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Justice Capps moved to send ordinance 25I20 — an amendment to the annual budget to recognize and appropriate reimbursement funds for the crisis stabilization unit — to the full court with a due-pass recommendation. “So these are, monthly reimbursement funds for the crisis stabilization unit. That's right. Housekeeping. Happy to answer any questions,” Justice Capps said. The motion passed by roll call with 13 ayes.

Justice McCoy moved to send ordinance 25I21 — a technical correction to the Pulaski County travel policy (Ordinance 16 OR 16) — to the full court with a due-pass recommendation. County staff member Justin explained the change: when the travel policy was originally drafted it had separate sections for employees and elected officials but was condensed during ordinance drafting; one provision allowing elected officials to itemize expenses was confusing and unused, so the amendment removes that provision to simplify the policy. The motion passed on a roll call vote of 13 ayes.

Justice Person moved to send ordinance 25I23 — an amendment to the annual budget to appropriate Edward Byrne JAG grant funds for the sheriff's enforcement department — to the full court with a due-pass recommendation. Justice Person said the request has no general-fund impact and aligns with grant purposes. The motion passed 13-0 by roll call.

Justice Capps moved to send ordinance 25I28 — an amendment to the annual budget to recognize and appropriate grant funds for the 11th Division Circuit Court AOC peer-specialist grant — to the full court with a due-pass recommendation. Judge James, who described the peer-support specialist’s role in drug court and veterans treatment court, said AOC took over the DHS grants for peer-court specialists and that the grant was reworked to cover taxes and benefits so the county would not carry the expense. “We try to fund drug court solely through grants,” Judge James said, and he named the employee, Steven Green, as the peer specialist. The motion passed by roll call with 14 ayes.

All items were sent forward with due-pass recommendations; the court added multiple sponsors to several ordinances during the meeting. The session concluded with brief public comment praising emergency service workers and a citizen grievance about being treated disrespectfully during a prior meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Pulaski County - Agenda Committee - Apr 08, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Pulaski County justices sent multiple ordinance items — reimbursements for a crisis stabilization unit, a travel-policy technical correction, Byrne JAG grant funds for the sheriff and AOC peer-specialist grant for the 11th division circuit court — to the full court with due-pass recommendations.","taxTitle","Pulaski County, Arkansas","taxId",3740,"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},6610399,"Pulaski County quorum court backs $184,000 appropriation for sheriff vehicle purchases",387,582000,969000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2904483-079237c0439bfa0bbad0c529366f96c7&start=582&end=969","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2904483-079237c0439bfa0bbad0c529366f96c7/thumbnail_582000.jpg","/articles/6610399/Pulaski-County/Arkansas/Pulaski-County-quorum-court-backs-184000-appropriation-for-sheriff-vehicle-purchases","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6610399-420f099e92df92e1fcde8be16dadb35c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771147557&Signature=YHNiK1yzB6RSXvmgfAewjnRDYZ~QeQ6a1VJFWQuWmMl-Qqg6LEzX3DBqtJXDYD0eQn0KduPc2tKJhd-prtVnVfr5fUHAKEKJQRRZ49NHC7HM76~GMAe7S7Iv6ZXMWWoZxU2LgQVxSpyQV~ks15DRx-wXZomEQHea30M3bMXGSdVN9-DD2ulxeRfeFZp6wlI4D9w2UTNULBQJ3SpKw-0K6iuKnVGUqXii3hwctWAev813XbPK0SVOpd1s7WW9uFES67YyUjXRWfiUXoefUalXIev0DxQno9MnIrbMi2ae2LlJ55hiLSGWPwbbBfyZ-1LRTqg~bZYXvSnpj4RTJ7vVIg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Pulaski County Quorum Court voted to send ordinance 25I26 to the full court with a due-pass recommendation to appropriate $184,000 in contingency funds (Fund 18-07) to the sheriff's enforcement account for purchase of patrol vehicles.

Greg Evans, one of two enforcement majors with the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office, told the court the department has lost 15 vehicles to wrecks since 2023 and removed nine vehicles from service in 2024 for mechanical issues and high mileage. “Between those two, that is the $184,000 that's on the appropriation ordinance for tonight,” Evans said. He explained that totaled vehicles were covered by the Arkansas Association of Counties and related proceeds, and that auction receipts and insurance payments flowed back into the county general fund; the department is asking that $184,000 be placed back into the enforcement account to buy replacement vehicles.

The most pointed questioning came from Justice Robinson, who asked, “For a hundred and $84,000, how many vehicles do you think we can actually purchase? One?” Evans replied that recent Tahoe purchases were expensive and that the office was examining alternatives such as Dodge Durangos, which he estimated at about $52,000 apiece. He said the appropriation would cover roughly three vehicles and that the office still needs additional vehicles beyond what $184,000 will buy.

Justice Davis confirmed she had asked the sheriff how many vehicles would be purchased and said the sheriff indicated three vehicles. Justices raised the possibility that recent federal tariffs could increase vehicle prices; Evans acknowledged that pricing could change.

Following discussion and additions of multiple sponsors to the ordinance, the court recorded 14 ayes on the roll call and sent 25I26 to the full court with the due-pass recommendation.

The motion was presented by Justice Ward and seconded; the roll-call vote recorded the following members as voting yes: Miss Medlock, Mister Elliott, Mister Stowers, Mister McCoy, Mister Robinson, Miss Ward, Mister Keith, Miss Curry, Miss Massey, Mister Person, Miss Blackwood, Miss Lewison, Miss Capps and Miss Davis.

The appropriation would place contingency funds into the enforcement account to allow the sheriff’s office to purchase and prepare vehicles for patrol use; court members and sheriff’s staff emphasized that the $184,000 is not intended to fully replace the department’s long-term vehicle needs.

The court adjourned after a brief public-comment period that included praise for emergency workers and a separate citizen complaint about prior treatment at a meeting.","The Pulaski County Quorum Court voted to send ordinance 25I26 to the full court with a due-pass recommendation to appropriate $184,000 from contingency (Fund 18-07) to the sheriff's enforcement account for vehicle purchases after officials said the office lost and retired multiple vehicles since 2023.","actionData","errors"]

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Quorum court forwards several grants and a travel-policy technical fix to full court

Pulaski County quorum court backs $184,000 appropriation for sheriff vehicle purchases