Jun 10, 2025 Agenda Committee

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ARE WE READY? WELCOME, EVERYONE, TO OUR JUNE MEETING.

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

WE'RE GOING TO OPEN UP WITH AN INVOCATION BY JUSTICE WARD, FOLLOWED BY A STANDING JUSTICE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

JUSTICE LEWISON. IF YOU CAN, WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND? GRACIOUS GOD, HEAVENLY FATHER, YOU HAVE REVEALED IN YOUR WORD THAT RULE AND AUTHORITY IN GOVERNMENT ARE IN KEEPING WITH YOUR DIVINE ORDER. KEEP US MINDFUL, I PRAY YOU, OF THE SACRED TRUST WHICH YOU HAVE COMMITTED TO OUR CARE BY USING US AS AN OFFICER OF THE STATE TO CARRY OUT YOUR PLANS.

GIVE US THE WISDOM, LORD, TO DO THE WORK THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US TO DO TO REPRESENT OUR COMMUNITIES AND THE STATE OF ARKANSAS.

GOD, WE THANK YOU, AND WE ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN US AND TO KEEP OUR MIND ON WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR IN THE SEATS THAT WE SIT IN AND WHY WE SIT IN THEM. GOD, WE THANK YOU.

AND WE'LL GIVE YOU ALL THE GLORY AND THE PRAISE AND THE HONOR.

AMEN. AMEN. AMEN THANK EVERYONE FOR PARTICIPATING IN OUR OPENING.

AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MISS DAVIS? MISS CAPPS IS ABSENT. MISS LEWISON? HERE. MISS BLACKWOOD ABSENT.

MR. PERSON? HERE. MISS MASSEY? HERE. MISS CURRY? PRESENT. MR. KEITH? YES, HERE. MISS WARD? HERE.

MISS YOUNG-BAKER? HERE. MR. ROBINSON? HERE. MR. MCCOY IS ABSENT. MR. STOWERS? PRESENT. MR. ELLIOTT? HERE. AND MISS MEDLOCK IS ABSENT. SO YOU HAVE 11 PRESENT.

11 PRESENT. WE CAN DO THE BUSINESS OF THE COUNTY.

[5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

SO MOVED. SECOND. A MOTION WAS MADE WITH THE SECOND THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM OUR LAST MEETING.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED. MINUTES HAVE BEEN APPROVED FROM OUR LAST MEETING.

ALSO, LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT JUSTICE MCCOY HAS ARRIVED.

YES, SIR. ARE YOU USING SO THAT MEANS EVERYBODY'S MIC IS ON. SO THAT MEANS I'VE GOT TO RECOGNIZE YOU.

OKAY. AND REMEMBER, WE CAN HEAR YOU IF YOU'RE TALKING INTO THEM [LAUGHTER] ALL RIGHT.

SO THERE'S NO UNFINISHED BUSINESS. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE INTO OUR NEW BUSINESS.

[25-I-41 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 24-OR-41 (2025 ANNUAL BUDGET, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS) TO RECOGNIZE AND APPROPRIATE FUEL REIMBURSEMENT FUNDS FOR THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.]

MOVE THAT WE SEND THIS ITEM TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH A DO PASS RECOMMENDATION.

SECOND. A MOTION WAS MADE WITH THE SECOND THAT WE SEND 25-I-41 TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH THE DO PASS RECOMMENDATION.

JUSTICE STOWERS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN? I BELIEVE HUTCH WOULD BE HONORED TO.

HUTCH. I WOULD BE HONORED. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO TURN THIS ON.

SO CAN YOU HEAR ME? YEAH BACK HERE IN THE MARCH WILDFIRES, OEM FUELED UP THE DOZERS FOR ARKANSAS FORESTRY, AND THIS IS GOING TO PAY OFF.

THAT'S SIMPLE. THAT'S SIMPLE. SIMPLE AS MUD. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.

WE'LL GIVE AMY TIME TO RUN BACK ACROSS THE ROOM, AND WE'LL ASK THAT.

AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON 25-I-41.

MISS DAVIS? YES, MISS. LEWISON? YES, MR. PERSON? YES. MISS MASSEY? AYE. MISS CURRY? AYE. MR. KEITH? YES. MISS WARD? YES. MISS YOUNG-BAKER? YES. MR. ROBINSON? AYE. MR. MCCOY? YES. MR. STOWERS? YES.

AND MR. ELLIOTT? YES. 12 AYES. 12 AYES. WE WILL SEND 25-I-41 TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH DO PASS RECOMMENDATION.

AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ 25-I-43? AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 24-OR-41.

[25-I-43 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 24-OR-41 (2025 ANNUAL BUDGET, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS) TO RECOGNIZE AND APPROPRIATE TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) GRANT FUNDS FOR THE YOUTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT.]

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I WOULD RECOMMEND A SEND TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH A DO PASS RECOMMENDATION.

SECOND. A MOTION WAS MADE WITH A SECOND THAT WE SEND 25-I-43 TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH A DO PASS RECOMMENDATION.

JUSTICE WARD, WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN? DIRECTOR JAMIE SCOTT.

OH, SENATOR JAMIE SCOTT IS HERE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

GOOD MORNING. GOOD AFTERNOON, GOOD AFTERNOON.

[LAUGHTER] GOOD EVENING DIRECTOR JAMIE SCOTT, WITH YOU SERVICES.

THE GRANT WE HAVE BEFORE YOU HAS BEEN RENEWED BY THE STATE.

IT'S THE THIRD YEAR WE RECEIVED THE GRANT. WE SERVICE 100 STUDENTS EACH YEAR.

WITH THAT GRANT, AGES 16 THROUGH 21. WE GIVE THEM JOBS ACROSS THE COUNTY, AND WE ALSO HAVE AN AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT'S AT MILLS HIGH SCHOOL UNIVERSITY. THE ONLY COMPONENT THAT WE ADDED TO THIS GRANT WAS MILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL WILL NOW BE ADDED TO THE GRANT.

STUDENTS WHO ARE ON THE PIPELINE TO PRISON, THEY CAN BE REFERRED TO US BY ADMINISTRATORS OR BY PARENTS.

AND IT'S A NEW PROGRAM THAT'S ADDED INTO THIS GRANT.

AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO MEET WITH THEM EACH WEEK.

THE MIDDLE SCHOOL KIDS, TRYING TO ASSIST THEM.

SO THAT'S THE ONLY NEW COMPONENT THAT'S ADDED TO IT. SO IT'S A WORKFORCE GRANT WITH AN AFTER SCHOOL COMPONENT, AND THERE'S A NEW COMPONENT FOR AT RISK KIDS.

JUSTICE STOWERS. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR SCOTT, FOR THAT WONDERFUL EXPLANATION.

I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS AND I THINK WE'VE DONE THIS THROUGH THE YEARS HOW YOUR DEPARTMENT GOES AFTER AS MANY GRANTS AS YOU CAN TO HELP OFFSET WHAT WE DO IN YOUTH SERVICES, WHICH IS GREAT WORK.

I ALSO WANT TO SAY AND REMIND EVERYONE THAT THIS GRANT CAME FROM THE STATE OF ARKANSAS.

IT CAME OBVIOUSLY THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE AT SOME POINT.

AND I SUPPORT YOUR ITEM AND WOULD BE A YES VOTE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JUSTICE STOWERS. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR SCOTT.

IT DOES NOT APPEAR THERE ARE ANY MORE QUESTIONS.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON 25-I-43? MR. ELLIOTT? YES. MR. STOWERS? YES. MR. MCCOY? YES. MR. ROBINSON? AYE. MISS YOUNG-BAKER? AYE.

MISS WARD? YES. MR. K EITH? YES. MISS. CURRY? AYE. MISS MASSEY? AYE. MR. PERSON? YES. MISS LEWISON? YES. MISS DAVIS? YES. 12 AYES. 12 AYES. WE WILL SEND 25-I-43 TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH A DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION.

AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ 25-I-44? AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 24-OR-41 2025, ANNUAL BUDGET PULASKI COUNTY,

[25-I-44 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 24-OR-41 (2025 ANNUAL BUDGET, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS) TO RECOGNIZE AND APPROPRIATE REIMBURSEMENT FUNDS FOR THE CRISIS STABILIZATION UNIT]

JUSTICE MCCOY. MAKE A MOTION WE SEND IT TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH THE DUE PASS.

SECOND. MOTION WAS MADE WITH A SECOND THAT WE SEND 25-I-44 TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH A DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION.

JUSTICE MCCOY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN? I IMAGINE WE'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH THIS, BUT IT'S THE TYPICAL MONTHLY CSU REIMBURSEMENT.

SO BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. I HAVE 100 QUESTIONS.

GO FOR IT [LAUGHTER] NEED TO BE RECOGNIZED FIRST.

THERE SEEMS TO BE NO QUESTIONS. NO CONCERNS. AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON 25-I-44? MISS DAVIS? YES. MISS LEWISON? YES. MR. PERSON? YES. MISS MASSEY? AYE. MISS CURRY? AYE. MR. KEITH? YES. MISS WARD? YES. MISS YOUNG-BAKER? AYE. MR. ROBINSON? AYE. MR. MCCOY? YES. MR. STOWERS? YES.

AND MR. ELLIOTT? YES. 12 AYES. 12 AYES. WE WILL SEND 25-I-44 TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH A DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION.

[25-I-45 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 24-OR-41 (2025 ANNUAL BUDGET, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS) TO RECOGNIZE AND APPROPRIATE DRONE LOSS REIMBURSEMENT FUNDS FOR THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT]

2025 ANNUAL BUDGET. PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS.

TO RECOGNIZE AND APPROPRIATE DRONE LOSS REIMBURSEMENT FUNDS FOR THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

JUSTICE ELLIOTT. I BELIEVE MIKE WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING.

YOU NEED TO MAKE A MOTION. I MAKE A MOTION. MAKE A MOTION.

MAKE YOUR MOTION. OH, OKAY. PASS ORDINANCE TO THE QUORUM COURT.

WITH THE DUE PASS OF QUORUM COURT. WITH THE DUE.

PASS WITH THE DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION. OKAY. DID SOMEBODY GET A SECOND? YES JUSTICE ELLIOTT. YOU WERE CALLING SOMEONE. OH, ME.

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OH, WOW. OKAY. OKAY. NO QUESTIONS? NO COMMENTS? THANK YOU. HUTCH. IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON 25-I-45? MR. ELLIOTT? YES. MR. STOWERS? YES. MR. MCCOY? YES. MR. ROBINSON? AYE. MISS YOUNG-BAKER? AYE.

MISS WAR? YES. MR. KEITH? YES. MISS CURRY? AYE.

MISS MASSEY? AYE. MR. PERSON? AYE. MISS LEWISON? YES. AND MISS DAVIS? YES. YES. 12 AYES. 12 AYES.

WE WILL SEND 25-I-45 TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH A DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION.

AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ 25-I-47? AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 24-OR-41.

[25-I-47 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 24-OR-41 (2025 ANNUAL BUDGET, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS) TO RECOGNIZE AND APPROPRIATE DONATION FUNDS FOR THE SHERIFF’S ENFORCEMENT SWAT TEAM]

TO RECOGNIZE AND APPROPRIATE DONATION FUNDS FOR THE SHERIFF'S ENFORCEMENT SWAT TEAM.

JUSTICE WARD. I RECOMMEND TO SEND IT TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH A DUE PASS.

SECOND. A MOTION WAS MADE WITH A SECOND THAT WE SENT 25-I-47 TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH A DO PASS RECOMMENDATION.

JUSTICE WARD, WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN? OR DO WE HAVE SOMEONE? OKAY. CAN YOU PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME? SIR, PLEASE.

CAPTAIN CHRIS AMELING, COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, SWAT COMMANDER.

SO IN THE PAST, THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES THEY'RE ON 65TH STREET LODGE NUMBER 60 HAS DONATED FUNDS TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR VARIOUS REASONS.

EVERYTHING FROM VESTS FOR DOGS TO WATER PATROL STUFF.

I CURRENTLY WORK OFF DUTY CAPACITY THERE AND BROUGHT IT UP TO THE BOARD MEMBERS AND ASKED IF THEY WERE WILLING TO DONATE SOME MONEY TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

CURRENTLY WE HAVE ABOUT 15 MEMBERS ON THE SWAT TEAM, AND WE ARE IN DESPERATE NEED OF SOME UNIFORMS AND SOME OTHER THINGS THAT WE HAVE EQUIPMENT THAT WE BUY ON A CONTINUAL BASIS TO STAY ON TOP OF EVERYTHING BUT UNIFORMS AND BOOTS AND STUFF LIKE THAT IS TYPICALLY SOMETHING THAT WE PUT DOWN LOWER ON THE LIST.

AND SO THEY WERE WILLING AND WANTED TO DONATE THE MONEY AS THE LETTER.

I THINK THAT YOU SHOULD PROBABLY, HOPEFULLY HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU FROM MISS MCKELVEY.

AND WE'RE GOING TO BUY 15 SETS OF UNIFORMS AND BOOTS.

AND IF WE HAVE ANY LEFT OVER, I THINK THAT'S RIGHT AROUND $10,000.

WE HAVE ANYTHING LEFT OVER. WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO UPDATE A COUPLE OF GAS MASKS AND SOME OTHER EQUIPMENT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE WITH THE LATEST UPGRADED MATERIALS, SO. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT EXPLANATION.

JUSTICE STOWERS. I'D JUST LIKE TO BE ADDED AS A SPONSOR.

OKAY. JUSTICE. JUSTICE CURRY. I WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED.

JUSTICE CURRY AS WELL. OKAY. JUSTICE ROBINSON.

SO THERE'S STOWERS, ROBINSON AND CURRY. ALL RIGHT.

THERE ARE NO MORE ADDITIONS. AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON 25-I-47? MISS DAVIS? YES. MISS LEWISON? YES. MR. PERSON? AYE. MISS MASSE? AYE. MISS CURRY? AYE. MR. KEITH? YES. MISS WARD? YES. MISS YOUNG-BAKER? YES. MR. ROBINSON? AYE. MR. MCCOY? YES. MR. STOWERS? YES.

MR. ELLIOTT? YES. 12 AYES. 12 AYES. WE WILL SEND 25-I-47 TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH A DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION.

WE DO HAVE A LATE FILING. JUSTICE MASSEY, IT'S YOUR ORDINANCE? WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION? YES.

DO WE HAVE TO VOTE TO ACCEPT THE LATE FILING? YEAH, WE JUST HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION. OKAY. I MOVE THAT.

WE HEAR THIS I 48. SECOND. SECOND. THANK YOU.

A MOTION WAS MADE WITH A SECOND THAT WE HEAR 25-I-48.

SO, AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ 25-I-48? AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 24-OR-41.

2025 ANNUAL BUDGET, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS, TO RECOGNIZE AND APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDS AND TRANSFER UNSPENT FUNDS FOR THE SHERIFF'S OPIOID RESPONSE TEAM GRANT. JUSTICE MASSEY.

YES, I MOVE THAT. WE SEND THIS TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH A RECOMMENDED DUE PASS.

SECOND. A MOTION WAS MADE WITH THE SECOND THAT WE ARE [LAUGHTER] MOVING ON TO THE QUORUM COURT? I JUST HAD A BRAIN FREEZE [LAUGHTER] THAT WE SEND SEEING 25-I-48 TO THE QUORUM COURT WITH THE DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION.

ALL RIGHT. JUSTICE MASSEY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN? I BELIEVE THAT. I'M SURE THERE'S SOMEONE HERE FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE THAT WOULD LIKE TO GO INTO MORE DETAIL.

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SO AN OPIOID GRANT. WE HAVE SOMEONE HERE. THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING. MIKE BLAIN I'M CAPTAIN PULASKI COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION.

SO, YES, THIS ORIGINAL ORDINANCE WAS PASSED LAST NOVEMBER.

I BELIEVE ITS ORIGINAL WAS 24-OR-41 FOR $246,101.41 WHEN IT WAS SUBMITTED.

AND IT WAS APPROVED BY THE FULL QUORUM COURT .

WHAT WASN'T PROCESSED WAS M&O, WHICH WAS NEEDED FOR EQUIPMENT FOR THE DETECTIVE AND THE COUNSELOR THAT'S RESPONSIBLE FOR RESPONSE TO THE OR TEAM TO ABIDE BY THE GUIDELINES OF THE GRANT. AND SO ALL THE FUNDS THAT WERE APPROVED WENT DIRECTLY INTO SALARY AND NOT INTO ANY OF M&O, AND SO THE PURPOSE FOR THE, THE ORDINANCE OR APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE IS TO SEPARATE THOSE FUNDS OVER INTO AN M&O WHERE EQUIPMENT CAN BE PURCHASED FOR THAT TEAM. THANK YOU.

MA'AM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MR. BLAIN. OH, JUSTICE ROBINSON.

I HAVE ONE QUESTION, AND I DON'T KNOW WHO CAN ANSWER THIS, BUT UNDER THE ITEM NUMBER, THERE'S LIKE A DOUBLE STAR HERE.

IT SAYS THE REMAINING $169,298 WAS ALREADY RECOGNIZED AS PART OF ORDINANCE 24-OR-22, BUT THE FUNDS WERE UNSPENT.

WHAT? CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN THAT TO ME? I CAN'T EXPLAIN THAT TO YOU. I DON'T KNOW. THE ORIGINAL DRAFTER OF THIS GRANT IS NO LONGER WITH THE AGENCY.

MISS MCCONNELL, IF Y'ALL REMEMBER HER. IT WAS VERY PASSIONATE IN TALKING ABOUT THIS. SO I'M UNFAMILIAR WITH, I GUESS, PROVIDING YOU AN ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION, SIR. OKAY.

IF YOU. I THINK AMY IS TRYING TO GET OUR ATTENTION.

AMY, CAN YOU PROVIDE SOME INSIGHT? I'M THE ONE THAT WROTE THAT ON THE IMPACT STATEMENT, SO I CAN EXPLAIN THAT.

IF YOU LOOK IN ARTICLE ONE WHERE THE MONEY IS RECOGNIZED THE ONLY PART THAT WE HAD TO RECOGNIZE WAS THAT 35,000 BECAUSE THE REST OF THE GRANT WAS APPROPRIATED AND RECOGNIZED LAST YEAR.

AND SO IT JUST CARRIED OVER. SORRY. I'M LOSING MY VOICE.

OKAY. SO THAT'S ALL IT IS. IT'S THE RECOGNITION FOR PAPERWORK AND ON THE COMPTROLLERS DEPARTMENT.

FOR $35,000. SO YOU DID NOT. YOU GOT 35,000 EXTRA DOLLARS THAT YOU HAD NOT SEEN YET? AND THAT'S WHAT IS BEING RECOGNIZED BECAUSE THAT WASN'T RECOGNIZED LAST YEAR.

SO WE'RE ADDING THE 169 TO THE TO THE 35 WHICH GIVES US THE 204.

CORRECT. AND THEN WE'RE BREAKING IT DOWN INTO THESE DIFFERENT BUDGETARY ITEMS, 1001, 1006, SO THAT ALL THESE NUMBERS SHOULD ADD UP TO THE 204.

RECOGNIZING FUNDS IS KIND OF LIKE PUTTING IT INTO YOUR SAVINGS ACCOUNT.

AND THEN WHEN WE APPROPRIATE IT IN ARTICLE TWO, THAT'S KIND OF PUTTING IT IN YOUR CHECKING ACCOUNT SO THEY CAN SPEND IT.

OKAY, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. I AGREE [LAUGHTER][CLAPPING] OKAY.

THANK YOU. I YIELD. AM I BEING I'M NOT USED TO EXPLAINING.

ARE Y'ALL FOLLOWING ME? I JUST, I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE DOUBLE THERE. I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE DOUBLE STAR DOWN THERE.

WHAT WAS GOING ON? WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE IT CLEAR.

WHY? BECAUSE WE WERE AFRAID THAT Y'ALL WOULD LOOK AT THAT 35,000 AND THEN THE 204 AND THINK, WHAT WAS GOING ON THERE? YEAH. SO WE JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WAS RECOGNIZED IN THAT ORIGINAL ORDINANCE.

24-OR-22. OKAY. SO IT WAS JUST SITTING IN THAT ACCOUNT BUT NOT APPROPRIATED, AND IT WAS SITTING IN THAT ACCOUNT AS SALARY. IN THAT FUND. YEAH. OKAY, OKAY. ALRIGHT.

DON'T RUN OFF, MR. BLAIN. I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF LIGHTS. JUSTICE DAVIS.

YES. SO I READ THROUGH THE GRANT AND IT STATED IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE OR IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A MOBILE IF SOMEONE'S HAVING AN OD, YOU KNOW, NARCAN FORCE. IS THAT THE WAY IT'S OPERATING? AND IT LISTED CITIES THAT, LIKE IN PULASKI COUNTY THAT IT GOES TO.

IS THAT WHAT'S HAPPENING? YES, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM.

WE ARE. OUR OPIOID RESPONSE TEAM COVERS OTHER MUNICIPALITIES, INCLUDING JACKSONVILLE, SHERWOOD, MAUMELLE AND ALEXANDER. OKAY. WHY HAVE NO GAS RECEIPTS BEEN TURNED IN FOR EXPENSES?

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THAT'S. THAT'S NOT TRUE. I READ THE GRANT AND IT SAID IT SPECIFICALLY ASKED FOR MONEY, FOR FUEL AND FOR A CAR, IT HAS A VEHICLE IN THERE TOO. THE ONLY MONEY THAT IS TAKEN, I PULLED THE EXPENDITURE REPORT IS PAYROLL.

SO HOW IS THIS HELPING OUR COMMUNITY IF WE'RE NOT OUT IN THE COMMUNITY? WELL, WE ARE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY AND THEY ARE RESPONDING, THEY RESPOND ON A 24 HOUR BASIS.

BASICALLY, THEY'RE NOT PAID OVERTIME, BUT THEY DO RESPOND WITHIN THE CITIES.

ONCE THOSE AGENCIES CALL US AND OR OUR OWN AGENCY SUMMONS THE RESPONSE TEAM.

SO BECAUSE THAT'S FUNDS A DETECTIVE AND A PEER SPECIALIST TO RESPOND.

AND THERE'S NO INVESTIGATIVE EQUIPMENT AT ALL THAT WAS PURCHASED IN THIS WHOLE YEAR THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO TRACK DOWN DRUG DEALERS.

THAT'S BECAUSE WE'RE USING SHERIFF'S OFFICE EQUIPMENT RIGHT NOW. IT'S ALLOCATED IN THE GRANT TO BUY ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT FOR THAT DETECTIVE, BUT HE'S BEEN USING SHERIFF'S OFFICE EQUIPMENT FOR THAT. THAT'S NOT WHAT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME.

THE ONLY EXPENDITURES THAT HAVE BEEN EXPENSED IS PAYROLL.

YES, MA'AM. WHAT ABOUT NARCAN? WELL, NARCAN. WE GET FREE FROM CGI THROUGH ANOTHER PROGRAM.

WHY IS THERE A LINE ITEM FOR NARCAN, THEN? IF IT'S FREE? I CAN'T EXPLAIN THAT TO YOU, MA'AM. I DIDN'T WRITE THE GRANT. HOWEVER WE DO HAVE LINE ITEMS SPECIFICALLY FOR EQUIPMENT.

BUT IT WAS NOT. IT WAS. EVERYTHING WAS PUT INTO SALARY.

SO YOU SHOULD HAVE. YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN WHERE ALL THE EQUIPMENT THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT PURCHASING WITH THE ADDITIONAL FUNDS, WHICH WAS THE PURPOSE FOR THE AMENDMENT WAS LISTED IN THE IN THE GRANT OUTLAY THAT MR. MCCONNELL HAD SUBMITTED. OKAY. AND WHY IS THIS A LATE ITEM? BECAUSE WE KNEW THIS WAS GOING TO OCCUR. SO WHY WASN'T THIS PUT IN IN TIME TO BE AT THE AGENDA MEETING SO WE COULD LOOK OVER IT LAST WEEK? I CAN'T EXPLAIN THAT TO YOU, MA'AM. THAT'S, I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR YOU THERE.

OKAY. WELL, YOU NEED TO TALK TO YOUR BOSS BECAUSE THAT'S AN ISSUE.

WE'VE GOT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE TIME TO CALL PEOPLE TO VALIDATE.

THAT'S OUR JOB. I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT WE WERE ELECTED TO DO, IS TO MAKE SURE MONEY IS BEING SPENT PROPERLY.

BUT WHEN WE HAVE LATE ITEMS THAT WE KNOW ARE NOT LIKE, WE KNOW THIS IS COMING.

THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR OF THE GRANT. IT'S NOT FAIR TO THE OFFICIALS THAT SIT UP HERE.

I YIELD. OKAY. JUSTICE MASSEY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

MAYBE YOU CAN HELP WITH THAT. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL GOT THE INFORMATION LATE OR JUST TRYING TO CRUNCH THE NUMBERS, OR. WE DID GET THE INFORMATION. THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE FOR A WHILE ON THIS.

IT WAS ORIGINALLY SUBMITTED TO US, AND THEN WE HAD TO GO BACK TO THE DEPARTMENT AND GET SOME ANSWERS.

AND THEN WORK ALSO WITH THE GRANTS ADMINISTRATOR, KATIE, IN THE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE.

SO THAT'S WHY IT WAS IT WAS LATE. WE DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO FINISH IT BEFORE IT WAS IN YOUR PACKET.

THANK YOU. AND BEFORE WE MAILED OUT THE PACKET. THANK YOU.

SO WE DO APOLOGIZE FOR THAT, BUT I DO HOPE THAT WE GET A VOTE TO MOVE THIS FORWARD TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT TO GIVE EVERYONE, AND HOPEFULLY YOU ALL WILL BE ABLE TO LOOK OVER AND ASK ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE THAT WERE NOT ANSWERED TONIGHT.

THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. JUSTICE MASSEY, JUSTICE STOWERS.

THANK YOU SIR. I BELIEVE MY COLLEAGUE JUSTICE DAVIS RAISED SOME IMPORTANT QUESTIONS.

QUESTIONS THAT, SIR YOU COULD NOT ANSWER. MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE YOU WEREN'T ABLE TO PREPARE AS WELL AS YOU NORMALLY WOULD, BECAUSE THIS WAS A LATE FILING. BUT WHEN I HEAR COME OUT OF YOUR MOUTH THAT THE NARCAN IS FREE, AND YET THERE'S A LINE ITEM HERE FOR $23,000 FOR NARCAN.

SHE RAISED SEVERAL OTHER, I BELIEVE, LEGITIMATE QUESTIONS THAT NEED TO BE ANSWERED.

THIS GRANT IT'S BEEN GOING ON SINCE 22. THAT'S THREE YEARS.

IT SAYS VERY CLEARLY HERE IN THE DOUBLE ASTERISK THAT MY COLLEAGUE, MR. ROBINSON MENTIONED, THE REMAINING 169 AND SOME CHANGE WAS RECOGNIZED AS PART OF AN ORDINANCE IN 24-OR-22 THAT 24 IS LAST YEAR, RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY.

SO I WAS LOOKING AT THE 22, BUT THE FUNDS WERE UNSPENT.

I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF WHAT Y'ALL ARE DOING HERE.

I MEAN, WE KNOW THE OPIOID CRISIS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

WE KNOW THAT NOT EVERY AGENCY HAS THE NARCAN, HAS THE ABILITIES, THE TOOLS IN THEIR TOOL BELT THAT YOU HAVE AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

BUT WOULD THERE BE ANY PENALTY WITH THE STATE? HUTCH? I'M ASKING YOU AS THE COMPTROLLER, SIR.

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CAN'T DELAY. WE HAVE FUNDING FOR YOUR STATE. YES.

TO DO THIS THROUGH. KATIE, OUR GRANTS ADMINISTRATOR WORKS ON OUR OFFICE.

STATE WORKS OFF THE FISCAL YEAR, WHICH IS JULY TO JUNE.

MISS HARGIS, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE YOU, PLEASE, IF YOU DON'T MIND APPROACHING.

HI, I'M KATIE HARGIS, I'M THE GRANTS ADMINISTRATOR.

AND I'M SORRY TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT. THAT'S WHY I'M HERE.

THAT'S PART OF OUR JOB AND YOUR JOB. I HAD A COMMUNICATION SENT TO ME THIS AFTERNOON THAT THERE WERE SOME MILESTONES THAT WEREN'T MET. DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT? I DO NOT KNOW ABOUT THE MILESTONES, IF THEY'VE BEEN MET.

I DO KNOW WITHIN THE GRANT, THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN, THEY DO HAVE MILESTONES THEY HAVE TO MEET, AND THEY HAVE QUARTERLY REPORTING THAT THEY HAVE TO MAKE. THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT I SEE.

WHO DOES THAT QUARTERLY REPORTING GO TO? IT GOES TO ARORP, THE ARKANSAS.

ANOTHER REASON I BELIEVE THAT IT'D BE PRUDENT.

THIS WAS A LATE FILING, IT'S A LOT OF MONEY, WE'VE GOT MORE QUESTIONS THAN WE DO ANSWERS THIS EVENING.

SO I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION THAT AS LONG AS IT WILL NOT IMPACT THE GRANT.

WELL, I GUESS IT WOULD, ACCORDING TO MISS HARGIS, WHAT YOU SAID.

OH, I. THIS IS ONCE AGAIN WHAT WE'VE DEALT WITH FOR A LONG TIME.

I. AND HEY, I WANT TO VOTE FOR THIS BECAUSE REGARDLESS OF ACCOUNTING MISHAPS OR WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE, THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.

SOMEBODY COULD LOSE THEIR LIFE IF WE DON'T PASS THIS TONIGHT.

SOMEBODY COULD, BECAUSE NOT EVERY AGENCY HAS THE ABILITY TO RESPOND LIKE THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE DOES.

SO I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN PUT, GIVEN THAT THE FISCAL YEAR FOR THE STATE ENDS ON JUNE 30TH.

I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN PUT B ACKED IN A CORNER TONIGHT, AND I'M NOT SAYING THIS TO YOU.

I KNOW YOU WORK FOR HUTCH. YOU DON'T WORK FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. SO DON'T TAKE WHAT I'M SAYING.

I'M JUST EXPRESSING KIND OF HOW I FEEL ABOUT HOW THIS HAS GONE ON.

WHY WAS THIS NOT BROUGHT TO US IN A TIMELY? I'M NOT ASKING YOU THIS QUESTION BECAUSE YOU CAN'T ANSWER THAT.

BUT I'M ASKING THE LARGER GROUP. I CAN'T ANSWER THAT, IF YOU.

YEAH. SO I WOULD ASK, I MEAN. YOU HAVE VERY VALID CONCERNS AND I THINK THAT WHAT YOU GUYS ARE ASKING, YOU SHOULD BE ASKING. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO YOU SOONER.

THERE ARE PROCESSES IN PLACE TO REQUEST AN APPROPRIATION FOR A GRANT.

AND SOMETIMES WHEN THOSE THINGS DON'T HAPPEN THE WAY THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO, IT HOLDS THINGS UP.

SO THAT IS NOT AN EXCUSE. BUT TWO THINGS, I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, 1.

OBVIOUSLY, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SHOULD HAVE HAD THE APPROPRIATION REQUEST DONE CORRECTLY AND SUBMITTED TIMELY, AND THEN WE WOULDN'T BE TALKING ABOUT THIS AS A LATE ITEM.

I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO GO AHEAD, THOUGH, AND PASS THIS.

IT IS A JULY 1ST START PERIOD, RIGHT? AND IT WAS ALSO BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION TODAY THAT THERE IS AN EVALUATION.

ARORP IS DOING AN ANNUAL EVALUATION FOR THEIR YEAR ONE FUNDS AND THAT WILL BE IN JULY.

AND IT SEEMS TO ME BASED ON GRANTED, I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY OF THE QUARTERLY REPORTING, AND I THINK THOSE ARE THINGS THAT YOU GUYS SHOULD ASK THEM FOR AND LOOK AT.

AMEN. BUT THEY ARE DOING THIS EVALUATION, AND IT SEEMS LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO BE VERY SERIOUS ABOUT DEMANDING ANY MONEY BACK IF IT'S BEEN MISAPPROPRIATED.

SO I DON'T THINK THAT BUT JUST SOME THINGS UP HERE TONIGHT, TWO PLUS TWO IS NOT EQUALING FOUR.

AND WE'RE PUT UNDER THE GUN HERE WITH A LATE FILED ITEM 20 DAYS BEFORE THE STATE FISCAL YEAR ENDS.

WHERE I FEEL LIKE I'M IN A NO WIN SITUATION. THAT'S NOT.

I ONLY WANTED TO ASK YOU ABOUT THE QUESTION AS FAR AS THE PERFORMANCE OR CONCERNED.

SO MAYOR, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND PROVIDING THE INFORMATION BEFORE THE FULL QUORUM COURT MEETING THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR AS FAR AS IT RELATES TO MILESTONES.

ABSOLUTELY. QUARTERLY REPORTS. QUARTERLY REPORTS.

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ABSOLUTELY. AND JUST SO YOU KNOW, WE ACTUALLY REPORT MONTHLY. THE GRANT ONLY REQUIRES US QUARTERLY, BUT WE DO IT MONTHLY. BUT YES, I CAN SUPPLY THAT DOCUMENTATION TO YOU.

IS THERE A WAY THAT THIS BODY COULD COULD BE.

I KNOW THOSE ARE SENT TO AN EXTERNAL SOURCE AT THE STATE, BUT COULD THOSE REPORTS ALSO BE DISSEMINATED TO THIS BODY? ABSOLUTELY. WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. ABSOLUTELY.

AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS ITEM FORWARD THIS EVENING. YES, SIR.

THANK YOU. OKAY I YIELD. OKAY. JUSTICE STOWERS.

JUSTICE CURRY. YES. I INITIALLY WANTED TO ASK THE GRANT ADMINISTRATOR TO COME UP.

IS IT UNCOMMON WITH OTHER GRANTS THAT ARE IN PLACE THAT, I'M NOT SURE WHAT YOUR TIMELINES ARE TO MEET WITH VARIOUS OTHER GRANTS, TIMING WISE, WITH THE DELAY IN WHAT'S HAPPENED WITH SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT HAVE BEEN PRESENTED.

THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I WANTED TO ASK. I'M SORRY, YEAH.

I JUST I JUST WANTED TO UNDERSTAND. YOU ARE THE GRANT ADMINISTRATOR, CORRECT? AND I KNOW YOU WORK WITH OTHER GRANTS ALSO. YES.

SO WAS TIMING JUST NOT ALLOWED TO, WITH THIS PARTICULAR GRANT.

T HERE WAS ADEQUATE TIME. OKAY. I'M JUST NOT UNDERSTANDING THE SO THE PERSON THAT RECEIVES THE GRANT OR THE DEPARTMENT, IT'S UP TO THEM TO WORK THROUGH AND GET THAT DONE.

OKAY. AND HIS JOB IS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH GRANTS THE BEST WE CAN, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO BE AUDITED ON THEM EVERY YEAR.

OKAY. SO YOUR COMPLIANCE RESPONSIBILITY IS WHAT I GUESS I'M TRYING TO ADDRESS.

TO A DEGREE, BECAUSE LIKE SHE SAID, WE DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE MEETING THE MILESTONES OR NOT.

THAT'S NOT REPORTED TO US IN THE GRANT. BUT THIS GRANT HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE 22, SO.

NO, 24. LAST YEAR. 24. OKAY. SO I'M JUST NOT UNDERSTANDING.

WELL, IF THEY DON'T REPORT TO US, THEN WE DON'T KNOW.

BUT YOU GOT MONTHLY REPORTS THAT ARE SENT IN, CORRECT? NOT TO US. NOT TO THE. NOT TO YOU, BUT TO THE GRANT.

TO THE GRANT. WELL, ARE THERE ANY CORRESPONDENCE FROM THEM INDICATING ANY CONCERNS? THAT'S WHAT I WOULD WANT TO ASK. FROM THE GRANTOR? YES. WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY CURRENTLY, BUT THEY ARE HAVING AN ANNUAL REVIEW JULY, MID JULY TO REVIEW THEIR YEAR ONE EXPENDITURES.

MA'AM IF THEY DON'T SEND US THEM. RIGHT. WE DON'T KNOW.

THAT'S WHAT I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND. SO IF LIKE TO DIRECT THESE OTHER LEGISLATORS TO LET US IN ON WHAT'S GOING ON, THAT'D BE REALLY HELPFUL. WHO? THE OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS.

WOULD YOU ASK THEM LET US IN ON WHAT'S GOING ON? THAT WILL BE VERY HELPFUL. I DON'T KNOW IF WE COULD REALLY SAY AT THIS POINT, I'M JUST GOING TO MAKE A COMMENT THAT IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, THEN AS A GRANT ADMINISTRATOR, I WOULD THINK, I'M NOT SURE IF I UNDERSTAND, BECAUSE IF I'M A GRANT ADMINISTRATOR.

I'D LIKE TO EXPLAIN IT TO YOU BECAUSE I DON'T THINK YOU UNDERSTAND.

WELL, I'VE DONE GRANTS BEFORE, SO. NO, BUT [INAUDIBLE]. I'VE WRITTEN GRANTS.

501 C3. WHAT? HUTCH. AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

WHOLE. YES. NOW, THERE ARE GUIDELINES SET UP THAT SAYS IF YOU'RE A DEPARTMENT HEAD ELECTED OFFICIAL OR WHATEVER, AND YOU GET A GRANT, YOU'RE REQUEST TO BE INFORMED ABOUT IT, SO WE CAN KEEP THE PAPERWORK IN ONE SPOT AND DO ALL THAT, IT DOES NOT ALWAYS HAPPEN. DO YOU GET THE CORRESPONDENCE DIRECT FROM THE GRANT? GRANT JURY? NO. THAT'S BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT AND THE GRANTOR.

AND THE. THE WAY THE COUNTY CURRENTLY OPERATES, THAT'S HOW.

IF JAMIE WANTS TO GET A GRANT, IT COMES THROUGH OUR OFFICE AND GOES THROUGH AN APPROVAL PROCESS AND THE JUDGE SIGNS OFF ON IT.

IF SHE'S AWARDED THE GRANT IT GOES BACK THROUGH AN APPROVAL PROCESS.

THE JUDGE SIGNS OFF ON IT. AND THEN YOU APPROPRIATE.

BUT EVERYTHING STAYS BETWEEN JAMIE AND THE GRANTOR.

OKAY, JUST. AND THEN I AND I RUN EXPENDITURE REPORTS FOR, YOU KNOW, THE RECEIPTS, AND THE AUDITORS WILL COME IN AND THEY WILL REVIEW FILES.

THEY DON'T REVIEW ALL FILES FOR ALL GRANTS WITH A FINE TOOTH COMB.

THEY LOOK AT OUR LARGEST GRANTS AND THOSE ARE THE ONES THEY REVIEW WITH A FINE TOOTH COMB.

SO, I'M NOT INVOLVED [INAUDIBLE] BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT HEAD AND THE GRANTOR.

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WHAT THE EXPENDITURES HAVE BEEN, FROM THE FIRST TIME THAT THEY STARTED THE GRANT UNTIL A CURRENT DATE.

BUT THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WOULD HAVE CORRESPONDENCE? CORRECT. CORRESPONDENCE. ARE YOU ASKING FOR A CORRESPONDENCE OR YOU'RE ASKING FOR A GRANT REPORT? WELL, I'M JUST ASKING FOR ANY RESPONSES, BECAUSE NORMALLY YOU WOULD RECEIVE A RESPONSE FROM, IF YOU WERE AWARDED THAT GRANT AND YOU GOT TO REPORT IN, YOU WOULD HAVE SOME TYPE OF RESPONSE FROM THAT.

AND THE SHERIFF'S ARE YOU ASKING THEM THAT? I THINK. YES. JUST TO STABLISH.

SO THAT'S. YEAH. OKAY. NO PROBLEM. STOWERS HAS ALREADY ASKED FOR THAT.

OKAY. SO THAT WOULD HELP ALL OF US. THANK YOU.

IT WOULD HELP ME, IT WOULD HELP ME TOO [LAUGHTER] THANK YOU.

ANYTHING ELSE? IT HAS BEEN REQUESTED. IT HAS BEEN REQUESTED TWO TIMES.

I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND. JUSTICE STOWERS.

AND JUST A REMINDER OF COURSE, WE'RE SENDING IT TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT.

BUT JUST BECAUSE IT GOES TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT DOES NOT MEAN IT HAS TO BE APPROVED THAT NIGHT.

SO AGAIN, IF WE'RE NOT GETTING THE INFORMATION THAT WE'RE REQUESTING, WE DO HAVE THE ABILITY NOT TO PROVE THAT ON THAT NIGHT, SO WHATEVER THAT MEANS. JUSTICE STOWERS. THANK YOU, SIR, AND VERY MUCH TO YOUR POINT, MR. KEITH THIS EVENING I'M GOING TO VOTE PRESENT ON THIS.

IF WE GET THE INFORMATION THAT WE NEED, WHICH I BELIEVE WE WILL BETWEEN NOW AND THE FULL QUORUM COURT, I THINK THAT THE VALUE OF THE GRANT IS OBVIOUSLY WHAT IT IS.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I'M GOING TO VOTE PRESENT TONIGHT, WAIT FOR US TO GET THE INFORMATION OVER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, AND THEN WE'LL MOST LIKELY VOTE YES AT THE FULL QUORUM COURT MEETING.

AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IS BEING REQUESTED.

MR. BLAIN, I GUESS THAT'S WHO YOU REQUESTED. ARE YOU CLEAR ABOUT WHAT'S BEING REQUESTED? OKAY, OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU, MR. KEITH. JUSTICE ROBINSON. CAN I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT.

THE NON-VEHICLE. WHAT IS THAT $97,000 FOR? IT'S GOING TO BE FOR CELLEBRITE EQUIPMENT, WHICH IS A MOBILE DEVICE SOFTWARE EXTRACTION TOOL. A LOT OF THE INFORMATION WE'RE GETTING, PARTICULARLY IN THE NARCOTICS CASES ARE DATA DRIVEN.

AND A LOT OF THAT IS FOR FORENSICS DATA FROM THOSE DEVICES.

PART OF THAT PACKAGE, TOO, IS A FORENSIC UNLOCK FOR 127 OF THOSE DEVICES.

BECAUSE, AS YOU KNOW, WITH YOUR OWN PHONE, YOU'VE GOT QUITE A LOT OF BIOMETRICS INVOLVED IN THAT, AND IF SOMEONE DOESN'T GIVE US ACCESS, WE USE THAT SOFTWARE TO GAIN ACCESS LEGALLY INTO THAT DATA SO WE CAN STILL SEARCH OUT THE TRUE OFFENDERS WE'RE AFTER, WHICH ARE THE SUPPLIERS. AND SO THAT'S WHAT THAT MONEY IS GOING FOR IS THAT PARTICULAR SOFTWARE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. THERE APPEARS TO BE NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS.

AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON 25-I-48.

MR. ELLIOT? YES. MR. STOWERS? PRESENT. MR. MCCOY? YES. MR. ROBINSON? AYE. MISS YOUNG-BAKER? YES.

MISS WARD? YES. MR. KEITH? YES. MISS CURRY? AYE.

MISS MASSEY? AYE. MR. PERSON? AYE. MISS LEWISON? YES. MISS DAVIS? NO. SO I HAVE TEN AYES, ONE NO, AND ONE PRESENT, AND THREE ABSENT. TEN AYES. WE WILL SEND 25-I-48 TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH A DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION.

IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE TO CLAIM OUR ATTENTION.

IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. MOVED. SECOND. WITHOUT OBJECTION.

THIS PART OF OUR MEETING HAS BEEN ADJOURNED. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS? COMMUNITY. OH, NO ANNOUNCEMENTS. NO ANNOUNCEMENTS.

ANY COMMENTS? COMMUNITY COMMENTS. THEREFORE, WE ARE ADJOURNED.

DON'T RUN SO FAST.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.