Quorum Court Agenda Packet- September 18, 2014

A G E N D A

1. CALL TO ORDER.

2. PRAYER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

3. ROLL CALL.

4. ADOPTION OF AGENDA. At the beginning of each
meeting, the agenda shall be approved. Any JP may
request an item be added to the agenda subject to
approval of the Quorum Court.

5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES. Approval of the minutes of
the August 21 regular meeting as well as the August 25
and September 2 special meetings of the Quorum Court. 

6. FINANCE REPORT. 

6.1 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL
OF AN APPLICATION FOR AN INTERNET CRIMES
AGAINST CHILDREN GRANT.

6.2 APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE: AN ORDINANCE
TRANSFERRING MONIES OF $17,500 WITHIN THE
COMPUTER/IS DEPARTMENT BUDGET IN THE
GENERAL FUND FOR 2014.

6.3 APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE: AN ORDINANCE
TRANSFERRING MONIES OF $8,000 WITHIN
THE COMPTROLLER’S BUDGET IN THE GENERAL
FUND FOR 2014.

6.4 APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE: AN ORDINANCE
CHANGING THE TITLE OF A LAW CLERK POSITION
TO A CIRCUIT COURT STAFF ATTORNEY-COUNTY
CIRCUIT COURTS POSITION; AND APPROPRIATING
$4,156 FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO PERSONAL
SERVICES LINE ITEMS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IV
BUDGET FOR 2014.

7. COUNTY JUDGE’S REPORT.

8. COMMITTEE REPORTS. 

8.1 AMENDMENTS TO THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK.
The Personnel Committee is recommending a proposed
amendment to the Overtime Compensation Policy.
Changes to the Employee Handbook must be approved
by a majority vote of the full Quorum Court. 

9. AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE RATIFYING THE
APPROVAL OF FOUR CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS
AND THE DENIAL OF A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
ISSUED BY THE PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD.
The Planning Board granted Conditional Use Permits on
September 4 for Teen Challenge Ranch of NWA Revised
Expansion (Administrative Building), Saddlebock, Hale
Mountain Free Holiness Church, and W. Wheeler Cell
Tower; and denied a Conditional Use Permit on
September 4 for Witter. This ordinance contains an
emergency clause making it effective immediately
upon passage.

10. OTHER BUSINESS.

11. CITIZEN’S COMMENTS. Fifteen-minute comment period
with a three-minute limit for each individual to comment on
items on the agenda or other items

12. ADJOURNMENT.