Quorum Court Meeting Thursday--1/21

by Mark Edwards, JP District 13

I wanted to pass along the agenda for this months Quorum Court meeting. Please note that we have several areas of importance that will be coming up that all of the county needs to be aware of. The first order of business is to pass an ordinance to allow the county judge to purchase the right of way from Larry Odom. This will dump traffic from HWY 67 South onto South Rockwood. This road is already a mess and not properly repaired and with heavy trucks exiting, I fear this road will get worse. This was never discussed or looked into by Larry Odom's traffic committee. It was discussed only by Larry and the county judge. The judge has offered to pay $60,000 for 1.59 acres of land which is roughly $40,000 per acre. The truck stop across the street just sold at a price of $25,000 per acre in November 2009. This seems too high a price to pay in my opinion for swamp land. Additionally, there is to be a clover leaf at this intersection in the future and spending the money now may be putting the kart before the horse. The Leg Audit reported that a person in the sheriff's office was responsible for tracking certain money and about $67,000 is not accounted for. We will be asking questions about this money and procedures. APERS and county retirement will be discussed as well. This will be Jerry Adams and Karol Depriest that you have all heard and read about in the news lately. This will likely go into executive session. It is our duty of the quorum court to ensure the office is being held constitutionally and if not to declare a vacancy. These 3 areas of business specifically should be paid very close attention to. There are sweetheart deals being made in the county and what appears to be outright corruption going on by both Democrats in large part fro our County Judge down as well as Larry Odom in our own party. Please help hold our local elected accountable as this is getting more and more widespread. Thank you all for caring.

AGENDA

LONOKE COUNTY QUORUM COURT

CALL TO ORDER: JANUARY 21, 2010

CSEPP EMERGENCY CONFERENCE ROOM

6:30 P.M.

OPENING PRAYER FOLLOWED BY PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

MINUTES OF DECEMBER 2009

TREASURER’S REPORT

OFFICIALS’ REPORT (0%)

OLD BUSINESS:

- None

NEW BUSINESS:

- Ordinance to Authorize Judge to purchase right-away from Quorum Court Member

- Resolution for Right Away for Arkansas Highway Department

- Resolution for Larry and Sandra Odom

- Legislative Audit for 2009

- Health Insurance- Committee Chair

- Sheriff’s Department –Appropriation Ordinance for Seat Belt Safety Fund 01-5020

- Discussion- Apers Retirement for County Officials and Employees

- Appropriation Ordinance – New Cabot Health Department 171-171-87

- Appropriation Ordinance – Brownsville Branch Project 158-158-87

- Appropriation Ordinance – Justice Assistance Grant Fund 173-173-87

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