Committee forwards amendment to appropriation ordinance 25-28 to full court

The Faulkner County Budget and Finance Committee voted to place Proposed Ordinance 25-28, a revised appropriation, on the full court’s agenda after a brief motion and voice vote.

The committee’s chair, Justice Lechowski, opened the new-business discussion by noting that members had an amendment to an appropriation “that y’all passed the other night.” A committee member moved to “put proposed ordinance 25 28, the appropriation revised on the table for discussion.” A second was recorded and the committee chair called for the question. The committee answered “aye,” and the chair said there were no opposing votes. The ordinance will now go to the full quorum court for consideration.

Margaret (last name not specified) explained the specific amendment language for section 3: a transfer originally requested at $2,000 was revised after budget review to a $2,800 transfer to cover a part-time payroll line that the first division reported as short. She told the committee the increase was intended to avoid that line falling into a negative balance and that any additional request would need to be made in November.

The committee did not take other formal actions during that item.

The vote was a procedural referral: the amendment will appear on the full quorum court agenda for final action.

No other legal or budgetary thresholds were cited during the motion beyond the appropriation amendment being read and placed on the table.