Lonoke County Quorum Court

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The Lonoke County Quorum Court is the elected county legislative body responsible for passing ordinances, setting budgets, and overseeing local governance in Lonoke County, Arkansas.

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Lonoke County government 2
Lonoke County Quorum Court canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county legislative body
local government body
quorum court
appliesToJurisdiction Lonoke County, Arkansas
budgetCycle annual county budget cycle
canAdopt resolutions expressing policy or intent of Lonoke County government
canEnact ordinances of county-wide application consistent with Arkansas law
convenesAt Lonoke County seat
country United States of America
decisionMakingProcess majority vote of members present unless otherwise required by law
governmentSystem county government
governs unincorporated areas of Lonoke County, Arkansas
hasAuthorityOver adoption of county policies and regulations
appropriation of county funds
county budget in Lonoke County, Arkansas
county ordinances in Lonoke County, Arkansas
creation of county departments and offices subject to Arkansas law
setting county tax rates within limits of Arkansas law
hasJurisdiction Lonoke County, Arkansas
hasRole county legislature
isElectedBody true
languageOfRecord English
legalBasis Arkansas Constitution
Arkansas state statutes on county government
legislativeBodyOf Lonoke County, Arkansas
levelOfGovernment county level
locatedIn Lonoke County, Arkansas
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Arkansas
surface form: State of Arkansas
meetsFrequency regularly scheduled public meetings
meetsIn Lonoke County courthouse (or designated county meeting facility)
membersAre justices of the peace
oversightOf county departments and agencies funded by county government
county elected officials’ budgets
partOf local government of Lonoke County, Arkansas
presidingOfficer county judge of Lonoke County, Arkansas
primaryFunction oversee county governance
pass county ordinances
set county budget
responsibility appropriate funds for county offices and departments
approve annual county operating budget
approve certain county contracts and agreements
divide county into justice of the peace districts subject to law
establish county personnel policies where authorized
fill certain county vacancies as provided by Arkansas law
selectionMethod popular election
transparencyRequirement subject to Arkansas Freedom of Information Act

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Lonoke County, Arkansas hasLegislativeBody Lonoke County Quorum Court
Butlerville, Arkansas governingBody Lonoke County Quorum Court
this entity surface form: Lonoke County government
Galloway, Arkansas governingBody Lonoke County Quorum Court
this entity surface form: Lonoke County government