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Quorum Court postpones ordinance to move board meeting times after wide debate and public comment
Summary
Ordinance 26I17, which would set standard meeting times for ordinance-created county boards to improve public access, drew extensive debate and public comment. Sponsor Justice Rebecca Davis proposed limiting the change to the planning board; after discussion the court voted to postpone the item to the May agenda (12 ayes, 2 nays, 1 absent) to seek legal and financial clarity and to negotiate with the planning board.
Pulaski County’s Quorum Court paused action on Ordinance 26I17 — a proposal to establish standard meeting times for county boards and commissions to “promote public accessibility and transparency” — after extensive debate and public comment.
Justice Rebecca Davis, the ordinance sponsor, told the court she had received many constituent requests to move planning board meetings from 2:00 p.m. to about 5:30 p.m. so residents who work can attend. “I have asked the planning board for over 4 or 5 months to…
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