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Justice Haynie introduced the amendment, which the court said fixes a typographical error in the second sentence of section 11 regarding executive sessions. County legal counsel explained the corrected citation—referred to in the meeting as “Act 5 10 of 2023”—addresses authority for public entities to discuss cyber-security incidents and related internal policies in executive session.

Not all justices agreed on the interpretation: Justice Lane Scott said he could not support the change without further written clarification and announced he would abstain. The clerk’s roll call recorded 10 yes votes and one abstention; the ordinance was adopted.

The court characterized the change as a corrective amendment rather than a change in policy; counsel said the correct statute provides the procedural basis for the court to enter executive session on cyber-security matters. The court declared an emergency as part of the ordinance adoption; no litigation or additional policy language was added during the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Pope County Quorum Court Meeting - April 3rd, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Pope County adopted an amending ordinance correcting a statute citation in its procedural ordinance so the court can reference Act 5 10 of 2023 for executive-session authority on cyber incidents; one justice abstained from the vote.","taxTitle","Pope County, Arkansas","taxId",15523,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6088912,"Quorum Court okays $550,500 from surplus fund for road department",52,905000,957000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2878709-de612a9f86c670cba7dc0a73daf8ca60&start=905&end=957","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2878709-de612a9f86c670cba7dc0a73daf8ca60/thumbnail_905000.jpg","/articles/6088912/Pope-County/Arkansas/Quorum-Court-okays-550500-from-surplus-fund-for-road-department","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6088912-fe4abcb6a16401c08cb2a95871b638d6/orig.mp4?Expires=1773699178&Signature=OJbMaGu1Bhn~Lf0APFrLSLitgiEOvBRmHozFL4GKUyaxQpNsPmSHj~JSImXfAWgFe-t8TzY-u~U-bQUbwK4lfgtdVFCKtZrq18zWKsCfxNevEQDhS4glE8aIQctpFLdpM5pD0cUX6xwQjCHb5Wokjc3hp9exIXWpqbwGG~VMNey6kluVSxix2jedfeIuh-Hboq~tqre7JL5qRAdWhREjPa2IRlxk~P9EvUTl-VvpTyVxJqR6l298aJ-hsJWpm93zgAib3hYoXYCaTE55BAHxV8-8dzrb2AwizMLkwOuFQlHTFJvACzjts2sucnFp5UxaQ2br94jNHG78mOGn4VNncg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Pope County Quorum Court approved an ordinance appropriating $550,500 from the surplus investment fund to cover overages in the county road department.

Justice Ronnie Wilbanks introduced the ordinance and moved for adoption; a second was recorded on the floor. The clerk read the ordinance title and the court adopted the measure by roll call with yes votes recorded for the attending justices.

Clerk roll-call responses recorded yes votes from Jackie Hefflin, Jamie Jackson, Suzanne McCall, Margaret Motley, Lane Scott, Doug Skelton, Bill Sparks, Blake Tarpley, Tim Wittenberg, Rodney Wilbanks and Bill Payne. The ordinance was enacted and no amendments or further discussion on the floor were recorded in the transcript.","The Pope County Quorum Court adopted an ordinance to appropriate $550,500 from the surplus investment fund to cover overages for the road department.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6088916,"Quorum Court approves $250,000 appropriation for EMS from surplus fund",109,791000,900000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2878709-de612a9f86c670cba7dc0a73daf8ca60&start=791&end=900","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2878709-de612a9f86c670cba7dc0a73daf8ca60/thumbnail_791000.jpg","/articles/6088916/Pope-County/Arkansas/Quorum-Court-approves-250000-appropriation-for-EMS-from-surplus-fund","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6088916-80e7ff10eccee76cee0d647884446a77/orig.mp4?Expires=1773699178&Signature=RymjKbBmALwayPChU7o9YkQGuyr-BTrAIeqaxKbQIYnIgDCVy366PoTZQwYnzDcGaRlcp~zqAPlWcp12cf99Jl7GH2-~NyIWQQcm4I-VLrIKpzQlakTN3QJwUMieu9DdAbkOHNImEYtz6jr-TXftn8eoK~t5WwqSKvRSr2KLK~6-V1600cmrveG0kfWVpEpPzqnsh6vM72HaudS8otK5OeuInPtDICcQNffyiJQOqejO9KhmwWoTWTOm1eJJORyGGYKPYVQnblYHUrOvw8M808fmLZtirs5W~HzXwD34x~87hoXbpE4CjQwq7Hrc7RL7Rmhc-wFHjvoO0vYEvHjqWg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Pope County Quorum Court on April 2025 approved an ordinance appropriating $250,000 from the surplus investment fund to the county EMS department.

Judge Bill Sparks moved the ordinance and Jamie Jackson seconded; the clerk read the ordinance title before a short discussion about capital projects and prior ARP spending. The court adopted the ordinance by roll call: 11 yes, 1 absent.

During discussion, justices noted multiple capital projects related to county facilities and equipment have previously drawn on American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds. A court member said viewing a one-page snapshot would clarify ARP allocations; the speaker noted the county used ARP funds for earlier capital items including the acquisition of jail land and a cooling-tower and parking-lot project that had been “nearly a half a million dollar project.” The clerk’s roll-call on the EMS appropriation recorded yes votes from Philip Haney, Jackie Hefflin, Jamie Jackson, Suzanne McCall, Margaret Motley, Wayne Scott, Doug Skelton, Bill Sparks, Blake Tarpley, Tim Wittenberg and Ronnie Wilbanks; Jordan Sowers was recorded as not present.

The ordinance’s title read that it was “an ordinance appropriating $250,000 from the surplus investment fund for the EMS department.” The court adopted the ordinance during new business and no amendments were recorded on the floor.","Pope County Quorum Court adopted an ordinance to appropriate $250,000 from the surplus investment fund to cover EMS department needs; the measure passed by roll call.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6088919,"Pope County honors volunteer first responders after remote rescue; state award cited",221,166000,387000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2878709-de612a9f86c670cba7dc0a73daf8ca60&start=166&end=387","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2878709-de612a9f86c670cba7dc0a73daf8ca60/thumbnail_166000.jpg","/articles/6088919/Pope-County/Arkansas/Pope-County-honors-volunteer-first-responders-after-remote-rescue-state-award-cited","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6088919-6a70c5232c4af381dbade47d1f9a88b5/orig.mp4?Expires=1773699178&Signature=ZDtptLusUaCWhsL1UeIeez4rg~IkNGlz42--oUSVuJ~M7ua1rXIwqTK-cK74qCIigamxSu3ObvXM3lEIXBzjiaFHZ1rjEIoyBuvsrpCUNNi28uSBzpZ-bkm8We75xUWG38bwV~35xjE4Se1ffrwd2MjCzdzb13kCGQEf94zVAShrLRioCLAtqT6sEl8LnujfFbhRQLQlI7Vzzu8yV87hA4vgJngfnbfVVQOhTEoJqK~GBiJQgvVDrEBsRcvcGxug-Wsq0~DqmtfhFc5~rbsX6x9AF-EPBfQJertzd3elzKpmoiCG~pr4rgL8LDJ~zkVljHm0gcJG49XjdN92TRNE~A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Pope County officials recognized volunteer emergency responders on the Quorum Court’s April 2025 agenda after a hiker was injured in a remote area near Pedestal Rock.

The county’s EMS director, Dale Saffo, told the court the injured visitor crawled through a small opening and suffered a leg injury; Pope County EMS, the Hector response team and volunteer rescue members hiked in, carried the patient out roughly two miles to a side-by-side vehicle, then to an ambulance and ultimately transferred the patient to an air medical crew. “They don’t even get reimbursed for their gas,” Saffo said as he introduced the volunteers.

The court stood to recognize the county responders by name. Those listed during remarks included EMS members John Hannah and Brent Taylor; volunteers and rescue personnel Bob Burris, Corey Pintado, Justin Dridler, Bill Teeter and rescue-team commander Terry Tackett; Hector response participants identified as James and Hannah Donato; and other on-scene volunteers. Saffo said the rescue team was on the incident and related follow-up work for about seven hours.

The court also noted Brent Taylor was selected as a 2024 Star of Life recipient by the Arkansas emergency services organization; Saffo said Taylor was one of 34 statewide honorees and was recognized at a ceremony at the state Capitol. Saffo and other speakers praised long service by volunteers: Burris was identified as having about 35 years of service and Tackett about 40 years.

The presiding official and several justices urged public appreciation for volunteer responders and noted that the rescue involved coordinated work among county EMS, volunteer rescue teams and an air medical crew. No formal action was required or taken; the recognition was ceremonial.

The court’s remarks on the rescue occurred during unfinished business; the court then moved to new-business ordinances and announcements later in the meeting.","Pope County Quorum Court on April 2025 recognized volunteer EMS and rescue personnel for a remote rescue near Pedestal Rock and highlighted a statewide Star of Life award for a county responder.","actionData","errors"]

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