Accountability, Ethics, & Transparency in Government
At their last meetings of 2023, the Budget and Personnel Committees rather quickly dispatched their very few agenda items, including unanimous approvals of new Library Board member Kellie Cardin, as well as the monthly...
The Quorum Court Personnel Committee met in November to consider Judge Allen Dodson’s appointment of Cindy Stage to the open Library Board position. After Dodson’s statement and a glowing recommendation from JP John Allison...
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...
You’ve heard the old saw about Legislative sessions: “Committees are where good bills go to die.” Yesterday’s (in)action at the House Judiciary Committee seemed to prove that, as SB81 failed in a voice vote...
February’s routine Quorum Court agenda gave County Judge Allen Dodson a great opportunity to explain details on various agenda items and processes as the meeting progressed — again, it’s a welcome change from “the...
With only one less-than-unanimous vote, JPs approved four Ordinances, one Resolution, and two appointments at the February 21 Quorum Court meeting. Boy Scout Troop 78 opened the meeting with the prayer and Pledge of...
It’s Groundhog Day all over again in Faulkner County when it comes to livestreamed meetings of County government. The Quorum Court’s four committees met on Tuesday, October 11. However, as of publication time there’s...
JPs approved a second, much larger batch of about $8 million in ARP spending plus about $225,000 * in employee raises at the June 21 Quorum Court meeting. County Treasurer Scott Sanson reported the...
