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Quorum Court opens debate on regional Industrial Development Authority; justices consider guardrails
Summary
On the first reading of an ordinance to create a regional Industrial Development Authority, justices debated whether to amend the ordinance now or adopt a separate resolution to set guardrails such as job minimums and conflict-of-interest guidance; no vote on amendments was taken.
During the first reading of an ordinance to form an Industrial Development Authority (IDA), Benton County justices discussed whether the court should seek guardrails on economic development actions or keep the ordinance's language clean and address guidelines separately.
Justice Carrie Smith asked whether the court could introduce a resolution or hold a committee discussion before later readings to set "minimum jobs created" requirements for…
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