THE ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR. AND WHEREAS, HER DEDICATION BOTH PROFESSIONALLY AND PERSONALLY TO HELPING, TEACHING AND NURTURING THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF PULASKI COUNTY IS A TESTAMENT OF HER STRONG FAITH IN GOD AND EXTRAORDINARY CIVIC SPIRIT. AND WHEREAS THE QUORUM COURT WISHES TO COMMEMORATE THE LIFE AND WORK OF TERESA CONEY FOR HER SERVICE TO PULASKI COUNTY AND OFFERS ITS SINCERE CONDOLENCES TO HER ADORING SON RICKY, HER GRANDSONS RICKY THE THIRD AND AIDAN AND HER LOVING FAMILY MEMBERS. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE QUORUM COURT OF PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS, THAT IT DOES HEREBY COMMEMORATE THE LIFE AND THE WORK OF THE HONORABLE TERESA CONEY FOR HER SERVICE TO PULASKI COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND ALL ITS CITIZENS, AND TO OFFER ITS HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES TO HER FAMILY. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK AND MEMBERS, BEFORE I ASK FOR A MOTION, CAN WE HAVE JUST A MOMENT OF SILENCE IN PRAYER AND MEDITATION FOR THE HAPPY REPOSE OF THERESA'S SOUL. GOD BLESS THERESA'S FAMILY. JUSTICE KIETH, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR A MOTION. I MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION. SECOND. MEMBERS. YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION. YOU'VE HEARD MANY SECONDS. IS THERE ANY DEBATE OR DISCUSSION OR OPINION FOR THIS RESOLUTION? THERE BEING NONE. MADAM CLERK, CALL THE ROLL FOR THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 24I 35. 14 AYES, ONE ABSENT. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. AND NOW, IF YOU READ FOR US, ORDINANCE 24I34. [24-I-34 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 23-OR-47 (2024 ANNUAL BUDGET, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS) TO RECOGNIZE AND APPROPRIATE REIMBURSEMENT FUNDS FOR THE CRISIS STABILIZATION UNIT.] AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 23 OR 47 2024 ANNUAL BUDGET. PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS, TO RECOGNIZE AN APPROPRIATE REIMBURSEMENT FUNDS FOR THE CRISIS STABILIZATION UNIT. JUSTICE GREENE, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR THE MOTION. MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION. SECOND MEMBERS, YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION. YOU'VE HEARD THE SECOND. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING ORDINANCE 24I 34. THERE BEING NONE. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE 24I34. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK AND MEMBERS, AND CONGRATULATIONS ON PASSING YOUR ORDINANCE, JUSTICE GREEN. MEMBERS, THIS CONCLUDES THE BUSINESS PORTION OF OUR MEETING AND BRINGS US TO ANNOUNCEMENTS. [Announcements] ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS BY MEMBERS OF THE COURT? JUSTICE STOWERS. THANK YOU, SIR. IT'S MORE OF A REQUEST. I DIDN'T BRING ANY CASH. [00:10:03] I'M NOT TAKING UP AN OFFERING. IT'S ALL GOOD. I WAS GOING TO ASK, AS WE. IT'S HAS BEEN OUR TRADITION THROUGH THE YEARS AND GOING BACK TO THE LATE, GREAT LANDER DANE WHO SERVED ON THIS BODY FOR MANY YEARS. SHE ALWAYS USED TO ASK IF ONCE WE PASSED A RESOLUTION, AS WE JUST DID FOR MISS CONEY TONIGHT, IF WE COULD PUT THAT ON PRETTY PAPER THE NEXT MONTH AND PRESENT THAT TO THAT PERSON'S LOVED ONES. SO, JUSTIN. IS THAT PROCLAMATION ALREADY PRESENTED TO HER FAMILY? YES. YES. OKAY. CORRECT. WE DID THAT AT THE FUNERAL. OKAY. THAT'S GOOD. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR MEMBERS OF THE QUORUM COURT? JUSTIN, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS? THEN, MEMBERS, WE'RE ADJOURNED, WITHOUT OBJECTION. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.