Votes at a glance: Pulaski County Fiscal Court approves routine business, speed limit change and personnel hire

At its final session of the year the Pulaski County Fiscal Court completed a number of routine approvals and a handful of discrete actions:

- Minutes: The court approved the Nov. 25 meeting minutes (motion by Mister Wilson; vocal 'aye').

- Back Trail ordinance: The court passed the Back Trail ordinance on its second reading following a motion by Mister Turpin and a second by Mister Ranshaw.

- Senior housing project: Second reading postponed because the state finance officer had not signed required budget amendment paperwork (judge announced item on hold).

- Meeting schedule: The court voted to cancel the Dec. 23 meeting (motion by Mister Wilson; second by Mister Strunk) and set the next regular session for Jan. 13.

- Applicant agent resolutions: The court adopted resolutions designating Chris Mason as county applicant agent and Kristen Morris as alternate for state/FEMA reimbursement processing (motions by Mister Strunk and Mister Ranshaw as recorded).

- Animal shelter hire: Permission was granted to hire Harvey Jennings for the animal shelter (motion by Mister Wilson; second by Mister Strunk).

- Traffic change: The speed limit on Gateway Lane in the 1st District was changed to 15 mph following a motion by Mister Turpin.

- Road list: The court approved the road list (motion by Mister Ranshaw; second by Mister Wheldon).

- Finance: The court approved the December bill list, November and December bank reconciliations, the treasurer’s report for September–November, and the first quarter report for fiscal year 2026 after motions and vocal approval.

All recorded motions were approved by voice vote; the transcript does not include roll‑call tallies or recorded individual votes.