The Faulkner County Quorum Court personnel committee voted to forward multiple personnel items to the county budget process and to place a Saltillo Fire District board appointment on the full court agenda.

Committee members took procedural votes to send Personnel Committee Resolution 25-01 (assessor pay adjustments), Resolution 25-02 (road department position adjustment), and Resolution 25-04 (library youth-services administrative position request) to the county budget review. The committee also voted to place the Saltillo Fire District board appointment of Ashley Montgomery on the full court agenda for final action.

Why it matters: These referrals let budget staff and the full quorum court review funding and appropriations before any hiring or pay changes occur. The items include requests that will affect departmental staffing and future county expenditures.

Key items and committee action (Votes at a glance):

- Saltillo Fire District board appointment — Ashley Montgomery: Motion and second to place the appointment on the full court agenda; committee vote recorded as in favor and the item was forwarded to the full court agenda for final action.

- Personnel Committee Resolution 25-01 (assessor pay adjustments): Committee received a submission from the assessor asking salary increases for two positions; the assessor said the request compares two positions in the assessor’s office to peers within the office and that county-class comparisons show higher averages but that the immediate ask is to match two local office positions. The committee voted to forward Resolution 25-01 to budget and finance for consideration. Specific salary amounts were not specified in committee discussion.

- Personnel Committee Resolution 25-02 (road department): Mr. Anderson explained the item finishes a previous catch-up in road department compensation and noted this is roughly a $650 increase for the position under discussion. The committee voted to forward Resolution 25-02 to budget for approval.

- Personnel Committee Resolution 25-04 (library youth-services administrative position): Mr. McGraw said the library is requesting a full-time administrative assistant to support youth services, freeing the youth services manager for branch training and school partnership work. McGraw reported Conway branch programs produced about 500 programs this year with roughly 21,000 attendees; the combined other branches produce about half that activity. The library recommended converting a current part-time post (Ashley Klingen is the current part-time employee) or creating a new full-time slot; the committee voted to forward Resolution 25-04 to budget.

All four resolutions and the Saltillo appointment were forwarded by the committee; no final appropriations or hiring decisions were made at the meeting. The budget office and the full quorum court will review funding implications and any requested salary figures during the budget process.

Ending: With the referrals complete, the committee adjourned and directed staff to move the items into the budget or full-court agendas as appropriate.