[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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OKAY. ARE WE ARE WE READY TO GO AHEAD AND CONVENE THIS? THIS BE THE ONE THAT I GET TO CONVENE ALL YEAR SO IT'S PRETTY EXCITING. I'M THRILLED FOR YOU.
SO WE'LL CALL IT TO ORDER. I'LL DO ROLL CALL.
MISS DAVIS. MISS CAPPS. MISS MASSEY. MR. KEITH.
HERE. MR. ROBINSON. MR. MCCOY. MR. STOWERS. AND MISS MEDLOCK.
ALL RIGHT. YOU HAVE EIGHT MEMBERS PRESENT. YOU DO HAVE A QUORUM.
SO, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES, YOU GUYS NEED TO FIRST SELECT A CHAIR AND A VICE CHAIR.
[3. SELECTION OF CHAIR]
EACH NOMINATION SHALL REQUIRE A SECOND, AND NO MORE THAN TWO NOMINATIONS SHALL BE ACCEPTED PER CHAIR.THE PERSON SHALL SERVE AS A VOTING MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE WITHOUT AUTHORITY TO PROPOSE MOTIONS. SO THE NOMINATIONS WILL BE OPEN FOR THE BUDGET COMMITTEE CHAIR, MR. KEITH. MR. KEITH NOMINATES MISS MASSEY AS CHAIR OF BUDGET.
SECOND. DO WE HAVE ANY FURTHER NOMINATIONS FOR THE CHAIR? SEEING NONE. MISS MASSEY, CONGRATULATIONS. YOU'RE BACK IN THE HOT SEAT ONCE AGAIN.
[4. SELECTION OF VICE CHAIR]
CHAIR.G OOD EVENING, EVERYONE. WE NOW HAVE THE FLOOR OPEN FOR NOMINATIONS FOR VICE CHAIR.
I NOMINATE LUKE MCCOY. SECOND. BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY SECOND.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? [INAUDIBLE] CONGRATULATIONS. ALL RIGHT, MISS MASSEY, I BELIEVE THAT WILL MOVE US ON TO
[5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. OKAY. CAN WE GET APPROVAL ON OUR MINUTES FROM OUR LAST MEETING? SO MOVED. THOSE IN FAVOR LET IT BE KNOWN BY SAYING AYE.AYE. WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO NEW BUSINESS. WE HAVE ONE ITEM FOR DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION.
[6. NEW BUSINESS]
JUSTIN, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ 25-I-06. SURE. SO 25-I-06 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 24-OR-41 2025 ANNUAL BUDGET PLUS COUNTY, ARKANSAS.TO DELETE EIGHT DISPATCH POSITIONS FROM THE SHERIFF'S ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT AND TO TRANSFER THOSE PERSONNEL FUNDS INTO THE SHERIFF'S REGIONAL DETENTION FACILITY DEPARTMENT IN ORDER TO CREATE EIGHT CENTRAL CONTROL OPERATOR POSITIONS.
THIS IS SPONSORED BY MISS MASSEY, DAVIS, KEITH, MEDLOCK, MCCOY, ROBINSON AND STOWERS.
DO I HEAR A MOTION? DAVIS SO SHE CAN MAKE THAT MOTION AS SHE IS THE SECOND ON THE LIST AFTER YOU, MISS MASSEY.
OKAY, THAT IS FINE. OKAY. DO I HAVE IT? OH. TO THE.
NO, IT'D BE TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT. SECOND.
IT'S BEEN MOVED AND PROPERLY SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION THAT IS NEEDED? SO BEFORE YOU GUYS, I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY THERE'S EIGHT SPONSORS.
WE THINK WE KNOW WHERE THIS IS GOING. SO THE GOAL HERE WAS TO GET THIS DONE QUICKLY.
THEY HAVE THEY HAVE A NEED AND GET THIS PASSED AND WE WILL ADD IT TO THE QUORUM COURT AGENDA, WHICH WILL FOLLOW THIS MEETING, AND WE'LL HAVE AN ADDENDUM SO WE CAN GO AHEAD AND GET THIS DONE AND TAKEN CARE OF FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF THERE BE NONE JUSTIN, WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.
MISS MEDLOCK? MR. STOWERS? YES. MR. MCCOY. YES.
MR. ROBINSON. MR. KEITH. YES. MISS MASSEY, AYE.
MISS CAPPS, AYE. MISS DAVIS. YES. THIS WILL GO TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT FOR FINAL APPROVAL.
PERFECT. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED.
[Announcements ]
ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? I'M JUST CURIOUS. I GOT A QUESTION.WHEN MIGHT OUR NEXT BUDGET MEETING BE PROBABLY LIKE APRIL?
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NO. WE PROBABLY NEED TO MEET WITHIN THE NEXT 30 DAYS.OKAY. I THINK WE KIND OF MOVED QUICKLY ON THIS AS FAR AS GETTING IT SET, GETTING IT CHAIRED.
BUT WE DID IT SO WE CAN GET THIS ORDINANCE PASSED THROUGH AND TAKEN CARE OF.
SO PROBABLY IN THE NEXT 30 DAYS, IF NOT SOONER, WE'LL GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU GUYS TO CONVENE.
AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT THAT I AM MORE THAN WILLING TO SWITCH WITH YOU ON CHAIRING THE MEETINGS. I CHAIR ONE, YOU CAN CHAIR THE OTHER, THE NEXT ONE.
SO I THINK WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS WITH MULTIPLE OF YOU, BUT I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE WE'VE FOUND IS THAT THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT IN THE BIG SEAT AND CHAIR THESE COMMITTEES, AND IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE A REALLY GOOD IDEA MOVING FORWARD THAT WE START SPREADING AROUND THE EXPERIENCE. SO IF THE CHAIRS CAN WORK TOGETHER TO ALTERNATE FROM TIME TO TIME, TO LET THE VICE CHAIR TAKE THE SEAT AND GIVE THE CHAIR A BREAK EVERY NOW AND THEN.
BUT I THINK IT'D BE A GOOD LEARNING EXPERIENCE. I THINK IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO THE
QUORUM COURT, BUT AGAIN, THAT'S UP TO YOU ALL. SO I HOPE THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION, MR. MCCOY. IF THERE BE NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR PUBLIC COMMENT,
WE ARE ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.