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[1. CALL TO ORDER]
IF YOU CAN, WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND TO. DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING US TOGETHER AGAIN TO DO THE WORK OF THE PEOPLE. DEAR LORD, PLEASE BLESS US.BLESS THIS MEETING, BLESS THE STATE OF ARKANSAS, BLESS OUR COUNTY.
THESE BLESSINGS. WE ASK YOUR NAME. AMEN. AMEN.THANK YOU EVERYONE, FOR PARTICIPATING IN OUR OPENING, AMY.
AND JUST A REMINDER, YOUR MICROPHONES ARE ON.
AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? MS. DAVIS IS ABSENT.
MS. CAPPS. HERE. MS. LEWISON. HERE. MS. BLACKWOOD/ HERE.
MR. PERSON. HERE. MS. MASSEY. HERE. MS. CURRY.
PRESENT. MR. KEITH. HERE. MS. WARD. HERE. BAKER IS ABSENT.
MR. ROBINSON. HERE. MR. MCCOY. YES. MR. STOWERS.
PRESENT. MR. ELLIOTT. HERE. MEDLOCK. HERE. YOU HAVE 13 MEMBERS PRESENT.
13 MEMBERS PRESENT. WE CAN DO THE BUSINESS OF THE COUNTY.
IS THERE A RECOMMENDATION FOR ITEM 5? SO MOVED.
[5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
SECOND. SECOND. A MOTION WAS MADE WITH THE SECOND THAT WE APPROVE OUR MINUTES FROM OUR LAST MEETING.ANY ANY QUESTIONS, ANY COMMENTS, ANY CHANGES? THERE BEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
AYE. THOSE OPPOSED. OUR MINUTES HAVE BEEN APPROVED FROM OUR LAST MEETING.
[25-I-80 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 24-OR-41 (2025 ANNUAL BUDGET, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS) TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE JUVENILE DETENTION DEPARTMENT IN ORDER TO REIMBURSE THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR OVERPAYMENT OF GRANT FUNDS.]
AND WITHOUT OBJECTION, I'VE BEEN ASKED IF I CAN MOVE 25-I-80 TO THE FRONT.SO, AMY. 25-I-80. SO, AMY, WOULD YOU READ 25-I-80 FIRST, PLEASE? THAT'S AMENDING ORDINANCE 24-OR-41 2025 ANNUAL BUDGET, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS, TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE JUVENILE DETENTION DEPARTMENT IN ORDER TO REIMBURSE THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR OVERPAYMENT OF GRANT FUNDS.
JUSTICE LEWISON. MOVED TO SENATE THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH A DUE PASS.
JUSTICE LEWISON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN OR DO YOU HAVE SOMEONE THAT CAN EXPLAIN FOR US, AS SOMEBODY THAT CAN COME UP HERE AND EXPLAIN THIS FROM THE JUVENILE DETENTION.
I DO. THANK YOU. HELLO, I'M RODNEY SHEPHERD, THE DIRECTOR OF JUVENILE DETENTION.
BACK IN JULY THE STATE SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM USE THE WRONG FORMULA TO CALCULATE FUNDS DUE US AND THEREFORE OVERPAID US BY QUITE A BIT. AND THEY ARE REQUESTING THOSE FUNDS TO BE RETURNED.
JUSTICE STOWERS. YEAH. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, SIR.
I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE AMOUNT OF MONEY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS $7,600.
SO I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO BREAK THE BANK WITH THIS.
NO, SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. OKAY.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THERE BEING NONE, SIR.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE IN THAT EXPLANATION.
THANK YOU. AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON 25-I-80? MS. CAPP. AYE. MS. LEWISON. YES. MS. BLACKWOOD.
AYE. MR. PERSON. YES.; MS. MASSEY. AYE. MISS CURRY.
AYE. MR. KEITH. YES. MS. WARD. YES. MR. ROBINSON.
AYE. MR. MCCOY. YES. MR. STOWERS. YES. MR. ELLIOT.
YES. AND MS. MEDLOCK, AYE. AYES'S. 13 AYES'S.
WE WILL SEND 25-I-80 TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH A DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION.
[25-I-74 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 24-OR-41 (2025 ANNUAL BUDGET, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS) TO APPROPRIATE TITLE II GRANT FUNDS FOR THE YOUTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT.]
WE'LL JUMP BACK TO THE BEGINNING. AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ 25-I-75 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 24-OR-41 2025 ANNUAL BUDGET, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS, TO APPROPRIATE TITLE 2 GRANT FUNDS FOR THE YOUTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT.JUSTICE WARD. THAT WAS 74. 74. 75. 75. 74. 74.
SIR. THAT'S WHY I'M TELLING YOU. YEAH, I THOUGHT WE.
I COULD HAVE SWORN I ASKED FOR 74. I'M SORRY.
OKAY, LET'S LET'S READ 74. I'M. I DIDN'T EVEN HEAR THAT.
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YOU SAID 75.READ 74. I HEARD YOU SAY 75. OKAY. THE 1ST OF THE AGENDA.
OH, I THOUGHT SHE SAID OKAY. SO IF AMY READS 74, 25-I-74, THEN JUSTICE WARD.
YEAH, I RECOMMEND TO SEND IT TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH THE DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION.
SECOND. A MOTION WAS MADE WITH THE SECOND THAT WE SEND 25-I-74 TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH THE DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION. JUSTICE WARD WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN? DO WE HAVE ANY HERE? ONE HERE FROM THE YOUTH SERVICES.
YES. GREAT. THANK YOU. YES. ALRIGHT. GOOD EVENING.
MY NAME IS LAJUAN BEDFORD. I'M THE GRANT ADMINISTRATOR FOR PULASKI COUNTY YOUTH SERVICES.
I'M COMING BEFORE YOU TO ASK FOR APPROPRIATION OF GRANT FUNDS, THAT YOUTH SERVICES RECEIVED AN AMOUNT OF $24,000 FROM ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, DIVISION OF YOUTH SERVICES, ARKANSAS COALITION FOR JUVENILE JUSTICE.
THIS IS A GRANT THAT WE'VE BEEN AWARDED FOR A FEW YEARS.
THIS IS A MIDDLE SCHOOL REFERRAL PROGRAM AT MANN MIDDLE SCHOOL MEALS AND DUNBAR MIDDLE SCHOOLS.
PARTICIPANTS ARE REFERRED TO US EITHER THROUGH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, THE JUVENILE COURTS, OR PARENTS. THESE ARE STUDENTS WITH BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS. WE ARE IN THE SCHOOLS WEEKLY PROVIDING MENTORING AND MENTAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT THROUGH CONTRACTED THERAPISTS.
WE PROVIDE FACILITATED LED SESSIONS ON EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, CAREER PATHWAY, COMMUNITY SERVICE, AND STUDENT SELECTED TOPICS FOR STUDENTS EXHIBITING PROGRESS.
WE OFFER THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN PEER ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES AND OUR COLLEGE, CAREER AND CULTURE TOURS. THIS COMPLETES MY REQUEST.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? IF YOU'LL HOLD ON 1 MOMENT.
JUSTICE STOWERS. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US.
AND WE WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE ALL OF THE GRANT MONEY THAT I KNOW THAT YOU WORK HARD TO PROCURE.
ON BEHALF OF YOUTH SERVICES. YOUTH SERVICES IS PRIMARILY FUNDED VIA GRANTS.
AND WE'RE THANKFUL FOR, FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND IN GETTING THOSE GRANTS IN THE DOOR.
THANK YOU. AND I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THIS ITEM. OKAY, I YIELD.
JUSTICE ELLIOT DID YOU HAVE. I JUST WANTED TO SAY.
YEAH. GO AHEAD. I'M I APPROVE THIS. OH, OKAY.
OKAY. YOU GET TO VOTE ON IT. YEAH, YOU'LL GET TO VOTE FOR IT.
OKAY. DID YOU HAVE JUSTICE CURRY. GO AHEAD. I WANT TO SAY DITTO TO.
I KNOW THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU ALL DO, AND IT'S SO NEEDED WHEN WE SEE ALL THAT'S GOING ON AROUND US.
SO WE NEED ALL THE HELP AND MENTORING THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE.
THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO. ALL RIGHT.
THERE APPEARS TO BE NO MORE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON 25-I-74, MS. MEDLOCK. AYE. MR. ELLIOTT. YES. MR. STOWERS. YES.
MR. MCCOY. YES. MR. ROBINSON. AYE. MS. WARD. YES.
MR. KEITH. YES. MS. CURRY. YES. MS. MASSEY. AYE.
MR. PERSON. I APPROVE AS WELL AYE. [INAUDIBLE] BLACKWOOD. AYE. MS. LEWISON. I APPROVE. YES. OKAY.
MS. CAPPS AYE AND MS. DAVIS. YES. I DON'T THINK I'VE BEEN READ INTO RECORD, SO I NEED TO BE.
AND I DO APOLOGIZE. CAN YOU ADD JUSTICE DAVIS? THANK YOU. WELL, WE GOING TO GET THIS RIGHT TONIGHT.
SO. AND YOU DID VOTE. YES. CORRECT. OKAY. 14 AYE.
14 AYE. WE WILL SEND 25-I-74 TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH THE DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION.
[25-I-75 AN ORDINANCE REZONING THE WESTROCK MARINA LOCATED WITHIN THE LAKE MAUMELLE WATERSHED FROM (C)-CONSERVATION TO (NR)- NON-RESIDENTIAL AND THEREBY AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE LAKE MAUMELLE WATERSHED.]
WATERSHED, FROM SEA CONSERVATION TO NR NON RESIDENTIAL AND THEREBY AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE LAKE MAUMELLE WATERSHED.[00:10:05]
JUSTICE CAPPS. MOVED TO SEND IT TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH A DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION.JUSTICE CAPPS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN? YEAH.
MR. MCCLENDON HERE IS HERE, BUT IT'S A RELATIVELY SMALL PIECE OF PROPERTY OWNED BY CENTRAL ARKANSAS WATER THAT IS ADJACENT TO THE MARINA THAT THEY'RE SEEKING TO USE FOR SOME EXECUTION OF, LIKE, PARKING EQUIPMENT AND THEN ALSO A SMALL PROPERTY TO RUN SOME OF THE OPERATIONS OUT OF. IS THAT CORRECT? YES.
YEAH. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. JUSTICE STOWERS. MS. CAPPS NAME LOOKS AWFUL LONELY HERE, SO I'D LIKE TO BE ADDED AS A SPONSOR.
THANK YOU, I WOULD TOO. OKAY. JUSTICE CURRY. JUSTICE ELLIOTT.
JUSTICE LEWISON. JUSTICE BLACKWOOD. THERE YOU.
OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THERE BEING NONE.
AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON 25-I-75, MS. DAVIS. YES. MS. CAPPS. AYE. MS. LEWISON. YES.
MS. BLACKWOOD. AYE. MR. PERSON. YES. MS. MASSEY.
AYE. MISS CURRY. AYE. MR. KEITH. YES. MS. WARD? YES. MR. ROBINSON. AYE. MR. MCCOY. YES. YES. MR. STOWERS. YES. MR. ELLIOTT. YES. AND MS. MEDLOCK.
[25-I-76 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 25-OR-20, THE COUNTY-WIDE LAND USE STUDY AND PLAN FOR THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS.]
UNINCORPORATED AREA OF PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS.JUSTICE MASSEY. YES, I MOVE THAT WE SEND THIS TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH A RECOMMENDED DO PASS.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN? I WOULD LIKE FOR MR. MCCLENDON TO COME UP AND DO THAT FOR ME, PLEASE.
OKAY. MR. MCCLENDON YES. THANK YOU.
THIS IS THE CULMINATION OF THE LAND USE STUDY AND PLAN THAT WE STARTED SOME MONTHS BACK BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE EXCISED 2 AREAS WITHIN IT. AND SO WHAT THIS DOES IS WHAT WE CALL PHASE 2 IS COMPLETE.
WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO, THE BALANCE OF WERE? YEAH. SO WHAT ARE THE CHANGES? WILL THIS AFFECT THE ETJ AREA, OR IS IT OUTSIDE OF THE ETJ AREA? I KNOW BILLBOARDS HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM, BUT WHAT ELSE WILL THIS AFFECT IN THE ETJ AREA? SO IT'S A POLICY DOCUMENT THAT'S THERE FOR THE PLANNING BOARD AND THE QUORUM COURT.
IT'S NOT A REGULATORY DOCUMENT. OKAY. HIM ANYTHING.
SO IT'S OKAY. SO IT'S NOT GOING TO CHANGE THE USE OF THE LAND IN THOSE AREAS.
NO, MA'AM. OKAY. I YIELD, THANK YOU. OKAY. JUST JUSTICE WARD.
OKAY. SO LET'S SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, I HAVE A FAMILY THAT WANTS TO SOMETHING THAT'S ALREADY BEEN DESIGNATED AS RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY, AND THEY WANT TO BUILD A STORE IN THE COLLEGE STATION COMMUNITY. WILL THEY BE ABLE TO DO THAT WITH IT BEING MARKED AS RESIDENTIAL RIGHT NOW? YES.
SO IN IN THIS SENSE, REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE USE WAS, IF THEY WANTED TO CONVERT THAT STRUCTURE INTO A STORE OR BUILD A NEW STORE. IT WOULD BE A SITE PLAN REVIEW BY THE STAFF, AND IF THERE WERE VARIANCES, IT WOULD GO TO OUR PLANNING FOR MORE THAN THAT.
UNLESS UNLESS THEY DIDN'T LIKE THE DECISION, THEN THEY COULD APPEAL THE APPLICANT.
THAT STAFF COULD APPROVE IT ADMINISTRATIVELY.
WHEN WE GO TO THE PLANNING BOARD. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
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JUSTICE WARD IF THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.THANK YOU. VAN. AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON 25-I-76.
MS. MEDLOCK. AYE. MR. ELLIOTT. YES. MR. [INAUDIBLE] YES.
MR. MCCOY. PRESENT. MR. ROBINSON. PRESENT. MS. WARD? YES. MR. KEITH. YES. MS. CURRY. AYE. MS. MASSEY. AYE. MR. PERSON. YES. MS. CAPPS. AYE.
AND MS. DAVIS. PRESENT. OKAY. 1 MOMENT. YOU HAVE 9 AYES, AND 3 PRESENT. 3 VOTING PRESENT AND 3 ABSENT.
OKAY. SO SIMPLE MAJORITY IS STILL GOES TO. SO BY A VOTE OF 9.
9 AYES. 3 PRESENT, WE WILL SEND 25-I-76 TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH A RECOMMENDED DUE PASS.
[25-I-77 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE RATES OF TAXATION TO BE LEVIED ON TAXABLE REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY IN PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS, FOR THE USE AND BENEFIT OF PULASKI COUNTY AND CITIES; TOWNS; AND SCHOOLS IN PULASKI COUNTY FOR THE TAX YEAR 2025.]
REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY IN PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS, FOR THE USE AND BENEFIT OF PULASKI COUNTY AND CITIES, TOWNS AND SCHOOLS IN PULASKI COUNTY. FOR THE TAX YEAR 2025 JUSTICE MASSEY I MOVE THAT WE SEND THIS TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH THE RECOMMENDED DO PASS.JUSTICE MASSEY WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN? THIS IS SOMETHING WE DO EVERY NOVEMBER.
IT'S A PROCESS. AND LEVYING OUR TAXES IN ORDER TO LEVY THE THE TAXES.
TAX RATES ARE VOTED ON BY VOTERS. AND Y'ALL JUST FINALIZE THE PROCESS.
SO ESTABLISHES A RATHER STRONG WORD. IT'S NOT LIKE YOU'RE FIXING THE RATE OF TAXATION.
THAT'S ALL DONE BY VOTERS. OKAY. I THINK THAT WAS A GOOD EXPLANATION.
THANK YOU. NO ADDITIONAL. DID YOU HAVE JUSTICE ROBINSON? DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING? NO. OKAY. IF THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON 25-I-77? MS. DAVIS. AYE. MS. CAPPS. AYE. MR. PERSON. YES.
MS. MASSEY. AYE. MS. CURRY. AYE. MR. KEITH. YES, MISS.
WARD? YES, MR. ROBINSON. AYE. MR. MCCOY. YES.
MR. STOWERS. YES. MR. ELLIOTT. YES. AND MS. MEDLOCK, I HAVE 12 AYES.
12 AYES. WE WILL SEND 25-I-77 TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH A RECOMMENDED DUKE PASS.
[25-I-78 AN ORDINANCE DIRECTING THE TREASURER’S OFFICE TO ESTABLISH A MONTHLY DISBURSEMENT OF $15,000 TO THE LAW LIBRARY BOARD, AND A TRANSFER OF THE REMAINING FUNDS FROM THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE FUND TO THE COUNTY GENERAL FUND IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACT 341 OF 2025.]
$15,000 TO THE LAW LIBRARY BOARD AND A TRANSFER OF THE REMAINING FUNDS FROM THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE FUND TO THE COUNTY GENERAL FUND IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACT 341 OF 2025. JUSTICE PERSON. MOVE TO SEND TO THE FULL COURT WITH A DUE PASS.JUSTICE PERSON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN OR DO YOU HAVE SOMEONE? NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS, BUT WE DO HAVE SOMEBODY HERE TO EXPLAIN.
WE TALKED ABOUT IT A LITTLE BIT DURING THE BUDGET.
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS FUND. SO IT'S A STATE LAW.
AND THEN SO SO THIS WHAT FUND DOES THIS COME OUT OF EXACTLY? YOU DON'T HAVE Y'ALL DON'T EVER SEE THAT. THAT'S THAT COMES TO THE TREASURY.
WE DO A COURT ORDER, OKAY? AND THE MONEY GOES INTO COUNTY GENERAL.
THIS IS GOING TO SHRINK BY 15,000. WHAT GOES INTO COUNTY? WELL, HOW MUCH GOES INTO COUNTY GENERAL EVERY MONTH THEN? THAT VARIES. BUT AROUND $3 MILLION A YEAR. OH, YEAH.
OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. JUSTICE MCCOY. THANK YOU.
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THE THIS THIS CHANGE BRINGS US INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE ACT.341 OF 2025 AND HISTORICAL PRACTICE THAT WE DIDN'T CHANGE THE LAW.
COURTS FUNDS. AND BUT IT BUT IT'S COMING TO THE COUNTY GENERAL FUND.
REMEMBER THE WHOLE BOWL OF SOUP POT SO THIS BOWL OF SOUP Y'ALL NEVER SEE, WE DO THROUGH COURT ORDERS, THROUGH FINES, IS THROUGH COLLECTIONS.
IT GOES ALL THAT. WE DO A COURT ORDER EVERY MONTH AND THAT TRANSFERS MONEY INTO COUNTY GENERAL.
NOW IT'S CHANGING THE LAW. 15 GRAND COMES OFF.
THE TOP OF THAT GOES TO THE LAW LIBRARY. AND WE DO THE REST OF IT IN THE COUNTY GENERAL.
THESE ARE KIND OF 2, 2 TRANSACTIONS I GUESS, RELATED TO THE SAME THING.
YOU'RE TAKING. YEAH. OKAY. THE OTHER BIG SOURCE OF THAT FUNDS IS FILING FEES.
WHEN YOU FILE A CIVIL ACTION OR. OKAY I YIELD OKAY.
JUSTICE ROBINSON. SO DOES THIS HAVE LIKE A ANY KIND OF SUNSET CLAUSE OR ANYTHING IN IT, OR IS THIS JUST 15,000 A MONTH FOR EVER? THANK YOU.
3 MILLION COMES IN ROUGHLY 3 MILLION A YEAR. AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 15 TIMES 12, 180,000 OF THAT.
SO THAT PERSPECTIVE IS ALL I'M PROVIDING THERE.
THANKS. AND HEY. IF THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, A SPONSOR. OH. YOU WON'T.
OKAY. JUSTICE ELLIOTT WOULD LIKE TO BE A SPONSOR.
MS. MEDLOCK? AYE. MR. ELLIOTT. YES. MR. STOWERS.
YES. MR .MCCOY. YES. MR. ROBINSON. AYE. MS. WARD.
YES. MR. KEITH. YES. MS. CURRY. AYE. MS. MASSEY.
AYE. MR. PERSON. YES. MS. CAPPS. AYE. AND MS. DAVIS. AYE. 12 AYES. 12 AYES. WE WILL SEND 25-I-78 TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH THE DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION.
KEEP ME HONEST. WE'VE ALREADY TAKEN CARE OF 25-I-80.
CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. GOOD DEAL. AND WE'RE GOING TO GO.
AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ 25-I-81 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 24-OR-41 2025 ANNUAL BUDGET,
[25-I-81 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 24-OR-41 (2025 ANNUAL BUDGET, PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS) TO RECOGNIZE AND APPROPRIATE GRANT FUNDS FOR THE 10TH DIVISION CIRCUIT COURT.]
PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS, TO RECOGNIZE AN APPROPRIATE GRANT FUNDS FOR THE 10TH DIVISION CIRCUIT COURT JUSTICE ROBINSON MOVE TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH A DUE PASS SECOND. A MOTION WAS MADE WITH THE SECOND THAT WE SEND 25-I-81 TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH THE DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION.JUSTICE ROBINSON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN? IS THERE ANYBODY HERE FROM THE 10TH? OKAY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP AND EXPLAIN? I KNOW IT'S $10,000 WORTH OF GRANT MONEY FOR TECHNOLOGY.
OKAY? I'M THE SECRETARY FOR TECH DIVISION. JUDGE JOHNSON COULDN'T BE HERE THIS EVENING.
YES WE'VE BEEN OUR COURT REPORTER. LEFT AT THE END OF DECEMBER AND MOVED OUT OF STATE.
AND SINCE THE BEGINNING OF JANUARY, WE HAVE BEEN SEEKING A NEW PERMANENT COURT REPORTER, AND WE'VE GONE THROUGH ALMOST ALL THE PERSONNEL EMERGENCY WISE, BECAUSE THERE ARE ORDINANCES AND LAWS THAT ARE IN PLACE THAT REQUIRE ONLY CERTAIN PEOPLE CAN DO IT.
WE DO A COURT REPORTER FOR THE DAY JUDGE JOHNSON HAS BEEN SPEAKING WITH OTHER ANOTHER JUDGE THAT'S UP IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS, AND WE FOUND THAT THIS COURT REPORTING SYSTEM IS IT'S AN ELECTRONIC COURT REPORTING SYSTEM.
WHAT THEY PAID FOR THEIRS UP IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS WAS NOTHING NEAR OUR BUDGET.
SO LATER, IF A TRANSCRIPT NEEDS TO BE MADE, IT CAN BE DONE BY A COURT, A CERTIFIED COURT REPORTER.
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AND THIS IS A WAY FOR US BECAUSE WE STILL DO NOT HAVE A PERMANENT COURT REPORTER, AND THERE'S A SHORTAGE OF THEM.AND SO WE FOUND A WAY TO PUT THIS TOGETHER, AND SHE APPLIED FOR A GRANT FOR $10,000 AND THAT 10,000 PLUS SOME OTHER FUNDS THAT WE STILL HAVE ARE GOING TO GO TO FINISH PAYING FOR THE PROJECT WITH, FOR THE RECORD, AS THE NAME OF THE COMPANY. I'M HORRIBLE AT PUBLIC SPEAKING.
SORRY, BUT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THESE FUNDS AND THEY'RE GOING TO GO DIRECTLY.
IF THEY'RE APPROVED, THEY WILL GO DIRECTLY INTO TAKING CARE OF THIS BILL.
OKAY. THANK YOU. I'VE GOT A FEW QUESTIONS. I THINK JUSTICE MCCOY.
THANK YOU. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. WOULD THIS BE SOMEHOW TIED TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TYPE ELECTRONIC RECORDING, OR IS THIS AUDIO ONLY? IT'S AUDIO ONLY. OKAY.
AT THIS TIME, I MEAN, BECAUSE AI IS STILL ALL THE COURSES I'VE BEEN TAKING AND ALL THE CLASSES I'VE BEEN TAKING ABOUT ABOUT AI OF FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THEY ARE SHOWING THAT AI STILL IS IN ITS INFANCY, BUT WE ARE HEADED THAT DIRECTION.
BUT THIS ALSO IMPROVES THE EQUIPMENT. OUR OLDER EQUIPMENT GETS REPLACED WITH THIS AND EVERYTHING AS WELL, AND THE FUNDS HAVE OR ARE GOING TO BE USED WITH WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE.
OKAY I YIELD. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. JUSTICE CURRY, I'D LIKE TO BE ADDED.
OKAY. JUSTICE CURRY WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED. JUSTICE MEDLOCK.
SO I HAVE A QUESTION. SO YOU YOU SAID YOU WERE LOOKING FOR A COURT REPORTER.
WILL YOU STILL. OH, YES. OH, YES. WE WE WE WANT A PERSON.
WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO NEED A PERSON. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, IF I CAN'T GET SUBSTITUTES, LIKE, I HAVE A VERY LONG BOARD THAT I'VE USED ALL YEAR WHERE WE'RE ABLE TO PULL IN SUBSTITUTE COURT REPORTERS, CERTIFIED SUBSTITUTE COURT REPORTERS HERE IN ARKANSAS.
AND THEY CAN DO THAT FOR 7 STRAIGHT DAYS IN A ROW, WHICH THE COURTS DON'T RUN 7 STRAIGHT DAYS IN A ROW, BUT THAT'S THE MAXIMUM THEY CAN DO. AND A PERSON CANNOT REPEAT THAT PROCESS THE ENTIRE TIME, LIKE JUDGE JOHNSON IS THE JUDGE. IF SHE IF SOMEBODY ELSE GETS ELECTED IN HER PLACE, IT CAN START OVER AGAIN.
BUT WE DO NEED THEM BECAUSE WE DO PERRY AND PULASKI COUNTY, LIKE 8TH DIVISION DOES.
EVERY 2 MONTHS WE CYCLE OUT. SO WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE SYSTEM? ONCE YOU HIRE SOMEONE, IT'LL STILL BE USED FOR THAT BECAUSE COURT REPORTERS ARE HUMAN, OKAY? AND WE NEED THAT HUMAN THERE. BUT EVEN IF A BY THE END OF THE DAY, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'VE HAD A VERY LONG DAY, YOU STARTED AT 8:30 AND YOU'RE STILL RUNNING AT 6:30 AT NIGHT BECAUSE VARIOUS REASONS COURTS END UP RUNNING OVER.
IT DOESN'T HAPPEN OFTEN. PEOPLE GET TIRED. AND THAT INCLUDES THE COURT REPORTER WHO'S SPEAKING INTO THE MOUTH OR, YOU KNOW, TYPING INTO A MASK OR TYPING. THIS IS GOING TO BE A BACKUP ALSO FOR THEM, SO THAT IF BY THE END OF THE DAY THEY ACCIDENTALLY MISS SOMETHING, IT'S RIGHT THERE AND THEY CAN PULL IT AND PUT IT INTO.
SO THERE WAS NOTHING RECORDING BEFORE. PREVIOUSLY THERE THERE IS.
I WAS JUST CURIOUS. OH, NO. NO YOU KNOW, IF THEY CAN BUILD IT INTO THEIR SYSTEMS. THANK YOU, I YIELD. OKAY. AND JUST AS ELLIOTT WOULD LIKE TO BE A SPONSOR.
OKAY. I'D LIKE TO BE A SPONSOR. OKAY. ALRIGHT.
JUSTICE MEDLOCK WOULD LIKE TO BE A SPONSOR AS WELL.
THEY APPEAR TO BE. NO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. THANK YOU, MELODY, FOR COMING.
THANK YOU. AMY, WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON 25-I-81 AYE.
MS. CAPPS. AYE. MR. PERSON. YES. MS. MASSEY. AYE.
MS. CURRY. AYE. MR. KEITH. YES. MS. WARD. YES.
MR. ROBINSON. AYE. MR. MCCOY. YES. MR. STOWERS.
YES. MR. ELLIOTT. YES. AND MS. MEDLOCK. AYE. 12 AYES.
12 AYES. WE WILL SEND 25-I-81 TO THE FULL QUORUM COURT WITH THE DUE PASS RECOMMENDATION.
THAT SEEMS TO BE OUR FULL AGENDA. IS THERE A RECOMMENDATION TO ADJOURN? ADJOURNED. WITHOUT OBJECTION. ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? JUST TO REMIND US, NEXT WEEK IS OUR. THE 25TH IS OUR MEETING.
[Announcements]
SO DON'T FORGET THAT. AND DON'T FORGET, YOU GET PIES.PICK YOUR PIE UP. YOU WANT THAT? [LAUGHTER] THAT'S WHERE I'M GOING TONIGHT.
ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? WERE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? AMY? NO. WE ARE ADJOURNED. WE'RE FINISHED. THANK YOU, SIR.
ALL RIGHT. HEY. 6:30. BUT THAT WAS THAT WAS A.
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