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Pulaski County Fiscal Court: roundup of hires, budgets and equipment approvals Jan. 9
Summary
At its Jan. 9 meeting Pulaski County Fiscal Court approved routine personnel hires and reappointments, accepted budgets from the clerk and sheriff, approved equipment purchases and contracts, and authorized an emergency-management hiring advertisement; the court also authorized a vendor change for emergency alerts (see separate article).
The Pulaski County Fiscal Court on Jan. 9 approved a package of routine actions including reappointments, hires, budget acknowledgements, equipment purchases and contracts.
Key votes and actions
- Reappointment: The court reappointed Andy Roberts to the Woodstock Community Center board (motion passed).
- Hires: Jeff Jones was approved for full-time maintenance/parts work (motion passed); the court also approved hiring part-time mechanic Mason Quick for public safety.
- Budgets: The county clerk (Tim Price) presented a 2026 budget with a 5% overall increase; the court acknowledged receipt of the clerk’s budget and approved payroll line items. Sheriff Bobby Jones presented the sheriff’s 2026 budget totaling $4,648,250; the court acknowledged receipt of that budget, approved maximum salaries at $3,086,000 (salaries plus benefits) and authorized the sheriff’s office to apply for a $200,000 state advancement (short-term borrowing repaid from commissions at year end).
- Contracts and purchases: The court approved approximately $18,000 in network hardware replacement (IT staff said licenses for existing Cisco Meraki gear would expire Feb. 28), a ProWire Midwest service agreement for $11,760 to service air cascade units, and authorization to purchase two digital radio repeaters (estimated $9,000–$11,000) to complete a county communications upgrade.
- Fleet and roads: The court approved surplusing three HAZMAT vehicles and reallocating county-purchased proceeds to the fire fund for replacement equipment; approved a $6,000 purchase of a ditching bucket for an excavator and authorized advertising for bids on a used bucket truck; the road department received approval for 3,000 tons of rock and 1,500 tons of patch material for the quarter, and the road list was approved.
- Finance: Treasurer Chrissa presented and the court approved January’s bill list by voice vote.
Votes were taken by voice or standard motion and passed on each item. Several items required follow-up (e.g., contract review by the county attorney for the alert-vendor change and vendor onboarding steps). The court adjourned after routine announcements, including a reminder about campaign conduct during election season.
