Quorum Court convenes today

The Union County Quorum Court will meet today at 10 a.m. on the third floor of the county Courthouse.

Several agenda items to be considered this morning relate to the county’s 2021 budget, which was passed unanimously in November. Quorum Court Finance Committee Chair Mike Dumas, who also serves as Justice for the Peace for District 1, said there are several corrections to be made stemming from mistakes printed in the budget resolution passed last month.

Janelle Williams, chair of the Union County Election Commission, is scheduled to give a report on the 2020 election at the meeting, and request funds for the commission to pay election expenses. Bill Luther, president and chief executive officer of the El Dorado

Union County Chamber of Commerce, will also give a report on the Chamber and request funds for 2021.

Sandy Maguire, president of the Union County Animal Protection Society’s Board of Directors, will provide an update on UCAPS. The county supports UCAPS in several ways, including contributing to the nonprofit’s trap-neuter-return (TNR) program that targets the stray and feral cat colonies in El Dorado and giving county residents the opportunity to donate to UCAPS when they pay property taxes.

District 3 JP Greg Harrison will also give an update on the El DoradoUnion County Recreation Complex.

Quorum Court meetings are open to the public. Those who attend are asked to wear a face mask in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.