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Quorum Court approves 2026 budget amendment and PSAP pass-through payments
Summary
Faulkner County Quorum Court approved amended ordinance 25-33 to finalize the 2026 operating budget (addressing a 27th pay period and restoring a $40,000 maintenance item) and enacted ordinance 25-34 to forward recurring PSAP/landline revenues to the consolidated Conway 9-1-1 center.
Faulkner County's Quorum Court on Wednesday voted to approve an amended 2026 operating budget and a related appropriation that forwards certain 9-1-1 revenues to the consolidated Public Safety Answering Point in Conway.
Justice Slechowski, sponsor of amended ordinance 25-33, told the court the amendment was needed to correct pay calculations tied to the county's 27th pay period so elected officials would not receive less in 2026 than in 2025. "They can't get paid less, in a year in their current term," Slechowski said, explaining the change is required by the state constitution and related statutes. The amendment also restores a $40,000…
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