The Fulton County Quorum Court met in special session earlier this week to discuss the verbiage of an ordinance that would propose a special election to raise funds for the Sheriff’s Department by implementing a one percent sales tax. Sheriff Albert Roork recently address the court about the need for more money for his department to help fund salaries for his deputies. The Proposed ordinance would read “A levy of a one percent sales and use tax within Fulton county Arkansas beginning January 1st 2019 to be used to improve, equip, staff and provide for the operation and maintenance of the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office and Fulton county Detention Facility and to pay for the cost associated with the housing of prisoners” The Sheriff told the court that feels he needs close to $1 million annually to operate , saying that Izard County Sheriff’s Department has a budget of $1.6 MILLION. The Proposed tax would bring about $700,000 annually, that would require about $300,000 from the county. Currently there are three full time deputies and one is off now to have surgery. The Special election will be December 11th.