Quorum Court sends four ordinances to full court, including CASA and assessor appropriations

The Pulaski County Quorum Court voted to send four ordinances to the full court with due‑pass recommendations.

- 25I52 — An ordinance to recognize and appropriate state CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) grant funds for the CASA department was moved, seconded and carried on the recorded roll call. Angie Jones of CASA briefly explained this is the annual mid‑year appropriation; the motion passed on a roll call of 13 ayes.

- 25I54 — An ordinance to recognize and appropriate assessor reappraisal turnback funds was presented by Pulaski County Assessor Janet Trotman Ward, who described the transfer as routine housekeeping to finish the fiscal year with no impact on the general fund. The motion to send to the full court carried on a roll call of 13 ayes.

- 25I56 — An ordinance to appropriate contingency funds (Fund 1807) for one‑time building improvements at the Pulaski County Regional Detention Facility was presented by detention leadership and the project contractor; the court voted to send the item to the full court with a due‑pass recommendation (recorded roll: 12 ayes, 1 present). Detailed cost accounting and follow‑up were requested by justices.

- 25I57 — An ordinance to adopt a six‑month moratorium on development inconsistent with previously enacted land‑use and development regulations was moved to the full court with a due‑pass recommendation on a recorded roll of 13 ayes. The moratorium was offered to give planning staff and the planning board time to draft recommended regulations after recent state action affecting ETJ authority.

Recorded roll calls for the items matched the results stated at the meeting: 25I52 (13 ayes), 25I54 (13 ayes), 25I56 (12 ayes, 1 present), 25I57 (13 ayes).