Quorum Court approves organizational ordinance and budget amendment, names AAC delegate

The Saline County Quorum Court approved two ordinances and appointed an AAC delegate during its meeting.

The court enacted a Quorum Court Organizational Ordinance (Exhibit A) by roll-call vote and later approved an ordinance amending the 2024 Saline County budget (Exhibit B) to transfer funds among departmental budgets. The court also appointed Justice Ingle as the county's delegate to the Arkansas Association of Counties (AAC).

Exhibit A: Quorum Court Organizational Ordinance Justice Bellinger moved to approve Exhibit A; the motion was seconded and the court conducted a roll-call vote. Justices recorded as voting yes included Hatcher, Billingsley, Pelham, Rue, Bellinger, Curtis, Alvarez, Engle, Whitley, Chisholm, Carlson and Bisbee. The court recorded the ordinance as enacted (transcript reference: "Ordinance 20,251").

Exhibit B: 2024 Budget Amendment (Ordinance number recorded in the meeting as "20252") Justice Curtis moved to approve the ordinance amending the 2024 Saline County budget ordinance number 2023-30 to transfer revenue and appropriate funds across budgets; Justice Root (recorded as the second) seconded the motion. A roll-call vote recorded the same pattern of approval; the meeting transcript records the item as passed and lists the ordinance number as "20252." Court members who were recorded as voting yes in the roll call included Billingsley, Kellogg, Ruth, Bellinger, Curtis, Engle, Whitley, Chisholm, Carlson, Dibsby and Hatcher.

Appointment: AAC delegate Judge Matt Groening nominated Justice Ingle to serve as Saline County's AAC delegate; a motion to appoint Ingle carried on an affirmative voice vote. The transcript records the motion and an affirmative voice vote; a recorded roll call was not held for this appointment.

Meeting announcements and context The court also used the meeting for routine announcements: the judge and several justices praised the road department's response to recent winter storms, and the judge reviewed the county's emergency response actions. There were no recorded defeats, abstentions or recusals on the two ordinances noted in the transcript.

Votes at a glance - Quorum Court Organizational Ordinance (Exhibit A): Motion to approve moved by Justice Bellinger; second recorded; roll-call vote resulted in recorded yes votes by multiple justices; listed in the meeting as "Ordinance 20,251." - Budget amendment to amend 2024 budget (Exhibit B): Motion to approve moved by Justice Curtis; second by Justice Root; roll-call vote recorded; listed in the meeting as "Ordinance 20252." - Appointment of AAC delegate: Motion carried by affirmative voice vote; Justice Ingle appointed.

The court closed with reminders about filings of statements of financial interest and adjourned the session.