# Regular Quorum Court Meeting 10/15/2026

At the October 15, 2026, Regular Quorum Court meeting of Washington County, Arkansas, the court passed a 2026 Buildings and Grounds budget amendment to move funds from a capital line item associated with storm damage to maintenance and repairs, including needed HVAC work. A justice requested the department’s quotes; staff said they believed quotes were available and would provide them. The court also passed an ordinance anticipating $104,931.47 in Community Rebuilding Initiative/RSAT-related revenue and matching funds; discussion characterized the action as involving anticipated grant revenue and a transfer between budget lines. The consent agenda passed, including JDC budget and revenue items; the transcript identifies $42,665 and $40,661.83 among those amounts, though portions of the item titles are garbled. No vendor contract award or bid selection was identified.

In the judge’s report, the county described planned purchasing safeguards: training a purchasing employee in fraud examination, reinforcing competitive bidding and limiting reliance on sole-source purchasing, considering an independently administered fraud hotline, and adding a transparency requirement to future county contracts. These were presented as steps under consideration or moving forward, not as a procurement award. Public comment raised concerns about the jail expansion, citing $21 million in previously approved funding and a possible additional $900,000 in county funds; no jail-expansion spending action was taken at this meeting.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure, Public Safety
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** October 15, 2026

### Sources
- [Regular Quorum Court Meeting 10/15/2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fll6GvDQWVg) - Washington County Arkansas