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Quorum Court approves a slate of appropriations, emergency tax levy and engineer agreement
Summary
Van Buren County Quorum Court unanimously approved multiple appropriation ordinances, an emergency tax-levy ordinance for 2024, an amendment to personnel policy to allow sheriff grant applications, and a resolution to contract an engineer for Oiler Road; all votes were recorded by roll call.
The Quorum Court of Van Buren County approved a package of ordinances and a resolution during a regular meeting that added several items to the published agenda and passed them by roll call.
Court members voted unanimously to adopt an appropriation of $43,000 into the solid waste budget after revenues exceeded projections; to adopt an emergency 2024 tax-levy ordinance read by title; and to approve a resolution authorizing the county judge to contract with McClellan Consulting Engineers Inc. for engineering work related to an Oiler Road grant.
Other approved ordinances included a transfer of $20,000 within the county 9-1-1 fund to cover machinery and equipment, an appropriation of $19,767.76 to the sheriff’s vehicle line from an insurance settlement, and grant-appropriation entries reflecting awards to the Allred and Scotland communities totaling $14,190.97. The court also adopted an emergency ordinance reallocating remaining LATCF and ARPA funds to help pay for roof repairs at the Van Buren County North Annex (the Children’s Advocacy Alliance Center).
One sheriff-related appropriation presented by Sarah Brown was approved but the transcript contains inconsistent numerics: the ordinance text at one point lists $8,006,638.29 and later references $18,638.29. That discrepancy was not resolved on the record; the court nevertheless approved the appropriation by roll call.
All recorded roll-call responses were affirmative; the court recorded unanimous ‘yes’ responses from named members on each ordinance and the resolution. The meeting closed after a brief public-comment invitation and an adjournment motion.
