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Washington JP #10

Over their two-year term, a JP is responsible for:Setting real estate, personal property and sales tax rates in the county.Determining the final budget for county departments and offices - including salaries - and appropriating funds for county expenses.Preserving the peace and order in the county, though they do not have the authority to make any offense a felony. This often takes the form of passing county laws and in some counties making planning decisions.Contract or join with any other county or city, or the federal government for a public purpose.Creating, consolidating, separating, or abandoning any elected office in the county if first approved by voters.Filling vacancies in elected county offices.Providing for any service or performance of any function related to county affairs.Many Quorum Courts also have subcommittees that JPs serve on and discuss the more nitty gritty details before an issue appears before the whole group. These committees have included budget/finance, building, economic development, environmental, personnel, legislative affairs, public safety, Justices of the peace also have the authority to marry a couple.https://www.uaex.uada.edu/business-communities/ced-blog/posts/2022/may/what-is-a-justice-of-the-peace.aspx

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    Diane Bryant
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    Frank Jensik
    (Dem)

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Mailing Address 11761 East Creek Lane
FARMINGTON, AR 72730
Campaign Phone 4792002170
Contest Washington County AR - JP district 10
The responsibilities of a Justice of the Peace is to improve the life of the people living in Washington County. We vote on many financial items for the county. Another aspect of the position is oversight of conditional use permits.
I am on the Farmington City Council which gives me experience into the operations of government. I was also a JP in 2013 and 2014 because the governor appointed me to that position when there was a vacancy so I have had county government experience.
The purpose of the American Rescue Plan money was to go for infrastructure such as sewers and water systems. This was a tremendous addition to the budgets all over this county and many other counties. Washington county received approximately 150 million, Fayetteville receive a comparable amount. Even Farmington receiver 1.5 million. I would like for the remaining 19 million go to people in the county who need help with old septic systems, centralized sewer systems and help paying off excessive debt because of a centralized sewer system that went awry.
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