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Benton County commissioners approve most April resolutions; two fail
Summary
At the April 15, 2019 meeting the Benton County Commissioners approved the majority of 23 resolutions, amended one to raise an amount from $1,200 to $2,738, and recorded failures for Resolutions 20190415-13 and 20190415-23. Several items passed by voice vote with minimal debate.
The Benton County Commissioners met April 15, 2019, at the Benton County Courthouse and handled a slate of routine business, approving most of 23 resolutions on the agenda while two failed and one was amended.
Commissioner Dayna Ferguson moved the series of routine approvals; motions were typically seconded by other commissioners and carried by voice vote. Resolutions 20190415-01 through 20190415-12 were approved without substantive debate, with Resolution 20190415-11 recorded as approved on a roll call.
Resolution 20190415-13 was brought to a roll-call vote and the minutes record 16 Ayes and 1 Nay; the entry in the minutes indicates that the motion nonetheless failed as recorded in the official table. Resolution 20190415-14 passed on roll call with 14 Ayes and 2 Nays.
Commissioner Angie Hern moved an amendment to Resolution 20190415-15 to increase an amount from $1,200.00 to $2,738.00; Commissioner Doug Vickers seconded. The amendment passed on roll call (15 Ayes, 2 Nays), and the amended resolution was subsequently approved on the same tally.
Following a five-minute recess, the commission approved Resolutions 20190415-16 through 20190415-20. The minutes note that Resolution 20190415-16 was sponsored by Mayor Brett Lashlee (not Barry Barnett).
Under other business the commission approved Resolution 20190415-21 and Resolution 20190415-22 (the roll-call table for 20190415-22 shows 14 Ayes and 3 Passes and the motion is recorded as carried). A motion to approve Resolution 20190415-23 was recorded later in the meeting; the minutes record mixed counts and show the motion failed.
The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn that passed; County Clerk Wanda Malin certified the minutes as a true and complete copy.
The minutes do not provide detailed background or fiscal particulars for many resolutions; where roll-call tallies are recorded in the minutes they are reflected above, otherwise approvals are recorded as carried by voice vote in the transcript.
