Quorum court adopts appropriation ordinance; court moves December meeting to Dec. 22

The Miller County quorum court voted to adopt an appropriation ordinance that had been presented and approved in committee. During the reading, the presenter stated county general shows $276,711 and that the full budget with other budgets included is $680,904.00 as the clerk read the figures to the court.

A motion to pass the ordinance was made from the floor, seconded, and the clerk conducted a roll-call vote. Multiple members responded "Yes" during the roll call and two justices — Justice East and Justice Siffenet — were recorded as absent. The clerk announced the adoption, and the court proceeded to schedule matters related to the upcoming millage and budget timeline.

Context and budget notes: During discussion earlier, a county official (Treasurer or finance speaker) said anticipated revenue for next year was approximately $1,187,000 and that a coronavirus investment line of $322,000 would be removed from the appropriation. Committee members discussed reserves, explaining that the court must maintain reserves to appropriate more than 90% of non‑sales tax revenues and that the county anticipates finishing the year with reserves above $4,000,000.

Resolution to move December meeting: The court passed a separate resolution to move the December meeting to the next‑to‑last Monday, December 22, to allow additional time for budget presentation and millage recommendations; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.

Vote record and attendance: The clerk’s roll call recorded multiple "Yes" responses from sitting justices. The transcript records the roll-call exchange by name prompts (e.g., "This is Watkins?", "Missus Wilson?", "Justice Coward?") and affirmative responses; the transcript also notes Justice East and Justice Siffenet were absent.

Ending: The court approved the appropriation ordinance and the December scheduling resolution and then moved on to final business and adjournment.