YEAH. LET'S GET LET'S GET TO WORK.
[1. CALL TO ORDER ]
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WANT TO WELCOME EVERYONE, OUR EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS AND FELLOW ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT HAVE COME TONIGHT? THIS IS THE OCTOBER QUORUM COURT MEETING FOR PULASKI COUNTY.AS IS OUR TRADITION, WE'LL BEGIN THE NIGHT WITH AN INVOCATION.
JUSTICE DUGAN IS GOING TO LEAD US IN THAT.
AND THEN JUSTICE BLACKWOOD IS GOING TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
SO, THOSE OF YOU WHO CAN PLEASE STAND.
GRACIOUS HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU.
AND WE PRAISE YOU THAT WE GET TO BE HERE TONIGHT.
GOD BE WITH US. HELP US TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS.
FATHER GOD, WE HAVE A BIG RESPONSIBILITY AND HELP US TO STAND TO IT GOD.
GIVE US REVELATION, KNOWLEDGE AND UNCTION.
GUMPTION, ALL THE THINGS THAT WE NEED.
HELP US TO DO RIGHT IN JESUS NAME.
WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL WHEN YOU'RE READY? TAKES A MINUTE TO WARM UP.
SO, IF EVERYBODY IS PRESENT, THAT WOULD BE 15.
I'M SORRY, 15, YES, YOU'RE CORRECT.
[5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES ]
YOU SHOULD HAVE HAD IN YOUR PACKAGE THIS WEEK THE MINUTES FOR LAST MONTH'S MEETING.HOPE YOU'VE HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK OVER THEM.
I'LL WAIT FOR YOU, AND I'LL ACCEPT A MOTION TO ADOPT.
MEMBERS. YOU'VE HEARD A MOTION. YOU'VE HEARD A SECOND.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO LAST MONTH'S MINUTES? THERE BEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ADOPTING THOSE MINUTES INDICATE SO BY SAYING AYE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NO. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT WE'VE ADOPTED LAST MONTH'S MINUTES AND WHEN YOU'RE READY, PLEASE GIVE US
[6. COMMITTEE REPORT: Agenda Committee ]
THE COMMITTEE REPORT FOR THE AGENDA COMMITTEE.CERTAINLY. OCTOBER 22ND, 2024.
TO THE PRESIDING OFFICER OF THE PULASKI COUNTY QUORUM COURT.
WE YOUR COMMITTEE OF THE AGENDA TO WHOM WAS REFERRED ITEMS 24I51, 24I52, 24I53 BEG LEAVE TO REPORT WE'VE HAD THE SAME UNDER CONSIDERATION, AND HEREWITH RETURN THE SAME WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF DO PASS, RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED CURTIS A KEITH, CHAIR. ARE YOU? THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.
WE HAVE NO UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
[24-I-54 A RESOLUTION OF THE QUORUM COURT OF PULASKI COUNTY EXPRESSING ITS WILLINGNESS TO UTILIZE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BLOCK GRANT FUNDS FOR THE CHICOT ROAD CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT. ]
SO, MADAM CLERK, WHEN YOU'RE READY, PLEASE READ FOR US.RESOLUTION 24I54, A RESOLUTION OF THE QUORUM COURT OF PULASKI COUNTY EXPRESSING ITS WILLINGNESS TO UTILIZE IN SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BLOCK GRANT FUNDS FOR THE CHICO ROAD CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT.
MEMBERS. YOU'VE HEARD THE RESOLUTION 24 I 54.
JUSTICE KEITH, MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION.
MEMBERS, YOU'VE HEARD A MOTION.
YOU'VE HEARD A SECOND. FOR THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION 24I54.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ADOPTION INDICATE SO BY SAYING AYE.
MADAM CLERK, LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT AT 24I54 HAS PASSED.
[24-I-37A AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 17-OR-12 (PULASKI COUNTY PERSONNEL POLICY) AS AMENDED TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. ]
THAT MOVES US ON TO ORDINANCES.[00:05:01]
ITEM 24I37 AS AMENDED.THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK, AND MEMBERS OF THE QUORUM COURT.
THAT IS ALSO THE THIRD AND FINAL READING.
SO I'LL ACCEPT A MOTION FROM JUSTICE MASSEY FOR ADOPTION.
MEMBERS. YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING ORDINANCE 24I37, AS AMENDED.
THERE BEING NONE. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE ADOPTION OF 24I37, AS AMENDED.
YOU ALWAYS HELP ME WHEN I'VE GOT A TONGUE TWIST GOING.
SO IF THERE'S ZERO NAYS, IT'S 15/4.
OH, I DON'T KNOW WHY I HAVE 14 IN MY HEAD.
I'M SORRY. I RESEMBLE THAT REMARK.
THANK YOU FOR NOT MAKING ME REMEMBER ANYONE'S NAME TONIGHT.
WHEN YOU'RE READY, PLEASE READ FOR US ORDINANCE 24I38, AS AMENDED.
[24-I-38A AN ORDINANCE TO INITIATE AN ANALYSIS OF COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICES FOR ALTERNATIVE COUNTY ORGANIZATION; TO PROVIDE FOR THE CREATION OF A COUNTY ADVISORY BOARD TO CONDUCT THE ANALYSIS; TO ESTABLISH THE COMPLETION DATE OF THE ANALYSIS; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. ]
THIS ORDINANCE ALSO IS ON ITS THIRD AND ITS FINAL READING.TO PROVIDE FOR THE CREATION OF A COUNTY ADVISORY BOARD.
TO ESTABLISH THE COMPLETION DATE OF THE ANALYSIS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
JUSTICE STOWERS, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR THE MOTION.
JUDGE, I MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION.
SECOND. MEMBERS YOU HEARD THE MOTION.
YOU HEARD THE SECOND. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS ON ORDINANCE 2438, AS AMENDED? THERE BEING NONE. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE ADOPTION OF 24I38, AS AMENDED.
THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK. AND I AGREE WITH YOUR MATH THIS TIME.
READ FOR US WHEN YOU'RE READY, PLEASE.
[24-I-51 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 23-OR-47 (2024 ANNUAL BUDGET, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS) TO RECOGNIZE AND APPROPRIATE REIMBURSEMENT FUNDS FOR THE CRISIS STABILIZATION UNIT. ]
ORDINANCE 24I51, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 23OR47, 2024 ANNUAL BUDGET.TO RECOGNIZE AND APPROPRIATE REIMBURSEMENT FUNDS FOR THE CRISIS STABILIZATION UNIT.
JUSTICE MCCOY, YOU RECOGNIZE FOR THE MOTION.
YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION. YOU'VE HEARD THE SECOND.
THIS IS A STANDARD ORDINANCE EVERY MONTH.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE ADOPTION OF 24I51.
THANK YOU. MADAM CLERK AND JUSTICE MCCOY.
THIS IS THE LEGAL RECORD OF OUR MEETING.
AND I HAD OCCASION TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT A MEETING A WEEK BEFORE LAST, AND THERE WAS QUITE A FEW THAT WAS VERY HARD TO DISCERN THAT FOLKS WERE SAYING YES OR NO OR SAYING NOTHING.
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SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.MADAM CLERK, NOW READ FOR US, PLEASE,
[24-I-52 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 23-OR-47 (2024 ANNUAL BUDGET, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS) TO TRANSFER FUNDS FROM THE ASSESSOR’S AMENDMENT 79 FUND INTO THE ASSESSOR’S REAL PROPERTY REAPPRAISAL COST FUND. ]
ORDINANCE 24I 52.AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 23OR 47, 2024 ANNUAL BUDGET PULASKI COUNTY TO TRANSFER FUNDS FROM THE ASSESSOR'S AMENDMENT 79 FUND INTO THE ASSESSOR'S REAL PROPERTY REAPPRAISAL COST FUND.
JUSTICE ELLIOTT, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR THE MOTION MOVED FOR ADOPTION.
SECOND. MEMBERS YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS ON ORDINANCE 24I52.
THERE BEING NONE. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE 24I52.
JUSTICE MASSEY, YOU PASSED YOUR ORDINANCE, 24I53.
MEMBERS, NOW, THIS BRINGS US TO A LATE FILING AND I'M GOING TO APOLOGIZE.
WE WERE ASLEEP AT THE SWITCH AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH AND DIDN'T GET THIS ON THE AGENDA.
I THINK YOU ACCIDENTALLY SAID THAT HE PASSED 24I53.
YES. OH, I'M TRYING TO HURRY TO THE END.
THANK YOU. AND MADAM CLERK, YOU FOR ONCE, YOU WERE SLOW TO THE SWITCH OF KEEPING ME STRAIGHT.
NEXT TIME, I'LL MAKE SURE I'M FAST ON THIS.
SO, MADAM CLERK, PLEASE READ FOR US
[24-I-53 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 23-OR-47 (2024 ANNUAL BUDGET, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS) TO RECOGNIZE AND APPROPRIATE GRANT FUNDS FOR THE COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES DEPARTMENT. ]
ORDINANCE 24I53.AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 23OR47, 2024 ANNUAL BUDGET.
TO RECOGNIZE AN APPROPRIATE GRANT FUNDS FOR THE COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES DEPARTMENT.
JUSTICE MASSEY, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR THE MOTION.
YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION. YOU'VE HEARD THE SECOND.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING ORDINANCE 24I53.
DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? NO, I SAID, JUST THE ONLY COMMENT I HAVE IS TO ADD.
I WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED TO THIS.
THAT'S ALL. OKAY. THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK.
THERE'S NO OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS.
WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE 2453? CERTAINLY.
I NEED SOMEBODY TO WATCH OVER ME, USUALLY, I'LL TELL YOU THAT MUCH.
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BUSY WORKING ON THE BUDGET.SO PLEASE ACCEPT MY APOLOGIES.
WE'LL TRY AND MAKE IT AS BRIEF AND HOPEFULLY IT'S AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE.
I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES.
MEMBERS, YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION AND A SECOND TO SUSPEND THE RULES.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF SUSPENDING THOSE RULES INDICATE SO BY SAYING AYE.
MEMBERS THE MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES PASSES 14 TO 1.
I'M WORKING ON MY MATH, ESPECIALLY, MADAM CLERK.
SO NOW, WHEN YOU'RE READY, PLEASE READ FOR US ORDINANCE 24I55.
A N ORDINANCE TO RECOGNIZE THE REASSIGNMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES FOR DISPATCH OF PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES IN UNINCORPORATED PULASKI COUNTY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. JUSTICE ROBINSON, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR THE MOTION.
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MOVE THAT WE ADOPT.YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION. YOU'VE HEARD THE SECOND.
ARE THERE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING ORDINANCE 24I55? YES, YES.
I JUST WANT TO ASK THE ATTORNEY IS HERE AND KIND OF GIVE US SOME OF THE RATIONALE ON WHY IT BECAME AN EMERGENCY.
I KNOW WE MET AT THE BUDGET MEETING LAST WEEK AND IT DIDN'T COME UP.
SO I'M JUST KIND OF CURIOUS ABOUT THAT.
AND WHY WOULD WE MOVE THE FUNDS FROM THE SHERIFF'S BUDGET AS OPPOSED TO POSSIBLY UTILIZING EMERGENCY FUNDS? SO THAT'S NOT A LEGAL QUESTION.
OKAY. AND OUR BUDGET LEADER IS SOMEWHERE IN NORTHERN CANADA SHOOTING BIRDS APPARENTLY, OR SO HE CLAIMS. SO I THINK I CAN ADDRESS THAT IF THAT'S OKAY WITH YOU.
OKAY. SO THE DISPATCH DEPARTMENT IS CONSOLIDATED BY LAW.
EVERYBODY IS AWARE OF THAT, RIGHT? AND IT'S ALSO MOVED FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO THE JUDGE'S OFFICE BY LAW.
AND THE BUDGET FOR DISPATCH IS IN YOUR 24 BUDGET FOR 12 MONTHS OF THE EXPENSES OF DISPATCH IN IN SEPTEMBER. THE DISPATCH DEPARTMENT AND THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE CEASED DOING DISPATCH RESPONSIBILITIES.
AND THEY WERE HANDED OFF TO OUR CONTRACTUAL PROVIDER.
NOW THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE AND WE NOW ARE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY THE BILLS FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS OF THIS YEAR.
AND THE BUDGET FOR THAT IS IN THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT BECAUSE IT WAS PASSED FOR THE WHOLE YEAR.
SO IN ORDER FOR US TO PAY THE BILLS FOR THE NEXT THREE MONTHS, WE NEED TO TRANSFER THAT MONEY.
AND THOSE POSITIONS ARE NO LONGER NEEDED BECAUSE THERE IS NO DISPATCH.
AND THAT BUDGET IS PRIMARILY IN THE IN THE LABOR, IN THE PAYROLL EXPENSE.
MY WELL, JUST IN JUST A GENERAL COMMENT.
WELL, I JUST WANT TO ASK THIS.
DO WE KNOW FOR SURE THAT THERE'S NOT A NEED TO HAVE ANY DISPATCHMENT IN THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME POSITIONS THAT WILL BE LEFT.
IS IT GOING TO BE SUFFICIENT TO SERVICE THE AREA? THAT WOULD BE MY CONCERN.
SO I THINK IT'S 4 OR 4, AND A SUPERVISOR OR FIVE ARE BEING LEFT FOR THE WHAT'S CALLED THE PULLING OF WARRANTS. WHEN OFFICERS I'M SURE I'M GOING TO GET THIS CLOSE TO.
SO WHEN AN OFFICER STOPS SOMEONE ONE OF THE THINGS THEY DO IS THEY CALL IN TO THE WARRANT SECTION THAT WAS HAD THOSE RECORDS AND DISPATCH TO ASK IF THERE IS AN ACTIVE WARRANT FOR THAT INDIVIDUAL PRIOR TO DECIDING WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO TO RESOLVE WHATEVER'S GOING ON.
AND SO THAT STILL NEEDS TO BE PERFORMED.
THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS COMMUNICATED THAT WITH US.
AND IT'S A 24 OVER SEVEN OPERATION AND IT'LL BE KNEW THAT THIS IS THE ONLY THING BEING DONE.
SO I'M SURE THAT THERE'S SOME ADJUSTMENT THAT'S GOING TO BE MADE AS THEY FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO IT AS EFFICIENTLY AND PROPERLY AS POSSIBLE. SO THEY MAY COME BACK TO YOU IN A MONTH AND SAY, HEY, WE HAVE ONE TOO MANY OR WE HAVE ONE TOO FEW.
BUT THAT PROVISION, THAT PROVISION IS INCLUDED IN HERE.
IT'S NOT TAKING ALL THE POSITIONS.
SO MISS BLACKWOOD, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
RIGHT. AND SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO REHASH HOW WE GOT TO JACKSONVILLE IS NOW THE PROVIDER RIGHT.
WE'RE NOT EVEN CONSIDERING THAT.
AND I WILL REMIND YOU ALL THAT YOU HAVE THESE POSITIONS.
THIS IS ABOUT THE POSITIONS, RIGHT.
THIS IS DIRECTLY ABOUT THE POSITION HERE.
IF YOU WANT TO YOU WANT TO COME UP TO ASK A SHORT QUESTION.
WELL. BECAUSE WE BECAUSE IT DIDN'T GO TO AGENDA.
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YEAH. I'LL YOU WANT ME TO MAKE MY COMMENTS OR IS THERE A QUESTION? YEAH. I JUST WAS WONDERING, YOU KNOW, SINCE THIS DIDN'T GO TO THE AGENDA MEETING AND SINCE WE DIDN'T HEAR ABOUT IT, YOU KNOW, I WAS JUST THINKING THAT ACCORDING TO THE CURRENT PROCEDURES, IT SHOULD FIRST GO TO THE BUDGET COMMITTEE.AND I THOUGHT THAT WHY IT DIDN'T GO TO THE BUDGET COMMITTEE.
AND I ALSO THOUGHT THAT MAYBE YOU MIGHT BE LEFT SINCE 24 OVER SEVEN BY PULLING THE PAPER WARRANTS, AND WITH ONLY FOUR STAFF MEMBERS, IT MIGHT BE AN INADEQUATE TO COVER.
YOU MIGHT NEED. YOU KNOW, YOUR NEEDS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR NEEDS ARE, BUT I THOUGHT FOUR MIGHT BE A LITTLE HARD ON YOU.
I'LL ADDRESS THAT. IS THE MICROPHONE ON CHAIR? YES, IT IS, IT IS.
THANK YOU JUDGE. APPRECIATE YOU LETTING ME TO COME UP AND SPEAK ABOUT THIS.
FOUR IS NOT ENOUGH. AND, JUDGE, YOU'RE RIGHT THAT WHEN WARRANTS ARE IDENTIFIED BY RADIO, WHEREVER IT'S AT, IF IT'S OUR WARRANTS, WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO LAY HANDS ON THE WARRANTS, PULL THE WARRANTS AND VERIFY THE WARRANTS.
AND THERE'S A TIME FRAME INVOLVED IN THAT.
AND SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH STAFF FOR THIS.
WE NEED A MINIMUM OF EIGHT AND THAT DOESN'T TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION OF DAYS OFF VACATION TIME BECAUSE THIS IS 24 OVER SEVEN OPERATION AND SO MORE IS NEEDED AND I WANT THE BODY TO KNOW THAT WE ARE AWARE OF THE THIS RESPONSIBILITY HAS TO BE MET. AND BACK IN APRIL WE SUBMITTED WORK WITH HR TO COME UP WITH CIVILIANIZING THE CENTRAL CONTROL THAT'S IN THE JAIL WHICH DOES THIS, TO THIS BILL, SIR.
WHAT I WHAT I WANT TO SAY RELEVANT TO THIS BILL.
SIR, JUST LET ME ANSWER THE QUESTION BECAUSE YOU MENTIONED OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES, AND I'M AGREEING WITH YOU THAT THERE ARE OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES THAT WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THESE POSITIONS AND THAT AND WE'VE ALREADY SUBMITTED TO HR THE JOB DESCRIPTION.
IT HAS BEEN EVALUATED BY JOHANSEN.
AND IT EQUALS TO THE DISPATCH POSITION AND THE DISPATCH SUPERVISOR POSITION.
SO YES, IN ANOTHER MONTH WE WANT TO PRESENT TO THIS BODY THOSE POSITIONS TO MOVE.
SO TODAY I'M ASKING THAT WE AT LEAST HAVE EIGHT POSITIONS.
THE OTHER THING I'M ASKING ON THIS, ON THIS DOCUMENT, IT SPECIFIES WHO THEY REPORT TO.
I WOULD ASK THAT YOU STRIKE WHO THEY REPORT TO OFF OF IT, HOWEVER MANY POSITIONS YOU ALLOW US TO KEEP, THAT WE TAKE THAT OFF AND WE WILL WORK WITH THAT WITH THESE PEOPLE AND TRY TO.
SO TELL US WHO THEY REPORT TO SHERIFF.
TO THE JUDICIAL CAPTAIN IS WHAT IT SHOULD SAY THEN? WHAT I'M ASKING IS THAT IT DOESN'T SAY WHO THEY REPORT TO, BECAUSE OTHER POSITIONS DOESN'T SAY THAT.
AND IT'S NOT NECESSARILY AN ORDINANCE BECAUSE WE CAN ASSIGN PEOPLE AS, AS NEEDED.
AND I THINK I CAN SOLVE BOTH YOUR PROBLEMS FOR, FOR WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO TONIGHT.
SO I'LL, ASK AS, AS THE SHERIFF I THINK IS FINISHED THAT SOMEONE OFFER AN AMENDMENT TO. SO LET ME DEAL WITH ONE PROBLEM AT A TIME.
HANG ON, MISS DAVIS, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
YES. I DIDN'T HAVE AN AMENDMENT, BUT I DID WANT TO KNOW IF WE COULD AGREE ON FOUR.
AND IF NEXT MONTH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO PROVE THAT THEY NEEDED MORE THAN WE COULD DO MORE, OR RATHER, SCALE SLOWLY FORWARD THAN DO TOO MUCH FORWARD AND HAVE TO SCALE BACK.
AND I APPRECIATE THAT, AND I THINK THAT'S REASONABLE.
BUT WE FIND OURSELVES IN A BIT OF A HURRY HERE BECAUSE OF MISTAKE IN MY DEPARTMENT.
AND Y'ALL CAN TAKE UP WHAT THE SCHEDULE IS ON, HOW IT WORKS FOR SOMEBODY TO BE ABLE TO BE THERE 24 OVER SEVEN, INCLUDING VACATIONS OR SICK DAYS AND THEN Y'ALL WILL ADDRESS THAT GOING FORWARD.
AND AGAIN, I APOLOGIZE TO THE, TO THE COURT AND CERTAINLY TO THE SHERIFF.
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THERE'S NOTHING THERE WAS NO STRATEGY TO THAT.IT WAS JUST UH OH, I FORGOT ABOUT THAT.
JUDGE. SO HOLD WHOEVER'S GOING TO DO IT, HOLD THAT MOTION AND JUSTICE MCMULLEN.
WHOOPS. JUSTICE MCMULLEN, YOU'RE LIT.
YOU'RE RECOGNIZED. SO MOVE, THAT I MAKE THE MOTION THAT YOU HAVE JUST STATED VERY CLEARLY.
YOU'RE, YOU STILL HAVE THE FLOOR.
THANK YOU. WHERE DID THE FOUR COME FROM? IT WAS AS I RECALL THAT WAS A CONVERSATION WITH CAPTAIN EMMERLING.
IS HE A CAPTAIN NOW? IS HE STILL A CAPTAIN? AND THAT WAS THAT WAS IN A CONVERSATION.
THAT WAS A CONVERSATION FROM MONTHS AGO, SO I WOULDN'T SWEAR IT WAS JUST FOUR.
I DON'T I THINK THAT IT'S I WOULD I WOULD ASK YOU TO CONSIDER.
SO WHY ARE WE GOING FROM 4 TO 8? LIKE, HOW DID THAT WORK OUT? I'M ASSUMING THAT THAT THEY'VE EVALUATED THE WORK DAY AND HOW MANY PEOPLE IT TAKES TO FILL A DAY, AND HOW MANY HOURS THERE ARE IN EACH PERSON'S WORK WEEK, AND THEN TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE WEEKENDS AND THEN TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE WEEKS THAT AND THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF WEEKS THAT DISPATCHERS MAY HAVE IN SENIORITY OR IN TENURE.
AND THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF SICK DAYS THAT PEOPLE TAKE, I'M, I'M GOING TO ASSUME THAT THEY PROBABLY HAVE LOOKED AT THAT OR BECAUSE OF MY MISTAKE, THEY HAD TO HURRIEDLY THIS EVENING LOOK AT IT AND GO, HEY, WHAT'S OUR WORST CASE SCENARIO? AND SO I THINK THAT IT'S I WOULD ASK YOU TO CONSIDER THAT IT'S FAIR.
IN THIS IN THIS HURRIED APPROACH THAT THE WORST CASE SCENARIO IS WHAT WE CONSIDER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T LOSE THOSE OFFICERS.
WAITING AND WAITING FOR IT TO BECOME THEIR TURN.
TO FIND OUT IF YOU KNOW, IF WHOEVER THEY'RE INTERACTING WITH HAS AN ACTIVE CURRENT WARRANT.
AND SO I WILL ALSO REMIND YOU THAT I DON'T VOTE HERE.
I'M TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION SO WE CAN GET THROUGH THIS.
WE CAN PAY OUR PROVIDER AND MAKE SURE THAT THE SHERIFF CAN CONTINUE TO MEET ALL HIS LEGAL REQUIREMENTS, AND I HAVE.
DO YOU DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD? I WANT TO BE CLEAR WHAT WE'RE REMOVING FROM THIS.
WE'RE NOT VOTING. AND SO WE HAVEN'T MOVED ANYTHING I'VE NOT ACCEPTED AN AMENDMENT.
OKAY. I'D LIKE TO FINISH THE DISCUSSION.
AND WE'LL HAVE ONE AMENDMENT THAT WILL INCLUDE WHATEVER YOU ALL WANT TO INCLUDE.
SO I THOUGHT SHE MADE A MOTION.
I AND SO I'M GOING TO TRY AND KEEP THIS STRAIGHT.
BUT I THINK MR. STOWERS WAS NEXT.
MISS DAVIS, ARE YOU FINISHED? FOR THE TIME BEING? YES, I YIELD.
MISS MCMULLEN, ARE YOU FINISHED? FOR THE TIME BEING.
FOR THE TIME BEING, YES. THANK YOU.
MR. STOWERS, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
THANK YOU. JUDGE. SO I SEE THIS MAYBE MORE SIMPLISTIC THAN WHAT IT SHOULD BE, BUT WE HAD POSITIONS THAT WERE ASSIGNED FOR 911 DISPATCH.
WE HAVE NOW, DUE TO A CHANGE IN STATE LAW, HAD TO CONSOLIDATE.
WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT HOW WE DEAL WITH THOSE EXCESS POSITIONS.
SO MY FEELING IS HOW WE DEAL WITH THE EXCESS POSITIONS, SINCE WE NO LONGER DO DISPATCH HERE IN PULASKI COUNTY IS THAT WE MOVE THOSE FUNDS FOR THOSE POSITIONS INTO THE GENERAL FUND, SO WE CAN PAY THE CONTRACT THAT WE HAVE WITH JACKSONVILLE FOR OUR CONSOLIDATED 911 CENTER, THAT'S IT'S NOT ANY MORE COMPLICATED THAN THAT.
CAN I ANSWER THAT? I'LL YIELD.
YES, SIR. SO AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE DOING.
BUT THERE IS AN OBLIGATION, A LEGAL OBLIGATION OF THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT TO ALSO BE ABLE TO DELIVER THAT WARRANT, THAT ACTIVE WARRANT INFORMATION TO THOSE OFFICERS, REAL TIME.
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NO MATTER WHAT.AND THAT'S JUST ONE PERSON, 24/7, NO MATTER WHAT TO MEET THAT RESPONSIBILITY.
THIS IS THE END OF OCTOBER, AND HOPEFULLY WE'RE GOING TO END THE BUDGET IN NOVEMBER.
AND I, AND I WOULD ASK THE COURT TO CONSIDER THAT.
SO IS JUDGE, IS THAT EIGHT THROUGH THE END OF THIS, THIS CALENDAR YEAR.
IT WOULD, IT WOULD, IT WOULD BE AT MOST THE EIGHTH THROUGH THE CALENDAR YEAR.
AND WHATEVER YOU ALL FIGURE OUT AND WORK OUT.
JUSTICE MEDLOCK. YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
AND AS A SOUTHERN GENTLEMAN, SO THIS MAY BE REDUNDANT AND OR PREMATURE.
BUT JUST SO I'M CLEAR, SINCE WE NO LONGER HAVE THE 911 WE'VE CONSOLIDATED WITH JACKSONVILLE, YOU STILL NEED PEOPLE FOR IS NOT ENOUGH.
EIGHT YOU FEEL LIKE IS GOING TO BE ENOUGH? CORRECT. EIGHT IS THE MINIMUM WE NEED.
IF WHEN YOU LOOK AT TO ACCOMMODATE THE WARRANTS COMING IN, UNDERSTAND THAT OUR WARRANTS ARE COUNTYWIDE THERE ARE INFORMATION OUT NATIONALLY AND SO WHEN ANY AGENCY CALLS US WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO BE ABLE TO PULL THOSE WARRANTS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE TO VERIFY.
BECAUSE ON THE OTHER END, IF SOMEONE HAS A WARRANT FOR MURDER AND THEY'RE IN CALIFORNIA, WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO VERIFY THAT WARRANT, OTHERWISE THAT PERSON WILL BE RELEASED.
AND I APPRECIATE YOU CHANGING THAT.
I WOULD JUST ASK THAT WE REMOVE THAT.
INDIVIDUAL X, Y, Z REPORTS TO.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS MEDLOCK.
AND MR. MCCOY. YOU'RE BACK. BUT MR. ROBINSON HAS HIT HIS BUTTON.
MR. ROBINSON. YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'LL BE ABLE TO ANSWER THIS.
I'M GOING TO THROW IT OUT THERE.
OKAY. KEEPING THE EIGHT POSITIONS OR HAVING EIGHT POSITIONS, WILL WE STILL BE ABLE TO CONTRACTUALLY MEET WHAT WE HAVE TO PAY JACKSONVILLE, OR WILL WE HAVE TO FIND FUNDS SOMEWHERE ELSE? I THINK THAT AT A MINIMUM, WE CAN SKINNY OUR WAY THROUGH THE NEXT MONTH OR TWO.
THANK YOU. NOW, MR. MCCOY, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
CORRECT ME IF I'M GETTING OFF TOPIC.
I DON'T I DON'T THINK I AM, BUT THIS QUESTION IS FOR THE SHERIFF, ACTUALLY.
SO WE TALK ABOUT THESE POSITIONS THAT ARE REMIND ME OF THE TITLE AGAIN.
WARRANT WHAT? SO THE AS FAR AS THE POSITIONS, THESE ARE 911 OPERATORS AND 911 SUPERVISORS, AND THEY REPORT TO THE THAT GROUP REPORTS TO OUR JUDICIAL CAPTAIN.
AND ARE, IS THAT THE SAME THING AS THE TEN VACANT DISPATCHER POSITIONS? SO YES. ALL THOSE REPORT TO THAT PERSON.
AND AGAIN WE ARE WORKING ON DOING DUE DILIGENCE OF THE SALARIES THESE PEOPLE RECEIVE TO ENSURE THAT THEIR NEW JOBS WILL INCLUDE ADEQUATE RESPONSIBILITY.
AND AGAIN, IT'S ALREADY BEEN EVALUATED BY JOHANSEN.
AND THEN HOW LONG HAVE THEY BEEN HOW LONG HAVE THESE TEN BEEN VACANT, IF YOU HAD TO GUESS? I WOULD SAY WITHIN THE YEAR, ONCE THE DECISION WAS MADE TO MOVE TO JACKSONVILLE.
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THEY HAD OPPORTUNITIES TO GO TO WORK THERE.SEVERAL DID NOT WANT TO GO TO JACKSONVILLE.
THEY WENT TO OTHER TOOK OTHER JOBS THROUGHOUT THE CENTRAL ARKANSAS AREA.
AND SO THOSE VACANCIES HAPPEN.
THAT'S ONE THING THAT I WANT TO COMMEND THE STAFF THAT'S BEEN THAT STAYED THERE, BECAUSE THEY'VE HAD TO TAKE UP THE SLACK OF ACTUALLY DISPATCHING UNTIL WE WERE ABLE TO, UNTIL JACKSONVILLE WAS ABLE TO TAKE OVER IN SEPTEMBER 17TH.
SO THEY'VE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB OF TRYING TO KEEP EVERYTHING RUNNING SMOOTHLY WITH TEN VACANCIES.
AND SO THOSE TEN LEFT AFTER WE PASSED AN ORDINANCE TO CONTRACT WITH JACKSONVILLE FOR THE PSAP.
CORRECT? CORRECT. OKAY I YIELD.
SO, JUSTICE MCMULLEN, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR ANOTHER QUESTION.
WELL, I WANTED TO CALL THE QUESTION IF IT'S APPROPRIATE.
I'M SORRY. PULL THE PULL THE MICROPHONE TO YOU.
I WANTED TO CALL THE QUESTION AND GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE MOTION.
I'M ASSUMING THAT EVERYONE HAS.
SO I DO HAVE ACTUALLY ONE MORE PERSON WHO'S GOT THEIR LIGHTS LIT.
WOULD YOU STILL WANT TO CALL THE QUESTION? YOU CAN GO RIGHT AHEAD AND LET THEM GO.
JUSTICE GREEN, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED FOR A QUESTION.
I JUST NEED TO KNOW, ARE WE ARE WE VOTING ON 4 OR 8? SO ON THE TABLE IS AN ORDINANCE THAT HAS FOUR.
AND I WANTED TO COMPLETE THE DISCUSSION.
SO THAT WE ARE CERTAIN THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO LEAVE THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IN A POSITION WHERE THEY CAN'T ADEQUATELY MEET THE DEMAND OR THE NEED OF THE OFFICER IN THE FIELD ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OR ENCOUNTERING SOMEONE WHO REQUIRES LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE.
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE, MA'AM? BUT YOU ANSWERED MY QUESTION.
OKAY. I DON'T KNOW WHY WE NEED.
THANK YOU, JUSTICE GREEN AND JUSTICE DAVIS, YOU'RE RECOGNIZED.
YES. SO I THINK I HEARD THAT THERE WERE TEN PEOPLE DOING THIS AFTER SEPTEMBER UNTIL NOW.
NO, MA'AM. THERE WERE TEN VACANT POSITIONS.
SO WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, OF ALL THE POSITIONS WILL BE REMOVED EXCEPT FOR EIGHT.
SO THERE WEREN'T TEN PEOPLE DOING THIS UNTIL NOW.
I'M SORRY. THERE WERE NOT TEN EMPLOYEES DOING THIS UNTIL NOW.
THERE WERE 16 DISPATCHERS AND I THINK FOUR SUPERVISORS THAT WERE DOING DISPATCH.
AND SO NOW THEY'RE NOT DOING DISPATCH.
SO WE STILL NEED FOLKS ON HAND WHO CAN CHECK THE WARRANT FILES TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY ACTIVE WARRANTS ON THE PERSON THAT AN OFFICER IS INTERACTING WITH, OR ANOTHER AGENCY WHO'S DOING IT NOW.
AND HOW MANY HOW MANY ARE THERE? SO WE HAVE EIGHT. WE HAVE A TOTAL OF I THINK IT'S NINE.
WE HAVE EIGHT DISPATCHERS AND ONE SUPERVISOR THAT IS FULFILLING THAT ROLE NOW.
SO WILL THOSE EMPLOYEES STAY IN THESE POSITIONS? WE WILL LOSE THE ONE SUPERVISOR, BUT THE WITH KEEPING THE EIGHT I WILL HAVE THE DISPATCHERS WILL REMAIN IN THAT POSITION.
AND THEN WE'RE GIVING THEM ADDITIONAL DUTIES.
OKAY. IS THIS EIGHT ADDITIONAL PLUS THE CURRENT EIGHT OR ARE THESE FILLING THE EIGHT HOLES.
OKAY. YEAH I KNOW, FORGIVE ME.
I DIDN'T HAVE ALL THIS TIME TO DO ALL MY STUFF.
I WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE COMFORTABLE IF I COULD HAVE HAD MORE.
I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT FOUR WAS A NUMBER OR EIGHT WAS A NUMBER.
IS THAT ALL? IS THAT ALL THE QUESTIONS YOU HAVE RIGHT NOW? THANK YOU. SO IT SEEMS LIKE WE'VE GOTTEN THROUGH OUR QUESTIONS.
ONE IS WE DELETE THE SUPERVISOR LISTED FOR THESE FOLKS TO REPORT TO.
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SO MOVED. THANK YOU, MR. ROBINSON. DO YOU DO YOU HAVE THAT RECORDED CORRECTLY? CORRECT. SO THE WAY THAT THIS IS WRITTEN THIS WOULD LEAVE SIX DISPATCHER POSITIONS THAT WERE FILLED AND WOULD HAVE ELIMINATED ALL SIX OF THOSE.OH NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO YOU DON'T YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
WE ARE NOT WORKING ON THE 2025 BUDGET.
OKAY. WELL, FOUR OF THE SIX ARE GOING TO BE RETAINED FOR WARRANTS, CORRECT? NO, NO, NO WE'RE ASKING I'M SORRY.
NO, WE ARE GOING TO MODIFY THE NUMBER FROM 4 TO 8 FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS YEAR UNLESS IT IS CHANGED NEXT MONTH WHEN THE COURT IS WORKING ON THE 2025 BUDGET.
OKAY. IS THAT IS THAT CLEAR? YEAH, WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THE RECORD IS CORRECT.
YEAH. IS EVERYBODY UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE DOING? YES. ARE WE READY TO MOVE FORWARD? YES. I'LL ENTERTAIN THAT MOTION.
JUSTICE MCMULLEN, YOUR LIGHT IS FLASHING RED.
JUDGE, I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE THAT WE ELIMINATE THE LANGUAGE ON WHICH THE PERSONNEL REPORT TO.
SO WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS PROPOSE THAT THE SHERIFF KEEP THREE SUPERVISORS AND EIGHT.
I'M SORRY THAT THE SHERIFF KEEP EIGHT.
899911 OFFICERS OR IS IT NINE? OKAY. DID I GET THAT RIGHT? NO, MA'AM. WE'RE SIMPLY TALKING ABOUT EIGHT OF THE PRIOR DISPATCHERS WILL REMAIN.
OKAY, LET'S CHANGE THAT THEN FROM 991 OFFICERS TO KEEP EIGHT DISPATCHERS.
DID WE GET THAT ONE RIGHT? THAT'S DEAD ON. THAT'S IT.
YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION. YOU'VE HEARD THE SECOND.
ARE THERE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS REGARDING THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR? SO I'M SORRY.
MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE AMENDMENT TO THE ORDINANCE 24I55? MISS MATLOCK.
SO, MR. ELLIOTT. THIS IS FOR THE AMENDMENT.
11 TO 4. 12 AYES, TWO ABSTENTIONS.
THANK YOU, MADAM CLERK AND JUSTICE MCMULLEN.
BUT WE'VE ALREADY READ IT IN, SO MEMBERS.
YOU'RE NOW GOING TO VOTE ON THE ADOPTION OF 24 I55, AS AMENDED.
MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? I DON'T SEE ANYONE WAVING THEIR HAND OR FLASHING THEIR RED LIGHT.
CALL] SO 12 AYES, TWO ABSTENTIONS.
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ONE, NO. JUSTICE ROBINSON.YOU PASSED YOUR ORDINANCE, AS AMENDED.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR BEARING WITH ME.
I THINK WE'VE GOT A REASONABLE COMPROMISE IN PLACE.
AND I APOLOGIZE AGAIN FOR PUTTING EVERYBODY IN A POSITION WHERE THEY HAD SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME TO ADDRESS A PROBLEM, A BUDGET PROBLEM OF FUNDS. SO, MEMBERS, THAT ADJOURNS OUR BUSINESS SECTION.
ARE THERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE COURT? I KNOW Y'ALL RAN OUT OF AIR ON ALL THOSE QUESTIONS.
YES. THEN DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT REQUESTS? WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE'RE ADJOURNED.
I TAKE THAT BACK.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.