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Desha County prepares USDA grant application; Ordinance 2021-5 on USDA grant adopted unanimously
Summary
At its May 20, 2021 meeting, the Desha County Quorum Court read Resolution 2021-1 to proceed with a USDA application and adopted Ordinance 2021-5 (USDA Community Development Fund Grant); the ordinance passed unanimously 9-0. The transcript records a motion and second on the resolution but does not record a vote tally for that item.
County Clerk Valerie Donaldson read Resolution 2021-1 and an ordinance related to pursuit of federal grant funding during the Desha County Quorum Court meeting on May 20, 2021 at the Desha County Courthouse. JP Lynn Weatherford moved to accept Resolution 2021-1 to proceed with an application to obtain funds from the Department of Agriculture and rural development; JP Gene Weser seconded. The transcript records the motion and second but does not record an explicit roll-call result for the resolution.
The court then considered Ordinance 2021-5, titled "USDA Community Development Fund Grant." Donaldson read the ordinance in its entirety. JP Gene Weser moved to suspend the rules to allow reading by title only for a second reading; JP Ronnie Norris seconded and the roll was called with all members recorded as in favor. Later, JP Joe James moved to accept following a title-only third reading; JP Lynn Weatherford seconded. Roll call again showed unanimous support, and Ordinance 2021-5 passed, 9 for and 0 against.
The meeting record does not specify the project(s) or dollar amount(s) associated with the USDA Community Development Fund Grant; no implementing details, award conditions, or timelines are recorded in the transcript. The action on the ordinance is recorded as a formal adoption by the court; additional administrative steps to submit applications or allocate awarded funds are not noted in the minutes.
The court handled the ordinance and related procedural motions in a single session; the transcript shows standard parliamentary steps (suspension of rules to permit title-only reading, motions to accept, and roll-call votes). No public comment or discussion of project specifics is recorded in the segment provided.
The court adjourned after completing the item. The meeting record includes signatures for approval and a filing notation. Some signature lines and deputy names in the filed copy appear to be misprinted or inconsistently transcribed.
