(A) The regular monthly meetings of the Sebastian County Quorum Court shall be held at 6:00 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month. Provided, however, the January meeting shall be on the fourth Tuesday. Additionally, any month in which a special meeting of the Quorum Court occurs, the special meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m., thereby adjusting the start time of the regular meeting to the time the special meeting ends.
(B) In the event the monthly meeting date of the Quorum Court falls on a county holiday, the meeting shall be held the day immediately following the holiday.
(C) The Quorum Court agenda shall contain a time for the public and Justices of the Peace to present requests to the Quorum Court for items to be included on the agenda of the next regular meeting. The Quorum Court shall determine, by majority vote, whether items submitted by the public shall be placed on the Quorum Court agenda. Justices shall not be bound in their discussions to subjects on the agenda.
(D) The regular meetings of the Quorum Court shall be held at the Ben Geren Safe Shelter, 7200 South Zero Street, Fort Smith, Arkansas 72901. Quorum Court meetings shall be conducted in accordance with public participation policy ordinances enacted by the Quorum Court. Further, rules of procedure for transaction of business of the Sebastian County Quorum Court shall be Robert's Rules of Order, except where they are in conflict with the general laws of the state. Provided however, the Quorum Court may at any regular meeting revise or modify these rules or adopt new rules by majority vote of the full membership.
(E) It is the intent of the County Quorum Court to hold a regular monthly meeting in the Greenwood Courthouse on a quarterly basis. The schedule of the Greenwood Courthouse regular monthly meetings shall include the April, August, October, and December regular monthly meetings.
(Ord. 2007-1, passed 1-1-07; Am. Res. 2007-2, passed 4-17-07; Am. Ord. 2009-1, passed 1-1-09; Am. Res. 2009-2, passed 1-20-09; Am. Ord. 2011-1, passed 1-1-11; Am. Ord. 2013-1, passed 1-1-13; Am. Res. 2015-6, passed 5-19-15; Am. Ord. 2019-3, passed 1-22-19; Am. Ord. 2021-3, passed 1-26-21; Am. Ord. 2023-4, passed 1-26-23)