October Quorum Court Covers a Lot of Ground
In comparison to the 3-hour-plus committee meetings the week before, October’s Quorum Court meeting covered a lot of ground in only about an hour. JPs had a second reading on the proposed dues election...
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Committees Ready to OK Almost $300,000 in Salary Hikes
Faulkner County’s Quorum Court Committees are kicking into gear for the 2024 budget cycle, with about $300,000 in proposed salary hikes on September agendas. There’s also a proposal for an election to allow the...
Committees: “Budgeting 101,” Pay Bands, & Another ARP Application
The Quorum Court’s committee meetings for March began with a session on County budgeting and accounting processes and ended with a lengthy discussion about another application for ARP funds from a local nonprofit. “County...
With New Judge, Quorum Court Sails Through January Agenda
Faulkner County’s newly elected Quorum Court sailed through its first meeting of the 2023-24 term on January 17 with new County Judge Allen Dodson at the helm in a newly refreshed Courtroom. JPs approved...
Newly Elected Quorum Court Begins Work
Tuesday night at 6 pm is the first Quorum Court meeting of the 2023-24 term, seating four new JPs and presided over by our new Republican County Judge Allen Dodson. A quick look at...
Last 2021-2022 QC Meeting: Some Easy Choices, Some Not
It took JPs almost three hours to work their way through easy choices and some not-so-easy Ordinances at the last Quorum Court meeting of the 2021-2022 term on December 20. The outgoing Court eventually...
Almost $1 Million in New County Salaries in 2022
With better-than-projected revenue flowing into County coffers in 2022, the Quorum Court has awarded Faulkner County employees almost $1 million in salary hikes in 2022, and JPs last week approved a 4% COLA for...
Crystal Taylor Takes CFO Position in State Treasurer’s Office
KUDOS to Crystal Taylor, who is leaving the Faulkner County Circuit Clerk’s position to become the Chief Financial Officer in the Arkansas Treasurer’s office! State Treasurer-elect Mark Lowery, who announced the hire last week...
