Quorum court approves transfer ordinance, records legislative audit review; routine items passed

The Miller County quorum court took several procedural and financial actions during its meeting.

Consent and agenda: The court approved the consent agenda and the meeting agenda by motion and voice vote early in the session.

Transfer ordinance: The finance committee presented a transfer ordinance intended to correct funds that had been placed in the wrong county account for sheriff's narcotics and related expenses. The clerk read the ordinance (Article 1) into the record and a motion to pass the ordinance was made and seconded. The clerk conducted a roll call and the justices recorded affirmative votes, carrying the measure. The ordinance reading specified transfers including $5,179.63 and related line‑item corrections to make county bookkeeping ready for the audit.

Legislative audit review: The court discussed a legislative audit write‑up that noted Miller County lacked a completed federal audit; the presiding official said the county's contracted CPA had delayed completion and that similar counties had provided letters to legislative auditors. Later in the meeting the court made and seconded a motion to record that it had reviewed the legislative audit; the clerk called the roll and the majority of justices voted to record the review.

What it means: The transfer ordinance is an internal correction intended to align sheriff's office funds with proper accounts for audit verification. The legislative audit review was recorded in the minutes; county staff and the contracted CPA were directed to follow up with legislative auditors to resolve paperwork timing.

Next steps: Clerk and finance staff to provide corrected accounting documentation to auditors; no budget appropriation or policy change was enacted related to these items at this meeting.