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Pulaski County Fiscal Court approves minutes, hires, road work and a $2,000 transfer
Summary
At its regular session the court approved prior minutes, authorized a bid for a brush truck for Ebony Fire, approved purchase of jail mats, hired a shelter employee, approved road work and a $2,000 transfer from the general fund to fire.
The Pulaski County Fiscal Court approved a series of routine motions during its regular session, including minutes, hiring, road work and a small fund transfer.
Court members approved minutes from the Jan. 28 regular meeting and a special-call meeting held in February. The court then gave staff permission to start a bidding process for a brush truck for Ebony Fire; the request was described as payment from "that money fund" (not specified in the meeting record).
Other approved items included the purchase of mats for the county jail from Collins, the hiring of Daniel Courtney to fill a vacancy at the animal shelter, a request by the road department for 3,000 tons of rock and approval of the county road list. Treasurer Carissa asked for and received court approval to transfer $2,000 from the general fund to fire and the court approved the February bill list.
Court procedure followed standard motions and voice votes. Where recorded, movers and seconders included Magistrate Strunk, Magistrate Ranshaw, Magistrate Turpin and Magistrate Wilson.
Votes at a glance:
- Approve minutes (Jan. 28 regular session): Motion by Magistrate Strunk; second by Magistrate Ranshaw; outcome: approved.
- Approve special-call meeting minutes (February special call): Motion by Magistrate Wilson; second by Magistrate Turpin; outcome: approved.
- Permission to bid for brush truck for Ebony Fire: Motion by Magistrate Ranshaw; second by Magistrate Turpin; outcome: approved; funding source described as "that money fund" (not specified).
- Purchase jail mats (vendor: Collins): Motion by Magistrate Ranshaw; second by Magistrate Turpin; outcome: approved.
- Hire at animal shelter (Daniel Courtney): Motion by Magistrate Wilson; second by Magistrate Strunk; outcome: approved; start date given as Monday following the meeting.
- Road department: approve purchase of 3,000 tons of rock: Motion by Magistrate Wilson; second by Magistrate Strunk; outcome: approved.
- Approve county road list: Motion by Magistrate Strunk; second by Magistrate Ranshaw; outcome: approved.
- Transfer $2,000 from general fund to fire (Treasurer Carissa): Motion by Magistrate Ranshaw; second by Magistrate Strunk; outcome: approved.
- February bill list: Motion by Magistrate Ranshaw; second by Magistrate Turpin; outcome: approved.
During road-department discussion several court members thanked road crews for work during severe winter weather; the record notes the county's blacktop program is reduced to about 2.5 miles per year for roughly 300 miles of road, a point raised to underline maintenance pressures.
No roll-call tallies were recorded in the minutes excerpt; votes were taken by voice and recorded as "aye" or "opposed." The court adjourned after hearing citizens' comments (none) and other routine business.
