A proposed appropriation ordinance that would transfer $334,100 to the Jefferson County Road Department to cover expenses for the rest of the year was approved by two committees of the Jefferson County Quorum Court on Tuesday during a brief meeting.
The funds would come from the county road fund and would be used for a variety of things, including the following:
* $110,000 for machinery and equipment
* $75,000 for gravel, dirt and sand
* $50,000 for vehicles
Independent reporting for Pine Bluff & Jefferson County since 1879.
* $50,000 for vehicle leases
* $20,000 for culverts and pipe
* $12,000 for building and maintenance
* $10,000 for lumber
Also recommended for approval was a proposed appropriation ordinance that would allocate grant funds received by the Sixth Division (Juvenile) of Circuit Court.
The funds would be used for renting and leasing machines and equipment, drug testing, training and education, for teen court and teen drug court.
A proposed appropriation ordinance confirming an inter-local agreement between Jefferson County and the Southeast Arkansas Solid Waste District, which would guarantee that money would be available in the event the county closed either the tire shredder or the recycling center, was also recommended for approval.
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality requires that money to clean up the sites be posted in order to keep a permit to operate the facilities.
The tire shredders Jefferson County operates receive tires from five counties that are members of the solid waste district and the recycling center also receives items from those counties. The solid waste district awards grants to the county in return for those services.
All three items will be considered when the full court meets at 5:30 p.m. Monday in the quorum courtroom.