Baxter County Quorum Court meeting recap

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     The Baxter county Quorum Court met in regular session yesterday evening at 6 in the second floor courtroom of the Baxter County Court House to pass three routine ordinances.

     Under new business, ordinances were passed to establish procedures for the court for fiscal years 2017 and 2018; for the designation of the Baxter County Sheriff’s department as the collector of all fines assessed in circuit and district court; and for an appropriation of fees and reimbursements received in November to the sheriff’s department 2016 budget.

     The routine procedures for the court ordinance occurs every two years at the first meeting of the year.

     Committee appointments were also established. The Budget Committee for 2017 and 2018 is made up of Tink Albright, Edna Fusco, Neal Pendergrass, Gary Smith and Luci Soltysik. For a complete list of committees visit the Quorum Court recap story on ktlo.com.

     Judge Mickey Pendergrass alerted the court to a payroll error which overpaid 14 salaried county employees due to 8 extra hours occurring in 2016’s leap year. He said the 2016 legislative audit caught the mistake and it was important to immediately correct. Baxter County Sheriff Montgomery suggested the overpaid employees have the amounts paid back to the county in two increments to ease the burden on the employees who might have spent the money over the holidays. The court unanimously agreed.

     In other Quorum Court news, Pendergrass congratulated Mike Spears of Baxter County Animal Control in becoming a certified Animal Control Officer. He says the new title will enable Spears to fulfill a broader spectrum of duties.






   



Other Committees:



Building: Ty Chapman, Edna Fusco, James Kerr, Kevin Litty and Lucy Soltysik

Economic Development: Tink Albright, James Kerr, Neal Pendergrass, Gary Smith and Erric Totty

Environmental: Ty Chapman, Kevin Litty, Luci Soltysik, Erric Totty and Marilyn Williamson

Legislative Affairs: Edna Fusco, James Kerr, Bill Lucas, Gary Smith and Marilyn Williamson

Personnel: Tink Albright, Kevin Litty, Bill Lucas, Neal Pendergrass and Marilyn Williamson

Rural Fire District: #1-Gary Smith, #2-Lucy Soltysik, #3-Erric Totty, #4 Bill Lucas, #6 Tink ALbright, #8 Edna Fusco, #9-Neal Pendergrass, #10 Kevin Litty and #11-Ty Chapman



     

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