# October 20,  2026 Quorum Court

Faulkner County Quorum Court meeting, October 20, 2026: The court reviewed budget and project updates, with sales-tax revenue reported at only 2% above the prior year as budget planning began. The Unit 2 jail expansion remained on schedule for completion in December 2027; the county administrator reported $311,000 in jail-related ARP spending since the prior report and said total spending was projected to approach $8 million, compared with a $7 million target. ARP-funded water-capacity pipeline work is shifting to Conway Corp. after November 1, and the county expects remaining ARP funds to be spent by the December 31 deadline. Road work included 2.7 miles of chip seal, additional patching and preservation work, and modifications and added land for the Skunk Hollow project. A proposed stoplight at Highway 25 and Elliot Road remains under study amid cost and potential federal-funding considerations.

The court approved several spending and administrative measures. Ordinance 26-28, covering grant appropriations including veterans services, passed. Ordinance 26-29 authorized a one-time pay increase totaling $21,632.40, funded by transfers within existing budgets; it passed after a wording amendment. Ordinance 26-30, addressing Sheriff’s Office overtime and other appropriations, passed; discussion cited $43,000 for uniforms and noted that one section involved new county-general-fund money. The court also approved the 2024 legislative audit report and passed Ordinance 26-31 transferring emergency-management equipment inventory to the City of Conway’s Emergency Operations Center following the 911/PAP consolidation. No vendor selection or contract award was identified.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure, Public Safety
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** October 20, 2026

### Sources
- [October 20,  2026 Quorum Court](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr6juKIb7UI) - Faulkner County Arkansas