Quorum Court approves Ordinance 25-04 to reallocate funds for recreation equipment consolidation

The Faulkner County Quorum Court voted to approve Ordinance 25-04 on Jan. 31, authorizing reallocation of existing budget lines to purchase equipment needed for a consolidation related to the county’s 9-1-1/dispatch operations.

The motion to open discussion on proposed Ordinance 25-04 was made by a board member and yielded no recorded opposition when the court adopted the measure by voice vote. "This is just moving it from one expenditure line item into another so that we can appropriately purchase the equipment that needs to be purchased," the chair said when introducing the ordinance and explaining that Section 4 corrects a budget coding issue rather than adding new money.

Said purpose: court discussion identified the first two sections as implementing grant-related buckets for Judge Claussen’s grant and described Section 4 as an internal budget adjustment to permit purchases tied to a consolidation. Minister Higgins explained the funds would buy new consoles and other equipment for the merged center and noted a $60,000 sales-tax adjustment for purchases in the city of Conway.

Vote: the court passed the ordinance by a voice vote. The clerk recorded no nays in the transcript.

Ending: with the ordinance approved, the county may proceed with equipment purchases consistent with the ordinance language and existing grant allowances. No separate appropriation of new funds was reported on the meeting record.