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Quorum court approves property transfer to Pocahontas, disaster aid appropriation and multiple budget amendments
Summary
The quorum court approved a resolution transferring three county parcels to the city of Pocahontas for park improvements, passed an appropriation ordinance adding $153,531 to the 2026 road fund from state disaster aid, and adopted a multi-ordinance clean-up amendment; roll-call votes were recorded for major adoptions.
The Quorum Court of Randolph County moved and approved several formal actions during the session.
Property transfer to Pocahontas: The court approved a resolution authorizing the Randolph County Judge to execute documents transferring three county-owned parcels (riverfront and riverside parks) to the city of Pocahontas for park improvements. The resolution’s legal descriptions were not read aloud in full during the meeting. The court adopted the resolution after a motion and a roll-call vote in which a majority of justices voted "Yes." (Transcript roll call recorded numerous "Yes" votes; dissent or abstentions were not recorded.)
Disaster aid appropriation (ordinance amending 25-23): The court approved an appropriation ordinance amending the 2026 road fund to add $103,531 for asphalt and $50,000 for vehicles (total $153,531) from state disaster funds tied to the April 2025 tornadoes and flooding. The ordinance states the appropriation is effective immediately upon passage and approval. The court advanced the ordinance through second and third readings and adopted it; a roll-call vote was recorded.
Appropriation ordinance clean-up: The court also introduced and moved to adopt an ordinance that amends multiple prior appropriation ordinances (24-22, 25-1, 25-3, 25-4, 25-5, 25-6, 25-10, 25-11, 25-12, 25-13, 25-14) to correct and increase certain 2025 fund totals. The text lists line-item increases, transfers from the county sales and use tax fund, and hospital sale proceeds adjustments. The court voted to adopt the amendments by roll call; recorded votes listed multiple justices answering "Yes." The ordinance text declares an emergency and states it takes effect on passage.
Several procedural first-, second-, and third-reading motions were made during the meeting; where roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript, the record shows unanimous or majority approval for the items above.
