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Quorum Court adopts multiple appropriations, transfers; funds library roof, EMS, roads
Summary
At the February meeting the Pope County Quorum Court adopted a series of appropriation and transfer ordinances covering library capital work, EMS capital projects, road department funds and other departmental reimbursements; all items were adopted by roll call.
The Pope County Quorum Court unanimously adopted a series of appropriation and transfer ordinances at its February 2025 meeting, approving funding moves that include $375,000 for library capital repairs, $501,844.20 for EMS capital projects from ARPA revenue replacement, and multiple smaller appropriations and transfers across county departments.
The court adopted, by clerk‑read titles and roll calls, a set of ordinances and transfers including corrections to previously appropriated funds and reimbursements. The measures were presented by court members and advanced with motions to adopt; the clerk then read each ordinance title before a roll‑call vote that recorded yes responses from the court.
Votes at a glance (item number — short description — amount / fund — mover — outcome):
• Item 2 — Appropriation from the collector’s automation fund for the tax collector’s department — $24,300 — moved by Justice Ivy — adopted (roll call: yes responses recorded).
• Item 3 — Appropriation from the library fund for the library department (tuition reimbursement) — $2,700 — moved by Justice Sparks — adopted.
• Item 4 — Appropriation from the library capital projects fund for the library department (roof work and related capital) — $375,000 — moved by Justice Scott — adopted.
• Item 5 — Appropriation from the general fund for the detention center and senior centers (hot water heaters, HVAC) — $45,178.46 — moved by Justice Sauer — adopted.
• Item 6 — Appropriation from the road fund (insurance refund) — $4,741.35 — moved by Justice Wittenberg — adopted.
• Item 7 — Appropriation from the assistance travel contingency fund for the road department — $258,573.69 — moved by Justice Jackson — adopted.
• Item 8 — Appropriation from the ARPA revenue replacement fund for the EMS department — $501,844.20 — moved by Justice Hours — adopted.
• Item 9 — Transfer ordinance to provide for the 2025 fiscal budget transferring funds previously appropriated in the general fund for the prosecuting attorney’s department and the communications facility and equipment fund for the detention center — mover: Justice Jackson — adopted.
• Item 10 — Transfer ordinance to provide for the 2024 fiscal budget transferring funds previously appropriated in the library capital projects fund for the library department (amended wording) — mover: Justice Sparks (liaison) — adopted.
• Item 11 — Ordinance rescheduling 2025 personnel/budget committee and court meetings for June, July, September and December and declaring an emergency — moved by Justice Skelton — adopted.
Clerk‑read titles are recorded in the meeting minutes. Several presenters noted that some appropriations are refunds or state reimbursements and therefore not new money; for example, the $2,700 library item reflects a tuition refund from the state library system. The court recorded yes votes by roll call for each ordinance; the clerk’s announcements after each roll call were recorded as “Ordinances adopted.”
The court also received (and the record reflects) an annual hot check report from the prosecutor’s office; the report was presented in open court and contained in the meeting packet. No public comments on agenda items were recorded.
