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Susan Garner Jones
Garland County JP District 3 Quorum Court Voting Record

Susan Garner Jones (District 3) voted Yes on every final roll-call measure in this January 2024–July 2026 set when she was present. Her only recorded No was on Ben Hooten’s failed amendment to the 2026 budget.

Voice votes do not show individual Yes/No names, so those are noted separately.

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On the recorded roll calls in this file, Susan Garner Jones voted for the:

  • Senior center fund,

  • Roads/bridges,

  • Putting the road tax on the ballot,

  • Grant applications that were roll-called,

  • Employee premium pay,

  • The 2026 budget,

  • Animal control,

  • Court-revenue allocation,

  • ARPA cleanup,

  • Tax Back endorsements,

  • The pro-life resolution, and

  • Charlie Kirk Day. 

 

Recorded Yes votes

Seniors

  • O-26-02 (March 9, 2026) — created the Senior Citizens’ Center Special Revenue Fund. 13–0

Roads and bridges

  • O-26-04 (March 9, 2026) — appropriated the $500,000 Game and Fish reimbursement for Brady Mountain Road paving (same ordinance also covered an animal-control appropriation). 13–0

  • R-26-12 (July 13, 2026) — authorized the FEMA/ADEM grant application for Brady Mountain Bridge (~$1.06 million project, ~$264,000 county match). 13–0

  • O-26-07 (July 13, 2026) — sent continuation of the 0.625% road sales-and-use tax to the voters for five more years. Final adoption 13–0; emergency clause 13–0

Grants and outside funding

  • R-25-26 (December 8, 2025) — $42,500 State Crisis Intervention Program grant. 12–0 (Peters absent)

County employees and budget

  • O-25-09 (May 12, 2025) — ARP premium pay for essential employees. 12–0 (McGrew absent)

  • O-25-10 (May 12, 2025) — CARES premium pay. 11–1 (Myers No; McGrew absent)

  • O-25-17 and O-25-18 (October 13, 2025) — additional ARP and CARES premium pay. Official tallies 12–1 (Myers No)

  • O-25-25 (December 8, 2025) — 2026 county budget, including the 9% COLA, 1% step, 3% JP COLA, and elected-official increases. 12–0 (Peters absent)

Animal control

  • O-25-05 (March 10, 2025) — interlocal animal-control agreement with Hot Springs. 13–0

  • R-25-27 (December 8, 2025) — renewed that agreement. 12–0 (Peters absent)

Courts and public safety funding

  • O-25-15 (September 8, 2025) — Circuit Court Administration of Justice split (prosecutor 63%, victim-witness 20%, public defender 10%, jail 5%, law library 1%, breathalyzer 1%). 11–0 (Bailes and Brown absent)

  • O-25-23 (December 8, 2025) — remaining ARPA funds toward county technology and communications. 12–0 (Peters absent)

Economic development (Tax Back endorsements)

  • R-25-25 (November 24, 2025) — DS Services of America. 12–0 (Myers absent)

  • R-26-02 (January 12, 2026) — Molecular Processing LLC. 13–0

  • R-26-13 (July 13, 2026) — Windows USA LLC. 13–0

Policy resolutions

  • R-25-03 (February 10, 2025) — declared Garland County a Pro-Life County. 11–2 (Anderson and Hunter No)

  • R-25-24 (October 13, 2025) — Charlie Kirk Day of Remembrance. Official tally 11–2 (Anderson and Hunter identified as No; minutes have a clerical duplication)

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Present on voice votes (individual Yes/No not recorded)

Jones was listed as present when these passed by voice vote:

  • Senior Center grant application (R-25-10, June 9, 2025)

  • Sheriff, Circuit Court, STEP, VOCA, Juvenile Court, Drug Control/JAG, Homeland Security, and FLAP grant applications (2025)

  • Mid-America Science Museum grant (R-25-22, September 8, 2025) — Bailes and Brown absent

  • Morfe Windows Tax Back endorsement (R-25-23, September 8, 2025)

  • Recognizing 911 dispatchers as first responders (R-25-16, July 14, 2025)

  • Arkansas 250 Commission recognition (R-25-18, July 14, 2025)

 

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