Garland County Quorum Court 10 05 26

Garland County quorum court and Public Health, Welfare and Safety Committee proceedings, dated October 6, 2026 (the meeting title references October 5). The court approved a full-time investigator position for the multi-agency Drug Task Force. The prosecuting attorney said the position would be advertised externally and fully reimbursed to the county with state funds allocated for drug-task-force operations; Arkansas had allocated $7 million statewide for those operations. The task force also relies on federal JAG funding, which has supported existing staffing. No specific amount for Garland County’s position was stated. The motion to approve the position passed unanimously among those voting.

The committee also approved a resolution for passage supporting a request to name the Martin Luther King Jr. Expressway/Highways 5 and 7 roundabout the Major General Thomas B. Arwood Memorial Roundabout. The county will forward the request to the Arkansas Department of Transportation for a decision; if approved, the county plans to produce and install signs using its sign shop. No contract award or new procurement was identified.