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Van Buren County court approves Chimes park grant application, tables two appropriation ordinances
Summary
The Quorum Court approved a resolution authorizing the county judge to apply for up to $100,000 in state park funding for Chimes and tabled two appropriation ordinances — one to buy sheriff radios ($60,000) and one to cover OEM personnel costs ($1,468.40) — until the next meeting.
The Van Buren County Quorum Court voted to authorize the county judge to apply for a grant to develop a public park in Chimes and tabled two appropriation ordinances during its regular meeting.
The court approved a resolution authorizing the county judge to submit an application to the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism to develop a public park in Chimes. Virgil, a quorum court member, moved to approve the resolution and the court approved it by voice vote. County Judge Dale said the grant is a park "fun part" grant, up to $100,000 and requiring no local match.
Also on the agenda, an appropriation ordinance to transfer $60,000 into the sheriff's department budget for radios was read in full and then tabled. The ordinance, described during the reading as a transfer from several line items into sheriff budget line 1000-400-4004 for machinery and equipment, could not be considered by title because the court lacked a two-thirds vote to suspend the rules. A motion to table the measure was made and seconded and passed on roll call.
Quorum Court member Mike Bradford read a separate appropriation ordinance to move $1,468.40 within the Office of Emergency Management budget to cover personnel (count/time) costs. That ordinance also was moved and seconded to table until the next meeting and was tabled by roll call.
Votes at a glance: - Approving resolution to apply for Chimes park grant: approved by voice vote; no roll-call recorded in the transcript. - Ordinance to appropriate $60,000 to sheriff's department (for radios): motion to table passed by roll call (members recorded answering yes included Nikki, Sarah, Bradford, Robertson and Lemmings). - Ordinance to transfer $1,468.40 within the OEM budget: motion to table passed by roll call (members recorded answering yes included Nikki, Sarah, Bradford, Robertson and Lemmings).
Next steps: both appropriation ordinances were tabled until the next regular meeting; the county judge is authorized to proceed with the park grant application subject to the usual grant application process.
