Pulaski County Council
Several topics were on the docket for the Sept. 9 regular county council meeting, but the first item was the public hearing on the 2025 county budget. Once the regular meeting was paused, auditor Laura Wheeler started by reading through the advertised budget. Some of the highlights include casino/...
Circuit Court Judge Mary Welker informed the Pulaski County Council about roof leaks in the new portion of the circuit court file room and jury room and a humidity issue during a regular meeting on Monday, Sept. 9. Judge Welker explained that this is not the first leak that they've had in the new...
Discussions on the 2025 budget were the main focus during a special Pulaski County Council meeting on Monday, Aug. 26. Council president Ken Boswell noted that there are still some open items from previous discussions that need to be addressed. Some of those items included the superior court...
Councilwoman Sheila Hazemi-Jimenez presented a job description for a county human resources position during a regular joint session meeting on Monday, Aug. 12. She said she was proposing that the council and the commissioners consider having a human resources administrator for the 2025 budget. She...
The Pulaski County Council passed a motion to fund the immunization nurse contract for the health department during a regular meeting on Monday, Aug. 12. Director of Environmental Health and Foods Edwina Guffey explained that the immunization nurse is a contracted employee on an as-needed basis....
The Pulaski County Council approved the advertisement of an additional $350,000 for the Willow Creek housing development during a regular meeting on Monday, July 8. Pulaski County Community Development Commission Executive Director Nathan Origer brought forth the request to advertise for an...
The Pulaski County Council recently met for a public hearing on a non-compliance abatement waiver for Vander Haag's Inc. during a special meeting on Monday, July 1. Pulaski County Community Development Commission Executive Director Nathan Origer explained that the public hearing was required to be...
The proposed tax abatement documents were back on the table at a regular Pulaski County Council meeting on Monday, June 10. Pulaski County Community Development Commission Executive Director Nathan Origer said that he has received feedback from councilors, the auditor, assessor and the members of...
Pulaski County Community Development Commission Executive Director Nathan Origer recently went over the Economic Development Commission’s (EDC) proposed updated tax abatement documents with the county council. Since his first presentation of the drafts, Origer has received input from the council,...
The Pulaski County Health Department revealed its updated department logo and advised of a vaccine grant that they recently acquired during a regular county council meeting on Monday, May 13. First, Director of Environmental Health and Foods Edwina Guffey shared the health department's new logo and...