January 2018 Vol. 74, No. 01 THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE ARKANSAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE
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ON THE COVER—Fort Smith Convention Center is getting geared up to host the 2018 League Winter Conference, Jan. 10-12. The agenda is set, and it’s full of sessions featuring important How do you think new money Cover photo by Benjamin Bandimere, information for city and town leaders. Go to page 28 in this issue for registration info and the Branchout Studios. most up-to-date agenda. Read also inside about the commissioning of the USS Little Rock, becomes old money? tips for better communication, an overview of state record retention statutes for cities, and much more.—atm
Features City & Town Contents Arkansas Municipal League Officers...... 5 Navy commissions USS Little Rock a'TEST...... 24 The USS Little Rock is now officially part of the fleet of Economic Development...... 42 6 the U.S. Navy after a commissioning ceremony was Engineering...... 38 held Dec. 16 in Buffalo, New York. Grant Money Matters...... 36 Keys to better communication Meeting Calendar...... 19 Leaders who challenge themselves in three key Municipal Mart ...... 50 9 areas—attitude, commitment, and training—can Municipal Notes...... 44 achieve long-term improvement and success as Obituaries...... 45 communicators. Planning to Succeed...... 10 Historic tours set for 2018 President's Letter...... 4 The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program has Sales Tax Map...... 47 14 scheduled its annual Walks through History and Sales Tax Receipts...... 48 Sandwiching in History tours for 2018. Ashley Dixon John Monroe Gene Jennings Chuck Tlapek Turnback Estimates...... 46 Personal Trust Administrator Senior Vice President, Trust Officer Senior Vice President Senior Vice President, Urban Forestry...... 40 Simmons Bank, Trust Department Simmons Bank, Trust Department Simmons Bank, Trust Department Chief Investment Officer Record retention 101 Simmons Bank, Trust Department From accounting documents to police citation books, Your Health...... 23 20 Arkansas laws govern how long municipalities must At Simmons, our Investment Management services help you get the most out of your money. Our wealth management retain records. professionals have on average more than 20 years of experience and are responsible for over $4 billion in assets. We will manage your portfolio with a diligent approach and in-depth knowledge of the marketplace. We’ll devise clear strategies Where did I read that? to help protect and grow your assets. That way, you can continue to work towards the future you’ve always envisioned. The annual five-year City & Town and legal articles Publisher Communications Director 52 indexes will help you locate articles, columns, and Don Zimmerman Whitnee V. Bullerwell Put our experience to work for your legacy. legal opinions that appeared in the magazine from Speak with one of our wealth management experts and start planning your tomorrow. Editor Graphic Designer 2013-2017. Andrew T. Morgan Mark R. Potter
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Dear Friends, I hope you had a lovely holiday season. As we start this New Year, we know there is much work to do to build upon our successes in 2017 to make 2018 even better for our residents, businesses, and municipal employees. Many of you are putting the finishing touches on your 2018 city budgets. We passed ours in December, and I know passing a budget comes with challenges and hopes for the following year. If you need any guidance during this critical time, I encourage you to reach out to the League. The League is an invaluable resource for municipalities, and you’ll see us in action at our annual Winter Conference coming up soon in Fort Smith. It will be held Jan. 10-12 at the DoubleTree by Hilton/Fort Smith Convention Center. It’s a perfect way to jump start the New Year and get caught up on the important issues your municipality might face in 2018. Additionally, city officials participat- ing in the voluntary certification program will be offered three hours of continuing education credits, so you don’t want to miss it. Also this month, the second round of advisory council meetings will begin on Jan. 31 and will conclude on Feb. 9. I want to applaud the great work they did in 2017, and I look forward to continuing to work with them this year. One important highlight of 2017 was the City of Springdale’s decision to sign the Opioid Engagement Litigation Letter. No city is immune from the financial damages caused by drug overdoses, and this lawsuit is an avenue to recover some of those costs. I encourage you to reach out to the League, learn more about their efforts to combat this serious issue, and consider signing the letter, as well. Let’s work together to make 2018 an historic year in Arkansas. In our cities let’s take small steps that will lead to monumental changes, such as putting in a place a protocol to col- lect internet sales tax, fighting for those in our communities who need our help, and passing budgets that are focused on taking care of our residents and returning the most efficient and effective services possible.
Happy New Year,
Doug Sprouse Mayor, Springdale President, Arkansas Municipal League
4 CITY & TOWN ARKANSAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE OFFICERS Mayor Doug Sprouse, Springdale...... President PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY COUNCIL: Mayor Joe Smith, North Little Rock...... First Vice President Council Member Sam Angel, Lake Village, Chair; Council Member Jim Wozniak, Mayor Joe Dillard, Mountain Home...... Vice President, District 1 Bella Vista; Council Member Stanley Parks, Council Member Debi Ross, North Little Rock...... Vice President, District 2 Blytheville; Council Member Doug Warner, Mayor Lioneld Jordan, Fayetteville...... Vice President, District 3 Cabot; Fire Chief Robert Medford and Police Mayor Jerry Boen, Lamar...... Vice President, District 4 Chief Boyd Woody, Camden; Police Chief Don A. Zimmerman...... Executive Director Kevin Weathers, Clarksville; Police Chief Tim Mayfield, Gassville; Retired Fire Chief EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Mayor Darrell FIRST CLASS CITIES ADVISORY COUNCIL: John Neal, Harrison; City Director Mark Ross Kirby, Bay; Mayor Bob McCaslin, Bentonville; Mayor Billy Ray McKelvy, De Queen, Chair; and Police Chief J.R. Wilson, Jr., Hope; City Mayor Tim McKinney, Berryville; Mayor James Council Member Lorene Pearson, Ashdown; Director Karen Garcia, Hot Springs; Mayor Sanders, Blytheville; Clerk/Treasurer Barbara City Director Bruce Farrar, Barling; Clerk/ Jon Milligan, Lake City; Assistant Police Chief Blackard, Clarksville; Mayor Scott McCormick, Treasurer Carol Westergren, Beebe; Mayor Alice Fulk, Little Rock; Council Member Dean Crossett; Mayor Johnny Brigham, Dumas; Danny Shaw, Bono; Mayor Kenneth Jones, Bitner, Lowell; Council Members Jess Holt and Mayor Frank Hash, El Dorado; Mayor Paul Brookland; Mayor Bill Edwards and Council Marc Kelley, Maumelle; Fire Chief Kevin Lang, Wellenberger, Fairfield Bay; Mayor Larry Member Wayne Low, Centerton; Council Paragould; Council Member Steven Mays, Bryant, Forrest City; Vice Mayor Kevin Settle, Member Judy Weaver, Clarksville; Council Pine Bluff; Mayor Kary Story, Pocahontas; Fort Smith; Mayor Kevin Johnston, Gentry; Member C.T. Foster, Crossett; Council Members Council Member Doug Bartholomew, Prairie City Manager Catherine Cook, Hope; Council Anthony Scott and Edmond Shelton, Dermott; Grove; Council Member Ken Keplinger, Member Reedie Ray, Jacksonville; Council Mayor Ralph Relyea, DeWitt; Mayor Stephen Sherwood; Police Chief Chad Henson, Member James Moore, Magnolia; Mayor Tisdale, Eudora; Clerk/Treasurer Linda Trumann ; Council Member James Pulliaum, Jimmy Williams, Marianna; Mayor Michael Simpson, Lake City; Clerk/Treasurer Ruth West Memphis Watson, Maumelle; Mayor Gary Baxter, Keith, Leachville; Council Member Loye Free, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY Mulberry; Mayor Sonny Hudson, Prairie Marianna; Mayor Doyle Fowler, McCrory; COUNCIL: Mayor Harold Perrin, Jonesboro, Grove; Mayor Greg Hines, Rogers; Mayor Assistant to the Mayor Becky Horton and Council Chair; Council Members Damon Bivins and Kevin Mike Kemp, Shannon Hills; Mayor Virginia Member James Turner, Mena; Council Member Davis, Cabot; Council Member Robin Reed, Young, Sherwood; Council Member Dorothy John Payne, Morrilton; Council Member Tyler Centerton; Mayor Mark Simpson, Clarksville; Henderson, Warren; Mayor Bob Stacy, Dunegan, Osceola; Mayor Jim Poole, Piggott; Mayor Robert “Butch” Berry, Eureka Springs; Wynne Clerk/Treasurer Mitri Greenhill, Stuttgart; Council Members Adella Gray and John La Tour, Clerk/Treasurer Pam Cawthon, Tuckerman; PAST PRESIDENTS ADVISORY COUNCIL: Fayetteville; Clerk/Treasurer Derene Cochran Mayor Art Brooke, Ward Mayor Rick Elumbaugh, Batesville; Mayor and Council Member Louise Fields, Forrest City; JoAnne Bush, Lake Village; Mayor SECOND CLASS CITIES ADVISORY Council Member Naomi Lassen, Gassville; Mark Stodola, Little Rock; Mayor Frank COUNCIL: Mayor Bill Groom, Greenland, Mayor Doug Kinslow, Greenwood; Mayor Fogleman, Marion; Council Member Murry Chair; Mayor Veronica Post, Altus; Council Roger Gardner, Mountain View; Mayor Witcher, North Little Rock; Mayor Mike Member Larry Hall, Bay; Mayor Ronnie Guthrie, Allen Lipsmeyer, Morrilton; Council Member Gaskill, Paragould; Mayor Jackie Crabtree, Calico Rock; Mayor Barry Riley, Caraway; Howard Austin, Prescott; Mayor Randy Horton, Pea Ridge; Mayor Robert Patrick, St. Charles; Mayor Patrick Johnson, Dover; Council Member Russellville; Council Member Betty Cook, Mayor Harry Brown, Stephens Doyle Scroggins, Fairfield Bay; Mayor Jeff Sheridan; Council Member Beverly Williams, Braim and Council Member Anita Seaman, LARGE FIRST CLASS CITIES ADVISORY Sherwood; City Administrator Phillip Patterson Gassville; Mayor Essie Cableton, Recorder/ COUNCIL: Mayor David Morris, Searcy, and City Director Bob Coleman, Siloam Treasurer Sheila Mangrum and Council Member Chair; Mayor James Calhoun, Arkadelphia; Springs; Mayor Ruth Penney Bell, Texarkana; Retha Spencer, Gould; Council Member Jennifer Clerk/Treasurer Denise Johnston, Batesville; Deputy Operations Director Charles Gastineau, Hill, Haskell; Clerk/Treasurer Mary Ruth Wiles, Mayor Jill Dabbs, Bryant; Council Members Ward; Council Member Joel Tolefree, Warren ; Mayor Steve Dixon, ; Ann Gilliam, Eddie Long, Norma Naquin, Highland Marmaduke Mayor Bobby Neal and Recorder/Treasurer Rick MUNICIPAL HEALTH BENEFIT FUND and Ron Waymack, Cabot; Chief of Staff BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Clerk/Treasurer Mitri East, Smackover; Mayor James Firestone, Jack Bell, Conway; Council Member Dianne Greenhill, Stuttgart, District 1; Mayor Gary Vilonia; Council Member A.C. Loring, Hammond, El Dorado; Chief of Staff Don Fletcher, Jacksonville, District 2; Mayor Randy Wrightsville Marr and Communications Director Susan Horton, Russellville, District 3; Mayor Marie Norton, Fayetteville; City Administrator Carl SMALL CITIES AND TOWNS ADVISORY Trisollini, Camden, District 4; Mayor Parnell Geffken, Fort Smith; Mayor Dan Sherrell, COUNCIL: Mayor Dennis Behling, Lakeview, Vann, Magnolia, At-Large Member Harrison; Assistant City Manager Lance Chair; Mayor Bobby Box, Chidester; Mayor MUNICIPAL LEAGUE WORKERS’ Spicer, Hot Springs; Mayor Gary Fletcher and Michael Cravens, Elaine; Council Member COMPENSATION TRUST BOARD Council Member Kenny Elliott, Jacksonville; Ulrica Trotter, Fountain Hill; Mayor Michael OF TRUSTEES: Mayor William Johnson, Council Members Chris Gibson and John Street, Lester, Gum Springs; Recorder/Treasurer Birdia West Memphis, District 1; Human Resources Jonesboro; Intergovernmental Relations Thompson, Jennette; Recorder/Treasurer Shirley Director Lisa Mabry-Williams, Conway, Manager Emily Cox, Little Rock; Clerk/ Rose and Council Member Louvenia Davis, Lake District 2; Clerk/Treasurer Sondra Smith, Treasurer Diane Whitbey and Council Members View; Mayor Joe Inman, Lead Hill; Mayor Fayetteville, District 3; Mayor Bryan Martin, Steve Baxter and Beth White, North Little Marion Hoosier, McCaskill; Recorder/Treasurer Warren, District 4; City Attorney Howard Rock; Council Member Josh Agee, Paragould; Bobby Brown, McDougal; Mayor Terrie Triplet, Cain, Huntsville, At-Large Member and Group Council Member Marina Brooks, Sherwood; McNeil; Mayor Robert “Bob” Sullivan, McRae; Manager Mayor John Mark Turner, Siloam Springs; Mayor Carl Lee Griswold, Mitchellville; Council Clerk/Treasurer Phyllis Thomas, Van Buren Member Don Sappington, Norfork; Mayor PENSION MANAGEMENT AND OPEB Lisa Hackett, Shirley; Mayor Phillip Freeman TRUSTS, BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Finance and Recorder/Treasurer Rita Fite, Sparkman; Director Karen Scott, North Little Rock, Council Member Janelle Riddle, St. Paul; Chairman; Treasury Manager Scott Massanelli, Assistant to Mayor Pamela Dawkins, Strong Little Rock, Vice Chair; Clerk/Treasurer Carol Westergren, Beebe; Comptroller Mandy Spicer, NOTE: Names submitted for positions on committees, councils and boards Benton; Finance Director Joy Black, Bryant received after the issue print date will appear in the next issue of City & Town. January 2018 5 Photo courtesy U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). Appearance of DoD visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement.
Sailors stand at the ready aboard the USS Little Rock, which was commissioned in December in Buffalo, N.Y. USS Little Rock commissioned n Saturday, Dec. 16 in snowy Buffalo, New York, more than 8,500 spectators watched a historic commissioning Oceremony as the USS Little Rock (LCS-9) officially became a part of the U.S. Navy fleet. It was the first time in Navy his- tory that a new ship was commissioned in the shadow of its namesake with the original USS Little Rock now serving as a museum ship at the Buffalo Naval and Military Park. A contingent of Arkansans were in attendance for the event in Buffalo including Little Rock Mayor Mark From left, former Little Rock Mayor and Namesake Committee Chair Tom Price, former Stodola, Sen. John Boozman, North Little North Little Rock Mayor and current North Little Rock Parks Director Terry Hartwick, Rock Mayor Joe Smith, and Little Rock former North Little Rock Mayor Pat Hays, Little Rock Mayor Mark Stodola, Buffalo Mayor Namesake Committee Chair and former Byron Brown, and North Little Rock Mayor Joe Smith. Little Rock Mayor Tom Prince. A group Photo courtesy City of Little Rock. of 130 Arkansans also followed along live at a special watch party at the Ron Robinson Theater in Little Rock.
6 CITY & TOWN Former Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, who served on the original USS Little Rock, announced in 2011 that another ship would bear the capital city’s name. Since that time, Mayor Stodola and a group of dedicated volunteers from Little Rock and North Little Rock have worked to fulfill the traditional U.S. Navy relationship between a ship’s crew and its namesake city. The group, which has become known as the Little Rock Namesake Committee, hosted a group of sailors from the USS Little Rock in Little Rock in June of 2017 that included the ship’s commander Todd Peters and Command Master Chief Joseph Reynolds. The sailors had the Aboard the USS Little Rock, Navy Lt. j.g. Robert Dyer of Mountainburg, Ark., describes to opportunity to experience Central Commander Todd Peters and Mayor Stodola how he guided the ship into Buffalo. Photo courtesy City of Little Rock. Arkansas landmarks, visit local veterans, and mentor students at that bring true honor to our city’s name. You come from City of Little Rock community centers. The Namesake all walks of life and all areas of our amazing country, Committee also hosted a special City of Little Rock united in your dedication to protecting America and reception as part of the commissioning ceremony. all that she stands for. As you sail, and those who come The relationship between the USS Little Rock and after you sail, you can be confident in knowing that the her namesake city will continue for the life of the ship thoughts and prayers of the great and gracious people of and the Namesake Committee has plans to establish a Little Rock travel with you.” scholarship program for families of the crew or Little Rock residents who wish to serve in the U.S. Navy. As Mayor Stodola stated in his remarks at the commission- ing ceremony: “It is the crew who will man the vessel
Photo courtesy City of Little Rock.
U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin Ship sponsor Mrs. Janée Bonner conducted the time-honored tradition of christening the ship by smashing a bottle of champagne across the bow.
January 2018 7 Resolve to Keep Arkansas Beautiful in 2018 By Mark Camp
he New Year brings aspirations of a fresh start, smoking in many areas, but many properties don’t have new habits, or a chance to make good deci- an appropriate receptacle, and most cars don’t have sions. As the director of the Keep Arkansas ashtrays anymore. Beautiful Commission, I focus on good habits If there’s litter lying around, do you have a solu- Tand impactful decisions year-round. tion? It’s tough to maintain these little details, but there Although the thought of keeping the entire state are easy, cheap, and long-term solutions to this litter clean and litter-free can seem like a daunting task, I problem. Make a one-time investment in ash or trash think we all know the importance of beauty in our state. receptacles outside your municipal buildings so residents Tourism adds more than $7.6 billion to Arkansas’s econ- and employees can properly dispose of their trash. Even omy annually, according to the Arkansas Department placing a large coffee can filled with sand for cigarette of Parks and Tourism 2016-17 annual report. A large butts can make a difference. percentage of those visitors come to enjoy natural attrac- Work with organizations in your community, and tions of our state. involve the schools and art programs to create beautiful Litter hurts our bottom line. As a business owner, I designs on your trash receptacles. Organize a community know that a clean, beautiful space is attractive to custom- cleanup for the Great American Cleanup in Arkansas ers, whether they are tourists, patients, or patrons. We this spring. There are many ways simple solutions can also know that the very presence of litter in a community bring your community together and help other residents decreases property values by a little over seven percent, and patrons join in the good work. according to the National Association of Home Builders Are there individuals in your community who are pricing model. Furthermore, 36 percent of business especially passionate and active about keeping your town development officials say that litter impacts a person’s litter-free? Send us an email about these mission-minded or family’s decision to locate to a community, accord- people at [email protected]. We’d like to ing to a report from Keep America Beautiful on litter acknowledge their efforts and engage them in a statewide in America. network of like-minded Arkansans. Together, we can This year, I challenge you to take a look at your resolve to create cleaner, beautiful spaces in our commu- community with a new perspective. Evaluate your street nities to keep The Natural State litter-free. Learn more at sides, parking lots, and sidewalks. Check out your city KeepArkansasBeautiful.com or call 1-888-742-8701. buildings and properties, such as city hall, libraries, hos- pitals, parks, police and fire stations. Is there litter there? Do you see cigarette butts scattered along the ground? Mark Camp is the director of the Keep Arkansas Beautiful Commission. Contact Littering is illegal—all littering, including that him at (501) 862-3507 or by email at cigarette butt. Cigarette butts are the number one [email protected]. littered item in the country. Arkansas law prohibits
8 CITY & TOWN The three keys to transforming your communication By Dean Brenner
hen we think about how to become a better communi- cator, we often think about the tools we use: our data, our WPowerPoint deck, our posture, and poise. And these are crucial. But the real keys to sustained, long-term improvement and success as a communicator might surprise you, in part because they are simple, easy to implement, and available to everyone. Think of training for a sailing competition. You have your gear, teammates, and past experience to draw on. • Message: Craft a clear, persuasive argument. But to succeed, you also need to set ambitious goals, • Document: Support that message with slides or adhere to a training plan, and practice assiduously until other supplementary media. you’ve perfected all the necessary skills. Otherwise, you’ll • Deliver: Present your message with confidence struggle to push yourself beyond your comfort zone and and clarity. truly advance to a higher level of competition. In these areas, we can use measurable data and skill The same concepts apply to honing your communi- assessment to improve every communication opportu- cation skills. You need to turn on that mental switch that nity, both in challenging the speaker to hone her skills says, “I want to improve, and I want to be the best I can and achieve her persuasive goal. be.” When you turn on this switch, you activate three The best part of this system is that it not only can important spheres: transform an individual’s skill set, but when spread • Attitude (positive and proactive): Every opportu- throughout an organization, it can transform an entire nity to speak becomes an opportunity to persuade way of doing business. One person can use these tools your audience. A meeting with colleagues, a phone effectively, but the benefits compound when a team uses call with a client, or a formal presentation—no them. And if an entire team commits in attitude, com- communication is without a challenge to be clear, mitment, and training (if I encourage you and you sup- confident, and persuasive. port him and he inspires me) the effect is exponential. • Commitment (total and persistent): Challenge So what’s the first step? Try. Commit to becoming yourself on every skill, and be deliberate about a better communicator. Persist. Improvement won’t how you seek to improve. come all at once. Focus on one skill at a time, be patient • Training (thorough and long-term): Go after chal- with yourself, and see how each presentation or call lenging communication opportunities. Ask your changes some aspect of your skill set. Share. Get your colleagues for feedback and provide constructive, team involved, ask and give feedback, and push each honest feedback in return. Seek out mentors and other to improve. The further these tools and attitudes recognize that as your communication improves, cascade through a company, the greater the value. When so will your career trajectory. we communicate effectively as an organization, we sell Now you have the right attitude, commitment, and better, produce better, and grow better. training. What next? This is when you can successfully implement a metrics-based, tool-rich system for ap- Dean M. Brenner is the president and founder of The Latimer proaching communication. In our model, we focus on Group, a communications coaching and training firm. This four major skill sets to improve communication: article appeared originally at thelatimergroup.com/blog and • Assess: Analyze honestly your own skill and the Forbes.com and is reprinted with permission. challenge in front of you.
January 2018 9 PLANNING TO SUCCEED New Year. New challenges. By Jim von Tungeln
t being the start of a new year, I paid a visit to I waited for an explanation. “Disagreement,” he said. Mayor Furlow Thompson down in Pot Luck, “We get an awful lot of those lately. Folks don’t get along Arkansas, the self-acclaimed “Best Mayor in like they used to.” America.” I thought I would check in and see what I knew, from past experience, that I would learn Ihe had on his mind for the coming year. His views are more by not pressing, so I waited. the best leading indicators I’ve discovered in all my years “That feller you saw teaches a local karate class here,” of looking. he said. “She teaches a girl’s wrestling team. They been The mayor turned 74 this year, having been born in worrying me to death ‘cause they both wanted the use of the middle of World War Two after his dad came home that room at the same time.” on leave from the Army. He’s as sharp as ever, though. “So, you had to make the decision?” I found him in his office drumming his fingers on “Are you kidding? I’d rather separate two pit bulls the top of the military surplus desk he purchased last fightin’ over a jogger.” year. His office, along with those of the other department “Then how did it get resolved?” heads, is located in a new building, part of the recently “Danged if I know,” he said. “I put them in that constructed community center complex. They say he room and told them to work it out. I reckon they did.” assembled three grants, 12 corporate sponsorships, and I made a mental note to talk to Ken Wasson about $600 in donations from school kids in the financing of that. Then I returned to the purpose of my mission. the complex, a state-of-the-art facility that would be a “What do you have coming up this year?” I asked. marvel for a city of 10,000. “Oh, this and that,” he said. “We’ve grown,” he said. The center hosts an odd variety of uses, including “I reckon we’re going to hit up near 4,000 next census.” a talented-youth support facility, a new jail, and a “That’s a lot of growth,” I said. fitness center. “We care for the good, the bad, and the “It’s a lot of headaches,” he said. “You can’t imagine ugly,” he says. how many times I’ve had to tell developers we ain’t The new jail replaces the one cell in the old City Hall. havin’ no pump stations, force-main sewer lines running It had been called, oddly enough, “The Butt-Cut Shorty all over the county, or jackleg streets that our people Detention Center” after one of the town’s most colorful, would have to take care of forever. Somebody builds in famous, and beloved residents. He was a little over four Pot Luck, they pay their way, for now and for the future. feet tall and known for not suffering insults about it. He We don’t provide charity just so we can brag about how was famous for his limited, and harmless, prowess with much we are growing. We concentrate on building our a knife. He also played the blues harmonica, a soothing people, not our population.” sound that carried through City Hall and made him “Makes sense,” I said. “What else is going on?” welcome in the old cell anytime. “That development made our city limits crooked as Today, the Mayor had something on his mind, but a rabbit’s hind leg,” he said. “Police and Fire want the he motioned me in and had me take a seat. He held up boundaries straightened out. They got with the county one finger for silence, and craned his neck toward a long folks and want us to annex them lines straight so they hallway. He turned toward me for a second, nodded will know what is where, so to speak. So, I reckon we toward the hallway, and said, “Conflict resolution in will.” He stopped and asked, “You want a ‘Cokola’ or progress.” something?” We waited. Three or four minutes passed, and the “No thanks,” I said. nearest door opened. A man dressed all in white shot “If it was after work hours, I’d take you over to out and sped down the hall away from us, one hand Norma Jean’s for something stronger,” he said. “You’d pressed to his head. Next, a tall, tanned woman in like the place. It’s been a real asset in bringing that new gym clothes walked out, brushing her hands together. development here. Them young folks do like to socialize She came to where we sat and addressed the mayor. after work.” “Resolved,” she said. “So I’ve heard,” I said. “Copacetic,” he said. “Go forth and sin no more.” “Anyway,” he said. “We’ve gotta get busy on this He introduced us, we shook hands, and she went about annexation so we can get it counted on the next census.” her business. True that,” I said.
10 CITY & TOWN PLANNING TO SUCCEED
“She and her husband, Johnny ‘One-Scoop’ Castleberry, ran the Dairy Bar over by the high school, for 40 years,” he said. “Retired awhile back, but they stay active.” “And?” “They say between the two of them, they bailed every teenager who grew up here out of jail at one time or another. Kept a list of secrets, too.” “How does that relate to Internet sales?” “She’s a big supporter of local businesses, don’t you see?” “And?” “She sees a delivery truck stopped at a house, she gets right over to investigate. Lord help the poor soul who bypasses a local store and buys off the net.” “Oh, really?” “How would you like your wicked past to get published in the newspaper? Did I mention that she is a sister to Ramona Gale Ledbetter, who owns the Pot Luck Prattler?” “What about newcomers who don’t have a history?” Mayor Furlow Thompson’s thought for “Ain’t you ever heard of signs?” 2018: “Great leaders make great cities.” “Yes.” (Pictured: Marvin L. Vinson, longtime “Don’t you know that we can’t stop people from Clarksville mayor and 1992-1993 League putting anything they want to on signs, long as it ain’t president.) vulgar or threatening somebody?” “Yes.” At that point, a large white cat wandered into to “Well our zoning ordinance allows homeowners one office and jumped on the Mayor’s desk. It stretched out sign in their yard.” and began to purr. The mayor stroked him and said, “And?” “Meet the Honorable Marvin Vinson,” he said, “named “They sure help local business. Martha Sue and after an old friend and legendary mayor.” Ramona Gale call them ‘Shame Signs’ and most of the “I’m honored to have known him and worked with folks in town like to help.” him,” I said. “Oh.” “This one here,” he patted the cat, “he used to “Son,” he said. “Shame, pride, and loyalty work wander and cause trouble, so I took him over to Doc wonders with a great number of things. We, here in Pot Blucker’s.” He winked. “Best animal control practice Luck, haven’t lost sight of that.” there is.” I changed the subject. “How are your revenues hold- Jim von Tungeln is staff planning consultant ing up? Are Internet sales hurting?” and available for consultation as a service “Say what?” of the Arkansas Municipal League. He is a “Are you losing sales tax revenue because of member of the American Institute of Certified Internet sales?” Planners. Contact him at (501) 944-3649. His website is www.planyourcity.com. “Oh,” he said. “We don’t have a lot of those, except for stuff you can’t buy downtown.” “How do you manage that?” “I don’t,’ he said. “Martha Sue Castleberry does.” “Do you mind explaining?”
January 2018 11 Form A
City or Town of Annual (Cities of the first class, second class, and incorporated towns) Financial Statement January 1, 2017—Dec. 31, 2017
GENERAL FUND Balance January 1, 2017 $ Statements Cash Receipts State Revenues $ Property Taxes $ Sales Taxes $ Fines, Forfeitures, and Costs $ Franchise Fees $ Transfers In $ Other $ Total Receipts $ The suggested FORM A is for use Total General Fund Available $ by cities of the first class, second Expenditures *Administrative Department: class, and incorporated towns to Personal Services $ comply with 14-59-116. Supplies $ Other services and charges $ Capital Outlay $ Debt Service $ Transfers Out $ Total Expenditures $ Balance General Fund Dec. 31, 2017 $
STREET FUND Balance January 1, 2017 $ Cash Receipts State Revenues $ Property Taxes $ Sales Taxes $ Franchise Fees $ Transfers In $ Other $ Total Street Receipts $ Total Street Fund Available $
Expenditures Personal Services $ Supplies $ Other services and charges $ Capital Outlay $ Debt service $ Transfers out $ Total Expenditures $ Balance Street Fund Dec. 31, 2017 $ The classification of expenditures shall be by department, i.e., administrative, police department, fire department, parks department, etc. INDEBTEDNESS Type of Debt Amount Date Last Payment Due Property Tax Bonds $ Short term financing obligations $ Sales & Use Tax Bonds $ Revenue Bonds $ Lease Purchase Agreements $
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All financial records for the City of are public records and are open for public inspection during regular business hours of ___ A.M. to ___ P.M., Monday through Friday, at City Hall in , Arkansas. If the record is in active use or in storage and, therefore, not available at the time a citizen asks to examine it, the custodian shall certify this fact in writing to the applicant and set a date and hour within three (3) days at which time the record will be available for inspection and copying.
12 CITY & TOWN Municipalities must publish annual financial statement he time is rapidly arriving for the annual reporting of each city and town’s financial statement. Refer to the Handbook for Arkansas Municipal Officials, 2017-18 ed., section 14-59- T116 and section 14-237-113. Although these statements were required semiannually in the past, Acts 620 § 11 and 621 § 10 of 2011 amended the law to provide for an- nual publication instead. Ark. Code Ann. § 14-59-116 now provides The suggested FORM B is for use by that the governing body of each municipality shall Water and Sewer Departments to publish annually in a newspaper published in the municipality a FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF THE comply with 14-237-113. MUNICIPALITY by April 1 covering the previous calendar year (January through Form B
the end of December). City or Town of The financial statements should include Financial Statement January 1, 2017—Dec. 31, 2017
the receipts and expenditures for the year. WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENTS In addition, they should contain “a state- Balance January 1, 2017 $ ment of the indebtedness and financial Cash Receipts Water Payments $ condition of the municipality.” Sewer Payments $ Section 14-237-113 provides similar Sanitation Funds $ publication requirements for the operat- Other $ Total Receipts $ ing authority of the WATER and SEWER DEPARTMENTS. Water and sewer Total Funds Available $
departments administered by one or two Expenditures commissions must comply with the law. If Personal Services $ the water and sewer departments are ad- Supplies $ Other services and charges $ ministered by the city council, then it is the Capital Outlay $ responsibility of the city council to comply Debt Service $ with the statute. Transfers Out $ Total Expenditures $ What if no newspaper is published in Balance Water and Sewer Fund the city or town? In that case, the state- Dec. 31, 2017 $
ments may be posted in two public places INDEBTEDNESS in the municipality. Note that this is a Type of Debt Amount Date Last Payment Due Short term financing obligations $ change from the previous law, which only Water Revenue Bonds $ allowed incorporated towns to post and Sewer Revenue Bonds $ required that the postings appear in five Date Free of Debt
public places. Total $ Suggested Forms A and B appear on All financial records of the Water and Sewer Department of (City or Town) of these facing pages. For additional informa- are public records and are open for public inspection during regular business hours of ___ A.M. to ___ P.M., Monday through Friday, at the Water Department in tion, call the League at (501) 374-3484. , Arkansas. If the record is in active use or in storage and, therefore, not available at the time a citizen asks to examine it, the You can buy a copy of the Handbook custodian shall certify this fact in writing to the applicant and set a date and hour within three (3) days at which for Arkansas Municipal Officials at time the record will be available for inspection and copying. www.arml.org/store.
January 2018 13 AHPP schedules 2018 Walks through History and Sandwiching in History tours he Sandwiching in History tours target Pulaski County structures and sites. The noontime series includes a brief lecture and a tour of the subject Tproperty. Participants are encouraged to bring their lunches with them. 2018 tours include: Feb. 2 Markham Street United Methodist Church, Little Rock March 2 Block Realty-Couch House, Little Rock April 6 Dr. Charles Kennedy House, North Little Rock May 4 Lake Nixon, Little Rock June 1 he Arkansas Historic Preservation Program’s an- nual Walks through History and Sandwiching in Maumelle Ordnance Works Bunker #4, History tours visit historic properties in Arkansas. Maumelle TAll tours are free and open to the public. July 6 In the Walks through History tour series, AHPP historians each month provide guided walking tours of William E. Woodruff House, Little Rock historic structures and districts across Arkansas. Most Aug. 3 tours begin at 11 a.m. on Saturdays. The 2018 sched- ule includes: National Old Line Building, Little Rock March 10 Sept. 7 Mount Nord Historic District, Fayetteville Matthews-Story House, Little Rock April 14 Oct. 5 Columbia Street, Helena-West Helena Rock Island Argenta Depot, North Little Rock May 12 Nov. 2 Downtown Beebe Mary H. Matthews Lustron House, Little Rock Sept. 15 Dec. 7 Downtown Osceola Curran Hall, Little Rock Oct. 13 For more details, call the AHPP at (501) 324- Heber Springs Commercial Historic District 9880, email [email protected], or visit Nov. 10 www.arkansaspreservation.org. Magnolia Commercial Historic District
14 CITY & TOWN 2018 municipal election dates at-a-glance is an election year for many municipal 2018offices, and deadlines for filing and other important dates are approaching. For a complete over- view of municipal election information, including state statutes, sample petitions for nomination and oaths of office, see the November 2017 issue of City & Town Political Practice Pledge and magazine, or visit the Legal FAQs page in the Resources Affidavit of Eligibility menu on the League’s website, www.arml.org. ♦♦For candidates in Preferential Primary Election— From noon Thursday, Feb. 22 until noon Filing Dates Thursday, March 1. ♦♦Primary election—From noon Thursday, Feb. 22 ♦♦For independent candidates—From July 27 until until noon Thursday, March 1. noon Friday, Aug. 17. ♦♦Independents for General Election—From Friday, July 27 until noon Friday, Aug. 17; OR, by city Financial Disclosure Statements ordinance from Wednesday, May 2 until noon ♦♦Incumbent officeholders—Wednesday, Jan. 31. Monday, May 21. ♦♦Non-incumbent primary candidates— Monday, March 5. Election Dates ♦♦Non-incumbent independent candidates (by ordi- ♦♦Preferential Primary Election—Tuesday, May 22. nance)—Tuesday, May 29. ♦♦Primary Election (runoff)—Tuesday, June 19. ♦♦Non-incumbent independent candidates (no ordi- ♦♦General Election—Tuesday, Nov. 6. nance)—Monday, Aug. 20. ♦♦General Election (runoff)—Tuesday, Dec. 4.
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January 2018 15 Reminder to All City Councils Regarding First Council Meeting of 2018 The 90th General Assembly of the Arkansas Legislature in 2015, via Act 235, amended A.C.A. § 14-43-501 regarding the organization at the beginning of a new year of the governing bodies of cities and towns.
A.C.A. § 14-43-501. Organization of governing body (a)(1) The members of a governing body elected for each city or town shall annually in January assemble and organize the governing body.
(2)(A) A majority of the whole number of members of a governing body constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.
(B)(i) The governing body shall judge the election returns and the qualifications of its own members. (ii) These judgments are not subject to veto by the mayor. (C)(i) The governing body shall determine the rules of its proceedings and keep a journal of its proceedings, which shall be open to the inspection and examination of any citizen. (ii) The governing body may also compel the attendance of absent members in such a manner and under such penalties as it prescribes. (iii) The governing body may consider the passage of rules on the following subjects, including without limitation: (a) The agenda for meetings; (b) The filing of resolutions and ordinances; and (c) Citizen commentary. (b)(1)(A) In the mayor-council form of government, the mayor shall be ex officio president of the city council and shall preside at its meetings. (B) The mayor shall have a vote to establish a quorum of the city council at any regular or special meeting of the city council and when his or her vote is needed to pass any ordinance, bylaw, resolution, order, or motion.
(2) In the absence of the mayor, the city council shall elect a president pro tempore to preside over coun- cil meetings. (3) If the mayor is unable to perform the duties of office or cannot be located, one (1) of the following individuals may perform all functions of a mayor during the disability or absence of the mayor: (A) The city clerk; (B) Another elected official of the city if designated by the mayor; or (C) An unelected employee or resident of the city if designated by the mayor and approved by the city council. (c) As used in this section, “governing body” means the city council in a mayor-council form of government, the board of directors in a city manager form of government, and the board of directors in a city administrator form of government.
16 CITY & TOWN January 2018 17 IMPORTANT REMINDER: Highway Revenues and Severance Turnback Reporting Due ct 166 of the 2016 Fiscal Session of the Arkansas Legislature requires municipalities receiving $2 million or more in total highway revenues and highway severance turnback to submit reporting for 2016 projects to the Bureau of Legislative Research. The reporting deadline is March 15, 2018. AYou can access Act 166 and the required reporting document online at: www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2015/2016F/Acts/Act166.pdf SECTION 13. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE ARKANSAS CODE NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL AND TEMPORARY LAW. TURNBACK REPORTING. Each calendar year each county and municipality receiving total highway revenues and highway severance turnback per A.C.A § 27-70-207 and A.C.A § 26-58-124 of $2,000,000 or more shall report to the House Public Transportation Committee and the Senate Transportation, Technology and Legislative Affairs Committee indicating how highway revenues and highway severance turnback funds were utilized. The report shall include a general ledger accounting of the city or county street/road fund. The county report shall be made utilizing the County Financial Management System of tracking county revenues and expenditures. The report shall also include the percentage of the street/road fund that is comprised of state funds. Further, the report shall include details of each contracted project including type and description of project and total amount of money spent on the project. The report shall be submitted annually no later than March 15 for the previous year’s projects. The provisions of this section shall be in effect only from July 1, 2016, through June 30, 2017. Finally, you have been requested, to the extent possible, to identify the type of projects using the following categories below: • Bicycle Paths • Roads/Streets • Bridges • Safety Improvements • Drainage Maintenance • Sidewalks • Highways • Lighting/Right of Way Maintenance • Hot Mix, Asphalt, Gravel, Concrete, Paint, Steel • Toll Facilities • Intelligent Transportation Systems • Traffic Management Systems • Intermodal Facilities • Traffic Signal Systems • Other Surface/Water Transportation • Trails • Parking Facilities • Traveler Information Systems • Pedestrian Ways • Tunnels • Port Authorities • Waterways • Public Transit Systems • Other • Railroads The report shall be submitted annually no later than March 15 for the previous year’s projects. Please ensure this mes- sage is forwarded to the appropriate personnel. Direct all questions regarding this reporting requirement to: Estella Smith, Administrator Committee Staff Services Bureau of Legislative Research One Capitol Mall, 5th Floor Little Rock, AR 72201 (501) 537-9192 or [email protected]
18 CITY & TOWN MEETING CALENDAR
January 10-12, 2018 Arkansas Municipal League's 2018 Winter Conference Fort Smith, AR
Ma r c h 11-14 National League of Cities Congressional City Conference Washington, DC
June 13-15, 2018 Arkansas Municipal League's 84th Convention Statehouse Convention Center Little Rock, AR
January 2018 19 RECORD RETENTION LAWS FOR ARKANSAS MUNICIPALITIES Revised November 7, 2017 David C. Schoen, Legal Counsel, Arkansas Municipal League
DESTRUCTION/RETENTION (c.) The device used to reproduce the records shall be such as to accurately reproduce and perpetuate the (Ark. Code Ann. § 14-2-201 – 203) original records in all details. These statutes provide for the destruction of paper re- cords and reproduction in another format. Review these Ark. Code Ann. § 14-2-203. Disposal, etc., of copied procedures carefully before destroying any records. records Ark. Code Ann. § 14-2-201. Authority–Requirements (a.) Whenever reproductions of public records have been made in accordance with § 14-2-201 and (a.) The head of any county or municipal department, have been placed in conveniently accessible files commission, bureau, or board may cause any or all or other suitable format and provision has been records kept by the official, department, commis- made for preserving, examining, and using them, sion, or board to be photographed, microfilmed, the head of a county office or department or city photostated, or reproduced on or by film, micro- office or department may certify those facts to the card, miniature photographic recording, optical county court or to the mayor of a municipality, disc, digital compact disc, electronic imaging, or respectively, who shall have the power to authorize other process that accurately reproduces or forms the disposal, archival storage, or destruction of a durable medium for reproducing the original the records. when provided with equipment necessary for such method of recording. (b.) Cities of the first class, cities of the second class, and incorporated towns may by ordinance (b.) At the time of reproduction, the agency head shall declare a policy of record retention and disposal, attach his or her certificate to the record certifying provided that: that it is the original record, and the certificate shall be reproduced with the original. (1.) The city or town complies with any specific statute regarding municipal records; and
20 CITY & TOWN (2.) The following records are maintained per- records, the seven (7) years of required maintenance manently in either the original or electronic begins on the date of maturity. format as required by law: Permanent records shall be maintained permanently. (A) Ordinances; They consist of city or town council minutes, ordinances, resolutions, employee retirement documents, and annual (B) City council minutes; financial audits. (C) Resolutions; POLICE TICKET BOOKS (D) Annual financial audits; and (Ark. Code Ann. § 16-10-211(a)(3)(K) & (L)) (E) Year-end financial statements. Citation books and logs must be kept for at least three (3) years and may not be destroyed before an audit. COURT RECORDS (Ark. Code Ann. § 13-4-201 through 204; Ark. Code POLICE DEPARTMENT RECORDS Ann. § 16-46-101; Ark. Code Ann. § 16-10-211) (Ark. Code Ann. § 14-2-204) Sections 13-4-201 through -204 permit the destruction Maintain permanently or for at least seven (7) years, of paper records once they have been reproduced in as the municipality may determine: closed municipal another format unless another statute permits destruc- police case files for felony and Class A misdemeanor tion without requiring a copy made. Any hand-written offenses and expungement orders of municipal police document over fifty (50) years old, and any document cases. However, after ten (10) years, these may be copied of historical value as determined by the Arkansas State and maintained under Ark. Code Ann. § 14-2-203. In Archives, may not be destroyed as well as if otherwise addition, records constituting evidence of sexual offenses required to be kept by law. or violent offenses resulting in convictions must comply Section 16-46-101 provides means by which copies with Ark. Code Ann. § 12-12-104 and Ark. Code Ann. of certain records are to be maintained for eviden- § 5-42-203 and must also be maintained permanently. tiary purposes. Furthermore, all of the above records must comply with See attached for specifications of section 16-10-211. Ark. Code Ann. § 14-2-203(b)(1). Maintain for three (3) years: Accident, incident, ACCOUNTING and offense reports, fine and bond and parking meter (Ark. Code Ann. § 14-59-114) records, radio logs and complaint cards, employment Accounting records fall into three groups: records, payroll sheets, time cards, and leave requests. Support Documents, Semipermanent Records, and After three (3) years, they may then be copied electroni- Permanent Records. cally or disposed of. Support documents must be kept for at least four (4) years and may not be destroyed before an audit for WATER and SEWER the time in question. They consist of cancelled checks, (Ark. Code Ann. § 14-237-112) invoices, bank statements, receipts, deposit slips, bank These provisions are substantially the same as for reconciliations, check book registers or listings, receipts Accounting Records (see above). listings, monthly financial reports, payroll records, budget documents, and bids, quotes, and related HISTORICAL documentation. (Ark. Code Ann. § 13-3-107) Semipermanent Records must be kept for at least Before any records “other than ephemeral materials” are seven (7) years with the same restriction regarding an destroyed, city officials must advise the Arkansas State audit. They consist of fixed assets and equipment detail Archives in writing and give any records deemed to have records, investment and certificate of deposit records, historical value to the State Archives. journals, ledgers, and subsidiary ledgers, and annual fi- nancial reports. For investment and certificate of deposit
January 2018 21 (E) Receipts; (F) Deposit collection records; (G) Receipts listings; (H) Distribution reports; (I) Receipt and disbursement journals; (J) Time payment records; (K) Citation book logs; (L) Citation books from each police depart- ment and sheriff’s office; COURT RECORDS (M) Served, recalled, or quashed arrest warrants; Ark. Code Ann. § 16-10-211. Record retention (N) Copies of citations; schedule (O) Alternative service or community service (c.) All towns, cities, and counties of the State of time sheets; Arkansas shall maintain records for the district (P) Uniform filing fees collection remittance courts and are to: forms and fine reports; (1.) Permanently maintain: (Q) Miscellaneous fee and fine collection (A) Case indices for all district courts; reports; and (B) Case dockets for all district courts; (R) Served or unexecuted search warrants. (C) Active warrants; (a.) After a town, city, or county has maintained (D) Waivers; records for the time periods required by subdivi- sion (a)(2) or subdivision (a)(3) of this section (E) Expungement and sealed records; and after the records described in subdivision (a) (F) Files concerning convictions under the (2) or subdivision (a)(3) of this section have been Omnibus DWI or BWI Act, § 5-65-101 audited, the records may be destroyed. et seq.; and (b.) When records are destroyed under subsection (b) (G) Domestic battering files; of this section, the town, city, or county shall docu- ment the destruction by the following procedure: (2.) Maintain for a period of at least seven (7) years and in no event dispose of before (1.) An affidavit is to be prepared stating: being audited: (A) Which records are being destroyed and to (A) Complete case files and written exhibits which period of time the records apply; and for all district courts, not including civil or (B) The method of destruction; and small claims division cases in which the judgment is not satisfied; (2.) The affidavit is to be signed by the town, city, or county employee performing the destruc- (B) Show cause orders; tion and one (1) employee of the governing (C) Case information, including arrest reports body or, if applicable, governing bodies that and affidavits; and contribute to the expenses of the court.
(D) Files concerning cases resulting in a sus- (c.) In addition to the procedure described in pended imposition of sentence; and subsection (c) of this section, the approval of the (3.) Maintain for a period of at least three (3) governing body or, if applicable, governing bodies years and in no event dispose of before that contribute to the expenses of the court shall being audited: be obtained before the destruction of district court records and an appropriate note of the approval (A) Bank reconciliations; indicated in the minutes of the governing body or (B) Check book registers and check listings; bodies along with the destruction affidavit. (C) Cancelled checks; (D) Bank statements;
22 CITY & TOWN YOUR HEALTH Do I have acid reflux? By Benjamin Tharian, M.D.
eeling heartburn after you eat? Have a tinge of similar to laryngitis, or some may only experience a dry an acidic taste in your mouth? Do you experi- cough or wheezing and mimic asthma. The other major ence general stomach discomfort? You could be symptoms are difficulty swallowing, feeling of a lump in among the millions of Americans who have acid throat and worsening dental disease. Freflux or its more severe form called gastroesophageal There are many risk factors associated with acid re- reflux disease (GERD). flux, but our diet and eating habits play the biggest roles. Acid reflux occurs when acid produced in your If you’re eating large meals before bed or consume a lot stomach regurgitates into your esophagus. For most of chocolate, excessive caffeine, alcohol, peppermint, people, this causes heartburn, the most common symp- spicy or fatty foods that produce more gastric secretions, tom of acid reflux. don’t be surprised if you have acid reflux as they also The American College of Gastroenterology found relax the sphincter. in 2011 that 60 million Americans reported heartburn Eating a large meal before bed leaves little time for at least once a month. About seven or eight million digestion before lying down. Lying flat in the bed can Americans reported heartburn at least three times a allow gastric acid to travel up the esophagus rather easily. week, which is a sign of GERD. It’s best to eat your last meal a few hours before bedtime, Seeking treatment for GERD is important, as some as well as try to keep your meals frequent and light. have developed a condition known as Barrett’s esopha- Being overweight or obese can also aggravate acid reflux. gus, a serious complication that increases the chances of Stress, pregnancy, alcohol, soda, coffee, and certain esophageal cancer. In Barrett’s esophagus, the tissue that medications increase reflux. lines the esophagus, which carries food from the mouth to the stomach, changes to resemble the lining of the How do I treat it? intestine. Your family doctor would be able to help and guide you most often. For an occasional bout with heartburn, When your stomach gates fail over-the-counter antacids could relieve the discomfort. Acid plays a crucial role in your stomach’s digestive Dietary and lifestyle changes would work for most. This process. You’ll typically produce about 1.5 liters of gas- includes losing weight, raising the head end of the bed by tric content each day. Normally, this is contained, thanks up to eight inches, consuming small frequent meals, and to a set of “gates.” avoiding triggering foods. First, there’s the lower esophageal sphincter that For more frequent or severe symptoms not respond- opens only for food to pass into the stomach. The ing to the above, such as trouble swallowing, weight loss, sphincter can work improperly and remain open, caus- or family history of esophageal cancer, you should see a ing reflux to enter the esophagus. gastroenterologist (GI doctor). Secondly, the esophagus passes through an opening Acid reflux can be quite an inconvenience; however, in the diaphragm to get to the stomach. The diaphragm, knowing the symptoms, ways to prevent it, and finding which helps with breathing, also enhances the sphincter the right treatment option for you can make acid reflux a by pinching it. A common cause of acid reflux is hiatal thing of the past. hernia, which occurs when the opening is weak and the upper part of the stomach slips into the chest. Benjamin Tharian, M.D., is Assistant Professor, What are the symptoms? Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, While the most common symptom of acid reflux is College of Medicine, University of Arkansas for heartburn, many patients never complain of it. Others Medical Sciences. may experience a change in their voice or hoarseness
January 2018 23 a'TEST EWSLETTER January 2018
The Newsletter, provided by a’TEST consultants, is included in City & Town as a service of the Arkansas Municipal League Legal Defense Program. SummaryN of notable changes in DOT regulations for 2018 The DOT testing panel is changing. Effective Jan. 1, 2018, the MRO (is) to first provide the employee with up to five the drug testing program regulations adds hydrocodone, business days after the reporting the verified negative result hydromorphone, oxymorphone, and oxycodone to the to have the prescribing physician contact the MRO to drug testing panel. It also adds methylenedioxyamphet- determine if the medications(s) can be changed to one that amine (MDA) as an initial test analyte, and it removes does not make the employee medically unqualified or that methylenedioxyethylamphetamine (MDEA) as a confirma- the employee does not pose a significant safety risk before tory test analyte. This change, to add the semi-synthetic reporting the safety concern.” opioids to the federal testing panel, is applicable to all The change to shift the responsibility of verification of federal testing programs. prescription information, so that the MRO has to speak with the employee’s pharmacy to verify prescription The protocol to be followed by the information, rather than relying of photos of the prescrip- MRO in reviewing positive tests is tion bottle, and the requirement for the MRO to allow up changing: to five working days for an employee to have his or her In a “Final Rule,” published in the Federal physician contact the MRO to discuss safety concerns Register on Nov. 13, 2017, and available online at when a semi-synthetic opioid is reported by the laboratory federalregister.gov/d/2017-24397, it is provided that: will add both duties to the role of the MRO and add time a. The MROs have a … safety duty when verifying the to the review process. The addition of the opioids to the prescriptions an employee provides to the MRO. Under § panel will increase the number of positive tests the labora- 40.141(b), the MRO (and not the MRO staff) must “review tories will encounter and increase the number of reviews and take all reasonable and necessary steps to verify the by the MRO. authenticity of all medical records the employee provides.” “MROs should speak with the pharmacy and not simply The rules regarding marijuana rely on a photograph of the prescription label.” (medical or recreational) are not b. “… Substances like the semi-synthetic opioids … changed: could lead to adverse outcomes for employee’s medical Although marijuana, whether medical or recreational, privacy or employment. An MRO might note that an has never been legal on the federal level, the “Final Rule” employee had a legally valid prescription for an opioid, cited above reiterated that “Marijuana is a Schedule I drug which provided a legitimate explanation for a laboratory and, therefore, regardless of the prescribing physician’s positive result, but then decide that the employer should intent, it cannot be the basis of a legitimate medical be told that the employee’s use of that opioid poses a sig- explanation.” “MROs must not treat medical marijuana nificant safety risk, endangering the employee’s continued authorizations under state law as providing a legitimate employment.” “To ensure that the employee is not caught medical explanation for a DOT drug test that is positive for by surprise by an MRO’s decision to report the medical marijuana.” information regarding a legally valid prescription to a third party, § 40.135(3) has been amended. Specifically, a’TEST CONSULTANTS, Inc., provides drug and alcohol testing as a service of the Arkansas Municipal League Legal Defense Program. The program helps cities and towns comply with the a TEST U. S. Department of Transportation's required drug testing for CONSULTANTS, INC all holders of commercial drivers’ licenses.
24 CITY & TOWN Call Us
You may now reach the Municipal Health Benefit Fund, the Workers’ Compensation Trust, and the Municipal Property & Vehicle Programs directly, by phone or by fax, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mon.–Fri. Municipal Health Benefit Fund (501) 978-6137 Fax (501) 537-7252 Municipal League Workers’ Compensation Trust (501) 978-6127 Fax (501) 537-7253 Municipal Property & Vehicle Programs (501) 978-6123 Fax (501) 978-6562
January 2018 25 Join us during the 2018 Fort Smith Bicentennial Celebration for a year packed with events that will immerse visitors in the rich history and vibrant arts & culture of America’s original gateway to The Wild West!
JAN-MAR: Arts & Culture APRIL-MAY: Western Heritage JUNE-AUG: Homecoming SEPT-DEC: Future Fort Smith
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26 CITY & TOWN OFFICE OF THE MAYOR SANDY SANDERS, MAYOR CITY OF FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS
Greetings Everyone!
I am pleased to welcome you to Fort Smith on behalf of our City Board of Directors, City Administration and the people of our City. Once again the Arkansas Municipal League brings together local government leaders from across the state. In varying degrees we all face a number of challenges to provide the best possible city services to our citizens, and from each other we can learn new or better ways to accomplish this.
Although free time is limited, we hope you will discover Fort Smith from the Arkansas River on the west to the former Fort Chaffee area on the east side of town. Take time to walk around downtown and see the world-recognized outdoor art throughout the area. A wide variety of restaurants and entertainment venues await you.
Fort Smith has just kicked off our year-long Bicentennial Celebration, and we invite you to return during the year for the many events scheduled. Check out the Bicentennial web site gofortsmithar.com for the calendar of events, how to obtain limited special commemorative items and other information.
Fort Smith is glad you are here and we wish everyone a very successful convention.
623 Garrison Avenue P.O. Box 1908 Fort Smith, Arkansas 72902 4 79-7 84-2204 [email protected]
January 2018 27 ARKANSAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE GREAT CITIES MAKE A GREAT STATE
2018 Winter Conference DoubleTree by Hilton/Fort Smith Convention Center, January 10-12, 2018
Registration fee after December 22, 2017, and on-site registration for municipal officials . . . . $175 Registration fee after December 22, 2017, and on-site registration for guests...... $100 Other registrants...... $200 • Registration will be processed ONLY with accompanying payment in full. Make checks payable to the Arkansas Municipal League. • Registration includes meals, activities and a copy of Handbook for Arkansas Municipal Officials,2017-2018 . • No daily registration is available. • Registration must come through the League office. No telephone registrations will be accepted. • No refunds after December 22, 2017. • Cancellation letters must be postmarked by December 22, 2017. RE GISTRATION
Hotel Room Rates
DoubleTree by Hilton(headquarters hotel) SOLDSingle/Double OUT ...... __ $99 Check-in...... 3 p.m. Courtyard Marriott Single/DoubleSOLD OUT ...... $104__ Check-in...... 3 p.m. Hampton Inn Single/DoubleSOLD OUT ...... __ $94 Check-in...... 3 p.m. Comfort Inn & Suites Single/Double...... $85 Check-in...... 3 p.m. ESERVATION
• Cut-off date for hotel reservations is December 15, 2017. • Rooms in Fort Smith are subject to a 14.75 percent tax. • Rooms will be held until 6 p.m. and then released unless guaranteed by credit card. • Contact the hotel directly to make changes or cancellations in hotel accommodations. • Hotel confirmation number will come directly from the hotel.
HOTEL R • Please check on cancellation policy for your hotel as penalties for cancellation can apply.
28 CITY & TOWN Complete the steps and mail with payment to: Two ways to register ARKANSAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE 2 Attn: 2018 Winter Conference Register online at www.arml.org and pay by credit card. or P.O. Box 38 1 North Little Rock, AR 72115-0038
Step 1: Attendee Information Name:......
Title:...... City of:......
Address:......
City:...... State:.....Zip:...... Telephone:......
Attendee only email (required)...... cc email......
Guests will attend: Yes No Name:......
(non-city official) . Name:...... Step 2: Payment Information • What is your total? (see opposite page for fees) Regular Registration for Delegate Regular Registration for Guest Other Registrants Reg. Registration $175 $100 $200 Total $ • How are you paying? Check Mail payment and form to: Arkansas Municipal League 2018 Winter Conference P.O. Box 38 North Little Rock, AR 72115 Credit Card Complete information below and send to address above. Credit Card: Visa MasterCard Discover Card Number: ______— ______— ______— ______Exp. Date: __ __ /20__ __
Card Holder Name (as it appears on card):......
Billing address (as it appears on statement):......
City:...... State:.....Zip:...... Telephone:......
E-mail address (required for credit card payment)...... Step 3: Hotel Reservations To obtain hotel reservations, registered delegates must directly contact participating hotels listed below. Please mention that you are with the Arkansas Municipal League to get the negotiated hotel rate. DoubleTree by Hilton...... Reservations...... SOLD OUT 479-783-1000 Courtyard Marriott...... Reservations...... 479-783-2100 SOLD OUT Special dietary needs: Hampton Inn...... Reservations...... SOLD OUT 479-452-2000 Gluten free Comfort Inn & Suites ...... Reservations...... 479-434-5400 Vegetarian Pescatarian Vegan
January 2018 29 Tentative Agenda January 10-12, 2018
WEDNESDAY - January 10, 2018 10:00 A.M. STATE AID STREET COMMITTEE MEETING 7:00 P.M. OPENING NIGHT BANQUET ROOM 7 to During the Opening Night Banquet, Director Stacy 8:30 P.M. Hurst of the Department of Arkansas Heritage will 11:00 A.M. MLWCT BOARD OF TRUSTEES recognize the Arkansas cities who have earned MEETING ROOM 3 various Main Street Arkansas Awards. We will also recognize city officials who have obtained 1:00 P.M. REGISTRATION their “Certified Municipal Official” status and the EXHIBIT HALL B to LOBBY officials who have achieved “Continuing Certified Municipal Official” status. 7:00 P.M. 1:00 P.M. VISIT WITH GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES Presiding: Mayor Doug Sprouse, Springdale President, Arkansas Municipal League to EXHIBIT HALL C Invocation: Mayor Joe Dillard, Mountain Home 7:00 P.M. Vice President, District 1 3:00 P.M. RESOLVING CONFLICTS WITHIN YOUR Arkansas Municipal League to DEPARTMENTS 8:30 P.M. POST BANQUET RECEPTION 4:00 P.M. This session and the next two sessions, Attorney to After the conclusion of the Opening Night Phil Kaplan will offer advice on resolving conflict. 10:00 P.M. Banquet, walk down to Hall A and enjoy delicious We will also focus on ways to resolve conflict in desserts, beverages and entertainment. Don Bailey your municipalities. Three panels of municipal is an accomplished musician and teaches at the EXHIBIT officials will examine specific scenarios and University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. HALL A discuss various ways to resolve conflicts. THEATER Moderator: Ken Wasson, Director of Operations Post Banquet Reception sponsored by Arkansas Municipal League American Fidelity Crews & Associates Panelists: Mayor Joe Dillard, Mountain Home Mayor JoAnne Bush, Lake Village THURSDAY - January 11, 2018 Mayor James Sanders, Blytheville Speaker: Phil Kaplan, Williams & Anderson PLC 7:00 A.M. REGISTRATION to LOBBY 4:00 P.M. RESOLVING CONFLICTS WITHIN YOUR CITY 4:00 P.M. to COUNCIL 5:00 P.M. Moderator: Mark Hayes, Director of Legal Services 7:00 A.M. BREAKFAST ON YOUR OWN Arkansas Municipal League to Panelists: Mayor Bobby Neal, Smackover THEATER 8:30 A.M. Mayor Rick Elumbaugh, Batesville 7:00 A.M. VISIT WITH GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES Council Member Dorothy Henderson EXHIBIT to HALL C Warren 4:00 P.M. Speaker: Phil Kaplan, Williams & Anderson PLC 7:45 A.M. VOLUNTARY PRAYER SESSION 5:00 P.M. RESOLVING CONFLICTS WITHIN YOUR to This is a brief time set aside for those who wish MEETING to COMMUNITY 8:15 A.M. to gather to pray for our national, state and local ROOMS 6:00 P.M. Moderator: Ken Wasson, Director of Operations leaders. 5 & 6 Arkansas Municipal League THEATER Panelists: Mayor Billy Ray McKelvy, De Queen Presiding: Mayor Mike Watson, Maumelle Mayor Larry Bryant, Forrest City Mayor Lionald Jordan, Fayetteville Speaker: Phil Kaplan, Williams & Anderson PLC
30 CITY & TOWN 2018 Winter Conference DoubleTree by Hilton/Fort Smith Convention Center
8:45 A.M. OPENING GENERAL SESSION: ANALYZING THE NOON VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY OF THE YEAR AWARDS to ARKANSAS ECONOMY to LUNCHEON 10:15 A.M. The Winter Conference officially begins with the 1:30 P.M. Cities chosen as an Arkansas Volunteer Presentation of Colors and singing of the National Community of the Year, through DHS–Office of Anthem. Host City Mayor Sandy Sanders will Communications and Community Engagement, welcome the conference delegates followed by will be recognized at the conclusion of today’s remarks from invited guests. The speakers will luncheon. inform us on the state of the Arkansas economy. Presiding: Mayor Doug Sprouse, Springdale After their remarks, we will recognize this year’s EXHIBIT President, Arkansas Municipal League HALL B Trendsetter Cities’ Award winners. THEATER Invocation: Mayor Rick Elumbaugh, Batesville Presiding: Mayor Doug Sprouse, Springdale Emcee: Hilary Hunt, Evening Anchor, KNWA/ President, Arkansas Municipal League FOX24 Color Guard by: Fort Smith Police Department Speakers: Clayton Sorrells, Commissioner National Anthem by: Reggie Moore Governor’s Advisory Commission on Speakers: Randy Zook, President & CEO, Arkansas National Service & Volunteerism State Chamber of Commerce Honorable Leslie Rutledge, Attorney General Dr. Charisse Childers, Ph.D., Director State of Arkansas Arkansas Department of Career Education 2:00 P.M. GENERAL SESSION 3: TRENDING LEGAL MATTERS 10:15 A.M. BREAK to AND ISSUES OF INTEREST EXHIBIT to HALL C 3:30 P.M. Panhandling, Sexual Harassment, Concealed 10:30 A.M. Weapons, ACIC Pre-Audit Reporting, Opioid 10:30 A.M. GENERAL SESSION 2: URGENT ISSUES AFFECTING Litigation and other trending legal matters will be discussed during this session. to MUNICIPALITIES THEATER NOON This session will feature a National League of Presiding: Mayor Doug Sprouse, Springdale Cities (NLC) update from NLC President and Little President, Arkansas Municipal League Rock Mayor Mark Stodola on important national Speakers: Legal Staff municipal issues. Information will be shared on Arkansas Municipal League urgent issues affecting Arkansas’s municipalities Tiffanie Ward, Field Agent, Arkansas Crime including the upcoming 2020 Census. Information Center Presiding: Mayor Joe Smith, North Little Rock 4:00 P.M. The Exhibit Hall will close for the day. EXHIBIT First Vice President HALL C Arkansas Municipal League THEATER Speaker: Mayor Mark Stodola, Little Rock and 4:00 P.M. TOUR OF THE DOWNTOWN FORT SMITH MURALS President, National League of Cities AND DINNER ON YOUR OWN Don Zimmerman, Executive Director Fort Smith is becoming the City of Murals as Arkansas Municipal League international street artists add to the downtown Ellisa Johnson, Partnership Coordinator scene year after year. Take a shuttle tour of the U.S. Census Bureau downtown area then head out to dine at some of Allen Green, Partnership Specialist Fort Smiths finest restaurants. Shuttles will leave U.S. Census Bureau from the Convention Center entrance at 4:00 p.m. Shelby Johnson, State Geographic and will return at approximately 5:15 p.m. Information Officer, Arkansas GIS Office 8:00 P.M. RECEPTION AND ENTERTAINMENT to Located less than a block from the Convention 10:00 P.M. Center, stroll over to the Sound Room for a THE Reception with live entertainment provided by SOUND Good Luck Slim, a local band specializing in ROOM blues, classic rock, soul and funk. Don't miss The Sound Room as it's a uniquely constructed spot located at 817 Garrison Avenue.
January 2018 31 FRIDAY - January 12, 2018 7:00 A.M. REGISTRATION 11:45 A.M. REMARKS FROM THE GOVERNOR to LOBBY to Our 2018 Winter Conference will conclude with NOON 12:15 P.M. remarks from Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson. THEATER 7:00 A.M. BREAKFAST ON YOUR OWN * Presiding: Mayor Doug Sprouse, Springdale to President, Arkansas Municipal League 8:45 A.M. Speaker: Honorable Asa Hutchinson, Governor 8:45 A.M. GENERAL SESSION 1: THE CHANGING ROLE OF State of Arkansas to PUBLIC SAFETY 12:15 P.M. LUNCH BUFFET EXHIBIT 10:00 A.M. Public Safety is a vital function of municipal to HALL B government. However, the role of public safety 1:00 P.M. and citizens’ expectations have changed over the 1:00 P.M. MHBF BOARD OF TRUSTEES years. Public Safety officials answer questions and to MEETING discuss their observations on the changing role of ROOM 7 3:00 P.M. public safety. THEATER 1:00 P.M. WORKSHOP: EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED Presiding: Mayor Doug Sprouse, Springdale President, Arkansas Municipal League to TO KNOW ABOUT ANNEXATION BUT WERE Speakers: Nate Clark, Chief of Police, Fort Smith 3:00 P.M. AFRAID TO ASK Speakers: Jim von Tungeln, Staff Planning Consultant Tom Jenkins, Fire Chief, Rogers MEETING Arkansas Municipal League Chad Henson, Chief of Police, Trumann ROOMS Jeff Hawkins, Executive Director 5 & 6 Sam Angel, Fire Chief, Lake Village Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Kirk Lane, Arkansas Drug Director Commission State of Arkansas Shelby Johnson, State Geographic 10:00 A.M. BREAK Information Officer, Arkansas GIS Office to EXHIBIT HALL C 1:00 P.M. ADVICE FROM THE DIVISION OF LEGISLATIVE 10:15 A.M. to AUDIT MEETING 10:15 A.M. GENERAL SESSION 2: LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCE 3:00 P.M. Speaker: John Elser, CPA, CFE, Field Audit Supervisor ROOM 4 to UPDATES, HELPFUL INFO FROM LEGISLATIVE AUDIT Division of Legislative Audit 11:45 A.M. AND INFORMATION ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA Various Committees of the Arkansas Legislature have been busy researching and conducting hearings on a variety of issues that affect Arkansas *Qualifying municipal officials must attend the 2018 Winter Conference municipalities. Members from these various to receive three (3) hours of continuing education credit. Scanning for Committees will share results of their hearings. credit will take place at the conclusion of General Session 2 on Friday, In addition, a Representative from the Legislative 1/12/18. Audit and a State Representative will share information pertaining to municipal audits and to the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment NOTICE, ALL ATTORNEYS: (AMMA). THEATER There will be NO CLE Classes offered during our 2018 Winter Presiding: Mayor Joe Smith, North Little Rock Conference in Fort Smith. Six (6) hours of CLE will be offered at League First Vice President Headquarters on Friday, January 26, 2018. Arkansas Municipal League Speakers: State Representative Jeff Williams, District 89 State Senator Missy Irvin, District 18 State Senator Jim Hendren, District 2 State Representative Lane Jean, District 2 State Representative Tim Lemons, District 43 State Representative Doug House, District 40 John Elser, CPA, CFE, Field Audit Supervisor Division of Legislative Audit
32 CITY & TOWN Don Bailey Jazz Combo plays League Winter Conference he Fort Smith-based Don Bailey Jazz Combo is scheduled to entertain attendees dur- ing the post banquet reception on the opening night of the League’s 2018 Winter Conference. The combo has performed for many prestigious events and elegant venues in Fort Smith and the surrounding region. The combo has performed for a number of high-profile people, Tincluding Governors Mike Huckabee, Mike Bebee, and Asa Hutchison. They have also performed twice for President Bill Clinton when he was governor. In fact, Clinton even joined the combo on stage for a song. The trio consists of Fort Smith Symphony bassist Brandon Patterson, UA Fort Smith Music Department staff accom- panist Terri Bailey on piano, and UA Fort Smith Associate Professor of Music Don Bailey.
Reception and Entertainment—Thursday at 8:00 P.M. stroll over to the Sound Room, at 817 Garrison Avenue, for a Reception with live entertainment provided by Goodluck Slim.
January 2018 33 The past, present, and future By Sherman Banks
ver the years I have written articles on nu- Region of Ghana was a keynote speaker. In 2015 the merous topics, from how to become a sister city of Jacksonville entered a sister city agreement with city with an international city, economic Kpando Municipality, and the League entered into development efforts, to doing business in an agreement with the National Association of Local OChina and Africa. Let’s take a moment at the beginning Authorities of Ghana (NALAG) to pursue efforts to train of this New Year to recap the past few years. I am proud Ghanaian municipal leaders. to show the progress that has been made through the efforts of the Arkansas Municipal League to the rest of The present the world. On Sept. 21, 2017, the World Trade Center Arkansas celebrated 10 years of connecting Arkansas businesses The past and cities to the world. The World Trade Center works For the last 10 years I have worked with League with municipalities in helping to promote local com- members to bring IBLA international musicians to modities to other countries. Through the World Trade Arkansas. My primary goal as a member of the board Center, cities have established economic partners in and as a jury member of the competition is to coordinate Cuba, Japan, South Korea, Argentina, Chile, Belarus, and assist in presenting to our youth world-class talent South Africa, India, China, Vietnam, Ghana, Cote with hopes that it may inspire them to pursue their d’Ivoire, Malaysia, Panama, and many more. musical passions. We have been able to reach more than Also in September, Little Rock hosted the World 10,000 students thus far in the cities of Lake Village, Woman Summit at the Clinton Presidential Center. The Star City, Batesville, Tontitown, Jacksonville, Little Rock World Woman Foundation is based in Los Angeles and and North Little Rock. Springdale has been added to the works to empower women across the globe with a focus agenda for 2018. on healthcare access and economic development. 2017 marked the 20th year that the IBLA performers have come to Arkansas. The official name for IBLA, The future now in its 27th year, is the IBLA Grand Prize, which is As we enter 2018, we look forward to continuing our under the auspices of the IBLA Foundation, a volunteer citizen diplomacy efforts, including developing train- organization based in New York. All proceeds go toward ing programs in best practices for local governments advancing the careers of talented musicians from around through the League’s agreement with NALAG. During the world and the United States. the League’s Annual Convention in June there will be In October 2015 Mayor Harry Brown of Stephens an official signing of sister city agreements between the was a member of a League delegation to Ghana led city of Lake Village and North Dayi District of Ghana. by then League President Rick Elumbaugh, mayor of Magnolia has expressed an interest in developing a sister Batesville. That trip resulted in sister city agreements for university relationship with the university in Accra that both Stephens and Batesville. will also be confirmed. The State of Arkansas is finalizing Upon meeting with various public service agen- the MOU for the development of a sister state relation- cies, Mayor Brown learned that there was a desperate ship with the Volta Region of Ghana. And the Cote need for firefighting “turnout gear” by the Ghana Fire d’Ivoire city of Korhogo has inquired about developing a Department. Brown contacted his fire chief in Stephens sister city relationship with Rogers. and asked if the city had any turnout gear that was not Also, after a year and half of work, the turnout suits in use and could be donated. The city had just purchased that were donated by Stephens will finally be delivered to new sets of turnout gear for the department. Stephens Ghana in February of 2018. was therefore able to donate 20 sets of turnout gear valued at about $16,000 to Ghanaian firefighters. A do- For more information contact nation of this magnitude from a city the size of Stephens Sherman Banks at (501) 786-2639; is what Sister Cities is all about—helping one individual, email [email protected]; or write to one community at a time. This is true citizen diplomacy. P.O. Box 165920, Little Rock, AR 72216. We have also hosted delegations from Ghana, and during the 81st Convention the governor of the Volta
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January 2018 35 GRANT MONEY MATTERS Small town rebirth within reach By Chad Gallagher
t’s hard to believe that it’s 2018. As a boy, I thought recent successful efforts in creating new jobs in Arkansas years with such high numbers deep into the 2000s have benefited small towns tremendously. Cities that were so far off in the future that they sounded like focus on the new economy and invest in it properly can sci-fi or fantasy. With the turn of the calendar every reap the benefits, regardless of size. Iyear comes new opportunities to start fresh, mend a Creating a sense of place and converting a city into fence, set new goals, outline plans, and create a sense of a destination for a particular event or type of shopping newness in your community. or activity have also created a real sense of newness in Municipal leaders carry a great amount of re- communities that once felt tired. A town that crafts itself sponsibility in regard to the city’s success and forward as a destination town or discovers its own niche is much direction, but they also have the unique opportunity more likely to thrive. This can often include leveraging to inspire, offer a vision, and shape the community’s local assets and individuals currently underutilized. attitude and spirit. As we begin this New Year, I want Canton, Texas, is a great example of how a small town to encourage all of our municipal leaders to think about created a niche for itself that has worked out very well. how you can inspire your city to become the best version Grants are another way to help small towns achieve of itself. more than they could on their own. Grants can help you Small towns specifically have tremendous challenges, build parks, improve streets, renew your downtown, and for many it seems the road is only uphill. Rural com- purchase new fire trucks, lay new sewer lines, open new munities, especially those remote from urban job centers, health care centers, renovate community buildings, and have suffered through some difficult days. Population much more. Grants are available and they can help small loss, empty factories that once boomed, graduates who towns arise new and afresh. don’t return, downtowns that are a shell of their former Across the state and across the country, small towns selves—these can all be discouraging realities. It’s easy to are experiencing comebacks through the zeal, effort, see why some small town leaders can feel frustrated and and proactive attitudes of community leaders. Here at times even a bit hopeless. Yet stars can shine brightest in Arkansas, the City of Wilson is receiving national on the darkest of nights. So too can small town resilience attention for its bold efforts in reinventing itself. Every and ingenuity. story is different and every town unique, yet it is the I spent some of my most formative years in a small determination to both survive and thrive that ensures a town. As a teenager, Winthrop in Little River County brighter future. was my hometown. With a population of 227, we weren’t I love small towns and I love the type of people who quite as busy as the city I had moved from (Houston, choose to live in them. If leaders will dream, seek help, Texas). I can tell you, though, that I quickly fell in love refuse to settle for mediocrity, and be willing to inspire with small town life. I instantly became a small town change, then your city, too, can be a success in the 21st boy, and being so is still an honor today. I learned that century. Our firm works with members of the Arkansas in spite of the hardships facing rural communities, there Municipal League on community development projects, is much more to them than meets the eye as you whiz by strategic planning, creative community rebirths, and on an Arkansas state highway. the utilization of grants. Call us today and allow us the In each community, there are individuals who love opportunity to work with your town. one another and are working together to create a sense of place. Those who are determined and proactive can indeed create a real renaissance and see their small town Chad Gallagher is principal of Legacy get a new lease on life. For example, the “new” economy Consulting and a former mayor of De Queen. allows businesses to set up anywhere and access global Contact him at (501) 246-8842 or email markets from their laptops. This alone creates previously [email protected]. impossible economic advancements. The Governor’s
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The amphitheater is once again ready to host events at one of the state’s most scenic locales and is even ADA accessible.
Reviving an Arkansas treasure By Maneesh Krishnan, PE, M. ASCE
ur state has many manmade treasures that Lodges, cabins, and roads were built along with the am- we as Arkansans may take for granted phitheater at Cameron Bluff. The original amphitheater at times. From Thorn Crown Chapel in was built using native flagstone and had 24 different Eureka Springs, to the multitude of lakes for seating areas that encircled the hill site. Estimates of the Orecreation and fishing, to the Arkansas River Trail and seating capacity vary, but it is easy to say that several Razorback Regional Greenway, Arkansas has a vast array hundred could easily be accommodated as numerous of destinations that we all need to visit. photos have documented. Mount Magazine State Park features an impressive Over the years, the area and the amphitheater started destination that I would like to reintroduce. The newly to deteriorate and it was abandoned in the 1970s. Thanks renovated Cameron Bluff Amphitheater is located within to the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism’s Mount Magazine State Park in western Arkansas in decision to move forward with this renovation project, Logan County. The park covers more than 2,000 acres, we can again enjoy this treasure today. The amphitheater is the highest point in Arkansas, and has incredibly is supported by a retaining wall that was built on the hill- impressive views of the surrounding area. The Cameron side. The existing retaining wall was the best-preserved Bluff Amphitheater is an awe-inspiring location to enjoy element of the original amphitheater. Several small at sunset or host your next event. sections of seats and stairs along with loose and scattered Mount Magazine was originally developed as a stones were preserved in the area. Some of the existing Works Progress Administration project when over seats were left in place, and the old flagstone was used to 700 workers transformed the area between 1935-1940. blend in the new seating with the old.
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Arkansas State Parks staff, along with McClelland Decades of disuse and neglect had left Consulting Engineers, Inc., designed and oversaw the the Cameron Bluff Amphitheater at Mount Magazine State Park crumbling and unsafe. construction of the renovations for the amphitheater. Panamerican Consultants, Inc. performed the historical assessment and archaeological documentation for the site. The design presented numerous challenges, from steep grades, to culturally relevant sites, to drainage and mce.us.com Little Rock: 501.371.0272 accessibility. Fayetteville: 479.443.2377 The Contractor for the project VEI, LLC should be Ft. Smith: 479.434.5333 commended as well. Getting materials to and from the site proved difficult and they developed a trolley system to get construction materials from the top of the site to the bottom to facilitate the construction. Not only was the geography of the site a challenge, We can help make something the weather on top of Mount Magazine can be signifi- great even better. cantly different than the surrounding area. While it can be 10 degrees cooler and more pleasant in the summer, it can also be snowing and colder in winter. Construction was delayed on one occasion for seven days due to the Sometimes, our jobs are underground, snow and ice on the mountain. or otherwise unseen. Occasionally, Today the site is ADA accessible, and it is truly a though, we get the opportunity to treasure that we recommend for a trip in your near refurbish treasures from the past. future. The renovated 300-seat amphitheater will provide Whatever your needs, let MCE a great location for meetings of all kinds and create work for you! memories for visitors for generations to come. Get out there and enjoy Arkansas!
Maneesh Krishnan is a professional engineer, project manager and senior associate in MCE’s Little Rock office. Contact Maneesh by phone at (501) 371-0272, or email [email protected].
January 2018 39 URBAN FORESTRY Combating crepe myrtle bark scale By Chandler Barton
he scale insect Eriococcus lagerstroemia is matures it chooses a feeding location and becomes im- an invasive pest of crepe myrtles, causing mobile. Males will develop wings and mate with females the condition known as crepe myrtle bark that have now produced the characteristic felt-like cover- scale, or CMBS. The bug likely originated ing. Though not yet determined, CMBS may have two to Tin China, Japan, and Korea. It was first discovered in four generations per year in Arkansas. 2004 in Richardson, Texas, and has since spread into the surrounding region. It can be found in some areas Dispersal of Arkansas, including Texarkana and Little Rock in Since CMBS females do not move and the crawler particular. stage is only capable of short movement, it does not spread from the plant on its own. It can, however, be moved locally by birds or wind and it may be spread long distances by the movement of infested material. Control There are several control options available for this insect. Some organic approaches are effective as well. Ladybird beetles, such as the twice stabbed lady beetle (Chilocorus stigma), can offer some natural biocontrol against the scale, and care should be taken not to harm a beetle population. The first step to consider when treating a smaller tree is to simply wash the bark with a soft brush and a mild solution of dishwashing soap. Small branches should be pruned prior to brushing so that crevices can be reached. The brushing can physically remove scales and crawlers, kill some of the scales in crevices, and remove sooty mold. Plus, it may make insecticide treatments more effective. To treat larger trees or for multiple trees, pressure washing equipment can aid in the removal of CMBS. However, it is important to find the appropriate pressure that will not damage the tree. An application of horticultural or dormant oil will kill scales in crevices and under bark where brushing
Photo by Chandler Barton. may not be effective. This is best used against the crawler life stage and therefore should be sprayed after leaf drop Crepe myrtle bark scale, caused by an invasive in fall and again in late winter before bud break. species of insect, has been found in several locations Soil-applied systemic insecticides are the most in Arkansas, but treatment options are available. promising control. Between May and July, apply a soil drench with the active ingredient imidacloprid (Bayer Identification and lifecycle Advanced™ Garden Tree and Shrub Insect Control) or CMBS is the only scale insect to appear on crepe dinotefuran (Greenlight Tree and Shrub Insect Control myrtles in the United States. Infested trees may take a with Safari). Read and follow the label instructions. black appearance. This is caused by the growth of sooty For more information, consult with your local mold on the honey dew that is secreted by the pest. Adult University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service females are 2 mm long, white/gray, and are covered agent, or visit the publications page at www.uaex.edu. in a felt-like shell. The adult will mother several dozen Chandler Barton is Forest Health Specialist with the Arkansas pink eggs, which will hatch into the “crawler” nymph Forestry Commission. Contact Chandler at (501) 297-1581, or stage. These crawlers will disperse. As the female crawler email [email protected]..
40 CITY & TOWN ACAA schedules CLE in January he Arkansas City Attorney’s Association (ACAA) is sponsoring a 2018 Continuing Legal WHO Education program that includes six hours of continuing legal education, including one you gonna Thour of ethics, to be held from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 26, 2018, at the Arkansas Municipal League’s North Little Rock headquarters. Tentatively the program will cover opioid class ac- CALL? tion litigation, case review, use of medical marijuana, We don’t know either, and other items of interest. Jonesboro City Attorney Carol Duncan, ACAA without your help. Fill out the President, urges all city attorneys to register for the Directory Information program as soon as possible. The registration fee for this workshop is $150, which includes lunch. The deadline Request Forms and for registration is Monday, Jan. 22, 2018. There is a room block at the Wyndham Hotel adjacent to League return to the League at your headquarters at a discounted rate of $109. For room res- earliest convenience. ervations call 866-657-4458 or 501-371-9000. To register with a credit card online visit www.arml.org. For more, please contact Jamie Adams at 501-978-6124, or email [email protected].
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Lonoke 2022: A small city’s big plan for change By Kristen Barre
n May 2017 the city of Lonoke unveiled a five-year Lonoke 2022 particularly relevant. Through the initiative, plan for community and economic development, the city has already taken great steps toward implement- with an emphasis on branding and marketing, rec- ing the breakthroughs established during the initial reation, downtown development, retail, education, planning phase. For example, the city is partnering with Ijobs, beautification, housing, and infrastructure. Michael Thrive, a design studio based in Helena-West Helena, Florence, a city council member and small businessman to create a brand that accurately portrays Lonoke as a in Lonoke, said that “concerned citizens, educators, “unique, vibrant community that attracts tourists, retir- bankers, realtors, business owners, retirees,” and others ees, families, and businesses from all over the nation.” have all been part of “making a difference in the future of Lonoke 2022 leaders are partnering with the Lonoke our town.” Chamber of Commerce, Lonoke Industrial Development This plan for Lonoke’s future was formulated Commission, ASU Beebe, UA-Pulaski Tech, and the through a partnership with the University of Central Lonoke school system with the goal of educating “a ca- Arkansas’s Center for Community and Economic pable workforce and establishing a technical school satel- Development and the University of Arkansas lite facility in the community,” according to the action Cooperative Extension Service through the Community plan. Leaders are also working with the Lonoke Planning Kick Start program. Though the planning and visioning Commission to implement a master plan that will foster phase is complete, the city did not stop there. Phase II, creative development in Lonoke’s historic downtown. known as Lonoke 2022, is off to a strong start. LynAnne Ivy, one of the Lonoke 2022 leaders, “Implementing a common vision for visible, attrac- envisions that this project will significantly impact the tive, and connected Lonoke” is how Ryan Biles describes local economy. Lonoke 2022 is encouraging “existing Lonoke 2022. Biles, a member of the Lonoke Industrial businesses to grow and new businesses and entrepre- Development Commission, is one of the community neurs being drawn to the attractive, available, historical leaders helping facilitate the five-year plan. The year 2022 storefronts,” Ivy said. Improvements are underway to will mark the city’s 150th anniversary, making the name
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restore Lonoke’s downtown area through beautification, infrastructure, and retail development. Biles said the key to Lonoke 2022 having a successful impact on the community is to initiate “a transparent, respectful conversation about challenging issues and ideas.” He notes that it is imperative for the discussion to include “participation by people of all generations and backgrounds.” Lonoke’s inclusive mentality is evident by the diverse group of community members who attended Kick Start Lonoke meetings. “Lonoke 2022 crosses all demographic lines and gives our Lonoke family a vehicle to become more united as our citizens contribute their ideas, opinions, talents, and labor,” said Alice Bridges, one of the community leaders. The project has “created a contagious, collabora- tive spirit that has generated common visions and lists of goals for the future of our community,” Ivy added. Over 400 Lonoke citizens have contributed their time and input since the planning initiative began in 2016, and many will continue volunteering over the course of the next five years. Lonoke provides an example for other rural com- munities looking to establish a new vision and imple- ment an effective community development strategy. According to Biles, “the example of humility, kindness, NOTICE: and hard work embodied by these volunteers throughout this process will have a long-term impact on raising Workers’ the expectations and, ultimately, the standards of what the people of a small rural community like Lonoke will require of those in public service.” Comp payroll Lonoke 2022 leaders are planning on sustaining the initiative beyond the five-year mark. A Phase III is already being discussed, with the intention of directing reports due resources toward implementation and a focus on invest- t is mandatory that members of the Municipal ing in the community. League Workers’ Compensation Trust sub- mit their 2017 actual payroll to MLWCT by Kristen Barre is an intern with the University of March 15, 2018. As a member of MLWCT, Central Arkansas’s Center for Community and Inon-compliant members (cities) will be assessed a 25 Economic Development. For more information percent penalty based on premium. on how your community can initiate a For more information, contact Glenda Robinson community planning process, contact the Center at (501) 374-3484 ext. 243, [email protected]; at [email protected] or call (501) 450-5269. or Barbara DePriest at (501) 374-3484 ext. 108, [email protected].
January 2018 43 Municipal Notes EPA names Region 6 recognition of local leadership in Arkansas at the national level.” He said the mayor’s ascension to administrator the post is a testament to his political and personal The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced skills. “You don’t get that recognition unless you are in December that Anne Idsal has been appointed at the peak of your peers in terms of performance,” regional administrator for Region 6. Idsal has Townsell said. served since 2015 as chief clerk and deputy land The Jack Evans Award, named after a former commissioner for the Texas General Land Office. Sherwood mayor, is presented annually to an indi- Region 6 is one of 10 EPA regional offices and vidual or organization for “outstanding public service encompasses New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, in advancing sound planning and intergovernmental Louisiana, and Arkansas. It is headquartered in cooperation in central Arkansas.” Dallas. Arkansas to host International Little Rock seeks Bloomberg funds Institute of Municipal Clerks to reduce recidivism rate conference Little Rock has applied to Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Little Rock and North Little Rock will host the 2022 Mayors Challenge to compete for millions of conference of the International Institute of Municipal dollars to set up an online platform that would Clerks (IIMC). The Little Rock Convention and Visitors help people who are released from prison access Bureau, with support from the North Little Rock various resources to restart their lives, the Arkansas Convention and Visitors Bureau, the cities of Little Democrat-Gazette reported Dec. 25. If the program Rock and North Little Rock, the Arkansas Municipal works as envisioned, those ex-criminals wouldn’t League, and the Arkansas City Clerks, Records and keep committing crimes once released. Past winners Treasurers Association, submitted the winning bid. of the Mayors Challenge have dealt with early child- The last time Arkansas hosted the IIMC conference hood education, waste management, health, and the was 1990. About 1,000 clerks from the U.S. and use of data to address problems before they begin. across the world are expected to attend the confer- Collectively, the five cities selected as winners of the ence. The IIMC has 15,000 members worldwide and most recent U.S. version of the contest, in 2012-13, promotes educational opportunities for those in the received $9 million. municipal clerk profession. The New York-based nonprofit will select 35 cities from the 2017 applicants to receive up to $100,000 State Treasury launches improved to test their ideas. Cities that will receive the test Money Management Trust for funding will be notified in January. In October, Bloomberg will announce the grand winner, which municipalities and state agencies will receive up to $5 million, and four other winners State Treasurer Dennis Milligan received final ap- that will receive up to $1 million each to implement proval in December from the Arkansas Legislative their plans. The goal is for the winners to come up Council to expand the investment opportunities the with solutions that can be duplicated in other cities Treasury is allowed to engage in on behalf of local facing the same problems. municipalities participating in the State Treasury Money Management Trust. Stodola receives Jack Evans Milligan initiated an Act that was passed in Regional Leadership Award the 91st General Assembly that revised the state’s Little Rock Mayor Mark Stodola has been named the decades-old Money Management Trust and brought recipient of the 2017 Jack Evans Regional Leadership it up to current investment practices. The revisions Award, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported were presented to and approved by the State Board Dec. 25. Stodola received the award for his “leader- of Finance, which oversees State Treasury investments ship at the local, state and national level,” said Tab and is chaired by the governor. Townsell, executive director of Metroplan, the feder- The State Treasury Money Management Trust ally designated metropolitan planning agency for is open to state agencies, school districts, and city central Arkansas and sponsor of the award since it and county governments throughout Arkansas. was established in 1993. Stodola is the first Arkansas For more information about the program, visit mayor to serve as president of the National League www.artreasury.gov/money_management.html. of Cities, which Townsell called a “tremendous
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January 2018 45 TURNBACK ESTIMATES 2017 State Turnback Funds Actual Totals Per Capita STREET SEVERANCE TAX GENERAL MONTH 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 January $5.0284 $5.3276 $0.2297 $0.3041 $2.1382 $2.1473 February $5.1992 $5.5378 $0.1524 $0.1894 $1.0775 $1.0884 March $4.6255 $4.7222 $0.1655 $0.3450 $1.0778 $1.0886 April $5.5340 $5.3517 $0.2342 $0.3611 $1.0777 $1.0886 May $5.4590 $5.4824 $0.0745 $0.2602 $1.0773 $1.0864 June $5.2768 $5.5686 $0.0968 $0.1858 $1.0778 $1.0881 July $5.6734 $5.5610 $0.0987 $0.2628 $2.8803 $2.9480 August $5.0337 $5.5557 $0.1292 $0.2711 $1.2006 $0.9499 September $5.3389 $5.4801 $0.1482 $0.2230 $1.0906 $1.0881 October $5.5217 $5.5047 $0.2562 $0.2508 $1.0896 $1.0888 November $5.3393 $5.1475 $0.2306 $0.2377 $1.0881 $1.0875 December $4.9184 $5.1764 $0.2078 $0.1561 $1.0884 $1.0882 Total Year $62.9483 $64.4157 $2.0238 $3.0472 $15.9639 $15.8379
Actual Totals Per Month STREET SEVERANCE TAX GENERAL MONTH 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 January $9,482,577.19 $10,065,525.00 $433,179.54 $574,575.98 * $4,032,277.00 *$4,056,819.92 February $9,804,689.33 $10,462,690.50 $287,481.18 $357,751.63 $2,031,997.39 $2,056,417.62 March $8,722,769.73 $8,921,686.11 $312,010.76 $651,783.55 $2,032,596.84 $2,056,718.50 April $10,436,025.60 $10,110,987.00 $441,661.71 $682,243.26 $2,032,297.66 $2,056,718.50 May $10,294,480.80 $10,363,642.30 $140,536.93 $491,893.79 $2,031,495.51 $2,053,761.87 June $9,950,873.55 $10,526,632.40 $182,493.78 $351,199.83 $2,032,597.66 2,056,937.75 July $10,698,830.40 $10,512,280.90 $186,206.19 $496,864.92 ** $5,431,589.73 *** $5,572,710.46 August $9,492,433.07 $10,502,217.40 $243,594.47 $512,555.17 $2,264,157.25 $1,795,649.71 September $10,068,067.87 $10,359,333.50 $279,548.09 $421,562.72 $2,056,681.01 $2,056,885.50 October $10,421,889.30 $10,405,765.80 $483,529.74 $474,027.01 $2,056,531.47 $2,058,156.39 November $10,087,659.40 $9,730,523.28 $435,692.77 $449,423.80 $2,055,823.30 $2,055,750.30 December $9,292,326.92 $9,785,275.08 $392,523.22 $295,172.64 $2,056,318.09 $2,056,989.97 Total Year $118,752,623.16 $121,746,559.27 $3,818,458.38 $5,759,054.30 $30,114,362.91 29,933,516.49
* Includes $2 million appropriation from the Property Tax Relief Fund
** Includes $3,517,035.84 supplemental for July 2016
*** Includes $3,515,747.46 supplemental for July 2017
46 CITY & TOWN SALES TAX MAP Local Option Sales and Use Tax in Arkansas
2017 Elections Newton Co., Feb. 14 Failed. 1% Blytheville, May 9 Passed. .5% Bull Shoals, May 9 Passed. 1% Greenland, June 12 Passed. 1% Pine Bluff, June 12 Passed. 5/8% Tontitown, July 11 Passed. 0.75% North Little Rock, Aug. 8 Passed. 1% Baxter Co., Sept. 12 Passed. 1% Passed. .25% Centerton, Sept. 12 Passed. 1% Mountain Home, Sept. 12 Passed. .375% Alexander, Nov. 14 Passed. 1% C onway, Nov. 14 Passed. 3/8% KEY: Counties not collecting sales tax Lonoke, Nov. 14 Passed. 1.25% Source: Rachel Garrett, Office of State Treasurer See also: www.dfa.arkansas.gov Passed. .25% Sales and Use Tax Year-to-Date 2017 with 2016 Comparison (shaded gray) Month Municipal Tax County Tax Total Tax Interest January $51,749,675 $49,037,009 $46,139,133 $43,720,229 $97,888,807 $92,757,238 $15,903 $15,812 February $60,007,416 $59,477,239 $52,583,090 $51,693,904 $112,590,506 $111,171,143 $17,386 $20,455 March $48,225,282 $45,484,389 $42,723,485 $41,503,958 $90,948,767 $86,988,347 $18,863 $17,357 April $50,349,075 $51,278,433 $44,591,728 $46,543,122 $94,940,803 $97,821,554 $15,747 $19,032 May $55,441,606 $51,716,750 $48,861,910 $46,509,945 $104,303,516 $98,226,695 $17,059 $16,799 June $50,977,784 $48,045,270 $45,261,893 $42,836,823 $96,239,677 $90,882,093 $17,534 $17,947 July $55,472,881 $52,527,961 $49,248,601 $47,321,806 $104,721,482 $99,849,766 $18,995 $17,750 August $54,840,523 $52,254,925 $49,357,901 $47,594,177 $104,198,425 $99,849,102 $15,982 $17,169 September $53,692,981 $53,746,167 $48,991,616 $49,430,573 $102,684,597 $103,176,740 $45,866 $18,913 October $53,796,257 $52,105,594 $49,299,660 $47,384,899 $103,095,917 $99,490,493 $79,279 $17,666 November $53,815,854 $53,632,182 $49,290,527 $48,831,434 $103,106,380 $102,463,617 $78,491 $17,523 December $52,730,085 $51,969,068 $48,086,258 $46,917,820 $100,816,343 $98,886,888 $72,999 $17,198 Total $641,099,418 $621,274,986 $574,435,802 $560,288,690 $1,215,535,220 $1,181,563,676 $414,105 $213,621 Averages $53,424,951 $51,772,916 $47,869,650 $46,690,724 $101,294,602 $98,463,640 $34,509 $17,802
January 2018 47 SALES TAX RECEIPTS December 2017 Municipal Levy Receipts and December 2017 Municipal/County Levy Receipts with 2016 Comparison (shaded gray) CITY SALES AND USE TAX . AMOUNT LAST YEAR Franklin . . .Franklin . . . . 3,132.79 2,235.44 Mountainburg .Mountainburg . . . .13,169.78 NA Crossett . . Crossett. . . . 56,025.44 52,880.77 Alexander . . Alexander. . . . 76,963.82 75,072.02 Garfield . . . Garfield. . . . 10,833.13 7,926.70 Mulberry . . .Mulberry . . . .27,087.33 29,647.54 Fountain Hill .Fountain . . . .Hill 1,780.36 1,680.43 Alma . . . . Alma. . . .212,371.63 226,832.83 Garland . . . Garland. . . . .4,276.99 2,131.14 Murfreesboro .Murfreesboro . . . .35,122.10 28,761.29 Hamburg . .Hamburg . . . . 29,065.68 27,434.24 Almyra . . . Almyra. . . . .4,543.51 2,548.58 Gassville . . .Gassville . . . . 15,913.54 17,083.69 Nashville . . .Nashville . . . 112,810.44 105,117.24 Montrose . .Montrose . . . . 3,601.42 3,399.27 Alpena . . . Alpena. . . . .5,964.34 5,035.87 Gentry ...... Gentry...... 53,435.33 55,010.90 Newport . . .Newport . . . 180,312.83 181,917.11 Parkdale . .Parkdale . . . . 2,818.06 2,659.88 Altheimer . . Altheimer. . . . .2,287.29 2,083.81 Gilbert ...... Gilbert...... 431.45 238.68 Norfork . . . Norfork. . . . .5,133.00 3,841.59 Portland . . Portland. . . . .4,374.60 4,129.06 Altus . . . . Altus. . . . .7,275.11 5,850.30 Gillett . . . .Gillett . . . .10,272.99 9,625.24 Norman . . .Norman . . . . 2,764.28 2,072.60 Wilmot . . .Wilmot . . . . 5,595.42 5,281.37 Amity . . . .Amity . . . .10,788.34 9,552.80 Gillham . . . Gillham. . . . .3,133.04 3,892.36 North Little RockNorth . . Little.1,350,437.48 Rock 1,339,484.30 Baxter County .Baxter . . .County 323,879.91 299,034.43 Anthonyville . Anthonyville...... 814.61 427.17 Gilmore . . . Gilmore...... 502.61 348.27 Oak Grove . . Oak. . Grove . . .1,088.82 762.50 Big Flat . . Big. . Flat . . .1,404.94 1,297.17 Arkadelphia . Arkadelphia. . . .182,434.31 165,046.56 Glenwood . . Glenwood. . . . 68,935.08 63,969.24 Oak Grove HeightsOak Grove. . . Heights 5,681.37 4,270.98 Briarcliff . . Briarcliff. . . . .3,188.14 2,943.57 Ash Flat . . .Ash . .Flat . .86,644.69 83,661.71 Gosnell . . . Gosnell. . . . 11,757.96 12,331.58 Ola . . . . .Ola . . . .16,492.29 19,610.22 Cotter . . .Cotter . . . .13,103.80 12,098.58 Ashdown . . Ashdown. . . . 120,799.44 115,796.88 Gould . . . .Gould . . . .13,116.03 12,070.00 Oppelo . . . Oppelo. . . . .3,541.44 3,334.00 Gassville . .Gassville . . . . 28,071.84 25,918.40 Atkins . . . .Atkins . . . .57,521.42 57,210.94 Grady . . . .Grady . . . . 4,674.96 3,402.18 Osceola . . .Osceola . . . .73,156.90 95,906.48 Lakeview . .Lakeview . . . . 10,010.22 9,242.32 Augusta . . .Augusta . . . .26,820.62 29,144.88 Gravette . . .Gravette . . . .72,811.50 77,229.36 Oxford . . . Oxford. . . . .1,530.32 1,181.53 Mountain HomeMountain . . .168,160.88 Home 155,260.92 Austin . . . .Austin . . . .31,182.75 25,784.14 Green Forest . Green. . . Forest . 85,418.65 79,103.89 Ozark . . . .Ozark . . . 210,419.78 190,692.11 Norfork . . Norfork. . . . .6,903.13 6,373.58 Avoca . . . .Avoca . . . . 6,786.03 4,740.10 Greenbrier . .Greenbrier . . . 166,865.82 170,145.30 Palestine . . .Palestine . . . .24,573.45 17,492.89 Salesville . .Salesville . . . . 6,079.09 5,612.73 Bald Knob . . Bald. . Knob. . 54,976.92 20,218.82 Greenland . . Greenland. . . . 29,219.40 18,993.51 Pangburn . . Pangburn. . . . .7,137.38 7,579.04 Benton County Benton. . . County.713,321.47 744,883.69 Barling . . . Barling. . . . 47,120.71 49,899.69 Greenwood . .Greenwood . . . 202,077.93 204,119.91 Paragould . . Paragould. . . .292,549.96 297,151.99 Avoca . . .Avoca . . . . 8,193.89 8,556.44 Batesville . . Batesville. . . .590,527.65 604,786.68 Greers Ferry . Greers. . . Ferry. 18,318.62 12,280.82 Paris . . . . Paris. . . . 77,296.13 74,823.33 Bella Vista . Bella. . .Vista .445,391.46 465,098.62 Bauxite . . . Bauxite. . . . 16,430.69 17,694.39 Guion . . . .Guion . . . . 5,547.66 5,159.87 Patmos . . . Patmos...... 132.04 126.02 Bentonville . Bentonville. . . .592,730.30 618,956.74 Bay . . . . .Bay . . . . 7,688.90 11,794.63 Gum Springs . Gum. . Springs. . . . 202.01 277.04 Patterson . . Patterson. . . . .1,548.07 1,586.24 Bethel HeightsBethel . . .Heights .39,827.66 41,589.91 Bearden . . .Bearden . . . .15,210.28 11,851.62 Gurdon . . . Gurdon. . . . 24,063.29 23,823.05 Pea Ridge . . Pea. . Ridge . . 57,644.95 51,415.64 Cave Springs Cave. . .Springs . 32,422.94 33,857.55 Beebe . . . .Beebe . . . 118,706.41 113,040.46 Guy . . . . .Guy . . . . 6,593.69 3,579.39 Perla . . . . Perla. . . . .3,587.05 5,570.30 Centerton . .Centerton . . . 159,763.99 166,833.05 Beedeville . . Beedeville...... 54.30 71.51 Hackett . . . Hackett. . . . .5,417.53 4,965.41 Perryville . . Perryville. . . . 23,438.42 22,293.86 Decatur . . Decatur. . . . 28,527.49 29,789.74 Bella Vista . . Bella. . .Vista .159,749.02 148,784.46 Hamburg . . Hamburg. . . . 31,391.88 27,866.65 Piggott . . . Piggott. . . . 72,274.60 60,690.75 Elm Springs .Elm . .Springs . . 2,300.33 2,402.12 Belleville . . .Belleville . . . . 2,231.47 1,751.33 Hardy . . . .Hardy . . . .21,919.18 20,443.89 Pine Bluff . . Pine. . Bluff. 1,231,160.89 972,404.30 Garfield . . Garfield. . . . .8,428.96 8,801.91 Benton . . . Benton. . . 1,439,829.95 1,347,503.38 Harrisburg . .Harrisburg . . . . 49,589.35 49,840.28 Pineville . . .Pineville . . . . 2,441.94 1,906.26 Gateway . .Gateway . . . . 6,800.25 7,101.14 Bentonville . .Bentonville . . .1,918,761.51 1,866,017.71 Harrison . . .Harrison . . . 489,876.72 458,380.76 Plainview . . Plainview. . . . .3,922.49 3,846.18 Gentry . . .Gentry . . . .57,508.32 60,052.88 Berryville . . Berryville. . . .230,430.89 230,864.87 Hartford . . .Hartford . . . . 3,148.23 2,411.26 Pleasant Plains Pleasant. . . .Plains .8,328.25 NA Gravette . . Gravette. . . . 52,269.61 54,582.37 Bethel Heights Bethel. . . Heights. 65,537.38 75,265.68 Haskell . . . Haskell. . . . 41,386.34 23,301.96 Plumerville . .Plumerville . . . . 9,026.80 10,659.32 Highfill . . .Highfill . . . . 9,789.01 10,222.14 Big Flat . . . Big. . Flat . . . .441.85 254.49 Hatfield . . . Hatfield. . . . .3,461.01 5,604.72 Pocahontas . .Pocahontas . . . 249,214.49 250,473.82 Little Flock . Little. . .Flock . 43,404.09 45,324.58 Black Rock . .Black . . Rock. .11,070.75 9,381.17 Havana . . . Havana. . . . .2,375.59 2,594.32 Portia . . . .Portia . . . . 2,752.15 2,423.69 Lowell . . .Lowell . . . 123,025.83 128,469.34 Blevins . . . Blevins. . . . .2,223.80 1,925.68 Hazen . . . .Hazen . . . 120,941.78 56,851.76 Portland . . .Portland . . . . 8,065.12 7,102.63 Pea Ridge . Pea. . Ridge. . 80,494.86 84,056.50 Blue Mountain Blue. . Mountain. . . .111.04 220.45 Heber Springs .Heber . . Springs. 138,603.61 137,841.41 Pottsville . . .Pottsville . . . .30,214.71 29,750.39 Rogers . . .Rogers . . . 939,677.58 981,255.35 Blytheville . . Blytheville. . . .312,068.99 230,092.83 Helena-West HelenaHelena-West . .235,176.80 Helena 242,764.92 Prairie Grove . Prairie. . . Grove . 95,492.49 94,168.81 Siloam SpringsSiloam . . . . . Springs. 252,516.10 263,689.14 Bonanza . . .Bonanza . . . . 4,526.52 2,889.52 Hermitage . . Hermitage. . . . . 5,568.48 5,189.92 Prescott . . .Prescott . . . .50,266.75 52,920.10 Springdale . Springdale. . . .110,013.00 114,880.73 Bono . . . . Bono. . . . 16,091.39 10,750.03 Higginson . . Higginson. . . . . 1,300.57 1,259.18 Pyatt . . . . Pyatt...... 765.24 561.67 Springtown .Springtown . . . . 1,460.80 1,525.43 Booneville . . Booneville. . . .106,351.22 99,688.93 Highfill . . . Highfill. . . . 57,852.88 395,664.29 Quitman . . .Quitman . . . .21,927.77 21,631.84 Sulphur SpringsSulphur . . .Springs .8,580.07 8,959.72 Bradford . . .Bradford . . . .12,620.34 13,169.34 Highland . . .Highland . . . . 24,026.28 23,731.85 Ravenden . . Ravenden. . . . .2,898.89 2,346.37 Boone County .Boone . . .County 412,223.92 380,465.47 Bradley . . . Bradley. . . . .3,529.32 2,424.17 Holly Grove . .Holly . . Grove. . 5,769.01 6,160.67 Rector . . . .Rector . . . .29,759.95 29,452.16 Alpena . . .Alpena . . . . 4,349.86 4,014.74 Branch . . . Branch. . . . .1,518.87 1,562.28 Hope . . . . Hope. . . .174,261.97 173,849.43 Redfield . . .Redfield . . . .16,463.84 24,251.33 Bellefonte . Bellefonte. . . . . 6,190.71 5,713.76 Briarcliff . . .Briarcliff . . . . 1,844.17 1,561.29 Horatio . . . Horatio. . . . .5,918.52 5,835.54 Rison . . . .Rison . . . .14,810.25 15,624.16 Bergman . .Bergman . . . . 5,986.17 5,524.98 Brinkley . . .Brinkley . . . .92,783.05 108,005.17 Horseshoe BendHorseshoe . . . .18,156.65 Bend 16,864.37 Rockport . . .Rockport . . . .10,696.89 13,654.18 Diamond City Diamond. . . . City10,663.29 9,841.77 Brookland . . Brookland. . . . 67,433.16 64,250.35 Hot Springs . .Hot . Springs. .1,538,043.08 1,525,045.20 Roe . . . . .Roe . . . . . 457.68 517.19 Everton . . Everton. . . . .1,813.58 1,673.86 Bryant . . . .Bryant . . . 1,018,661.02 1,035,963.22 Hoxie . . . .Hoxie . . . .15,085.43 15,543.65 Rogers . . . Rogers. . . 2,945,588.74 2,908,694.96 Harrison . . Harrison. . . . 176,489.64 162,892.57 Bull Shoals . .Bull . .Shoals . .13,441.94 14,329.19 Hughes . . . Hughes. . . . .6,711.36 5,776.54 Rose Bud . . Rose. . Bud. . 20,691.53 22,014.90 Lead Hill . .Lead . . Hill. . 3,695.33 3,410.64 Cabot . . . .Cabot . . . 744,542.39 723,965.06 Humphrey . . Humphrey. . . . . 2,367.31 2,185.76 Rudy . . . . Rudy. . . . .8,447.65 8,972.55 Omaha . . .Omaha . . . . 2,304.47 2,126.93 Caddo Valley . Caddo. . . Valley. 53,175.26 55,190.58 Huntington . .Huntington . . . . 3,306.94 3,108.94 Russellville . .Russellville . . . 996,363.29 1,045,875.95 South Lead HillSouth . . . . Lead. . . . 1,390.86Hill 1,283.71 Calico Rock . .Calico . . .Rock .24,966.35 23,592.45 Huntsville . . Huntsville. . . .125,005.74 135,816.43 Salem . . . .Salem . . . .19,139.29 17,178.50 Valley SpringsValley . . Springs. . 2,495.37 2,303.12 Camden . . .Camden . . . 286,116.80 291,377.36 Imboden . . .Imboden . . . . 8,137.81 7,809.85 Salesville . . Salesville. . . . .3,711.22 3,527.05 Zinc . . . .Zinc . . . . 1,404.49 1,296.29 Caraway . . .Caraway . . . . 4,567.78 5,192.56 Jacksonville . Jacksonville. . . .612,962.64 607,303.21 Searcy . . . Searcy. . . .755,473.98 768,371.68 Bradley County Bradley. . . .County134,411.14 127,400.58 Carlisle . . . Carlisle. . . . 50,440.94 51,844.93 Jasper . . . Jasper. . . . 33,633.32 32,528.26 Shannon Hills .Shannon . . . Hills. 9,630.82 10,104.98 Banks . . .Banks . . . . 1,037.86 983.73 Cash . . . . Cash. . . . .2,714.89 2,587.35 Jennette . . .Jennette . . . . . 161.16 155.25 Sheridan . . .Sheridan . . . 193,354.90 193,417.28 Hermitage . Hermitage. . . . . 6,946.96 6,584.62 Cave City . . Cave. . .City . 17,423.40 18,768.49 Johnson . . .Johnson . . . .55,072.43 52,068.08 Sherrill . . . Sherrill. . . . .1,142.79 1,031.44 Warren . . .Warren . . . .50,244.10 47,623.49 Cave Springs .Cave . . Springs. .30,788.63 30,383.77 Joiner . . . .Joiner . . . . 2,744.46 1,506.32 Sherwood . . Sherwood. . . .410,361.96 400,795.30 Calhoun County Calhoun . . . County.93,787.54 104,593.22 Cedarville . . Cedarville. . . . .4,965.86 NA Jonesboro . . Jonesboro. . . 1,460,756.15 1,427,840.60 Shirley . . . Shirley. . . . .2,571.30 2,880.93 Hampton . .Hampton . . . . 26,584.18 29,647.06 Centerton . . Centerton. . . .193,974.14 186,750.94 Judsonia . . .Judsonia . . . .10,608.38 NA Siloam Springs Siloam. . . Springs.602,724.35 603,670.95 Harrell . . .Harrell . . . . 5,099.98 5,687.58 Charleston . .Charleston . . . .29,479.95 27,322.76 Junction City . Junction. . . . City .5,561.47 5,458.38 Sparkman . . Sparkman. . . . .3,767.37 2,951.60 Thornton . .Thornton . . . . 8,172.02 9,113.56 Cherokee VillageCherokee . . . . Village14,922.77 13,789.07 Keiser . . . .Keiser . . . . 4,930.41 5,029.44 Springdale . .Springdale . . .2,405,467.82 2,273,339.37 Tinsman . .Tinsman . . . . 1,084.26 1,209.16 Cherry Valley .Cherry . . .Valley . 4,417.74 4,234.17 Keo . . . . .Keo . . . . 1,337.87 1,206.47 Springtown . .Springtown ...... 14.20 263.15 Carroll County .Carroll . . .County 180,228.51 173,345.44 Chidester . . Chidester. . . . .2,628.47 2,316.83 Kibler . . . .Kibler . . . . 2,543.36 2,507.85 St. Charles . .St. . Charles . . . 1,989.07 1,803.69 Beaver . . .Beaver . . . . . 659.79 634.59 Clarendon . . Clarendon. . . . 39,014.75 38,738.30 Kingsland . . Kingsland. . . . .1,557.26 2,767.34 Stamps . . . Stamps. . . . 13,237.09 12,546.89 Blue Eye . .Blue . . Eye . . . 197.94 190.38 Clarksville . . Clarksville. . . .367,033.30 349,849.98 Lake City . . Lake. . .City . 12,786.53 11,372.27 Star City . . .Star . City. . .70,782.91 73,777.22 Chicot County .Chicot . . .County 111,527.35 112,798.17 Clinton . . . Clinton. . . . 87,967.18 83,282.25 Lake Village . Lake. . .Village . 65,385.12 69,057.28 Stephens . . Stephens. . . . .4,253.80 5,305.19 Dermott . . Dermott. . . . 20,306.46 20,537.84 Coal Hill . . .Coal . . Hill . . 4,202.31 4,600.97 Lakeview . . Lakeview. . . . .3,689.05 3,221.91 Strong . . . Strong. . . . .8,987.32 10,520.52 Eudora . . .Eudora . . . .15,948.55 16,130.27 Conway . . .Conway . . .1,960,922.94 1,972,721.88 Lamar . . . .Lamar . . . .29,091.18 11,268.25 Stuttgart . . .Stuttgart . . . 565,645.57 537,539.82 Lake Village .Lake . . Village. .18,099.38 18,305.62 Corning . . . Corning. . . . 75,165.44 75,652.56 Lead Hill . . .Lead . . Hill. . 5,127.37 4,942.15 Sulphur SpringsSulphur . . . Springs . 2,227.44 2,411.92 Clark County . Clark. . .County .423,670.80 389,099.06 Cotter . . . .Cotter . . . .12,101.98 12,341.39 Lepanto . . .Lepanto . . . .28,758.74 29,949.48 Summit . . . Summit. . . . .4,480.29 4,436.50 Clay County . Clay. . County. . 95,869.50 90,516.71 Cotton Plant . Cotton. . . Plant. .1,363.66 1,461.67 Leslie . . . .Leslie . . . . 4,831.86 3,387.38 Sunset . . . Sunset. . . . .2,551.56 1,924.33 Corning . . Corning. . . . 25,877.33 24,432.50 Cove . . . . Cove. . . . 11,043.96 12,397.57 Lewisville . . Lewisville. . . . .9,119.31 9,685.64 Swifton . . . Swifton. . . . .3,758.12 3,108.18 Datto . . . Datto. . . . .1,149.42 1,085.25 Crawfordsville .Crawfordsville . . . . 9,697.38 8,841.42 Lincoln . . . Lincoln. . . . 39,447.84 38,178.50 Taylor . . . .Taylor . . . . 9,911.60 15,119.30 Greenway . Greenway. . . . . 2,402.29 2,268.16 Crossett . . .Crossett . . . 285,236.76 280,223.29 Little Flock . .Little . . Flock. .10,462.64 7,447.06 Texarkana . . . .Texarkana ...... 353,568.37 368,005.79 Knobel . . .Knobel . . . . 3,298.84 3,114.66 Damascus . .Damascus . . . . 8,993.77 7,388.45 Little Rock . .Little . . Rock.6,252,350.02 6,210,131.43 Texarkana SpecialTexarkana . . 173,844.39 Special 181,566.18 McDougal . McDougal. . . . . 2,137.92 2,018.55 Danville . . .Danville . . . .37,056.55 28,272.90 Lockesburg . .Lockesburg . . . . 3,782.01 4,375.79 Thornton . . .Thornton . . . . . 927.01 1,076.28 Nimmons . .Nimmons . . . . . 793.10 748.82 Dardanelle . .Dardanelle . . . 155,984.43 157,481.08 Lonoke . . . Lonoke. . . .114,459.36 144,231.45 Tontitown . . Tontitown. . . . 139,407.48 133,895.87 Peach OrchardPeach . . .Orchard . 1,551.72 1,465.08 Decatur ...... Decatur...... 21,402.91 22,357.01 Lowell . . . .Lowell . . . 315,553.80 361,791.23 Trumann . . .Trumann . . . 143,250.31 77,264.62 Piggott . . .Piggott . . . .29,494.18 27,847.40 Delight . . . Delight. . . . .3,606.35 4,640.07 Luxora . . . Luxora. . . . .4,114.08 2,494.36 Tuckerman . .Tuckerman . . . . 13,521.78 12,655.69 Pollard . . .Pollard . . . . 2,551.72 2,409.24 De Queen . . De. .Queen . .107,754.00 109,255.72 Madison . . .Madison . . . . 1,074.34 1,038.25 Turrell . . . .Turrell . . . . 3,020.31 3,072.20 Rector . . .Rector . . . .15,149.39 14,303.54 Dermott . . .Dermott . . . .23,923.52 21,451.37 Magazine . . Magazine. . . . .9,591.57 8,628.63 Tyronza . . .Tyronza . . . . 3,049.85 3,254.96 St. Francis . St.. .Francis . . . 2,873.55 2,713.11 Des Arc . . . Des. . Arc. . 20,432.34 18,235.99 Magnolia . . . . . Magnolia...... 426,921.72 464,376.66 Van Buren . . Van. . Buren . .613,434.11 611,236.11 Success . . Success. . . . .1,712.65 1,617.02 DeValls Bluff . DeValls. . . Bluff. 14,019.28 17,725.19 Malvern . . .Malvern . . . 163,849.83 159,136.08 Vandervoort . Vandervoort...... 431.51 375.20 Cleburne CountyCleburne . . . 344,755.10County 328,840.76 DeWitt . . . DeWitt. . . .157,882.29 145,591.20 Mammoth SpringMammoth . . . .Spring8,547.99 8,483.75 Vilonia . . . Vilonia. . . . 91,335.77 90,950.62 Concord . . Concord. . . . .2,559.47 2,441.32 Diamond City .Diamond . . . .City 1,819.68 1,968.24 Manila . . . Manila. . . . 33,657.70 29,615.76 Viola . . . . Viola. . . . .6,567.45 4,118.76 Fairfield Bay .Fairfield . . . .Bay 1,919.60 1,830.99 Diaz . . . . Diaz. . . . 16,418.88 1,918.22 Mansfield . . Mansfield. . . . 29,830.61 28,901.44 Wabbaseka . .Wabbaseka . . . . . 675.82 675.37 Greers Ferry .Greers . . .Ferry . 9,346.27 8,914.83 Dierks . . . .Dierks . . . .19,472.56 12,966.37 Marianna . . Marianna. . . . 67,827.22 77,397.37 Waldenburg . Waldenburg. . . . 14,574.90 6,754.90 Heber SpringsHeber . . Springs. .75,158.26 71,688.86 Dover . . . .Dover . . . .19,393.36 21,300.15 Marion . . . Marion. . . .239,488.33 235,198.94 Waldron . . .Waldron . . . .79,472.39 48,154.21 Higden . . .Higden . . . . 1,258.76 1,200.65 Dumas . . . Dumas. . . .141,499.96 125,960.22 Marked Tree . Marked. . . .Tree 62,309.64 62,255.03 Walnut Ridge .Walnut . . .Ridge .74,992.44 76,265.98 Quitman . . Quitman. . . . .7,678.42 7,323.98 Dyer . . . . Dyer. . . . .2,138.06 2,668.97 Marmaduke . Marmaduke. . . . .8,351.52 13,137.73 Ward ...... Ward ...... 44,935.40 40,207.38 Cleveland CountyCleveland . . .108,637.69 County 127,987.86 Earle . . . . Earle. . . . 18,060.59 16,487.23 Marshall . . .Marshall . . . .14,768.90 14,618.81 Warren . . . Warren. . . . 74,296.18 71,451.66 Kingsland . .Kingsland . . . . 1,836.08 2,163.11 East Camden .East . . Camden . . 5,058.02 5,521.98 Marvell . . . Marvell. . . . 20,058.54 18,283.03 Washington . . .Washington ...... 2,157.61 830.27 Rison . . . Rison. . . . .5,520.55 6,503.86 El Dorado . . El. Dorado. . .599,522.91 530,536.02 Maumelle . . Maumelle. . . .196,234.26 194,245.63 Weiner . . . Weiner. . . . 13,576.90 11,305.37 Columbia CountyColumbia . . .368,493.04 County 391,113.71 Elkins . . . .Elkins . . . .85,414.67 80,415.46 Mayflower . . . . Mayflower...... 62,886.53 59,165.15 West Fork . . West. . Fork. . 60,306.95 40,826.32 Emerson . .Emerson . . . . . 656.46 696.76 Elm Springs . Elm. . Springs. . .7,214.25 6,664.09 Maynard . . .Maynard . . . . 5,941.43 5,796.57 West Memphis West. . Memphis. .560,337.23 576,825.90 Magnolia . .Magnolia . . . . 20,651.88 21,919.64 England . . .England . . . .72,387.32 64,384.00 McCrory . . .McCrory . . . .19,410.68 18,661.73 Western Grove Western. . . .Grove .3,524.10 3,348.18 McNeil . . .McNeil . . . . . 920.48 976.98 Etowah . . . Etowah...... 687.93 795.63 McGehee . . McGehee. . . .179,592.02 168,528.15 Wheatley . . Wheatley. . . . .3,514.03 2,737.17 Taylor . . .Taylor . . . . 1,009.67 1,071.65 Eudora . . . Eudora. . . . 22,148.15 25,377.53 McRae . . . McRae. . . . .3,592.56 3,101.90 White Hall . . White. . .Hall . 76,115.36 78,791.73 Waldo . . .Waldo . . . . 2,447.48 2,597.73 Eureka Springs Eureka. . . Springs.272,615.21 287,986.86 Melbourne . .Melbourne . . . .69,454.03 69,006.29 Wickes . . . Wickes. . . . .3,208.87 4,241.72 Conway County Conway. . . .County332,772.72 269,578.76 Evening Shade Evening. . . .Shade .4,164.48 4,157.30 Mena . . . .Mena . . . 132,090.07 127,044.43 Widener . . .Widener . . . . 4,814.09 6,107.79 Menifee . . Menifee. . . . .3,519.83 2,851.41 Fairfield Bay . Fairfield. . . . Bay26,123.97 25,613.88 Menifee . . .Menifee . . . . 7,224.84 5,749.71 Wiederkehr VillageWiederkehr . . . Village2,314.96 2,658.31 Morrilton . .Morrilton . . . . 78,869.88 63,892.39 Farmington . .Farmington . . . 133,131.31 119,932.61 Mineral Springs Mineral . . . Springs.11,911.47 4,592.32 Wilmot . . . Wilmot. . . . .1,928.64 1,657.31 Oppelo . . .Oppelo . . . . 9,102.61 7,374.01 Fayetteville . .Fayetteville . . .3,428,855.66 3,456,945.29 Monette . . .Monette . . . .21,027.11 16,799.95 Wilson . . . Wilson. . . . .6,566.73 4,388.26 Plumerville . Plumerville. . . . . 9,627.09 7,798.90 Flippin . . . Flippin. . . . 51,317.59 48,026.73 Monticello . . Monticello. . . .221,496.61 199,444.52 Wilton . . . .Wilton . . . . 7,656.39 610.35 Craighead CountyCraighead . . .299,649.58 County 300,811.91 Fordyce . . .Fordyce . . . .76,482.09 80,816.23 Moorefield . .Moorefield . . . . 6,347.23 5,385.62 Wynne . . . Wynne. . . .131,208.52 134,018.15 Bay . . . .Bay . . . .30,488.05 30,606.31 Foreman . . .Foreman . . . . 10,316.83 9,007.03 Moro . . . . Moro. . . . .2,558.06 2,855.62 Yellville . . . Yellville. . . . 41,216.94 40,520.79 Black Oak . Black. . . Oak . . 4,435.24 4,452.44 Forrest City . .Forrest . . . City 301,924.05 300,355.57 Morrilton . . .Morrilton . . . 147,481.59 153,649.78 Bono . . . Bono. . . . 36,074.42 36,214.35 Fort Smith . . Fort. . Smith. 3,329,422.79 3,362,826.63 Mount Ida . . Mount. . . Ida. 21,307.44 19,222.06 COUNTY SALES & USE TAX AMOUNT LAST YEAR Brookland . Brookland. . . . 33,332.02 33,461.31 Fouke . . . .Fouke . . . . 9,549.92 9,932.03 Mountain HomeMountain . . . 335,476.96 Home 381,497.38 Arkansas CountyArkansas . . . County289,277.17 266,588.87 Caraway . .Caraway . . . . 21,651.42 21,735.41 Fountain Hill . Fountain. . . . Hill .1,575.54 803.84 Mountain View Mountain. . . .185,466.03 View 169,519.85 Ashley County .Ashley . . County. 230,221.10 217,298.97 Cash . . . Cash. . . . .5,789.51 5,811.97 48 CITY & TOWN Egypt . . . .Egypt . . . .1,895.98 1,903.34 Cushman . .Cushman . . . . 5,552.32 5,788.98 Birdsong . . Birdsong. . . . . 439.74 452.28 Mansfield . . Mansfield. . . . 6,273.90 7,135.36 Jonesboro . .Jonesboro . . 1,138,654.85 1,143,071.65 Magness . .Magness . . . . 2,481.35 2,587.11 Blytheville . .Blytheville . . .167,531.47 172,308.17 Waldron . . .Waldron . . . 25,095.59 28,541.41 Lake City . . Lake. . City. . 35,244.93 35,381.64 Moorefield . Moorefield. . . . . 1,682.89 1,754.63 Burdette . . .Burdette . . . .2,048.56 2,106.97 Searcy County .Searcy . . County. 66,952.83 39,068.31 Monette . . .Monette . . . 25,409.51 25,508.08 Newark . . Newark. . . . 14,445.86 15,061.60 Dell . . . . Dell. . . . 2,391.77 2,459.97 Big Flat . . .Big . Flat . . . . .6.55 6.38 Crawford CountyCrawford . . . 669,753.86 County 678,169.14 Oil Trough . Oil. .Trough . . . 3,193.81 3,329.95 Dyess . . . Dyess. . . . 4,397.43 4,522.81 Gilbert . . . Gilbert. . . . . 183.37 178.57 Alma . . . .Alma . . . 48,741.59 49,354.01 Pleasant PlainsPleasant . . . Plains .4,287.08 4,469.81 Etowah . . .Etowah . . . .3,764.63 3,871.97 Leslie . . . .Leslie . . . .2,888.07 2,812.46 Cedarville . . . .Cedarville ...... 12,538.43 12,695.98 Southside . Southside. . . . 47,919.49 49,962.00 Gosnell . . .Gosnell . . . 38,053.88 39,138.88 Marshall . . Marshall. . . . 8,873.78 8,641.46 Chester . . .Chester . . . .1,430.14 1,448.11 Sulphur Rock Sulphur. . . .Rock .5,601.47 5,840.23 Joiner . . . Joiner. . . . 6,177.86 6,354.00 Pindall . . . Pindall. . . . . 733.48 714.28 Dyer . . . . Dyer. . . . 7,879.25 7,978.25 Izard County . Izard. . .County . 47,182.03 41,851.70 Keiser . . . Keiser. . . . 8,140.61 8,372.72 St. Joe . . . St.. Joe. . . . 864.46 841.81 Kibler . . . .Kibler . . . .8,643.78 8,752.39 Jackson CountyJackson . . . County273,878.22 259,360.43 Leachville . .Leachville . . . 21,375.81 21,985.29 Sebastian CountySebastian . . .778,130.27 County 782,470.37 Mountainburg Mountainburg. . . . 5,675.58 5,746.89 Amagon . . Amagon...... 982.32 930.25 Luxora . . . Luxora. . . .12,634.58 12,994.82 Barling . . . Barling. . . .71,117.38 71,514.04 Mulberry . . Mulberry. . . . 14,886.02 15,073.06 Beedeville . Beedeville. . . . . 1,072.53 1,015.68 Manila . . . Manila. . . .35,844.44 36,866.45 Bonanza . .Bonanza . . . . 8,795.98 8,845.04 Rudy . . . .Rudy . . . . .548.67 555.56 Campbell StationCampbell . . . Station 2,556.03 2,420.54 Marie . . . .Marie . . . . .900.94 926.63 Central City .Central . . . City . 7,679.27 7,722.10 Van Buren . .Van . Buren. .204,995.29 207,571.01 Diaz . . . .Diaz . . . .13,211.15 12,510.85 Osceola . . .Osceola . . . 83,197.29 85,569.43 Fort Smith . Fort. . Smith. 1,318,769.21 1,326,124.76 Crittenden CountyCrittenden . . 1,285,343.94 County 1,323,323.35 Grubbs . . .Grubbs . . . . 3,869.12 3,664.03 Victoria . . .Victoria . . . . .396.84 408.16 Greenwood .Greenwood . . . 136,941.87 137,705.68 Anthonyville . Anthonyville. . . . 1,043.48 1,074.32 Jacksonport .Jacksonport . . . . 2,125.01 2,012.37 Wilson . . . Wilson. . . . 9,685.09 9,961.21 Hackett . . Hackett. . . . 12,421.45 12,490.73 Clarkedale . .Clarkedale . . . . 2,404.55 2,475.60 Newport . . Newport. . . . 78,976.20 74,789.82 Monroe County .Monroe . . . County . . . NA NA Hartford . . Hartford. . . . .9,820.90 9,875.68 Crawfordsville Crawfordsville. . . . 3,104.52 3,196.25 Swifton . . Swifton. . . . .7,998.86 7,574.85 Montgomery CountyMontgomery . . 44,905.72 County 40,724.22 Huntington . Huntington. . . . . 9,713.82 9,768.00 Earle . . . .Earle . . . 15,645.75 16,108.05 Tuckerman .Tuckerman . . . .18,664.00 17,674.66 Black Springs .Black . . . . Springs...... 580.37 526.33 Lavaca . . .Lavaca . . . .35,015.63 35,210.94 Edmondson . Edmondson. . . . 2,767.50 2,849.27 Tupelo . . .Tupelo . . . . 1,804.25 1,708.61 Glenwood . .Glenwood . . . . .246.22 223.29 Mansfield . .Mansfield . . . .11,059.98 11,121.67 Gilmore . . .Gilmore . . . .1,534.11 1,579.45 Weldon . . Weldon...... 751.77 711.91 Mount Ida . .Mount . . Ida. . 6,307.91 5,720.53 Midland . . Midland. . . . .4,971.64 4,999.37 Horseshoe LakeHorseshoe . . . . Lake1,892.53 1,948.45 Jefferson CountyJefferson . . . 697,802.73 County 723,990.89 Norman . . .Norman . . . .2,215.97 2,009.63 Sevier County .Sevier . . .County 268,752.35 271,532.72 Jennette . . Jennette. . . . . 670.81 690.63 Altheimer . .Altheimer . . . . 10,054.02 10,431.34 Oden . . . .Oden . . . .1,360.07 1,233.42 Ben Lomond Ben. . Lomond. . .1,224.26 1,236.92 Jericho . . .Jericho . . . . .771.27 794.06 Humphrey . Humphrey. . . . . 3,146.99 3,265.09 Nevada County .Nevada . . .County 99,993.33 102,990.06 De Queen . .DeQueen . . . . 55,674.25 56,250.22 Marion . . . Marion. . . .80,011.11 82,375.28 Pine Bluff . .Pine . . Bluff . 501,505.44 520,326.67 Bluff City . . Bluff. . City. . . 920.57 948.16 Gillham . . Gillham. . . . .1,350.91 1,364.88 Sunset . . . Sunset. . . . 1,154.96 1,189.09 Redfield . . Redfield. . . . 13,252.09 13,749.44 Bodcaw . . .Bodcaw . . . .1,024.51 1,055.21 Horatio . . .Horatio . . . . 8,814.67 8,905.86 Turrell . . . Turrell. . . . 3,587.37 3,693.38 Sherrill . . .Sherrill . . . . . 858.27 890.48 Cale . . . . Cale. . . . . 586.49 604.07 Lockesburg .Lockesburg . . . . 6,239.50 6,304.05 West MemphisWest . . Memphis. 170,100.57 175,126.70 Wabbaseka .Wabbaseka . . . . 2,605.46 2,703.24 Emmet . . . Emmet. . . . 3,526.38 3,632.06 Sharp County .Sharp . . .County .79,055.59 74,926.15 Cross County . Cross. . .County 266,944.66 248,769.44 White Hall . White. . . Hall . 56,461.89 58,580.88 Prescott . . .Prescott . . . 24,469.38 25,202.71 Ash Flat . . Ash. . Flat. . .9,456.18 8,962.24 Cherry Valley .Cherry . . Valley. .6,856.62 6,389.78 Johnson CountyJohnson . . . County122,495.83 114,679.39 Rosston . . .Rosston . . . .1,937.65 1,995.72 Cave City . .Cave . . City. . 16,808.84 15,930.84 Hickory Ridge Hickory. . . Ridge. 2,864.82 2,669.77 Clarksville . Clarksville. . . . 89,977.33 84,235.89 Willisville . . Willisville. . . . 1,128.44 1,162.27 Cherokee VillageCherokee . . . Village37,419.45 35,464.86 Parkin . . . Parkin. . . .11,638.35 10,845.94 Coal Hill . . Coal. . Hill. . .9,921.23 9,288.16 Newton County .Newton . . . County 61,546.75 57,472.62 Evening ShadeEvening . . . Shade. 4,168.44 3,950.70 Wynne . . . Wynne. . . .88,124.92 82,124.83 Hartman . .Hartman . . . . 5,088.06 4,763.39 Jasper . . . Jasper. . . . 2,462.93 2,299.89 Hardy . . . Hardy. . . . .7,043.89 6,675.95 Dallas County . Dallas. . .County 127,491.82 134,635.50 Knoxville . .Knoxville . . . . 7,166.42 6,709.13 Western GroveWestern . . . Grove. 2,029.53 1,895.19 Highland . .Highland . . . . 10,083.37 9,556.67 Desha County . Desha. . . County 116,179.37 104,971.14 Lamar . . .Lamar . . . .15,734.76 14,730.73 Ouachita County Ouachita. . . 562,181.54County 573,493.04 Horseshoe BendHorseshoe . . . . Bend . 77.19 73.16 Arkansas City .Arkansas . . . City.4,496.31 4,062.54 Lafayette CountyLafayette . . . .County74,151.33 71,704.02 Bearden . . .Bearden . . . .8,628.47 8,802.08 Sidney . . .Sidney . . . . 1,746.50 1,655.27 Dumas . . . Dumas. . . .57,813.27 52,235.82 Bradley . . Bradley. . . . .3,494.65 3,379.31 Camden . . .Camden . . . 108,820.57 111,010.11 Williford . . Williford...... 723.69 685.90 McGehee . . McGehee. . . . 51,830.47 46,830.20 Buckner . . Buckner. . . . .1,530.30 1,479.79 Chidester . . Chidester. . . . 2,581.40 2,633.34 St. Francis CountySt. . Francis . .265,426.81 County 142,188.50 Mitchellville . Mitchellville. . . . 4,422.60 3,995.94 Lewisville . .Lewisville . . . . 7,122.85 6,887.76 East Camden .East . Camden. . .8,315.85 8,483.17 Caldwell . . Caldwell. . . . .9,504.30 9,355.62 Reed . . . .Reed . . . .2,113.02 1,909.17 Stamps . . Stamps. . . . .9,421.07 9,110.15 Louann . . .Louann . . . .1,464.88 1,494.35 Colt . . . .Colt . . . . 6,473.20 6,371.94 Tillar . . . .Tillar . . . . .257.99 233.10 Lawrence CountyLawrence . . .295,856.09 County 293,831.46 Stephens . . Stephens. . . . 7,958.54 8,118.69 Forrest City .Forrest . . . City 263,226.26 259,108.42 Watson . . .Watson . . . .2,592.15 2,342.07 Alicia . . . Alicia...... 798.29 792.34 Perry County . .Perry . . County .118,706.72 107,883.99 Hughes . . Hughes. . . . 24,676.92 24,290.88 Drew County . .Drew . . County .440,698.93 402,714.78 Black Rock . . Black. . . . . Rock. . . . 4,261.83 4,230.09 Adona . . . Adona. . . . 1,057.87 961.42 Madison . . Madison. . . . 13,169.02 12,963.00 Jerome . . .Jerome . . . . .549.86 502.47 Hoxie . . . Hoxie. . . . 17,897.12 17,763.82 Bigelow . . .Bigelow . . . .1,594.40 1,449.03 Palestine . .Palestine . . . . 11,662.04 11,479.60 Monticello . .Monticello . . .133,476.13 121,971.73 Imboden . .Imboden . . . . 4,358.40 4,325.94 Casa . . . .Casa . . . . .865.53 786.62 Wheatley . .Wheatley . . . . 6,079.32 5,984.22 Tillar . . . .Tillar . . . .2,876.22 2,628.31 Lynn . . . Lynn. . . . .1,854.09 1,840.28 Fourche . . .Fourche . . . . .313.82 285.21 Widener . . Widener. . . . .4,675.08 4,601.96 Wilmar . . . Wilmar. . . . 7,204.64 6,583.66 Minturn . . Minturn...... 701.72 696.50 Houston . . .Houston . . . . .875.65 795.82 Stone County .Stone . . County. .96,505.42 86,491.75 Winchester . Winchester. . . . 2,354.54 2,151.62 Portia . . . Portia. . . . .2,813.32 2,792.37 Perry . . . .Perry . . . .1,366.63 1,242.03 Fifty Six . . Fifty. . Six. . .1,762.42 1,579.55 Faulkner County Faulkner. . . 719,043.75County 718,917.44 Powhatan . Powhatan...... 463.52 460.07 Perryville . . Perryville. . . . 7,389.90 6,716.15 Mountain ViewMountain . . . . View27,995.02 25,090.18 Enola . . . .Enola . . . .2,189.48 2,189.10 Ravenden . Ravenden. . . . .3,025.77 3,003.24 Phillips County .Phillips . . .County101,562.18 107,126.52 Union County .Union . . County. 544,069.04 509,545.48 Holland . . .Holland . . . .3,608.11 3,607.48 Sedgwick . .Sedgwick . . . . . 978.55 971.26 Elaine . . . Elaine. . . .11,369.06 11,991.94 Calion . . .Calion . . . .15,861.37 14,854.89 Mount Vernon Mount. . . Vernon . . 939.27 939.11 Smithville . .Smithville . . . . . 502.15 498.41 Helena-West HelenaHelena-West .180,154.07 Helena 190,024.26 El Dorado . .El . Dorado . . 675,358.55 632,504.05 Twin Groves . Twin. . Groves. . 2,170.05 2,169.67 Strawberry . Strawberry. . . . . 1,944.22 1,929.74 Lake View . .Lake . .View . . 7,919.02 8,352.87 Felsenthal . Felsenthal. . . . . 3,886.55 3,639.93 Wooster . . .Wooster . . . .5,570.87 5,569.88 Walnut Ridge Walnut. . . Ridge. 34,365.05 31,246.42 Lexa . . . .Lexa . . . .5,112.50 5,392.60 Huttig . . . Huttig. . . . 21,739.80 20,360.30 Franklin County .Franklin . . . County177,291.16 157,513.33 Lee County . .Lee . .County . .32,287.63 36,085.18 Marvell . . .Marvell . . . 21,200.79 22,362.33 Junction City Junction. . . . City19,392.04 18,161.52 Altus . . . .Altus . . . .6,945.95 6,171.09 Aubrey . . .Aubrey . . . . 1,000.53 1,118.21 Pike County . .Pike . County. .161,137.54 145,337.03 Branch . . . Branch. . . . 3,363.01 2,987.85 Haynes . . Haynes...... 882.82 986.65 Antoine . . .Antoine . . . .1,033.39 932.06 Norphlet . . Norphlet. . . . 24,467.50 22,914.93 Charleston . .Charleston . . . 23,110.39 20,532.30 LaGrange . .LaGrange . . . . . 523.81 585.41 Daisy . . . .Daisy . . . .1,015.72 916.12 Smackover .Smackover . . . .64,371.07 60,286.44 Denning . . .Denning . . . .4,316.01 3,834.54 Marianna . .Marianna . . . . 24,218.66 27,067.17 Delight . . . Delight. . . . 2,464.23 2,222.60 Strong . . .Strong . . . .18,315.11 17,152.93 Ozark . . . .Ozark . . . 33,758.40 29,992.46 Moro . . . Moro. . . . .1,271.26 1,420.78 Glenwood . .Glenwood . . . 19,307.54 17,414.32 Van Buren CountyVan . Buren. .295,545.63 County 241,656.33 Wiederkehr VillageWiederkehr . . . Village.348.21 309.36 Rondo . . .Rondo . . . . 1,165.31 1,302.38 Murfreesboro .Murfreesboro . . . 14,493.90 13,072.69 Clinton . . .Clinton . . . .26,253.23 21,466.26 Fulton County . Fulton. . .County 108,664.77 82,488.61 Lincoln County Lincoln. . . County. 50,829.63 54,877.41 Poinsett County .Poinsett . . . County121,772.27 123,355.03 Damascus . Damascus. . . . . 2,522.41 2,062.48 Ash Flat . . .Ash . Flat. . . .429.91 326.35 Gould . . . Gould. . . . .4,023.49 4,343.90 Fisher . . . Fisher. . . . 1,821.31 1,844.98 Fairfield Bay .Fairfield . . . .Bay21,743.17 17,778.55 Cherokee VillageCherokee . . . Village3,342.32 2,537.19 Grady . . . Grady. . . . .2,158.36 2,330.24 Harrisburg . .Harrisburg . . . 18,801.11 19,045.48 Shirley . . .Shirley . . . . 2,936.08 2,400.72 Hardy . . . .Hardy . . . . .177.02 134.38 Star City . . Star. . City. . 10,931.21 11,801.70 Lepanto . . .Lepanto . . . 15,460.68 15,661.64 Washington CountyWashington . .1,427,498.44 County 1,393,808.45 Horseshoe BendHorseshoe . . . . Bend . 71.65 54.39 Little River CountyLittle . .River .211,414.48 County 198,850.30 Marked Tree .Marked . . .Tree 20,957.27 21,229.67 Elkins . . . Elkins. . . . 42,898.06 41,885.63 Mammoth SpringMammoth . . . Spring4,117.84 3,125.89 Ashdown . .Ashdown . . . . 43,123.36 40,560.58 Trumann . . Trumann. . . . 59,588.56 60,363.07 Elm Springs .Elm . .Springs . .28,447.50 27,776.12 Salem . . . Salem. . . . 6,891.16 5,231.15 Foreman . .Foreman . . . . 9,230.94 8,682.35 Tyronza . . .Tyronza . . . .6,223.48 6,304.37 Farmington .Farmington . . . .96,779.83 94,495.76 Viola . . . .Viola . . . .1,420.38 1,078.23 Ogden . . .Ogden . . . . 1,643.49 1,545.82 Waldenburg . Waldenburg. . . . . 498.20 504.68 Fayetteville .Fayetteville . . .1,192,008.68 1,163,876.43 Garland County .Garland . . 1,910,884.05 County 1,914,500.51 Wilton . . .Wilton . . . . 3,414.81 3,211.87 Weiner . . . Weiner. . . . 5,847.78 5,923.77 Goshen . . Goshen. . . . 17,350.38 16,940.90 Fountain Lake Fountain. . . .Lake 6,487.29 6,499.57 Winthrop . .Winthrop . . . . 1,753.05 1,648.87 Polk County . .Polk . County. .248,566.10 243,685.76 Greenland . Greenland. . . . 20,963.02 20,468.28 Hot Springs . Hot. .Springs . 194,524.59 194,892.73 Logan County .Logan . . .County 284,635.65 99,727.69 Cove . . . .Cove . . . .7,456.00 7,309.62 Johnson . . Johnson. . . . 54,335.38 53,053.02 Lonsdale . . Lonsdale. . . . 1,212.33 1,214.63 Blue MountainBlue . . Mountain . . 1,010.21 982.62 Grannis . . .Grannis . . . 10,813.16 10,600.86 Lincoln . . .Lincoln . . . .36,434.19 35,574.31 Mountain Pine Mountain. . . . Pine 9,930.84 9,949.62 Booneville . Booneville. . . . 32,506.05 31,618.08 Hatfield . . .Hatfield . . . .8,061.08 7,902.80 Prairie Grove Prairie. . . Grove. 71,701.96 70,009.75 Grant County . .Grant . . County .189,468.27 185,771.79 Caulksville . Caulksville. . . . . 1,735.29 1,687.88 Mena . . . .Mena . . .111,976.74 109,778.18 Springdale . Springdale. . . 1,039,970.06 1,015,426.03 Greene County .Greene . . .County478,873.78 492,973.25 Magazine . .Magazine . . . . 6,900.41 6,711.91 Vandervoort . Vandervoort. . . . 1,698.10 1,664.76 Tontitown . Tontitown. . . . 39,852.42 38,911.88 Delaplaine . .Delaplaine . . . . 1,235.24 1,271.61 Morrison BluffMorrison . . . .Bluff . 521.40 507.16 Wickes . . . Wickes. . . .14,716.83 14,427.88 West Fork . West. . .Fork . 37,535.80 36,649.93 Lafe . . . . Lafe. . . . 4,877.07 5,020.66 Paris . . . Paris. . . . 28,774.78 27,988.73 Pope County . .Pope . .County .338,843.71 354,252.95 Winslow . . Winslow. . . . .6,334.27 6,184.78 Marmaduke . Marmaduke. . . .11,830.62 12,178.95 Ratcliff . . .Ratcliff . . . . 1,645.67 1,600.71 Atkins . . . Atkins. . . .40,694.17 42,544.77 White County .White . . County.1,051,796.68 842,228.82 Oak Grove HeightsOak Grove. . . Heights9,466.62 9,745.35 Scranton . .Scranton . . . . 1,824.90 1,775.05 Dover . . . .Dover . . . 18,593.02 19,438.56 Bald Knob . Bald. . Knob. . 32,515.10 32,775.91 Paragould . .Paragould . . .278,067.41 286,254.55 Subiaco . . Subiaco. . . . .4,660.00 4,532.72 Hector . . . Hector. . . . 6,071.74 6,347.86 Beebe . . .Beebe . . . .82,101.47 82,760.01 Hempstead CountyHempstead . . 346,867.35 County 339,493.18 Lonoke County Lonoke. . . County.273,489.61 252,350.55 London . . .London . . . 14,018.98 14,656.51 Bradford . .Bradford . . . . 8,518.80 8,587.13 Blevins . . . Blevins. . . . 3,238.77 3,169.92 Allport . . .Allport . . . . 1,105.88 1,020.40 Pottsville . . Pottsville. . . . 38,292.46 40,033.84 Garner . . .Garner . . . . 3,187.53 3,213.10 Emmet . . . Emmet. . . . . 442.12 432.72 Austin . . .Austin . . . .19,598.17 18,083.35 Russellville . . .Russellville ...... 376,717.88 393,849.50 Georgetown .Georgetown . . . . 1,391.74 1,402.90 Fulton . . . Fulton. . . . 2,066.65 2,022.71 Cabot . . . Cabot. . . .228,638.85 210,966.48 Prairie County . Prairie. . . County 149,179.13 65,461.90 Griffithville . Griffithville. . . . . 2,525.34 2,545.59 Hope . . . .Hope . . .103,794.94 101,588.33 Carlisle . . Carlisle. . . . 21,290.65 19,645.01 Biscoe . . . Biscoe. . . . 6,199.08 2,720.24 Higginson . Higginson. . . . . 6,969.93 7,025.83 McCaskill . . McCaskill. . . . . 987.05 966.07 Coy . . . .Coy . . . . . 923.17 851.82 Des Arc . . .Des . Arc. . 29,321.80 12,866.82 Judsonia . .Judsonia . . . . 22,660.68 22,842.44 McNab . . . McNab. . . . . 699.16 684.30 England . . England. . . . 27,166.25 25,066.47 DeValls Bluff .DeValls . . .Bluff 10,570.88 4,638.65 Kensett . . Kensett. . . . 18,496.68 18,645.04 Oakhaven . .Oakhaven . . . . .647.75 633.98 Humnoke . .Humnoke . . . . 2,731.05 2,519.96 Hazen . . . Hazen. . . .25,069.54 11,000.87 Letona . . .Letona . . . . 2,862.05 2,885.00 Ozan . . . .Ozan . . . . .873.95 855.37 Keo . . . .Keo . . . . 2,461.79 2,271.51 Ulm . . . . Ulm. . . . 2,903.13 1,273.94 McRae . . .McRae . . . . 7,654.57 7,715.97 Patmos . . .Patmos . . . . .658.04 644.05 Lonoke . . . . . Lonoke...... 40,821.50 37,666.25 Pulaski County .Pulaski . . .County866,182.90 863,299.32 Pangburn . .Pangburn . . . . 6,745.45 6,799.56 Perrytown . .Perrytown . . . . 2,796.65 2,737.20 Ward . . . Ward. . . . 39,109.77 36,086.83 Alexander . .Alexander . . . . 4,193.04 4,179.08 Rose Bud . .Rose . . Bud. . 5,409.83 5,453.22 Washington . Washington. . . . 1,850.74 1,811.38 Madison CountyMadison . . . County200,885.73 209,660.41 Cammack VillageCammack . . . 13,645.15Village 13,599.73 Russell . . .Russell . . . . 2,424.32 2,443.77 Hot Spring CountyHot . Spring. .287,823.76 County 271,707.44 Hindsville . .Hindsville . . . . . 423.81 442.32 Jacksonville . Jacksonville. . . 503,946.75 502,269.08 Searcy . . .Searcy . . . 256,551.65 258,609.48 Donaldson . .Donaldson . . . . 2,328.61 2,198.23 Huntsville . .Huntsville . . . . 16,299.30 17,011.25 Little Rock . .Little . .Rock 3,438,365.20 3,426,918.66 West Point . West. . .Point . . 2,076.39 2,093.04 Friendship . .Friendship . . . . 1,361.58 1,285.34 St. Paul . . St.. .Paul . . . .785.09 819.38 Maumelle . . . .Maumelle ...... 304,937.18 303,922.02 Woodruff CountyWoodruff . . . .County17,713.87 19,164.75 Malvern . . .Malvern . . . 79,822.75 75,353.18 Marion County Marion. . . County.181,843.03 112,795.64 North Little RockNorth . Little.1,106,962.99 Rock 1,103,277.84 Augusta . . Augusta. . . . 18,322.10 19,822.82 Midway . . .Midway . . . .3,009.41 2,840.90 Bull Shoals . Bull. . Shoals. . 14,893.43 14,206.69 Sherwood . .Sherwood . . .524,538.85 522,792.62 Cotton Plant .Cotton . . .Plant . 5,407.48 5,850.39 Perla . . . .Perla . . . .1,864.44 1,760.04 Flippin . . .Flippin . . . .10,349.02 9,871.83 Wrightsville . Wrightsville. . . .37,559.70 37,434.66 Hunter . . .Hunter . . . . . 874.86 946.52 Rockport . . Rockport. . . . 5,840.88 5,513.82 Pyatt . . . Pyatt. . . . .1,687.92 1,610.09 Randolph CountyRandolph . . .138,255.68 County 121,234.93 McCrory . . McCrory. . . . 14,406.06 15,586.02 Howard County .Howard . . . County361,366.50 310,726.83 Summit . . Summit. . . . .4,613.14 4,400.43 Biggers . . .Biggers . . . .3,352.00 2,939.34 Patterson . .Patterson . . . . 3,766.07 4,074.54 Dierks . . . Dierks. . . .17,702.86 15,222.09 Yellville . . Yellville. . . . .9,195.74 8,771.72 Maynard . . Maynard. . . . 4,115.14 3,608.52 Yell County . .Yell . .County . 224,876.77 245,128.61 Mineral SpringsMineral . . .Springs 18,874.71 16,229.74 Miller County .Miller . . County. 309,427.08 313,583.18 O’Kean . . . O’Kean. . . . 1,874.03 1,643.32 Belleville . .Belleville . . . . 2,631.90 2,868.92 Nashville . . Nashville. . . . 72,295.80 62,164.71 Fouke . . .Fouke . . . . 8,142.82 8,252.19 Pocahontas . Pocahontas. . . .63,832.98 55,974.46 Danville . . Danville. . . . 14,376.97 15,671.72 Tollette . . .Tollette . . . .3,749.95 3,224.45 Garland . . Garland. . . . .8,142.82 8,252.19 Ravenden SpringsRavenden . . .Springs1,139.87 999.54 Dardanelle . Dardanelle. . . . 28,318.26 30,868.54 Independence CountyIndependence . 574,754.40 County 599,252.65 Texarkana . Texarkana. . . .183,213.40 185,674.26 Reyno . . . Reyno. . . . 4,404.95 3,862.65 Havana . . Havana. . . . .2,238.01 2,439.56 Batesville . . Batesville. . . 125,885.39 131,251.11 Mississippi CountyMississippi . . 847,460.40 County 871,623.41 Saline County . Saline. . .County . . . .NA NA Ola . . . . Ola. . . . .7,645.04 8,333.53 Cave City . . Cave. . City. . 1,989.99 2,074.81 Bassett . . Bassett. . . . .1,855.50 1,908.41 Scott County . .Scott . . County .133,320.34 151,626.29 Plainview . .Plainview . . . . 3,628.56 3,955.34 January 2018 49 MUNICIPAL MART To place a classified ad in City & Town, please email the League at [email protected] or call (501) 374-3484. Ads are FREE to League mem- bers and available at the low rate of $.70 per word to non-members. For members, ads will run for two consecutive months from the date of receipt unless we are notified to continue or discontinue. For non-members, ads will run for one month only unless otherwise notified. CODE INSPECTOR—The City of Gravette is accepting applications for the posi- dinate office activity including adapting to a fast paced, multi-task environ- tion of a full time Code Inspector. Salary arrange: $35,500 to $48,700 DOE. ment; must be able to independently plan, prioritize and organize work in Go to www.gravettear.com for full description and qualifications. Applications an efficient manner; must be able to perform effectively as a member of a may be acquired and dropped off at Gravette City Hall, 604 1st Ave SE, team in carrying out the city’s mission, vision and values. Must possess valid Gravette, (479) 787-5757. Application period will close Jan. 15. Missouri DL. Applicant must successfully complete background investigation DEPUTY DIRECTOR-POLICE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES—Fort Smith seeks and pre-employment substance abuse testing and may be subject to random a Deputy Director of Police Administrative Services. The Fort Smith Police substance abuse testing. Pay Range: Grade 7, $43,534.40–$57,824.00. Department is a progressive law enforcement agency made up of 151 sworn Application and complete job description available at www.republicmo.com. officers and 55 non-sworn staff members. The Deputy Director of Police Ad- Application must be completed and submitted online or to City Hall, 213 N. ministrative Services conducts managerial and administrative work functions Main, Republic, MO 65738. Open until filled. associated with coordinating research, planning, and change management PURCHASING MANAGER—The City of Bentonville has an immediate opening activities for the Police Department. A bachelor’s degree is required and a for a Purchasing Manager. Hiring salary range is $52,208 - $70,481 DOE. master’s degree is strongly preferred. Three years of previous experience Job duties include providing exemplary customer service for city depart- and/or training that includes law enforcement administration, grant writing ments and vendors, acting as liaison between the departments and vendors, and administration, alternative funding management, planning, tactical and ensuring the procurement process is carried out in accordance with operations, budgetary oversight, and research work is required. Please apply the applicable city and state laws/policies, and federal rules and regula- online at: http://bit.ly/SGRCurrentSearches. For more information on this tions. Purchasing Manager will also be responsible for promoting free, open position contact: Gary Holland, Senior Vice President, Strategic Government competition and equal opportunity for all vendors who seek to conduct Resources at [email protected], (405) 269-3445. business with the city. The ideal candidate would have experience with vari- DIRECTOR OF SANITATION—Fort Smith seeks a Director of Sanitation. The ous procurement software and be willing/able to lead the Purchasing office purpose of the Fort Smith Department of Sanitation is to lead the commu- through software upgrade implementation and process evaluation during the nity in a commitment to shared environmental responsibility. The Director next 3 years. Additional duties include reviewing requisitions for confor- of Sanitation is responsible for all aspects of the Sanitation Department mance to Purchasing Policy, preparing/issuing purchase orders/amendments including direction for the following divisions: residential collection, com- as necessary, conferring with vendors to obtain product/service information mercial/industrial collection, landfill, and fleet/grounds maintenance. A such as price, availability, and delivery schedule, determining method of bachelor’s degree is required. Knowledge of the operations of a sanitation procurement such as direct purchase or formal bid based on state law or department and/or sanitary landfill is preferred. Please apply online at: city policy. Also prepares bid documents and sends to responsible vendors, http://bit.ly/SGRCurrentSearches. For more information on this position con- prepares public notification advertisement and maintains bid files accord- tact: Gary Holland, Senior Vice President, Strategic Government Resources at ing to state law or project requirements. Once bids are received, compares [email protected], (405) 269-3445. prices, specifications, and delivery dates and recommends contract awards FIREFIGHTER—The Osceola Fire Department is accepting resumes for a certi- to bidders. Recommends for approval and arranges for disposal of surplus fied Firefighter (FF2). Salary is $13.49/hr. Pre-employment physical, drug test items, maintains vehicle files and prepares all correspondence to secure and background check required. The City of Osceola maintains a residency titles and registration on all vehicles acquired, maintains current insurance policy for all city employees. For consideration please contact City of Osceola policy information and handles insurance claims on all vehicles, buildings, Human Resources Director Jane Stanford at (870) 563-5245 Ext. 24, or equipment, etc., Demonstrated experience with contract review, contract email [email protected]. EOE. oversight and project oversight preferred, and coordinates services for build- ing maintenance or repairs for City Hall. Certified Professional Public Buyer POLICE CHIEF—The City of Plainview (Yell County) is seeking a full-time, certi- (CPPB) or Certified Public Purchasing Officer (CPPO) or Certified Purchasing fied police chief. Salary is negotiable DOE. Includes paid vacation, sick leave Manager (CPM) preferred. At minimum, the candidate should have a desire and personal leave. Please submit resumes either by mail or in person to the to obtain a certificate mentioned above and have a timeline/plan in place to City of Plainview, Post Office Box 117, Plainview AR 72857 by Jan. 12. obtain the certificate. Associate’s degree in business or a related field from POLICE OFFICERS—Harrison is accepting applications for 2 Police Officers. two-year college or university and 5 years related experience and/or training; Salary: $31,900. Must be a U.S. citizen; be at least 21 years of age or or equivalent combination of education and experience. A full job description older; possess a valid Arkansas DL; have no felony record/arrests; be able is available upon request. Interested applicants should submit city applica- to pass a background investigation, a psychological examination and a tion and/or resume to Jake Harper, Assistant Finance Director (jharper@ physical examination, as well as a polygraph examination; ability to work bentonvillear.com) or fax at (479) 271-5913. rotational shifts; must be fingerprinted; and must purchase uniforms and STREET SUPERINTENDENT—Republic, Mo., seeks a Street Superintendent. equipment. Contact Leta Price at 116 S. Spring for an application, or call Plans, supervises, directs, and coordinates the reconstruction, maintenance, 870-741-5463. and repair of streets, alleys and storm water drainage systems. Education PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER—Republic, Mo., seeks a Public Information and experience: Must be HS graduate or equivalent with preferably an Officer. Coordinates and manages the city’s public information including Associate’s Degree in Construction Management, Public Works or a related marketing efforts, dissemination of information to the public and media field. Shall have a minimum of 7 years progressive maintenance experience concerning City events and issues, and the implementation of strategic com- in an organized street or road department, including 5 years at the super- munication campaigns and programs. Education and experience: Bachelor’s visory level. Experience may be substituted for the education requirement degree from an accredited college or university in journalism, communica- on a year-for-year basis. Must possess a Class “B” CDL. Air brake endorse- tions or related field. Must have at least two years of related and responsible ment is required. Must possess or obtain within probationary employment work experience. Municipal experience is preferred, but not required. period, the following National Incident Management Training Certifications: Knowledge, skills and abilities: principles, techniques and objectives of ICS-100.PW, IS-200, FEMA IS-700. Applicant must successfully complete public relations as it applies within municipal government organization and background investigation and pre-employment substance abuse testing and able; knowledge of accurate grammar, spelling, punctuation, and standard may be subject to random substance abuse testing. Pay range: Grade 8, English usage required; must be able to read, understand, and interpret a $47,902.40–$63,564.80. Application and complete job description available variety of information including city ordinances; must maintain a high level at www.republicmo.com. Application must be completed and submitted of confidentiality; must be able to make sound decisions within established online or to City Hall, 213 N. Main, Republic, MO 65738. Open until filled. guidelines and procedures; must be able to effectively and efficiently coor-
50 CITY & TOWN NOTICE: Annexation Reports Due March 1
Arkansas Code Ann. sections 14–40–2201 and 14-40–2202 provide: (a)(1) Beginning March 1, 2014, and each successive year thereafter, the mayor or city manager of a city or incorpo- rated town shall file annually with the city clerk or recorder, town recorder, and county clerk a written notice describ- ing any annexation elections that have become final in the previous eight (8) years. (2) The written notice shall include: (A) The schedule of services to be provided to the inhabitants of the annexed portion of the city; and (B) A statement as to whether the scheduled services have been provided to the inhabitants of the annexed por- tions of the city. (b) If the scheduled services have not been provided to the new inhabitants within three (3) years after the date the annexation becomes final, the written notice reporting the status of the extension of scheduled services shall include a statement of the rights of inhabitants to seek detachment. (c) A city or incorporated town shall not proceed with annexation elections if there are pending scheduled services that have not been provided in three (3) years as prescribed by law. Ark. Code Ann. § 14-40-2202. Inhabitants of annexed area (a) In all annexations under § 14-40-303 and in accordance with § 14-40-606, after the territory declared annexed is considered part of a city or incorporated town, the inhabitants residing in the annexed portion shall: (1) Have all the rights and privileges of the inhabitants of the annexing city or incorporated town; and (2) (A) Be extended the scheduled services within three (3) years after the date the annexation becomes final. (B) The mayor of the municipality shall file a report with the city clerk or recorder, town recorder, and county clerk of the extension of scheduled services. (b) If the scheduled services have not been extended to the area and property boundaries of the new inhabitants within three (3) years after the date annexation becomes final, the written notice reporting the status of the extension of scheduled services shall: (1) Include a written plan for completing the extension of services and estimated date of completion; and (2) Include a statement of the rights of inhabitants to seek detachment. (c) A city or incorporated town shall not proceed with any additional annexation elections if there are pending sched- uled services that have not been extended as required under this subchapter. To obtain a sample Notice Describing Annexation Elections, and Schedules of Services access the "Legal FAQs" page of www.arml.org/mldp. Certain municipal officials in first class cities may opt out of APERS The Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System (APERS) provides cities with the opportunity to cover its employees and officials (Ark. Code Ann. § 24-4-303). The law states generally that the mayor and clerk “shall become participating employees upon taking office.” On the other hand, the statute permits mayors and clerks of first class cities to opt out of APERS in order to participate in the local retirement plans provided for in Ark. Code Ann. §§ 24-12-121 and 24-12-123. In order to make this election, the mayor or clerk must provide written notice to APERS within 90 calendar days of the date the official assumed office. Once made, this choice is irrevocable. Any employer contributions previously made on behalf of an official who elects not to participate will be refunded to the city and the official will forfeit service credit in the system. Newly elected city attorneys or city treasurers in cities of the first class who are otherwise covered by a local pension fund may also take advantage of these provisions. To contact APERS, call (501) 682-7800 or visit www.apers.org.
January 2018 51 Index 2013–2017 Save this index and use it to research past articles back to 2013. Animal Control Marijuana, medical-March ’14, p.39; Aug. ’15, p.32; April Census Managed intake-May ’15, p.30 ’17, p.36; Oct. ’17, p.30; edibles-Feb. ’15, p.40; youth 2020 Census, reporting boundary changes-May ’16, Mixed breeds, identifying-Nov. ’14, p.26 risks-June ’16, p.44; passes in Ark.-Dec. ’16, p.44; p.16; July ’16, p.32; Aug. ’16, p.11; Jan. ’17, p.36; Safety, heat-July ’14, p.32 Feb. ’17, p.26; Colorado pot club-May ’17, p.42 mapping Census blocks-June ’16, p.16; Geographic Shelters, reuniting pets with owners, tips-Dec. ’14, p.28; McDonald, William, passes DOT medical examiner’s Information Systems coordination-Aug. ’16, p.10 fostering through-Jan. ’15, p.36 course-May ’14, p.39 Medical Review Officer-Nov. ’15, p.38; Nov. ’17, p.42 Centennial/Sesquicentennial Incorporation Arkansas City Attorneys’ Association (ACAA) Moving, new office-Dec. ’15, p.44 Centennial celebrations-April ’14, p.42; April ’16, p.36; CLE, Feb. ’16, p.12; Jan. ’17, p.12; Dec. ’17, p.30 New hires, reporting-Sept. ’15, p.36 May ’17, p.7 Officers, elected-July ’13, p.9; July ’14, p.13; July ’15, Nicotine-Oct. ’15, p.28 Quasquicentennial celebrations-May ’17, p.7 p.12; July ’16, p.12; July ’17, p.13 Opioids, dangers-June ’17, p.46; epidemic dominates Sesquicentennial celebrations-April ’16, p.36 Winter Conference, meet at-Feb. ’13, p.11; Feb. ’15, headlines-July ’17, p.40; fentanyl abuse-Aug. ’17, p.11 p.34; pill dumping-Nov. ’17, p.42 Cities Prescription medicine, abuse decline-Sept. ’14, p.24; Alma, Kick Start Alma-Oct. ’17, p.38; economic develop- Arkansas City Managers Association opiates, use and abuse-Dec. ’14, p.18; Sept. ’16, ment-Nov. ’17, p.46 Anti-government sentiment, combating-May ’15, p.15 p.42 Arkadelphia, Mayor Hollingshead retires-Feb. ’15, p.43; Officers, Hot Springs’ Spicer elected president-July ’16, Program inspection, DOT-Sept. ’14, p.24 Volunteer Community of the Year-Dec. ’15, p.20; p.62 Substance abuse, policy-Jan. ’15, p.32; at work-May public-private partnerships spur development-May ’16, p.34; increase in-Oct. ’16, p.42 ’16, p.40; Jimmy Bolt moves on-July ’16, p.30; Storm Arkansas City Clerks, Recorders and Treasurers Drain Awareness Week-Nov. ’16, p.32; Brenda Gills Association (ACCRTA) Awards honored-Jan. ’17, p.41 (see also City Clerks) Adrian L. White Municipal Leadership Award-July ’13, Ashdown, quasquicentennial-May ’17, p.7 Clerk of the Year-July ’14, p.12; July ’15, p.11; July ’16, p.14; July ’14, p.12; July ’15, p.11; July ’16, p.11; Aubrey, new mayor profile-June ’15, p.7 p.11; July ’17, p.12 July ’17, p.12 Augusta, invasive Asian carp-Nov. ’14, p.16 Officers elected-July ’13, p.9; July ’14, p.13; July ’15, Allen Maxwell Distinguished Public Service Award-July Barling, new city hall-Dec. ’17, p.22 p.12; July ’16, p.12; July ’17, p.13 ’14, p.12 Batesville, parks and rec director-Sept. ’13, p.34; 71st Region IV meeting, Fort Smith-Nov. ’17, p.52 Certificates of Appreciation-July ’13, p.15; July ’14, p.11; White River Carnival-Oct. ’14, p.10; green update- Winter Conference, meet at-Feb. ’15, p.11; new clerk July ’15, p.14; July ’16, p.11; July ’17, p.10 June ’15, p.50; new police dept.-July ’15, p.40; orientation-Jan. ’17, p.24 Four Star Municipality Award-July ’13, p.14; July ’14, Mayor Elumbaugh profile-Aug. ’15, p.6; hosts Annual p.13; July ’15, p.12; July ’16, p.11; July ’17, p.13 Planning Meeting-Sept. ’15, p.6; Hetrick receives Arts and Literature Delta Byways, Delta Awards-Feb. ’13, p.10; March ’14, scholarship-Sept. ’15, p.24; Mayor Elumbaugh vis- Argenta, JFK photos-April ’13, p.22 p.8; March ’15, p.26; March ’16, p.18 its Ghana-Nov. ’15, p.24; new community/aquatic Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Frank Lloyd Glenn G. Zimmerman Award-July ’14, p.12 center-March ’16, p.10; July ’17, p.47; police train Wright Bachman-Wilson House opens-Nov. ’15, p.10 Jack R. Rhodes Sr. Distinguished Service Award-July on League driving simulator-April ’16, p.32; new IBLA Grand Prize International Music Competition, per- ’13, p.14; July ’14, p.13; July ’15, p.12; July ’16, wastewater facility-July ’16, p.34; Forward Arkansas forms in Arkansas-May ’13, p.22; June ’14, p.8; June p.11; July ’17, p.12 educational initiative-Nov. ’16, p.42; Sanford St. John ’15, p.22; June ’16, p.26; June ’17, p.10; celebrates John Woodruff City Above Self Award-July ’13, p.14; retires-Dec. ’16, p.35; Melba Theater renovation-May 25 years-Aug. ’16, p.14; seeks benefactors, hosts- July ’14, p.12; July ’15, p.11; July ’16, p.11; July ’17, ’17, p.30 Sept. ’17, p.26 p.12; IABC Lifetime Achievement Award, David Pryor- Bay, State Aid Street funds-March ’14, p.6; Volunteer Little Rock, Robinson Center re-opens-Dec. ’16, p.25 May ’17, p.15 Community of the Year-Feb. ’15, p.16 U.S.A.F. Concert Band and Singing Sergeants, perform in Marvin L. Vincent Commitment to Excellence Award-July Bella Vista, best place to retire-Dec. ’14, p.36; new Little Rock-May ’16, p.20 ’13, p.14; July ’14, p.13; July ’15, p.12; July ’16, street department facility-June ’16, p.16; new fire p.11; July ’17, p.13 station-Aug. ’16, p.44 a’TEST Consultants, Inc. Municipal Clerk of the Year-July ’15, p.11; July ’16, p.11; Benton, Volunteer Community of the Year-Feb. ’13, p.16; (see also DOT, Drugs) July ’17, p.12 Feb. ’15, p.16; Dec. ’15, p.20; Feb. ’17, p.14; new Alcohol, anti-binge drinking pill-Jan. ’13, p.27 Person(s) of Year-July ’15, p.11 event center-Dec. ’14, p.8; Riverside Park-July ’16, Ambien-Aug. ’16, p.42 Rural Community Alliance, names Harry Brown Cham- p.50; River Center opens-May ’17, p.6 Anniversary, a’TEST turns 22-Nov. ’14, p.14 pion of Rural Arkansas-May ’16, p.10 Bentonville, Volunteer Community of the Year-Feb. ’13, Domestic violence-April ’14, p.45 Volunteer Communities of the Year-Feb. ’13, p.16; Feb. p.16; Feb. ’14, p.12; Feb. ’15, p.17; Dec. ’15, p.21; Driving, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration-Feb. ’14, p.12; Feb. ’15, p.17; Dec. ’15, p.20; Feb. ’17, Feb. ’17, p.14; Mayor McCaslin profile-Nov. ’13, p.8; ’13, p.25; while drowsy-March ’15, p.43 p.14 named top place to live-Jan. ’14, p.42; mountain bike Drug testing, General: random-Feb. ’14, p.19; third party fest-Oct. ’14, p.22; Vist Bentonville branding-March monitoring-June ’14, p.49; DOT specimen collection Boundary Changes ’15, p.28; Scott Family Amazeum-Nov. ’15, p.8; Frank rules-Aug. ’14, p.27; defrauding results-Dec. ’14, (annexation, consolidation, etc.) Lloyd Wright Bachman-Wilson House-Nov. ’15, p.10; p.18; Nov. ’16, p.40; why drug test-April ’15, p.43; Annexation reports, due-Jan. ’14, p. 19; Dec. ’14, p.16; hosts Placemakers Summit and Small Developers Custody and Control Forms-May ’15, p.47; Feb. ’16, Jan. ’15, p.29; Feb. ’15, p.39; Dec. ’15, p.61; Dec. Bootcamp-May ’16, p.8; Outstanding Citizen Award- p.21; July ’16, p.54; which test to request-June ’15, ’16, p.30; Jan. ’17, p.37; Feb. ’17, p.47; Dec. ’17, Dec. ’16, p.46; May ’17, p.23; 10 best small cities for p.24; driver education-July ’15, p.39; positivity rate p.13 families-Oct. ’17, p.44 increases-March ’16, p.28; expanded opioid testing- Reporting changes, 2020 Census-May ’16, p.16; July Berryville, named top place to live-Jan. ’14, p.42 March ’17, p.32; DOT updates-Sept. ’17, p.40; HHS ’16, p.32; Jan. ’17, p.36 Big Flat, comes together after mayor’s death-March ’15, revisions-Oct. ’17, p.31 p.14 Heroin-March ’14, p.39; hospitalizations increase-April ’16, p.28
52 CITY & TOWN Blytheville, Volunteer Community of the Year-Feb. ’13, Fort Smith, Volunteer Community of the Year-Feb. ’13, Little Rock, Sustainability Summit-May ’14, p.8; May p.16; Feb. ’14, p.12; Feb. ’15, p.17; Mayor Sanders, p.16; Feb. ’14, p.12; Feb. ’15, p.17; Feb. ’15, p.21; ’15, p.35; Peabody ducks final waddle-May ’13, p.11; profile-Sept. ’14, p.10; Flying Wallendas perform at top “true western town”-Jan. ’13, p.41; fire service Entergy lights river bridges-Jan. ’14, p.8; named most Mayfest-June ’16, p.12 improves-June ’14, p.9; U.S. Marshals Museum, livable city-Jan. ’14, p.42; State Aid Street funds- Booneville, Voluntary Community of the Year-Feb. ’15, breaks ground-Jan. ’15, p.14; estimate cut in half- March ’14, p.7; new splash pad-May ’14, p.9; Centre p.17 July ’17, p.51; among cheapest cities-March ’15, at University Park opens-June ’14, p.20; Mayor Bono, new mayor profile-Oct. ’15, p.34; turns 100-April p.28; Parrot Island opens-June ’15, p.12; Beautify Stodola, profile-Aug. ’14, p.6; receives Dreamkeepers ’16, p.36; new park-March ’17, p.42 Fort Smith tree initiative-March ’16, p.47; City Direc- Award-Feb. ’15, p.18;World Changers volunteers- Bradley, back in compliance-April ’16, p.36 tor Settle, profile-Nov. ’16, p.6; hosts ACCRTA-Nov. Aug. ’14, p.31; July ’15, p.32; Aug. ’16, p.24; Little Bryant, healthy vending-Jan. ’13, p.42; Ark. Chronic ’17, p.52 Rock Port Authority new headquarters-Sept. ’14, p.9; Disease Coordinating Council honors city-June ’15, Gould, perseverance-Dec. ’17, p.32 new 12th Street Station-Oct. ’14, p.26; hosts U.S. p.54; “Bryant 101”-Aug. ’15, p.36; Fall Fest grows- Gravette, historic museum-March ’13, p.18 Conference of Mayors-Nov. ’14, p.43; named top 10 Oct. ’15, p.35; community outreach program-Oct. ’15, Green Forest, beautification project-Sept. ’15, p.40 capital-Feb. ’15, p.24; Little Rock Marathon-March p.47; youth volunteer-Sept. ’16, p.46; Mayor Dabbs Greenbrier, fitness challenge-May ’15, p.54; Volunteer ’15, p.6; mayor’s state of the city address-April ’15, profile-Oct. ’16, p.8 Community of the Year-Dec. ’15, p.22; Feb. ’17, p.14; p.22; spot on Monopoly game board-April ’15, p.30; Cabot, new aquatic park-July ’16, p.35; officers attends community garden-Oct. ’17, p.34 Newcastle soccer team visit-May ’15, p.12; Main vet crisis intervention training-May ’17, p.20 Greenwood, named top place to live-Jan. ’14, p.42 Street Food Truck Festival-May ’15, p.34; neighbor- Caraway, veterans’ monument-June ’14, p.6; postal ser- Harrison, E-Ship U, entrepreneur support-June ’16, p.46 hood stabilization award-July ’15, p.40; first female vice centennial-Oct. ’16, p.16 Heber Springs, Volunteer Community of the Year-Feb. asst. police chief-July ’15, p.41; USS Little Rock crest Camden, extends water service-walkability survey-Nov. ’14, p.12; Feb. ’15, p.18; Feb. ’17, p.14; Greers Ferry unveiled-July ’15, p.46; Main Street Creative Corridor ’13, p.47; Mama Weaver 116th birthday-Aug. ’14, Dam turns 50-Oct. ’13, p.6 debut-Oct. ’15, p.6; Bernard elected Neighborhoods p.21 Helena-West Helena, sister city with Moshi, Tanzania- USA president-Nov. ’15 p.47; Mayor Stodola elected Centerton, coffee with mayor-April ’14, p.14; centennial- Aug. ’13, p.28; Dec. ’13, p.14; July ’15, p.40; Oct. NLC 2nd VP-Dec. ’15, p.23; AmeriCorps, Love Your April ’14, p.42 ’15, p.12 School initiative-Jan. ’16, p.29; open data initiative- Cherokee Village, ArCOP Growing Healthy Cities-Aug. Hope, new Amtrak and clinic-July ’13, p.31; City Man- April ’16, p.16; named Bicycle Friendly Community- ’14, p.38; Volunteer Community of the Year-Feb. ’17, ager Cook, profile-Dec. ’13, p.6; hosts farmers’ mar- June ’16, p.54; Invest Health initiative-June ’16, p.54; p.14 ket training-April ’15, p.24 Mayor’s Summit on Entrepreneurship-Aug. ’16, p.20; Clarendon, Volunteer Community of the Year-Feb. ’14, Horseshoe Bend, 50-year celebration-June ’13, p.11 pilot summer rec. program for children-Aug. ’16, p.12 Hot Springs, new website-Feb. ’14, p.21; Majestic Hotel p.22; data portals go live-Aug. ’16, p.52; Broadway Clarkridge, Volunteer Community of the Year-Feb. ’14, fire spurs action-Aug. ’14, p.18; Japanese firefighter Bridge decommissioned-Oct. ’16, p.12; Mayor Stodola p.12; Feb. ’15, p.17; Dec. ’15, p.21; Feb. ’17, p.14 visits-Feb. ’15, p.30; new park named for late city addresses Iowa League of Cities-Oct. ’16, p.41; Police Clarksville, Volunteer Community of the Year-Feb. ’13, manager-Nov. ’15, p.47; Japanese language pro- Chief Buckner named CALEA commissioner-Oct. ’16, p.16; Dec. ’15, p.21; Scenic Hill Solar partnership- gram-Dec. ’15, p.40; Spicer elected ACMA president- p.44; citizens fire academy-Nov. ’16, p.24; Ghana July ’17, p.50 July ’16, p.62; international student exchanges-Sept. consulate-Dec. ’16, p.12; Newcastle official sister Clinton, CDBG-alderman writes letter to ed.-Aug. ’13, ’16, p.22; receives trail grant-Oct. ’16, p.44; Garvan city-Dec. ’16, p.12; arborist workshop-Dec. ’16, p.19 Gardens, educational-April ’17, p.38; Hanamaki, p.16; Robinson Center re-opens-Dec. ’16, p.25; Pop Colt, turns 100-April ’16, p.36; Delta Regional Airport- Japan, 25-year sister city relationship-Aug. ’17, p.16 Up in the Rock-Jan. ’17, p.34; Volunteer Community Oct. ’16, p.32 Hughes, turns 100-April ’16, p.36 of the Year-Feb. ’17, p.14; Broadway Bridge opens- Conway, new airport-Sept. ’14, p.19 Jacksonville, therapeutic pool-April ’13, p.12; Mayor March ’17, p.6; ribbon cut-May ’17, p.11; Ghana Cotton Plant, new mayor profile-Sept. ’15, p.38 Fletcher profile-Oct. ’13, p.8 consulate opens-March ’17, p.30; Mayor Stodola, Crossett, Revamp Crossett-Nov. ’16, p.34; Forward Ar- Jonesboro, Volunteer Community of the Year-Feb. ’13, 2017 Small Business Advocate Award-July ’17, p.44; kansas educational initiative-Nov. ’16, p.42 p.16; Mayor Perrin named to NLC committee-Feb. hosts World Woman Summit-Nov. ’17, p.34; good for Dardanelle, Fire Chief Cross retires-Oct. ’16, p.45; inno- ’15, p.24; public-private collaboration-Jan. ’13, p.38; entrepreneurs-Nov. ’17, p.52; Mayor Stodola named vative collector well-Nov. ’17, p.40 Quality of Life Unit-March ’13, p.8; neighborhood NLC president-Dec. ’17, p.6 De Queen, Mayor McKelvy, profile-Dec. ’14, p.6 initiative grant-May ’13, p.10; Mothers of Angels Leachville, turns 100-April ’16, p.36 DeValls Bluff, turns 150-April ’16, p.36 garden-Oct. ’13, p.11; multifamily crime free housing Lonoke, economic development efforts-Aug. ’16, p.16 DeWitt, bio-fuel refinery opens-March ’14, p.10 program-Nov. ’13, p.13; new municipal center-Dec. Lowell, top place to live-Jan. ’14, p.42 Diamond City, State Aid Street funds-March ’14, p.6 ’13, p.10; new splash pad-June ’14, p.22; community Madison, centennial-April ’14, p.42 Dyess, Johnny Cash boyhood home-Feb. ’14, p.20; Sept. center renovated-Aug. ’14, p.25; hosts League annual Magnolia, State Aid Street funds-March ’14, p.6; Blos- ’14, p.12; Dec. ’17, p.44 planning meeting-Sept. ’14, p.6; Miracle League park som Festival & World Championship Steak Cook-off, El Dorado, NLC Small City of the Day-July ’15, p.40; opens-Nov. ’14, p.33; hosts DRA event-March ’15, coverage-June ’17, p.6 Mayor Hash profile-Dec. ’15, p.26 p.16; renovates YMCA-April ’15, p.27; new transit Marianna, downtown preservation-March ’13, p.6; Mayor Elm Springs, centennial-May ’17, p.7 center-Dec. ’15, p.34; police training academy-Jan. Williams, profile-Aug. ’16, p.12; Forward Arkansas Eureka Springs, firestation facelift-Jan. ’15, p.30 ’16, p.10; students build for homeless-April ’16, p.12; educational initiative-Nov. ’16, p.42 Fairfield Bay, community development success-Oct. ’15, young student coding skills-July ’16, p.38; hosts re- Marion, 150th anniv. of Sultana disaster-May ’15, p.9 p.36; Volunteer Community of the Year-Dec. ’15, p.21 spect & understanding workshop-Aug. ’16, p.23; Win- Marked Tree, mayor named to Women’s Hall of Fame- Fayetteville, Volunteer Community of the Year-Feb. ter Wonderland-Dec. ’16, p.40; Mayor Perrin, world July ’15, p.41 ’13, p.16; Feb. ’14, p.12; Feb. ’15, p.17; Dec. ’15, trade-Jan. ’17, p.22; best for 2017 success-Jan. ’17, Marvell, preserves Levon Helm home-Nov. ’15, p.29 p.21; Feb. ’17, p.14; brownfield success-May ’13, p.42; city van promotional tool-Feb. ’17, p.24; charity Maumelle, Volunteer Community of the Year-Feb. ’13, p.38; prairie restoration-Oct. ’13, p.36; Lights of dental clinic-May ’17, p.18; homeless outreach-May p.16; Feb. ’15, p.18; Dec. ’15, p.22; Feb. ’17, p.14; the Ozarks-Dec. ’13, p.44; wins local Emmy-Oct. ’17, p.40; Race for the Cure-June ’17, p.52; free new senior center-April ’17, p.34; Playful City USA- ’14, p.20; STAR Communities-April ’15, p.30; ENVY Wi-Fi downtown-Oct. ’17, p.44; Nov. ’17, p.15; lands June ’17, p.61 Award-May ’15, p.31; ranked 3rd best by U.S. News $1 million in grants-Dec. ’17, p.44 Mayflower, tornado benefit game-May ’14, p.6 & World Report; Utility of the Future award-Sept. ’16, Keo, turns 100-April ’16, p.36 McGehee, Jerome-Rohwer Interpretive Museum and p.46; Mayor Jordan, profile-Nov. ’17, p.11 Lake Village, Million Hearts initiative-June ’13, p.26; Visitor Center, opens-May ’13, p.8; Desha Alumni Forrest City, Delta Regional Airport-Oct. ’16, p.32 DRA honors police chief-April ’15, p.10; DRS honors Community Center-Dec. ’17, p.42 alderman-June ’15, p.20; Ark. Chronic Disease Coor- McNeil, Volunteer Community of the Year-Feb. ’17, p.14 dinating Council honors mayor-June ’15, p.54; Alder- McRae, centennial-April ’14, p.42 man Angel profile-Sept. ’15, p.12; Local Foods, Local Monticello, new fire station-May ’14, p.10; named Playful Places initiative-Feb. ’16, p.20 City USA-June ’16, p.54 Lakeview, presents League gavel-Dec. ’14, p.36; Mayor Montrose, DRA honors Mayor Coulter-March ’14, p.12 Bush named to NLC board-Dec. ’16, p.46 Morrilton, urban forestry efforts-April ’16, p.14; new city Lamar, Mayor Boen profile-Dec. ’17, p.10 hall-Nov. ’16, p.29; Charlotte Kindle retires-Aug. ’17, p.33; economic development-Nov. ’17, p.46
January 2018 53 Mountain Home, Volunteer Community of the Year-Feb. Springdale, gives $1 million-Feb. ’15, p.24; Marshal- City Officials ’13, p.16; Feb. ’15, p.18; Feb. ’17, p.14; added to lese-Oct. ’16, p.10; Forward Arkansas educational Advice: General, leadership tips-March ’13, p.10; March economic index-June ’15, p.65; Amon Tilley retires- initiative-Nov. ’16, p.42; All America City Award-July ’15, p.8; May ’15, p.28; Oct. ’17, p.36; newly elected Aug. ’17, p.33; Mayor Dillard, profile-Sept. ’17, p.10 ’17, p.50; Mayor Sprouse, profile-Aug. ’17, p.6; hosts tips-Jan. ’13, p.10; Jan. ’15, p.6; Jan. ’17, p.6; media Mulberry, new senior center-edamame plant-April ’13, annual planning meeting-Sept. ’17, p.6; bioswale- relations-Jan. ’13, p.12; Jan. ’17, p.8; legislative p.18; community planning success-Aug. ’15, p.50; Sept. ’17, p.42; 6th fastest growing in America-Oct. process-Jan. ’13, p.15; Jan. ’17, p.9; citizen interac- Rep. Westerman visits-Sept. ’15, p.14; Mayor Baxter, ’17, p.44; attains top ISO rating-Nov. ’17, p.52 tion tips-June ’14, p.38; community engagement profile-Dec. ’16, p.6 Stamps, celebrates Maya Angelou-Nov. ’14, p.8; Mayor tips-Sept. ’14, p.22; Aug. ’17, p.20; veteran officials Murfreesboro, Volunteer Community of the Year-Feb. David Bright receives Global Freedom Award-Feb. ’15, share insights-Feb. ’15, p.22; Feb. ’17, p.16; meeting ’14, p.12 p.37; Vol. Fire Department, new station-Feb. ’15, p.43 commandments-June ’15, p.28; be a good boss- Newport, ReNewport Grants-Nov. ’16, p.34 Stephens, Mayor Brown visits Ghana-Nov. ’15, p.24; Sept. ’15, p.30; authoritative not authoritarian-Oct. Norfork, Volunteer Community of the Year-Feb. ’13, p.16; Mayor Brown, profile-Aug. ’16, p.6; donates firefight- ’15, p.16; qualities of strong mentors-Jan. ’16, p.24; Feb. ’14, p.12 ing gear to Ghana-July ’17, p.28 productivity hacks-March ’16, p.14; email etiquette North Little Rock, new Argenta library-April ’13, p.23; Stuttgart, coat drive-Feb. ’15, p.45 tips-March ’16, p.34; five urgent public management sustainability summit-Nov. ’13, p.16; Entergy lights Summit, centennial-May ’17, p.7 issues-April ’16, p.42; breaks increase productivity- river bridges-Jan. ’14, p.8; new Argenta library- Texarkana, e-waste recycling grant-Jan. ’15, p.51; hosts Sept. ’16, p.25; managing local government tougher May ’14, p.47; Argenta Downtown Council, annual annual League planning meeting-Sept. ’16, p.6 than usual-Feb. ’17, p.18; Upstanders-April ’17, p.24; luncheon-July ’14, p.51; July ’17, p.53; hosts Mini Tontitown, 116th Grape Festival-Sept. ’14, p.18 juggling priorities-Nov. ’17, p.14; managing difficult Maker-June ’15, p.55; June ’16, p.48; city hall cen- Trumann, centennial-May ’17, p.7 workplace relationships-Dec. ’17, p.26 tennial-Aug. ’15, p.40; Mayor Smith, profile-Oct. ’15, Turrell, new library-March ’16, p.8 p.8; city attorney promoted to colonel-April ’16, p.39; Van Buren, Volunteer Community of the Year-Feb. ’13, Communications Broadway Bridge decommissioned-Oct. ’16, p.12; p.16; Feb. ’14, p.12; Dec. ’15, p.22; Feb. ’17, p.14; Communications: General, email etiquette tips-March Mary Ruth Morgan honored -Oct. ’16, p.37; Broadway Barbie Curtis retires-Sept. ’16, p.24 ’16, p.34; “All America Conversations”-March ’17, Bridge opens-March ’17, p.6; ribbon cut-May ’17, Vilonia, Volunteer Community of the Year-Feb. ’14, p.13; p.62; overcoming communication gap-June ’17, p.12 p.11; IABC honors Tommy Norman-May ’17, p.15; Dec. ’15, p.22; tornado benefit game-May ’14, p.6; Cyber liability, protecting data-Jan. ’14, p.38; preventing One Heart Playground, opens-Oct. ’17, p.6; Council playground honors tornado victim-Nov. ’15, p.47 cyberattacks-May ’16, p.12 Member Ross, profile-Oct. ’17, p.8; community polic- Waldo, new mayor-Aug. ’15, p.30 Fayetteville, local Emmy-Oct. ’14, p.20 ing, NLRPD efforts-Nov. ’17, p.6 Walnut Ridge, Mayor Snapp profile-May ’15, p.10 Little Rock, open data initiative-April ’16, p.16 Paragould, new fire station-Jan. ’13, p.29 Ward, water and sewer manager honored-Aug. ’15, p.31 Media relations, tips-Jan. ’13, p.12 Paris, Eiffel Tower replica-Dec. ’14, p.35; economic Warren, Volunteer Community of the Year-Feb. ’13, p.16; Security, data-April ’17, p.42 development-July ’15, p.56 Feb. ’15, p.18; State Aid Street funds-March ’14, p.6 Technology, reaching out via mobile devices-Oct. ’16, Patterson, turns 100-April ’16, p.36 Weiner, centennial-April ’14, p.42 p.24 Pea Ridge, Mayor Crabtree, profile-Aug. ’13, p.6; Trail White Hall, named top place to live-Jan. ’14, p.42; 50th Windows XP, support for stops-Feb. ’14, p.34 of Tears anniversary and mule jump-Nov. ’13, p.10; Founders Day-Nov. ’14, p.23 welcomes schoolchildren-March ’15, p.10; workforce Wynne, Delta Regional Airport-Oct. ’16, p.32 Delta development program-Nov. ’15, p.30; joint city hall/ Arkansas Delta Byways, Delta Awards-Feb. ’13, p.10; school admin. building-March ’16, p.6; June ’16, p.8; City Attorneys March ’14, p.8; March ’15, p.26; March ’16, p.18; Oct. ’16, p.6; Forward Arkansas educational initiative- North Little Rock, Jason Carter promoted to colonel-April March ’17, p.16 Nov. ’16, p.42 ’16, p.39 Delta Regional Authority (DRA), honors Montrose Mayor Perry, centennial-April ’14, p.42 Larry Coulter-March ’14, p.12; Delta Leadership Insti- Piggott, Mayor Morris profile-Sept. ’13, p.10 City Clerks tute, new grads-Aug. ’15, p.44; Delta Challenge event Pine Bluff, downtown revitalization-April ’15, p.42; John- ACCRTA, officers elected-July ’13, p.9; July ’14, p.13; in Jonesboro-March ’15, p.16; honors Lake Village son named Wastewater Manager of the Year-Aug. July ’15, p.12; July ’16, p.12; July ’17, p.13; silent police chief-April ’15, p.10; Creative Placemaking ’15, p.61; hosts Delta symposium-May ’16, p.6; urban auction-Jan. ’11, p.47; new clerk orientation-Jan. Initiative, funds available-June ’17, p.60; funding forestry education-Dec. ’16, p.16; 20th Enchanted ’17, p.24 awarded cities-Oct. ’17, p.44; Caldwell named federal Land of Lights & Legends-Dec. ’16, p.34; Pine Bluff Arkansas Municipal Clerks Institute, 45th academy-Oct. co-chair-Oct. ’17, p.44 Rising-June ’17, p.44; wastewater, Platinum 8 ’17, p.20 Local Foods, Local Places initiative, Lake Village chosen- Award-Sept. ’17, p.20 Greenhill, Mitri, shares insights-Feb. ’15, p.23; Feb. ’17, Feb. ’16, p.20 Pocahontas, named top place to live-Jan. ’14, p.42 p.17 Miss. Delta Grassroots Caucus, coverage-June ’13, p.6; Prairie Grove, Mayor Hudson profile-Nov. ’15, p.6 International Institute of Municipal Clerks (IIMC), Mu- Nov. ’13, p.6; July ’14, p.47; Dec. ’14, p.10; July ’15, Redfield, Volunteer Community of the Year-Feb. ’14, p.12 nicipal Clerks Week-April ’15, p.26; March ’16, p.44; p.37; Sept. ’16, p.26; Nov. ’17, p.54 Rison, Mayor Dollar, veterans exchange program-Dec. April ’16, p.15; March ’17, p.62; April ’17, p.54; Jones Symposium, Simmons Bank hosts “The Arkansas Delta: ’14, p.12 named director of the year-April ’15, p.26; June ’15, Why It Still Matters” in Pine Bluff-May ’16, p.6 Rogers, adult softball-Feb. ’14, p.42; Rogers Sports p.20; Whitbey named Region IV director-June ’15, Park-May ’14, p.16; Feb. ’15, p.32; aquatics center- p.20 Disaster Aug. ’14, p.30; tops business index-May ’16, p.48 Oath of office, clerks granted authority to administer- (see also Emergency Preparedness) Russellville, Involve Russellville program-Sept. ’13, p.26; Sept. ’17, p.13 Arkansas Airport Operators Association Disaster Recov- Mayor Eaton, profile-Nov. ’14, p.6; Welcome to Arkan- Simpson, Linda, shares insights-Feb. ’15, p.22; Feb. ery Program-June ’17, p.42 sas Community of Year-April ’15, p.30; May ’15, p.16; ’17, p.16 Arkansas Continuity of Operations Program (ACOOP), breaks ground for aquatic center-May ’16, p.50; Walk Whitbey, Diane, shares insights-Feb. ’15, p.23; Feb. ’17, May ’14, p.12; overview-April ’17, p.40 Across Arkansas-March ’17, p.11 p.17; named IIMC Region IV director-June ’15, p.20 Task Force 1 Urban Search & Rescue, training-July ’15, Salem, Mayor Clayton retires-Dec. ’14, p.33; Mayor p.31 Busch profile-April ’15, p.20 City Council Members and City Directors Tornadoes, Mayflower and Vilonia teams play benefit- Searcy, new airport terminal-June ’13, p.10; Mayor Angel, Sam E. II, Dept. of Rural Services honors-June May ’14, p.6; recovery snapshot-June ’14, p.36; eco- Morris, profile-Oct. ’14, p.8; Mayor Morris, 40 years ’15, p.20; profile-Sept. ’15, p.12 nomic development planning-Sept. ’15, p.22 of public service-Aug. ’15, p.10; Hale brothers retire- Baggett, Mary, retires-Feb. ’15, p.41 Urban Forest Strike Team, response & recovery-June Aug. ’15, p.38; champion Deodar cedar falls-March Eaton, Bill, shares insights-Feb. ’15, p.23; Feb. ’17, p.16 ’17, p.48 ’16, p.47; new playground-March ’16, p.48 Henderson, Dorothy, shares insights-Feb. ’15, p.22; Feb. Siloam Springs, University Street Bridge dedication-Nov. ’17, p.16 DOT (see also a’TEST Consultants, Inc.) ’13, p.11; police youth camp-Aug. ’15, p.34; library Ross, Debi, profile-Oct. ’17, p.8 Custody and Control Form-May ’15, p.47; Feb. ’16, p.21; anniversary-May ’17, p.52 Settle, Kevin, profile-Nov. ’16, p.6 July ’16, p.54 Smackover, new municipal complex-March ’14, p.14; City Councils Driving, education-July ’15, p.39 R/T Carolyn Willett retires-Feb. ’15, p.31 Meeting, statutes governing-Dec. ’13, p.13; Dec. ’15, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration-Feb. ’13, p.38; Dec. ’16, p.26; Jan. ’17, p.32; Dec. ’17, p.14 p.25; changes random rates-Feb. ’16, p.21
54 CITY & TOWN McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, Education Safety, back-to-school-Aug. ’16, p.38 upgrade-June ’15, p.10 Forward Arkansas initiative-Nov. ’16, p.42 STEM, prepares students-March ’14, p.40 Program inspectors-Sept. ’14, p.24 Jonesboro, coding skills-July ’16, p.38 Traffic signals, criterion for-Oct. ’17, p.28 Testing, specimen collection-Aug. ’14, p.27; updates- Pea Ridge, joint city hall/school admin. building-March Transportation Assistance Program (TAP)-Jan. ’16, p.36 Sept. ’17, p.40 ’16, p.6; June ’16, p.8; Oct. ’16, p.6 Trees, fruit-bearing-May ’17, p.38 Traffic Incident Management-Oct. ’14, p.21 STEM-March ’14, p.40 Utility lines, upgrading-Feb. ’17, p.28; large diameter transmission mains-July ’17, p.36 Drugs Elections Utility tax exemption-May ’15, p.44 (see also a’TEST Consultants, Inc.) Ballot measures, fact sheets-Oct. ’14, p.15; Cooperative Water, resource challenges-Aug. ’13, p.30; pharmaceuti- Extension Service offers guide-Oct. ’16, p.40 cal contaminants-Oct. ’14, p.18; Oct. ’15, p.38; tanks, Economic Development Municipal election info-Jan. ’14, p.12; Aug. ’15, p.12; painting-July ’15, p.52; innovative collector well-Nov. Alma, Kick Start Alma-Oct. ’17, p.38 June ’16, p.22; July ’16, p.46; Oct. ’17, p.16; Nov. ’17, p.40 Arkansas Economic Development Commission, ARK ’17, p.22 Wastewater, plant operational issues-Dec. ’14, p.24; Challenge-Dec. ’14, p.26 Benton wastewater system-Nov. ’15, p.38; biosolid Business Retention & Expansion Program, NWA success- Emergency Preparedness treatment-March ’17, p.34 July ’16, p.56 (see also Disaster) Consumption spending, in Arkansas-Sept. ’14, p.28 Arkansas Airport Operators Association Disaster Recov- Environment Economic Development: General, support existing in- ery Program-June ’17, p.42 ADEQ, ENVY awards-Feb. ’16, p.37 dustry-May ’14, p.42; training course-Jan. ’14, p.34; Arkansas Continuity of Operations Program (ACOOP)-May Asian carp, Augusta battles invasive species-Nov. ’14, successful cities-Feb. ’14, p.30; collaboration-July ’14, p.12; overview-April ’17, p.40 p.16 ’14, p.38; May ’15, p.48; environmental impact-Aug. Safety, FEMA tips-June ’14, p.44 Earth Day, toolkit available-April ’15, p.23 ’14, p.26; regional focus-Dec. ’14, p.40; community Fayetteville, STAR Communities-April ’15, p.30; ENVY branding-June ’15, p.58; community murals-Oct. Employment Award-May ’15, p.31 ’15, p.18; community-based planning-Jan. ’16, p.32; Document retention, guidelines-Jan. ’13, p.16 Keep Arkansas Beautiful, Great American Cleanup in planning essential-Feb. ’16, p.28; downtown revital- Employment classification, independent contractor v. Arkansas-Aug. ’13, p.12; March ’16, p.44; Aug. ’16, ization-April ’16, p.30; business outreach survey-May employee-May ’14, p.32 p.32; Aug. ’17, p.17 ’16, p.36; Harrison, local support for entrepreneurs- Overtime, federal judge blocks new rules-Dec. ’16, p.46 LED lighting, benefits-May ’16, p.44 June ’16, p.46; sites and buildings-Sept. ’16, p.36; Little Rock Sustainability Summit-May ’14, p.8; May ’15, local business grants-Nov. ’16, p.34; buy local-Dec. Energy p.35 ’16, p.38; youth involvement-Jan. ’17, p.40; regional Applied Sustainability Center, SESEM-Dec. ’13, p.34 Recycling, Texarkana e-waste grant-Jan. ’15, p.51 cooperation-Nov. ’17, p.46 Bio-fuel, refinery opens in DeWitt-March ’14, p.10 Shopping, retail vs. e-tail-July ’16, p.42 Economic Development Advisory Council-March ’13, Entergy, turns 100 with gift of light over Arkansas River- p.21 Jan. ’14, p.8; solar power plant-May ’15, p.34 FEMA Economic impact analysis-Feb. ’15, p.44 LED lighting, benefits-May ’16, p.44 Disaster aid, for four counties-May ’14, p.18 Entrepreneurship, Little Rock Mayor’s Summit-Aug. ’16, Preparedness, awards-May ’13, p.64; tips-June ’14, p.20; Cooperative Extension Service conference-Sept. Engineering p.44 ’16, p.28; increasing at local level-Sept. ’17, p.46 Airports, drive local economy-June ’16, p.28; Airport Faulkner Co., tornado recovery-Sept. ’15, p.22 Capital Improvement Plans (ACIPs)-Sept. ’16, p.38; Finances Geographic Information Systems-June ’14, p.55; maps & Delta Regional Airport-Oct. ’16, p.32; Arkansas Airport Arkansas Governmental Bonding Board Self-Insured land use-July ’17, p.38 Operators Association Disaster Recovery Program- Fidelity Bond Program, switch to fiscal year term-Nov. Indexes, interpreting-April ’15, p.44 June ’17, p.42 ’14, p.9 Infrastructure, needs-Jan. ’15, p.44; data-driven deci- Ark. Economic Developers and Chamber Executives, Arvest Bank, Consumer Reports lists among best in sion-making-April ’17, p.32 training course-May ’17, p.16 nation-Feb. ’16, p.37 Institute for Economic Advancement, 60th anniv.-March Batesville, new community/aquatic center-March ’16, Budget information, annual report-Oct. ’13, p.12; Sept. ’15, p.44; becomes Arkansas Economic Development p.10 ’14, p.14; Sept. ’15, p.20; Sept. ’16, p.10; Sept. ’17, Institute-Dec. ’17, p.44 Benton, wastewater system-Feb. ’15, p.38; Riverside p.14 Jobs, gains and losses-Nov. ’14, p.34 Park-July ’16, p.50 Budgeting, Q&A-Jan. ’13, p.37; technology assists-Aug. Little Rock, Port Authority new headquarters-Sept. ’14, Complete Streets-July ’14, p.36 ’14, p.16; best practices-Sept. ’15, p.32; guide to p.9 Conway, transportation investment-Aug. ’16, p.36 statutes governing-Dec. ’15, p.36; Dec. ’16, p.28; Lonoke, Community Development Kick Start-Aug. ’16, Dardanelle, innovative collector well-Nov. ’17, p.40 Dec. ’17, p.12 p.16 Design, technology assists-Sept. ’14, p.36 Financial statements, annual-Jan. ’13, p.22; Jan. ’14, McGehee, Desha Alumni Community Center-Dec. ’17, Engineering: General, construction management-Aug. p.10; Jan. ’15, p.18; Jan. ’16, p.12; Jan. ’17, p.10; p.42 ’13, p.14; best practices-April ’14, p.20; delivery Feb. ’17, p.36; March ’17, p.44 Mountain Home, added to Arkansas Tech Business methods-March ’15, p.40; construction observer’s Highway revenue & severance turnback reporting due- Index-June ’15, p.65 role-June ’15, p.52; scenario planning-Aug. ’15, p.48; Dec. ’16, p.32; Jan. ’17, p.36; Feb. ’17, p.45; March Mulberry, community planning success-Aug. ’15, p.50 public-private partnerships-Dec. ’15, p.52; traffic ’17, p.52; Nov. ’17, p.20; Dec. ’17, p.16 Northwest Arkansas, job growth-May ’15, p.34 study-May ’16, p.22; soil samples-Oct. ’16, p.34; civil Infrastructure, needs survey results-Dec. ’15, p.18 Paris, community development-July ’15, p.56 engineers-Nov. ’16, p.36 Local Police & Fire Retirement System (LOPFI), premium Pea Ridge, workforce development-Nov. ’15, p.30 Floodplain, management-Sept. ’15, p.52; overview-Sept. tax turnback formula-Oct. ’16, p.28 Pine Bluff, Pine Bluff Rising-June ’17, p.44 ’17, p.38 Local sales tax information, new DFA report available- Regional partnerships-Jan. ’16, p.14 Funding, options for-May ’14, p.14; grants-June ’14, Jan. ’14, p.36 Retail, rise of-Oct. ’14, p.28 p.18 Minimum wage, increases-Nov. ’16, p.33; Dec. ’16, p.32 Shopping, retail vs. e-tail-July ’16, p.42 Geotechnical investigation-April ’16, p.18 Municipal bonds, responsibilities-Feb. ’17, p.22; vetting Social media, use of-March ’14, p.32 Infrastructure Report Card, Arkansas passes-Nov. ’14, public finance team-Sept. ’17, p.32 Strong Towns, nonprofit organization-March ’14, p.20 p.22 Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Cooperation initia- Technical Assistance for Mayors Program-Dec. ’15, p.48 Maintenance, preventative-Aug. ’14, p.24 tive (MCDC)-Aug. ’14, p.14; SEC steps up enforce- Trade area, identifying-Feb. ’13, p.26 Mapping, infrastructure-Jan. ’14, p.40; early land mea- ment-Nov. ’15, p.42 Trails, funding-Aug. ’17, p.40 surement systems-April ’17, p.30 Overtime, federal judge blocks new rules-Dec. ’16, p.46 Urban Land Institute, tips from-Oct. ’16, p.30 NPDES permitting-April ’15, p.40 Tower, leasing-Nov. ’15, p.18 Wayfinding signage, importance of-March ’17, p.20 Pedestrian, design for-Aug. ’17, p.30 Website, credibility-Jan. ’13, p.30 Placemaking-Dec. ’17, p.38 Fire Fighting Workforce, development of-April ’14, p.38; Nov. ’15, Pop Up in the Rock-Jan. ’17, p.34 Arkansas Fallen Firefighters’ Memorial, dedicated-April p.30 Recreation, splashpads budget-friendly-Nov. ’15, p.48 ’14, p.19 World Trade Center Arkansas, 10 year celebration-Oct. Roundabouts-Feb. ’14, p.36; League hosts workshop- Bella Vista, new fire station-Aug. ’16, p.44 ’17, p.22 Nov. ’14, p.15 Dardanelle, Fire Chief Cross retires-Oct. ’16, p.45
January 2018 55 Eureka Springs, firestation facelift-Jan. ’15, p.30 Main Street Arkansas, grants awarded-Feb. ’17, p.51 Volunteer, research-Feb. ’13, p.20 Fire apparatus, winter weather protection-Jan. ’16, p.30 Planning-April ’14, p.30 Weight loss-Aug. ’14, p.34; Nov. ’14, p.40 Fort Smith, fire service improvements-June ’14, p.9 Public-private partnerships-Feb. ’15, p.42; March ’16, Women’s health, prevention-March ’15, p.36 Hot Springs, Japanese firefighter visits-Feb. ’15, p.30 p.42 Zika virus, ADH urges travel precautions-March ’16, Let’s Talk Pumps, winter tips-Jan. ’17, p.30; Dec. ’17, Sources, state agencies-Sept. ’15, p.44 p.36; learn the facts, take precaution-March ’16, p.24; annual pump test-Feb. ’17, p.38; troubleshoot- State Fire Grant, Act 833 deadline-Aug. ’17, p.17; Nov. p.38; CDC funds to fight-July ’16, p.62; Aug. ’16, p.52 ing-March ’17, p.38; valve types-Aug. ’17, p.22; ’17, p.31; Dec. ’17, p.25 pump capacity needs-Oct. ’17, p.10; Nov. ’17, p.30 U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, rural development grants History Little Rock, citizens fire academy-Nov. ’16, p.24 awarded-June ’15, p.65 Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, tours-Feb. ’13, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), public com- p.21; Dec. ’13, p.9; Jan. ’15, p.16; Feb. ‘ ment on new standards sought-April ’14, p.17 Health Cash, Johnny, boyhood home-Feb. ’14, p.20; Sept. ’14, Springdale, achieves top ISO-Nov. ’17, p.52 Allergies-March ’14, p.38; April ’15, p.28; March ’17, p.12; Dec. ’17, p.44 Stamps, new station-Feb. ’15, p.43 p.19 Greers Ferry Dam, turns 50-Oct. ’13, p.6 State Fire Grant, Act 833 deadline-Aug. ’17, p.17; Nov. Arkansas Chronic Disease Coordinating Council, honors Jerome-Rohwer Interpretive Museum and Visitor Center, ’17, p.31; Dec. ’17, p.25 cities-June ’15, p.54 opens-May ’13, p.8 Arkansas Coalition for Obesity Prevention (ArCOP), may- Kirk, John speaks to Delta symposium-May ’16, p.7 FireWise ors train-June ’15, p.8 Sultana steamboat disaster, 150th anniversary in (see Urban Forestry) Atrial fibrillation-Feb. ’17, p.40 Marion-May ’15, p.9 Autism-April ’16, p.38 U.S. Marshals Museum, Fort Smith breaks ground-Jan. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Breast cancer, diagnosis and treatment options-Oct. ’15, p.14; estimate cut in half-July ’17, p.51 (see also Legal Articles, Questions, Opinions, 2009-2013 ’14, p.32 index) Cancer, prevention-Dec. ’16, p.50 Holidays and Celebrations Act 1015 of 2015, children’s contact info exempt-Feb. Cardiovascular health, lowering risk-Sept. ’17, p.31 Batesville, 71st White River Carnival-Oct. ’14, p.10 ’16, p.16 Colorectal cancer, myths about-June ’14, p.48; Nov. Blytheville, Flying Wallendas perform at Mayfest-June Act 1229 of 2013-June ’15, p.18; July ’15, p.34 ’15, p.26 ’16, p.12 FOIA: General, Attorney General hosts forum-May ’14, Diabetes, Type 2 prevention-Jan. ’15, p.40; May ’17, Bryant, Fall Fest grows-Oct. ’15, p.35 p.30; cost of compliance-Jan. ’15, p.38 p.36 Jonesboro, Winter Wonderland-Dec. ’16, p.40 Legislature extends protections-Aug. ’15, p.20 Elderly, home care options-Dec. ’14, p.34; family care- Magnolia, Blossom Festival & World Championship Steak Personnel records-Feb. ’13, p.22 givers-Dec. ’15, p.16 Cook-off-June ’17, p.6 Exercise, healthy activities at home-Feb. ’16, p.36; es- Pine Bluff, 20th Enchanted Land of Lights & Legends- Grants sential for health-June ’17, p.34 Dec. ’16, p.34 Arkadelphia, public-private partnerships spur develop- Food poisoning-Nov. ’16, p.38 Tontitown, Grape Festival-Sept. ’14, p.18 ment-May ’16, p.42 Flu (see influenza) White Hall, 50th Founders Day-Nov. ’14, p.23 Ark. Dept. of Heritage, grants-March ’17, p.50 Growing Healthy Communities program, obesity preven- Ark. Forestry Commission, tree grants awarded-July tion efforts honored-Jan. ’15, p.41 Human Resources ’16, p.48 Health literacy, get most out of doctor visit-May ’14, p.38 Document retention, guidelines-Jan. ’13, p.16 Ark. Historic Preservation Program, grants awarded-Aug. Healthcare: General, cost of inactivity-June ’13, p.12; get Employee, recognition-April ’14, p.18 ’13, p.16; Aug. ’14, p.20; Aug. ’15, p.26; Aug. ’16, away from computer screen-June ’15, p.44 Overtime, U.S. Dept. of Labor proposes rule change-Oct. p.12; Aug. ’17, p.18 Heart disease, lifestyle-Feb. ’14, p.18 ’15, p.39; Nov. ’15, p.34; July ’16, p.40 Budgeting, grants-Oct. ’14, p.12; engage dept. heads- HPV, vaccine-July ’14, p.46 Nov. ’14, p.12; toward strategic plan-Nov. ’16, p.44; Influenza, vaccination-fight the flu-Oct. ’14, p.14 Information Technology Nov. ’17, p.48 Inormation exchange, SHARE system-Jan. ’14, p.30 (see also Communications) Compliance, when grant arrives-Nov. ’15, p.46 Little Rock, Invest Health initiative-June ’16, p.54 Arkansas Division of Legislative Audit, top 10 computer Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), available- Macular degeneration-Oct. ’15, p.22 issues-June ’15, p.14 Feb. ’17, p.44 MHBF: Tips, preventative care-Feb. ’16, p.22; precerti- Cyberattacks, prevention-May ’16, p.12 Disaster prep, grants available-Sept. ’17, p.48 fication-April ’16, p.13; eDocAmerica services-June Digital Government Summit, coverage-Oct. ’17, p.14 Downtown revitalization, grants available-Feb. ’14, p.40; ’16, p.62; preferred provider guide-July ’16, p.70; IT in a Box-March ’15, p.24; police data backup and Pine Bluff-April ’15, p.42 wise consumer-Oct. ’16, p.54; changes for 2017- compliance-Aug. ’16, p.40 Economic development, local investment-Oct. ’17, p.40 Dec. ’16, p.52; understanding Rx plan-Feb. ’17, p.50; Little Rock, open data initiative-April ’16, p.16; Aug. ’16, Fairfield Bay, community development success-Oct. ’15, medication, proper use-March ’17, p.56; National p.52 p.36 Safety Month-June ’17, p.50; National Immunization Mobile devices, communicating via-Oct. ’16, p.24 Federal, budget threatens local grants-Aug. ’17, p.42 Awareness Month-Aug. ’17, p.26 Public Technology Institute, NLC & NACo partner-March General Improvement Funds (GIF), needed-Feb. ’17, p.46 Mindfulness-May ’15, p.32 ’17, 12 Gould, perseverance-Dec. ’17, p.32 Nutrition, schoolchildren-Sept. ’15, p.26; Sept. ’17, p.34; Security, data-April ’17, p.42 Grant Professionals Association, annual conference healthier eating-Jan. ’17, p.44 Infrastructure takeaways-Feb. ’16, p.8 Organ donation-July ’15, p.48 America’s national report card-March ’17, p.8 Grant writing: General, find grants that fit needs-May Palliative care-Feb. ’15, p.34 Economic development, data-driven decision-making- ’14, p.34; preparation-April ’16, p. 34; be resourceful- Patient-centered medical home-Dec. ’16, p.42 April ’17, p.32 May ’15, p.46; public input-Feb. ’13, p.24; work with Pinched nerve, pain relief-May ’16, p.42 Legislature-Jan. ’14, p.44; Jan. ’15, p.42; March Pneumonia, symptoms-Dec. ’17, p.34 ’15, p.42; Dec. ’16, p.48; April ’17, p.46; trends and Keep Arkansas Beautiful Commission Primary care-Sept. ’14, p.38 Great American Cleanup, Arkansas-March ’15, p.28; tips-July ’14, p.48; demonstrate needs-Aug. ’14, Safety, playground-Oct. ’16, p.38 p.33; July ’16, p.60; create program narrative-Sept. Aug. ’15, p.39; March ’16, p.44; Aug. ’16, p.32; Scoliosis-Jan. ’16, p.44 March ’17, p.62; Aug. ’17, p.17 ’14, p.16; lessons for new year-Dec. ’14, p.46; why Skin cancer, protection against sun-June ’16, p.14 proposals fail-July ’15, p.38; Oct. ’16, p.46; set sights Sickle cell anemia-April ’14, p.44; Sept. ’16, p.30 Law Enforcement on new year-Dec. ’15, p.50; meet with candidates for Sinus infection, symptoms-Aug. ’16, p.26 Ark. Assoc. of Chiefs of Police, accreditation program- office-June ’14, p.46; engage municipal stakehold- Sleep, apnea-Aug. ’17, p.24; infant safety-Nov. ’17, p.36 June ’15, p.16; names Stacy Mayor of Year-Sept. ’15, ers-Jan. ’16, p.34; new economy, new approach-Feb. Sports, healthy season-Oct. ’17, p.24 p.46; Sipes named first director-Aug. ’17, p.38 ’16, p.30; needs assessment-June ’16, p.52; copy Stroke, symptoms-July ’16, p.36 Batesville, new police dept.-July ’15, p.40; police train good ideas-Aug. ’16, p.46; May ’17, p.48; commu- “The Picture of Rural Health in Arkansas,” report-Jan. on League driving simulator-April ’16, p.32 nity development-Sept. ’16, p.44; build mastermind ’13, p.28 Community relations, tips-Jan. ’16, p.22; effective com- group-Jan. ’17, p.45; training key-June ’17, p.56 Tobacco, legal settlement benefits state-July ’17, p.30 munity policing-May ’16, p.46; Nov. ’17, p.6; working Historic preservation, significance-July ’17, p.46 Vaccination-Aug. ’15, p.46 with faith community-June ’17, p.20 League services, Legacy Consulting, the Grant Book Co.- Vision, loss-April ’17, p.28; age-related macular degen- Dallas, Raoul, community policing-Nov. ’17, p.6 Jan. ’13, p.26 eration (AMD)-June ’17, p.40 Data, backup archiving and compliance-Aug. ’16, p.40
56 CITY & TOWN Driver safety, League driving simulator-April ’15, p.13 Letter calls for action, online sales, transportation-May Stodola, Mark, profile-Aug. ’14, p.6; receives Dream- Equitable Sharing, DOJ resumes payments-April ’16, ’17, p.8 keepers Award-Feb. ’15, p.18; shares insights-Feb. p.35 ’15, p.23; Feb. ’17, p.17; state of the city address- Helton, Carmen, community policing-Nov. ’17, p.6 Loss Control April ’15, p.22; elected NLC 2nd VP-Dec. ’15, p.23; Jonesboro, training academy-Jan. ’16, p.10 (see also Safety) NLC infrastructure panel discussion-April ’16, p.7; Little Rock, new 12th Street station-Oct. ’14, p.26; Police Cyberattacks, prevention-May ’16, p.12 addresses Iowa League of Cities-Oct. ’16, p.41; Chief Buckner named CALEA commissioner-Oct. ’16, National Safety Month-June ’17, p.50 2017 Small Business Advocate Award-July ’17, p.44; p.44 named NLC president-Dec. ’17, p.6 Norman, Tommy, IABC honors-May ’17, p.15; commu- Mayors Tidwell, Rocky, battles Asian carp-Nov. ’14, p.16 nity policing-Nov. ’17, p.6 Arnold, Mary Ann Ritter, named to Women’s Hall of Townsell, Tab, named Metroplan head-Feb. ’17, p.32 North Little Rock PD, community policing-Nov. ’17, p.6 Fame-July ’15, p.41 Williams, Jimmy, profile-Sept. ’16, p.12 Oath of office, required of chief-June ’14, p.41 Baxter, Gary, profile-Dec. ’16, p.6 Rogers PD, community bike rides-Aug. ’14, p.12 Boen, Jerry, profile-Dec. ’17, p.10 Municipal League Siloam Springs, youth camp-Aug. ’15, p.34 Bright, David, receives Global Freedom Award-Feb. ’15, Annual Planning Meeting, coverage-Sept. ’13, p.6; Sept. Use of force, Plumhoff v. Rickard-June ’14, p.7; Aug. p.37 ’14, p.6; Sept. ’15, p.6; Sept. ’16, p.6; Sept. ’17, p.6 ’14, p.10 Brown, Harry, visits Ghana-Nov. ’15, p.24; honored by Ballot measures, fact sheets-Oct. ’14, p.15 Rural Community Alliance-May ’16, p.10; profile-Aug. Budget information, annual report-Oct. ’13, p.12; Sept. Legal ’16, p.6 ’14, p.14; Sept. ’15, p.20; Sept. ’16, p.10; Sept. ’17, (see also Legal Articles, Questions, Opinions, 20013- Busch, Daniel, new Salem mayor-April ’15, p.20 p.14 2017 index) Bush, JoAnne, shares insights-Feb. ’15, p.23; Feb. ’17, Certified Continuing Education Program, online portal- Act 1103 of 2015-July ’15, p.42 p.16; Ark. Chronic Disease Coordinating Council hon- Aug. ’16, p.18 Act 1229 of 2013-June ’15, p.18 ors mayor-June ’15, p.54; named to NLC board-Dec. City & Town, index-Jan. ’13, p.52; Jan. ’14, p.54; Jan. American Tax Relief Act of 2012, summary-Jan. ’13, p21 ’16, p.46; June ’17, p.23 ’15, p.52; Jan. ’16, p.45; Jan. ’17, p.52; statement Annexation reports, due-Jan. ’14, p. 19; Dec. ’14, p.16; Cableton, Essie, perseverance in Gould-Dec. ’17, p.32 of ownership-Oct. ’13, p.27; Oct. ’14, p.23; Oct. ’15, Jan. ’15, p.29; Feb. ’15, p.39; Dec. ’15, p.61; Dec. Clayton, Gary, retires-Dec. ’14, p.33 p.33; Oct. ’16, p.47; Oct. ’17, p.41; reprints in Current ’16, p.30; Jan. ’17, p.37; Feb. ’17, p.47; Dec. ’17, Coulter, Larry, DRA honors-March ’14, p.12 Municipal Problems-July ’16, p.33 p.13 Crabtree, Jackie, profile-Aug. ’13, p.6; welcomes school- Clanton, Darrin, son awarded scholarship-Sept. ’15, p.49 Chief of police, oath of office required-June ’14, p.41 children-March ’15, p.10; named chair of Southern Driving simulator-April ’15, p.13; receives upgrades- City attorneys, what we do and why-June ’15, p.26 Municipal Conference-June ’17, p.23 Sept. ’16, p.20 City council, first meeting of year-Jan. ’17, p.32; Dec. Dabbs, Jill, profile-Oct. ’16, p.8 Economic Development Advisory Council-March ’13, ’17, p.14 Dailey, Jim, named state tourism director-Oct. ’17, p.44 p.21 County equalization boards, meet-June ’14, p.10; June Dillard, Joe, profile-Sept. ’17, p.10 Executive Committee, annual planning meeting-Sept. ’15, p.16; June ’16, p.10; June ’17, p.54 Eaton, Bill, profile-Nov. ’14, p.6; shares insights-Feb. ’13, p.6; Sept. ’14, p.6; Sept. ’15, p.6; Sept. ’16, p.6 Document retention, personnel-Jan. ’13, p.16 ’17, p.16 Finkbeiner, Debbie, retires-May ’15, p.13 Driver’s Privacy Protection Act-Nov. ’15, p.20 Elumbaugh, Rick, shares insights-Feb. ’15, p.23; Feb. Great Cities Great State educational initiative-Aug. ’13, Employment classification, independent contractor v. ’17, p.17; profile-Aug. ’15, p.6; visits Ghana-Nov. ’15, p.10; Jonesboro spreads word-Oct. ’13, p.16 employee-May ’14, p.32 p.24; National Recreation and Park Association con- Hayes, Mark, FDCC honors-June ’13, p.27; NLC Stutz Fair Labor Standards Act, overtime rules-July ’16, p.40 ference coverage-Nov. ’16, p.26 Award-Dec. ’14, p.39; Criminal Justice Institute Fidelity Bond Program, employees covered-Aug. ’13, Fletcher, Gary, profile-Oct. ’13, p.8 training-Aug. ’16, p.17 p.22 Fogleman, Frank, shares insights-Feb. ’15, p.23; Feb. Headquarters, renovation complete-Feb. ’16, p.6 Financial statements, annual-Jan. ’13, p.22; Jan. ’14, ’17, p.17 International, Ukrainian delegation visits-Jan. ’13, p.14; p.10; Jan. ’15, p.18; Jan. ’16, p.12; Jan. ’17, p.10; Gaskill, Mike, shares insights-Feb. ’15, p.22; Feb. ’17, U.K. veterans exchange-Feb. ’13, p.19; June ’13, Feb. ’17, p.36; March ’17, p.44 p.17 p.30; Nov. ’13, p.14; April ’14, p.12; Ghana delegation Highway revenues & severance turnback reporting due- Glass, Chad, new Aubrey mayor-June ’15, p.7 visits-Sept. ’14, p.34; May ’15, p.18; July ’15, p.36; Jan. ’17, p.36; Feb. ’17, p.45; March ’17, p.52; Nov. Glover, Patricia Doss, new Waldo mayor-Aug. ’15, p.30 Turkish mayors visit-April ’16, p.26; Ghana mayor ’17, p.20; Dec. ’17, p.16 Hash, Frank, profile-Dec. ’15, p.26 addresses Convention-July ’16, p.13; League delega- Legal Articles, Questions, Opinions index-Jan. ’13, p.60; Hollingshead, C.T. (Chuck), retires-Feb. ’15, p.43 tion visits Ghana-Nov. ’16, p.10; Philippine municipal Jan. ’14, p.60; Jan. ’15, p.60; Jan. ’16, p.54; Jan. Horton, Randy, Walk Across Arkansas-March ’17, p.11 employee visits-Nov. ’16, p.43; Indonesian municipal ’17, p.61 Hudson, Sonny, profile-Nov. ’15, p.6 employee visits-June ’17, p.14 Loitering, federal judge blocks Ark. law-Dec. ’16, p.29 Jordan, Lioneld, profile-Nov. ’17, p.11 Municipal Health Benefit Fund, seminar-Dec. ’13, p.8; Medical marijuana, overview-Sept. ’17, p.16 McCaslin, Bob, profile-Nov. ’13, p.8 Dec. ’14, p.17; Nov. ’16, p.24; waives mid-year rate Minimum wage, state increases-Nov. ’16, p.33 McKelvy, Billy Ray, profile-Dec. ’14, p.6; shares insights- changes-May ’15, p.8; Tips, preventative care-Feb. Oath of office, clerks granted authority to administer- Feb. ’15, p.22 ’16, p.22; precertification-April ’16, p.13; eDocAm- Sept. ’17, p.13 Morris, David, profile-Sept. ’14, p.8; 40 years of public erica services-June ’16, p.62; preferred provider Overtime, federal judge blocks new rules-Dec. ’16, p.46 service-Aug. ’15, p.10 guide-July ’16, p.70; wise consumer-Oct. ’16, p.54; Plumhoff v. Rickard, U.S. Supreme Court rules-June ’14, Morris, Gerald, profile-Sept. ’13, p.10 plan changes -Dec. ’16, p.52; Dec. ’17, p.54; under- p.7; Aug. ’14, p.10 Patrick, Robert, shares insights-Feb. ’15, p.23; Feb. ’17, standing Rx plan-Feb. ’17, p.50; medication, proper Prayer, U.S. Supreme Court upholds-June ’14, p.52 p.16 use-March ’17, p.56; National Safety Month-June ’17, Record retention, Arkansas laws-Jan. ’16, p.8 Perrin, Harold, named to NLC committee-Feb. ’15, p.50; National Immunization Awareness Month-Aug. Sign codes, Reed v. Town of Gilbert, Ariz.-Jan. ’16, p.6 p.24; appointed to Arkansas Workforce Development ’17, p.26; protected health information-Oct. ’17, p.32 State and Local Legal Center, advocates for cities-Dec. Board-Aug. ’15, p.56; world trade-Jan. ’17, p.22 Municipal League Workers’ Compensation Trust, report- ’15, p.46 Ryland, Willard, new Cotton Plant mayor-Sept. ’15, p.38 ing requirements-Sept. ’16, p.54 Towing, new laws-Oct. ’15, p.30 Sanders, James, profile-Sept. ’14, p.10; shares insights- Officers, named-July ’13, p.9; July ’14, p.9; July ’15, Turnback, reporting required-Nov. ’15, p.44; Dec. ’15, Feb. ’15, p.22; Feb. ’17, p.16 p.9; July ’16, p.8; July ’17, p.9 p.28 Shaw, Danny, new Bono mayor-Oct. ’15, p.34 Person(s) of the Year-July ’15, p.11; July ’17, p.12 U.S. Supreme Court, term preview-Oct. ’15, p.14; Aug. Smith, Joe, profile-Oct. ’15, p.8 Policies & Goals-Aug. ’13, insert; Aug. ’14, insert; Aug. ’17, p.12; term review-Aug. ’16, p.28 Snapp, Charles, new Walnut Ridge mayor-May ’15, p.10 ’15, insert; Aug. ’16, insert; Aug. ’17, insert Whistleblower Act-July ’15, p.42 Sprouse, Doug, profile-Aug. ’17, p.6 Race for the Cure-Nov. ’13, p.13 Regional meetings, schedule-Aug. ’16, p.17; Oct. ’16, Legislature p.20; Nov. ’16, p.28; coverage-Dec. ’16, p.8; Jan. 89th General Assembly, review-May ’13, p.6 ’17, p.13 90th General Assembly, review-May ’15, p.6; new acts Training, workplace-Oct. ’17, p.20 of municipal interest-May ’15, p.7; First Special Ses- Wasson, Ken, receives NLC Stutz Award-Dec. ’15, p.25 sion of the 90th review-June ’15, p.6 Wellness, #AMLMoves-Oct. ’15, p.32; Aug. ’16, p.53; 91st General Assembly, review-April ’17, p.12 Sept. ’16, p.40
January 2018 57 Workshops, MHBF-Dec. ’13, p.8; Dec. ’14, p.17; Dec. Stodola, Mark, elected 2nd VP-Dec. ’15, p.23; infra- Foster, Herman McCallister Foster Jr.-March ’16, p.44 ’15, p.30; Nov. ’16, p.24; Jan. ’17, p.12; Nov. ’17, structure panel discussion-April ’16, p.7; addresses Foutch, Bruce-April ’17, p.54 p.49; finance & budgeting-Oct. ’13, p.38; Oct. ’14, Iowa League of Cities-Oct. ’16, p.41; named NLC Franklin, Martha Gray-June ’13, p.53 p.27; Oct. ’15, p.20; Oct. ’16, p.36; Oct. ’17, p.18; president-Dec. ’17, p.6 Franks, Willie Gene-Oct. ’15, p.46 municipal basics-April ’14, p.19; HR, personnel Stutz Award, League employees honored-Dec. ’14, p.39; Freeman, Dale-Oct. ’16, p.45 matters-Nov. ’13, p.25; Nov. ’14, p.24; Nov. ’16, p.12; Dec. ’15, p.25 Fuller, James-Dec. ’13, p.47 Nov. ’17, p.43; planning and zoning-May ’13, p.37; Veteran homelessness, partners with HUD to fight-Dec. Gatlin, Frank-April ’17, p.54 May ’15, p.31; May ’17, p.46; City Gov. 101-Jan. ’16, ’14, p.47 Giddens, Rance-May ’13, p.64 p.16; Achieving Respect & Understanding in the Mu- Zimmerman, Don, honored for 50 years of service-Dec. Gorman, William Wayne “Billy”-Oct. ’13, p.45 nicipal Workplace-May ’16, p.49; Aug. ’16, p.23; Nov. ’16, p.11 Gosack, Ray-Nov. ’16, p.42 ’16, p.27; May ’17, p.12; wellness-Oct. ’16, p.26; Gray, Walter “Walt” James-March ’16, p.44 grants-June ’17, p.54 Obituaries Griffin, Larry Olen-May ’17, p.32 Young, Paul, retires-May ’15, p.13 Adams, Dean Randall Sr.-June ’17, p.60 Gruber, Sharon Lee-May ’15, p.34 Zimmerman, Don, 40 years of leadership, profile-Oct. Adams, R. Jason-Feb. ’16, p.37 Hackler, James Oliver (Hack)-July ’17, p.50 ’14, p.6; 50 years of service-July ’16, p.9; Dec. ’16, Alderson, Edwin Boyd Jr.-Nov. ’17, p.50 Hale, Bobby-April ’17, p.54 p.11 Allen, James-Feb. ’15, p.51 Hamilton, David-Dec. ’13, p.47 Anderson, David-Aug. ’14, p.33 Hammerschmidt, John Paul-April ’15, p.32 Annual League Convention Andrew, Betty Vannatter-Sept. ’15, p.61 Hannah, Jim-Jan. ’16, p.39 Awards, cities, officials recognized-July ’13, p.14; July Appleton, James Lee-May ’17, p.32 Harper, Jeff T.-Dec. ’15, p.51 ’14, p.12; July ’15, p.10; July ’16, p.11; July ’17, p.12 Baine, Thomas “Tommy”-Sept. ’14, p.43 Harrington, Cheryl Musselwhite-April ’15, p.32 Coverage-July ’13, p.6; July ’14, p.6; July ’15, p.6; July Baker, Robert-Oct. ’16, p.45 Hart, Chuck Jr.-Nov. ’16, p.42 ’16, p.6; July ’17, p.6 Baldwin, Ronald Gene “Ronnie”-Sept. ’16, p.46; Nov. Hawkins, Shelby-April ’13, p.33 Entertainment, The SoulSations-May ’13, p.11; dueling ’16, p.42 Hefley, Lloyd Wayne-May ’15, p.34 pianos-May ’14, p.25; Ned Perme Band-May ’16, Ball, Roger L.-Sept. ’13, p.47 Helms, Billy Joe-Aug. ’17, p.44 p.24 Barnett, James Franklin Sr.-Oct. ’17, p.45 Hendricks, Merlin L.-March ’13, p.26 Executive director’s address-July ’13, p.10; July ’14, p.8 Bartlett, Nan-Nov. ’17, p.50 Hendrix, Guy-April ’13, p.33 July ’15, p.8; July ’16, p.9; July ’17, p.9 Barton, Ken-March ’17, p.62 Henley, Dr. Edgar Floyd Jr.-Sept. ’14, p.43 Policies & Goals, set-July ’13, p.9; July ’14, p.8; July ’15, Best, Jimmy Lynn-Feb. ’15, p.51 Henley, John-Nov. ’15, p.47 p.8; July ’16, p.8; July ’17, p.11 Biard, Joe-May ’14, p.47 Hill, Jim-Jan. ’14, p.42 Program-June ’13, p.22; June ’14, p.32; June ’15, p.38; Bing, Harold-Dec. ’13, p.47 Hinshaw, Anita Louise “Sunny”-Dec. ’14, p.35 June ’16, p.40; June ’17, p.28 Birchfield, Randy Stewart-Sept. ’13, p.47 Hodges, Agnes Lucille Davis-April ’15, p.32 Speaker bios, NLC President to speak-May May ’13, p.12 Black, Leslie “Les” M. Jr.-Dec. ’17, p.53 Holloway, Danny-Jan. ’17, p.42 Bradley, Mark-Aug. ’17, p.44 Hopper, Curtis-Oct. ’14, p.35 Fall Conference Brewer, James Hugh “Sandy” Jr.-Oct. ’14, p.35 Hutton, J.B. Jr.-Oct. ’14, p.35 Coverage-Dec. ’15, p.6 Brodell, Hubert-Sept. ’17, p.24 Hyrowski, Irwin D.-March ’14, p.34 Program-Nov. ’15, p.14 Brown, Leroy-Oct. ’16, p.45 Jack, Fred R.-April ’13, p.33 Brown, Perry W.-April ’17, p.54 Jackson, James “Jimmy”-Feb. ’15, p.51 Winter Conference Bryles, Steve-Jan. ’13, p.41 Jackson, Maurice-April ’13, p.33 Coverage-Feb. ’13, p.6; Feb. ’14, p.6; Feb. ’15, p.6; Feb. Bumpers, Dale-Jan. ’16, p.39 James, Jerry Doyle-Dec. ’13, p.47 ’17, p.6 Burden, Leroy-May ’13, p.64 Jeffery, Samuel Dale “Sam”-May ’17, p.32 Entertainment, Sonny Burgess-Jan. ’17, p.23 Byers, Marty S.-May ’17, p.32 Jesson, Bradley Dean-Jan. ’16, p.39 Program-Jan. ’13, p.34; Jan. ’14, p.24; Jan. ’15, p.26; Carruth, Phillip O. Sr.-Oct. ’16, p.45 Johnson, Harry N.-Oct. ’17, p.45 Jan. ’17, p.18 Caruthers, Raymond E. “Ray” Jr.-July ’15, p.41 Joy, Sharron-April ’17, p.54 Speaker bios-Jan. ’13, p.36 Chandler, Bill-Dec. ’13, p.47 Kimes, Johnny Ray Sr.-May ’16, p.48 Chase, Dr. Timothy David-May ’16, p.48 Lamastus, Ken-Feb. ’15, p.51 League Officers Cheever, James “Jim” Leroy-Nov. ’17, p.50 Lampkin, Sheilla Joyce Ezelle-Aug. ’16, p.52 New officers, named-July ’13, p.9; July ’14, p.9; July Cheevers, Donna-Feb. ’14, p.39 Lassiter, Bertia Mae-Sept. ’17, p.24 ’15, p.9; July ’16, p.8; July ’17, p.9 Clifton, Ralph Michael-May ’17, p.32 Lee, Andy-Sept. ’16, p.46 President, profiled-Aug. ’13, p.6; Aug. ’14, p.6; Aug. ’15, Clinkingbeard, Jim-April ’17, p.54 Lenox, Joseph L. Sr.-July ’13, p.49 p.6; Aug. ’16, p.6; Aug. ’17, p.6 Cockrill, Richard T.-May ’13, p.64 Lewellen, John-Dec. ’17, p.53 Vice Presidents, profiled-Sept. ’13, p.10; Oct. ’13, p.8; Cogdell, Robert-Aug. ’15, p.58 Linam, Charles David-Nov. ’17, p.50 Nov. ’13, p.8; Dec. ’13, p.6; Aug. ’14, p.9; Sept. ’14, Coleman, John L. Jr.-Aug. ’15, p.58 Long, Leavester Sr.-Jan. ’15, p.51 p.10; Oct. ’14, p.8; Nov. ’14, p.6; Dec. ’14, p.6; Aug. Collins, Robert “Bob”-Feb. ’17, p.51 Long, Richard-Oct. ’14, p.35 ’15, p.9; Sept. ’15, p.12; Oct. ’15, p.8; Nov. ’15, p.6; Coulter, Larry-March ’14, p.34 Lyle, Buel “Buddy”-July ’14, p.4 Dec. ’15, p.26; Sept. ’16, p.12; Oct. ’16, p.8; Nov. Cox, Roy A.-Sept. ’14, p.43 Maxwell, Allen-April ’14, p.43 ’16, p.6; Dec. ’16, p.6; Oct. ’17, p.8; Nov. ’17, p.11; Crotts, Elvis-Sept. ’14, p.43 Mangrum, Nippy-April ’15, p.32 Dec. ’17, p.10 Crump, Nathaniel Clark-July ’17, p.50 Martin, David Harold Sr.-Aug. ’15, p.58 Cunningham, Charles F.-Aug. ’17, p.44 National League of Cities (NLC) Mattmiller, Charles Layton-March ’16, p.44 Cupp, Lloyd-July ’16, p.62 Anthony, Clarence, addresses Downtown Partnership- May, William Edward “Ed”-Dec. ’14, p.35 Daniel-Myrick, K. Leanne-Nov. ’17, p.50 March ’14, p.41; addresses 82nd Convention-July McClerkin, Hayes-Jan. ’16, p.39 Davis, Bob-March ’14, p.34 ’16, p.6 McEntire-Bess, Beth Elaine-April ’15, p.32 Davis, Lex “Butch”-May ’16, p.48 Awards, Stutz Award-Dec. ’14, p.39 McGary, William Michael-Feb. ’13, p.37 Delaney, Michael C.-July ’16, p.62 Bush, JoAnne, named to board of directors-Dec. ’16, McKinney, Fred Allen-Sept. ’15, p.61 Dickerson, Horace-Jan. ’15, p.51 p.46; June ’17, p.23 McPherson, Garal Eugene Sr.-March ’15, p.29 Dickey, Jay Woodson Jr.-May ’17, p.32 City Summit, coverage-Dec. ’17, p.6 Meriwether, John T. “Jack”-July ’13, p.49 Dooley, Doug-Jan. ’17, p.42 Congress of Cities-Dec. ’13, p.34 Millikin, Harold Lester-Sept. ’15, p.61 Drewett, Michael Glen-June ’13, p.53 Congressional City Conf., coverage-April ’13, p.6; April Moore, James E.-Aug. ’17, p.44 Dunn, David-Nov. ’17, p.50 ’14, p.6; April ’15, p.6; April ’16, p.6; April ’17, p.6 Morris, Gerald-July ’14, p.45 Duvall, Jerry-Nov. ’13, p.47 E-fairness, NLC support-May ’15, p.36; facts about-Sept. Muniz, Dave-Jan. ’16, p.39 Eisele, Garnett Thomas-Dec. ’17, p.53 ’15, p.16 Murphy, James Edgar-April ’17, p.54 Ellington, William Kelly (Duke)-Oct. ’16, p.45 Public Technology Institute, partner with NACo-March Mushrush, Paul Wayne-Sept. ’16, p.46 Faize, James Andrew (Andy)-Jan. ’16, p.39 ’17, p.12 Neal, James-Aug. ’15, p.58 Feller, Arnold David-Dec. ’15, p.51 Nelson, David-Oct. ’16, p.45 Fergus, William Lee-Aug. ’15, p.58 Newton, Darrell Ray-March ’17, p.62 Ford, Col. C.V. “Clay” Jr.-April ’13, p.33 Nichols, Wayne-May ’13, p.64
58 CITY & TOWN Noland, Paul Robert-Jan. ’16, p.39 Parks and Recreation Planning: General, reflections on career-Jan. ’13, p.44; Norris, Robert D.-Jan. ’17, p.42 Batesville, parks and rec dir.-Sept. ’13, p.34; new predicting future-Jan. ’15, p.12; small actions, great Norwood, Jerome-March ’13, p.26 aquatic park & community center-July ’17, p.47 results-Feb. ’15, p.26; useful planning terms-March Oliver, Miles A.-April ’14, p.43 Benton, Riverside Park-July ’16, p.50; River Center ’15, p.30; key questions-May ’15, p.38; documenta- Owens, Larry-March ’16, p.44 opens-May ’17, p.6 tion required-Jan. ’16, p.20; streamline the process- Patterson, Willie James-Jan. ’17, p.42 Bentonville, mountain bike fest-Oct. ’14, p.22; Scott Feb. ’16, p.14; playing the hand you’re dealt-March Perkey, Don-May ’13, p.64 Family Amazeum-Nov. ’15, p.8 ’16, p.12; purge your regulations-April ’16, p.10; who Pogue, Randy-March ’14, p.34 Bono, new park-March ’17, p.42 we serve-Jan. ’17, p.28; can you afford not to plan?- Prescott, James “Bubba” Jr.-April ’17, p.54 Cabot, new aquatic park-July ’16, p.35 Jan. ’14, p.26; learning from history-March ’14, p.26; Ratliff, John Russell-June ’13, p.53 Fort Smith, Parrot Island-June ’15, p.12 realistic planning-May ’14, p.36; affordable plan-June Reed, Barbara Kay Mosley-Oct. ’13, p.45 Freedom of Information Act, children’s contact info now ’14, p.12; each city unique-Oct. ’14, p.30; planning’s Reynolds, Robert “Swifty”-July ’13, p.49 exempt-Feb. ’16, p.16 brave new world-Aug. ’15, p.28; year in review-Nov. Richards, Joe Lee Sr.-July ’13, p.49 Greenbrier, fitness challenge-May ’15, p.54 ’15, p.36; Law of Unintended Consequences-May Rogers, Tyrone-July ’16, p.62 Inclusive play, daughter inspires park planner-Jan. ’14, ’16, p.14; making good planning decisions-July ’16, Roper, Edward L.-Dec. ’14, p.35 p.46; Jonesboro Miracle League park-Nov. ’14, p.33 p.44; rethinking future-Aug. ’16, p.30; future costs of Rundle, Matthew Tanner-May ’14, p.47 Jacksonville, therapeutic aquatic program-April ’13, p.12 deferred improvements-Sept. ’16, p.18; planner as Russ, Stanley-Feb. ’17, p.51 Jonesboro, new splash pad-June ’14, p.22; renovates physician-Oct. ’16, p.22; giving thanks for good plan- Russell, Jim-March ’14, p.34 YMCA-April ’15, p.27 ning-Nov. ’16, p.20; humorous situations-Dec. ’16, Scherm, Robert Wayne-Feb. ’14, p.39 Little Rock, Centre at University Park opens-June ’14, p.22; face challenges together-April ’17, p.26; ripe for Schoonover, Lee Alison-March ’17, p.62 p.20; Little Rock Marathon-March ’15, p.6 rebirth?-May ’17, p.34; change inevitable-Aug. ’17, Shirrell, Jim-Jan. ’14, p.42 Maumelle, Playful City USA-June ’17, p.61 p.28; be reasonable-Nov. ’17, p.38; one size doesn’t Short, Rebecca “Becky” Powers (Henry)-Oct. ’16, p.45 Moiseichik, Merry, named AAPRA fellow-Nov. ’13, p.44 fit all-Dec. ’17, p.36 Sikes, Don-March ’16, p.44 Monticello, Playful City USA-June ’16, p.54 Private Property Protection Act, good governance-July Simpson, Walter E. “Sonny”-Feb. ’13, p.37 Multi-agency cooperation-April ’14, p.46 ’15, p.50 Smith, Douglas J.-Oct. ’15, p.46 National Recreation and Park Association, conference & Regulations, question authority-July ’14, p.40; imple- Smith, Marshall-July ’17, p.50 expo-Nov. ’16, p.26 mentation of-Dec. ’14, p.42 Smith, Richard-Jan. ’14, p.42 North Little Rock, One Heart Playground opens-Oct. ’17, Risk taking-Nov. ’14, p.38 Standridge, Greg-Dec. ’17, p.53 p.6 Sign codes, Reed v. Town of Gilbert, Ariz.-Jan. ’16, p.6 Stricklin, Larry Lawayne-July ’17, p.50 Park and Recreation Month-July ’14, p.42 Small area planning-Feb. ’13, p.38 Sutton, Jim-Sept. ’17, p.24 Rails to trails-Jan. ’17, p.26 “Tiny house” phenomena, zoning for-June ’16, p.20 Tarvin, Ed-April ’14, p.43 Rogers, adult softball-Feb. ’14, p.42; sports park-May Workshop, League hosts-May ’13, p.37; May ’15, p.31 Taylor, Jerry-April ’16, p.36 ’14, p.16; Feb. ’15, p.32; aquatics center-Aug. ’14, Zoning, re-zoning-Feb. ’14, p.24; vacant, unused proper- Taylor, Vonnie G.-March ’16, p.44 p.30 ties-Sept. ’15, p.34 Tefteller, Don-Aug. ’13, p.39 Russellville, aquatic center, breaks ground-May ’16, Tinker, Loyce Woodrow-May ’14, p.47 p.50; opens-Aug. ’17, p.11 Police Thone, Tom-Sept. ’15, p.61 Splashpads, budget-friendly-Nov. ’15, p.48 (see Law Enforcement) Thornton, Ray-May ’16, p.48 Vending machines, healthy in Bryant-Jan. ’13, p.42 Treat, Randy Ray-Sept. ’17, p.24 Women’s Leadership Summit-Feb. ’13, p.36 Preservation Twillie, Cecil-Nov. ’15, p.47 World’s Largest Swimming Lesson-March ’14, p.42 Ark. Dept. of Heritage, grants-March ’17, p.50 Veach, Clifford Ray Sr.-April ’14, p.43 Batesville, Melba Theater-May ’17, p.30 Wallin, Michael “Button”-July ’14, p.45 Personalities Cash, Johnny, boyhood home-Feb. ’14, p.20; Sept. ’14, Walters, Bill-April ’13, p.33 Anthony, Clarence, speaker bio-May ’13, p.12 p.12 Watkins, David F.-Sept. ’15, p.61 Hutchinson, Susan, child abuse awareness-Sept. ’15, Civil War, fundraising for battlefields-Dec. ’15, p.51 Way, Nathan Hutson-Sept. ’13, p.47 p.10 Grants, awarded-Aug. ’13, p.16; Aug. ’14, p.20; Aug. Weaver, Gertrude “Mama”-April ’15, p.32 McCaleb, Dr. Gary, speaker bio-Jan. ’13, p.36 ’15, p.26; Aug. ’16, p.12; Aug. ’17, p.18 Welch, Hugh Day-Aug. ’16, p.52 Miller, Brenda, volunteerism-March ’13, p.22 Helm, Levon, boyhood home-Nov. ’15, p.29 Wells, Daniel Hughes-Oct. ’17, p.45 White, Jewell, volunteerism-March ’13, p.22 Jerome-Rohwer Interpretive Museum and Visitor Center- Wells, Ralph D.-June ’17, p.60 Womack, Rep. Steve, speaker bio-May ’13, p.12 May ’13, p.8 Whitaker, Ruth-Dec. ’14, p.35 Main Street Arkansas, grants awarded-Feb. ’17, p.51 White, Earl Ray-July ’15, p.41 Planning and Zoning Tours, AHPP-Feb. ’13, p.21; Dec. ’13, p.9; Jan. ’15, p.16; Willard, Andrew Eugene-Sept. ’16, p.46 Administration of-Oct. ’15, p.26 Feb. ’17, p.52 Williams, Londell-Aug. ’17, p.44 Bentonville, hosts Placemakers Summit and Small Devel- Williams, Norman “Pete”-Sept. ’14, p.43 opers Bootcamp-May ’16, p.8 Recorder/Treasurers Wilson, Henrietta-March ’15, p.29 Board of adjustment, purpose-Sept. ’17, p.36 Morgan, Mary Ruth, North Little Rock honors-Oct. ’16, Wilson, Herman Jr. -April ’15, p.32 Commission, keeping up with-April ’14, p.33; qualities of p.37 Windsor, James Michael-March ’16, p.44 good chair-Aug. ’14, p.28 Willett, Carolyn, retires-Feb. ’15, p.31 Winkles, Rick-Feb. ’14, p.39 Density-June ’17, p.36 Retirement Wyatt, Bonnie L.-Feb. ’15, p.51 Disasters, lessons learned-Oct. ’17, p.26 APERS, some may opt out-Feb. ’15, p.31; March ’15, Wyatt, Crawford A. “Joe”-Dec. ’14, p.35 Economic development, build on strengths to attract- p.11; Jan. ’17, p23; Feb. ’17, p.25; March ’17, p.31 Wyatt, David-Feb. ’15, p.51 Sept. ’14, p.30; Amendment 97-Feb. ’17, p.20 Local Police & Fire Retirement System (LOPFI), premium Yarbrough, Faye-Sept. ’17, p.24 Housing, standards-Dec. ’15, p.32; affordable-March tax turnback formula-Oct. ’16, p.28 Zeller, Joyce-July ’16, p.62 ’17, p.22 Jurisdiction, territorial-April ’15, p.34 Safety Opinion Livability index-June ’15, p.48 (see also Loss Control) Economic development, out of crisis-Aug. ’14, p.18 “Mayor Furlough Thompson,” change-July ’17, p.32 Arkansas Continuity of Operations Program (ACOOP), E-fairness, Rep. Kelley Linck-Sept. ’15, p.17; Jonesboro Metroplan, Townsell named head-Feb. ’17, p.32 overview-April ’17, p.40 Sun editorial-Aug. ’17, p.10 National Town Builders Association, spring roundtable- Cyberattacks, prevention-May ’16, p.12 Leadership, persistence pays-Feb. ’13, p.34 May ’15, p.14 Highway safety, AHTD summit-Nov. ’16, p.28 The Trump agenda-Jan. ’17, p.39 It Can Wait campaign-Oct. ’13, p.22 National Safety Month-June ’17, p.50 Playground-Oct. ’16, p.38 Severe weather, FEMA tips-June ’14, p.44
January 2018 59 Traffic, back-to-school-Aug. ’16, p.38 Airports: General, new Searcy terminal-June ’13, p.10; Searcy, champion Deodar cedar falls-March ’16, p.47 new Conway airport-Sept. ’14, p.19; drive local econ- Slater, John, retires-March ’13, p.40 Sales Tax omy-June ’16, p.28; transportation investments-Aug. Soil compaction-Sept. ’15, p.50 (see also Taxes) ’16, p.36; Airport Capital Improvement Plans (ACIPs)- Shade Trees on Playgrounds (STOP) program-April ’16, E-fairness, survey results-Dec. ’15, p.42; push contin- Sept. ’16, p.38; Delta Regional Airport-Oct. ’16, p.32 p.14 ues-Nov. ’16, p.23; retailers closing-May ’17, p.9; Ark. Highway & Transportation Dept., safety summit-Nov. Tree care, winter storms-Jan. ’15, p.34; Dec. ’17, p.40; states losing money-Dec. ’17, p.28 ’16, p.28 string trimmers-Sept. ’16, p.34; watering-Aug. ’17, Local sales tax, new DFA report available-Jan. ’14, p.36 Arkansas River, Corps of Engineers upgrades to high-use p.36 system-March ’15, p.29 Tree Campus USA, workshop-Dec. ’15, p.54 Sister Cities Broadway Bridge, decommissioned-Oct. ’16, p.12; Tree City USA, participation-March ’15, p.38; Nov. ’15, Arkansas sister cities, overview-Nov. ’14, p.10; Jan. ’16, opens-March ’17, p.6; ribbon cut-May ’17, p.11 p.50; Nov. ’17, p.44 p.26 Bella Vista, new street department facility-June ’16, p.16 Tree inventory, technology assists-Aug. ’14, p.22; Oct. Banks, Sherman, given Hashimoto award-Jan. ’14, p.9 Center for Training Transportation Professionals (CTTP), ’16, p.14 Batesville, Asunafo North, Ghana-Nov. ’16, p.11 new website-Sept. ’14, p.41 Tree ordinance-May ’15, p.42 Ghana, delegation visits-Sept. ’14, p.34; May ’15, p.18; Complete Streets-July ’14, p.36 Tree selection, for urban environments-July ’14, p.34; July ’15, p.36; Nov. ’15, p.24; Nov. ’16, p.10; broad- Engineering, traffic study-May ’16, p.22 Sept. ’14, p.26; right tree for environment-Oct. ’15, band-Feb. ’16, p.24; consulate coming to Little Rock- Interstate 69, update-Sept. ’16, p.26 p.40; fruit-bearing-May ’17, p.38 Dec. ’16, p.12; consulate opens-March ’17, p.30; Jonesboro, new transit center-Dec. ’15, p.34 Urban Forest Strike Team, response & recovery-June Stephens donates firefighting gear-July ’17, p.28 Little Rock, named Bicycle Friendly Community-June ’17, p.48 Helena-West Helena, Moshi, Tanzania-Aug. ’13, p.28; ’16, p.54 Urban Forestry: General, reduce runoff-April ’15, p.38; Dec. ’13, p.14; Oct. ’15, p.12 McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, pollution fighter-Jan. ’13, p.40; benefits 101-Feb. Hot Springs, Japanese firefighter visits-Feb. ’15, p.30; upgraded-March ’15, p.29 ’13, p.32; great projects across state-Feb. ’15, p.20; Japanese language program-Dec. ’15, p.40; student National Workzone Memorial-July ’13, p.38 Dear tree…-Aug. ’15, p.42; mild winter affects trees- exchanges-Sept. ’16, p.22; celebrates 25 years-Aug. Northwest Arkansas Bike and Pedestrian Masterplan- March ’16, p.46; tree inventories-June ’16, p.24; ’17, p.16 Jan. ’15, p.51 happenings across state-Dec. ’16, p.16; i-Tree soft- Little Rock, Newcastle soccer team visit-May ’15, p.12; Public infrastructure, America’s report card-March ’17, ware-Feb. ’17, p.34; forest gardens-May ’17, p.44; makes Newcastle official sister city-Dec. ’16, p.12 p.8 collaboration, community garden-Oct. ’17, p.34 Sister Cities International, 60th anniversary-Jan. ’16, Roundabouts, League hosts workshop-Nov. ’14, p.15; Youth, involvement-April ’14, p.36; resources-Nov. ’16, p.26; John Wood, state coordinator-March ’16, p.26 safer alternative-Dec. ’14, p.14 p.14 Springdale, Marshall Islands-Oct. ’16, p.10 Safety, back-to-school-Aug. ’16, p.38 U.S. Diplomacy Center, museum opens-April ’15, p.12 State Aid Street Program, first projects named-March Veterans ’13, p.20; latest program changes-Oct. ’13, p.13; Caraway, dedicates veterans’ monument-June ’14, p.6 Taxes criteria proposed-Nov. ’13, p.31; criteria update-Dec. Crisis intervention training-Feb. ’17, p.30; Cabot officers (see also Sales Tax) ’13, p.36; Dec. ’15, p.30; March ’16, p.16; first round attends-May ’17, p.20 American Tax Relief Act of 2012, summary-Jan. ’13, p21 funding successes-March ’14, p.6; new projects Homelessness, HUD teams with NLC to fight-Dec. ’14, Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), Entergy expands effort- approved-Feb. ’15, p.36; Feb. ’16, p.26; receives p.47 Nov. ’14, p.11 SASHTO award-Sept. ’15, p.18; approves 78 projects- U.S.A.F. Concert Band and Singing Sergeants, perform in Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, IRS reporting Feb. ’17, p.48 Little Rock-May ’16, p.20 requirements-Nov. ’15, p.40 T2 Program-March ’15, p.12 Veterans exchange, U.K.-Feb. ’13, p.19; June ’13, p.30; Property tax, time to levy-Aug. ’14, p.36; Sept. ’14, p.40; Traffic signals, criterion for-Oct. ’17, p.28 Nov. ’13, p.14; April ’14, p.12; Veterans Worldwide Oct. ’14, p.23; Aug. ’15, p.36; Sept. ’15, p.46; Oct. Transportation Assistance Program (TAP)-Jan. ’16, p.36 Assistance Program, expanding effort-Dec. ’14, p.12 ’15, p.39; Oct. ’16, p.40; Nov. ’16, p.26; Aug. ’17, TRIP, report on transportation needs-Feb. ’15, p.24 p.17; Sept. ’17, p.20; Oct. ’17, p.22; Nov. ’17, p.61; Volunteerism Dec. ’17, p.13 Trees Bryant, youth volunteer-Sept. ’16, p.46 Utility, tax exemption-May ’15, p.44 (see Urban Forestry) City Year, Red Jacket Ball-June ’14, p.47 Jonesboro, students build for homeless-April ’16, p.12; Tourism Turnback charity dental clinic-May ’17, p.18 Arkansas Delta Byways, Delta Awards-Feb. ’13, p.10; Estimates-Oct. ’13, p.12; Sept. ’14, p.14; Sept. ’15, p.20; Mayors Day of Recognition for National Service-April March ’14, p.8; March ’15, p.26; March ’16, p.18; Sept. ’16, p.10 ’14, p.16 March ’17, p.16 Highway revenues & severance turnback reporting due- Volunteer Communities of the Year-Feb. ’13 p.16; Feb. Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, tours-Feb. ’13, Jan. ’17, p.36; Feb. ’17, p.45; March ’17, p.52; Nov. ’14, p.12; Feb. ’15, p.16; Dec. ’15, p.20; Feb. ’17, p.21; Dec. ’13, p.9; Jan. ’15, p.16; Feb. ’17, p.52 ’17, p.20; Dec. ’17, p.16 p.14; Nov. ’17, p.52 Bentonville, Visit Bentonville branding-March ’15, p.28 Reporting, requirements-Nov. ’15, p.44 Volunteerism: General, Brenda Miller and Jewell White- Cash, Johnny, boyhood home-Feb. ’14, p.20 March ’13, p.22 Henry Awards, Arkansas Governor’s Conference on Urban Forestry World Changers, volunteers in Little Rock-Aug. ’14, p.31; Tourism-April ’15, p.30 Arbor Day, celebrations-Feb. ’14, p.28; Jan. ’16, p.38 July ’15, p.32; Aug. ’16, p.24 Russellville, Welcome to Arkansas Community of Arborist, hiring tips-March ’14, p.30; July ’17, p.42 Year-April ’15, p.30; May ’15, p.16 Batesville, green update-June ’15, p.50 Water/Wastewater Tourism: General, tax sets revenue record-March ’15, Bioswale, runoff control-Sept. ’17, p.42 Arkadelphia, Storm Drain Awareness Week-Nov. ’16, p.28; Arkansas among best crappie states-March ’15, Bono, new park-March ’17, p.42 p.32 p.29; targeting younger generation-Oct. ’16, p.44; Christmas trees, real v. artificial-Dec. ’14, p.30 Ark. Water Works & Water Environment Assoc., workers Dailey named director-Oct. ’17, p.44 Commemorative tree programs-Feb. ’16, p.32 honored-June ’13, p.35; June ’15, p.57; June ’16, Emerald Ash Borer, threat to trees-Jan. ’14, p.32 p.18; Aug. ’17, p.14; honors Ward’s Sipe-Aug. ’15, Trails Establishing tree program, importance of-May ’14, p.40 p.31; honors Pine Bluff’s Johnson-Aug. ’15, p.61 Economic development, supports-Aug. ’17, p.40 Fort Smith, Beautify Fort Smith initiative-March ’16, p.47 Batesville, new facility opens-July ’16, p.34 Hot Springs, receives trail grant-Oct. ’16, p.44 Fruit trees, public groves-Oct. ’14, p.24 Biosolid treatment-March ’17, p.34 Northwest Arkansas Bike and Pedestrian Masterplan- Grants, awarded-July ’16, p.48 Contaminants, pharmaceutical-Oct. ’14, p.18; Oct. ’15, Jan. ’15, p.51 Hot Springs, Garvan Gardens-April ’17, p.38 p.38 Rails to trails-Jan. ’17, p.26 Invasive species-July ’15, p.44 EPA, grant-Jan. ’15, p.51 Mature trees, care-May ’16, p.18 National Environmental Services Center (NESC), online Transportation Morrilton, urban forestry efforts-April ’16, p.14 resource-Oct. ’14, p.13 (see also Infrastructure) Natural disaster, assessment and removal-June ’14, Natural Resources Conservation Service, funding to im- p.50; Aug. ’16, p.34 prove northwest Arkansas watershed-May ’16, p.48 Planting, fall time to plant-Nov. ’14, p.28 Operational issues-Dec. ’14, p.24 Rails to trails-Jan. ’17, p.26 Pine Bluff, Platinum 8 Award-Sept. ’17, p.20
60 CITY & TOWN Utility lines, upgrading-Feb. ’17, p.28; large diameter Diet, DASH plan best-March ’14, p.24; USDA 2015-2020 Summer, warm weather tips-June ’14, p.14 transmission mains-July ’17, p.36 Dietary Guidelines-March ’16, p.32 Walk Across Arkansas, Russellville-March ’17, p.11 Washwater system, Benton-Feb. ’15, p.38 Exercise, essential for health-June ’17, p.34; tips for Winter, stay active-Dec. ’15, p.24 Water tanks, painting-July ’15, p.52 those who hate it-Dec. ’17, p.46 Little Rock, named Bicycle Friendly Community-June ’16, Youth Wellness p.54; Invest Health initiative-June ’16, p.54 Economic development-Jan. ’17, p.40 (see also Health) MHBF: Tips, preventative care-Feb. ’16, p.22; precerti- Jonesboro, students build for homeless-April ’16, p.12; #AMLMoves, new wellness initiative-Oct. ’15, p.32; Aug. fication-April ’16, p.13; eDocAmerica services-June coding skills-July ’16, p.38 ’16, p.53; Sept. ’16, p.40; growing strong-March ’17, ’16, p.62; preferred provider guide-July ’16, p.70; Kids Movement Index, Ark. ranks first-July ’16, p.63 p.18; preventative care-Sept. ’17, p.30 wise consumer-Oct. ’16, p.54; plan changes-Dec. Little Rock, summer rec. pilot program-Aug. ’16, p.22 Arkansas Coalition for Obesity Prevention (ArCOP), Grow- ’16, p.52; Dec. ’17, p.54; understanding Rx plan-Feb. ing Healthy Communities initiative-Aug. ’14, p.38; 3M ’17, p.50; medication, proper use-March ’17, p.56; Summit-June ’17, p.9 National Safety Month-June ’17, p.50; National Im- Cardiovascular health, lowering risk-Sept. ’17, p.31 munization Awareness Month-Aug. ’17, p.26 Cancer, prevention-Dec. ’16, p.50 Peace of mind, finding-Sept. ’17, p.28 Dehydration-June ’15, p.56 Stress, impacts-March ’15, p.22
Legal Articles, Questions, Opinions 2013-2017
Amendments Cities Issue 3, 2016 amendment to Arkansas Constitution, First Amendment, Establishment Clause, religious mate- Authority, Issue 3 of 2016-June ’17, p.38 authority-June ’17, p.38 rial on city social media-July ’16, p.59 Districts, changing-May ’14, p.44 Legislation, effective date-July ’17, p.34 Issue 3 of 2016-June ’17, p.38 Interlocal Cooperation Agreement, termination of-Nov. Loitering, federal judge blocks Ark. law-Dec. ’16, p.29 ’14, p.31; Nov. ’14, p.32 Medical marijuana, overview-Sept. ’17, p.16 Arkansas City Attorneys’ Association (ACAA) Social media, religious content-July ’16, p.59 Prayer at public meetings, Town of Greece v. Gallo- CLE, winter seminar at League HQ-Feb. ’16, p.12 Unincorporation, property transfers to state-Aug. ’15, way-June ’14, p.52 Officers, elected-July ’13, p.9; July ’14, p.13; July ’15, p.23 Prosecuting attorney, municipal jurisdiction-Dec. ’13, p.12 p.18 Winter Conference, meet at-Feb. ’13, p.11; Feb. ’15, City Attorneys Sign codes, Reed v. Town of Gilbert, Ariz.-Jan. p.11 City Attorneys: General, what we do and why-June ’15, ’16, p.6 Arkansas General Assembly p.26 State law, local ordinance can’t contradict-June ’17, Act 137 of 2015, trumps local rule-Aug. ’15, p.25 North Little Rock, Jason Carter promoted to colonel-April p.38 Act 1015 of 2015, children’s contact info exempt-Feb. ’16, p.39 U.S. Supreme Court, term preview-Oct. ’15, p.14; Aug. ’16, p.16 Prosecuting ordinance violations-Dec. ’13, p.18 ’17, p.12; term review-Aug. ’16, p.28 Act 1103 of 2015, Whistleblower Act-July ’15, p.42 Salary, state laws guiding-June ’14, p.16 Use of force, Plumhoff v. Rickard-June ’14, p.7; Aug. Act 1229 of 2013-June ’15, p.18; July ’15, p.34 ’14, p.10 General Session overview, 89th-May ’13, p.6 City Council Issue 3 of 2014, legislators may attend certain events- City council, first meeting of year-Dec. ’13, p.13; Dec. Elected Officials Dec. ’14, p.32 ’15, p.38; Dec. ’16, p.26; Jan. ’17, p.32; Dec. ’17, City council, first meeting of year-Dec. ’13, p.13; Dec. Arkansas Municipal League p.14 ’15, p.38; Dec. ’16, p.26; Jan. ’17, p.32 Plumhoff v. Rickard-June ’14, p.7; Aug. ’14, p.10 Dual service-Dec. ’16, p.36 Criminal charges, may serve while pending-March ’17, Quasi-governmental entity-April ’14, p.40; not a state City Employees p.37 agency-Aug. ’15, p.25 (See Employment) Dual service-Dec. ’16, p.36; March ’17, p.36 Oath of office, clerks granted authority to administer- Bids Commissions, Boards Sept. ’17, p.13 (see also Financial Affairs, Purchasing) A&P commission, flexibility-Aug. ’15, p.24 Residency, requirements-Jan. ’13, p.24 Civil service commission, procedures-Aug. ’13, p.20; Boundary Changes mayor may attend meeting-March ’13, p.42 Council Members (annexation, consolidation, etc.) County equalization boards, meet-June ’14, p.10; June Vacancy, Governor may fill-Nov. ’14, p.31 (see also Property) ’15, p.16; June ’16, p.10; June ’17, p.54 City Clerks, Recorders, Treasurers Annexation reports, due-Jan. ’14, p. 19; Dec. ’14, p.16; Municipal Property Owner’s Improvement District Law- Miroslava Collins v. Grace Haynie et al-Aug. ’14, Jan. ’15, p.29; Feb. ’15, p.39; Dec. ’15, p.61; Dec. March ’17, p.36 p.33 ’16, p.30; Jan. ’17, p.37; Feb. ’17, p.47; Dec. ’17, Term, voting on reappointments-July ’14, p.50 Oath of office, clerks granted authority to administer- p.13 Sept. ’17, p.13 Petition, by landowner-June ’14, p.16 County Services Mayors Reporting changes, 2020 Census-May ’16, p.16; July Equalization boards, meet- June ’14, p.10; June ’15, Purchasing authority-March ’17, p.36 ’16, p.32 p.16; June ’16, p.10 Services provided to annexed land-March ’14, p.34 Interlocal agreements, termination of-Nov. ’14, p.31; Vacancies Volunteer fire department, cooperation with-May ’14, Nov. ’14, p.32 City council, cities of second class-Nov. ’13, p.18; Dec. p.44 ’13, p.18 Courts and Laws Election, person filling vacancy eligible to run-Aug. ’16, Budget City clerks, Miroslava Collins v. Grace Haynie et p.41 (see also Financial Affairs) al-Aug. ’14, p.33 Municipal budget, Q&A-Jan. ’13, p.37; guide to statutes District court, Administrative Order No. 18-Aug. ’14, Elections governing-Dec. ’15, p.36; Dec. ’16, p.28 p.36; automation funds-Sept. ’16, p.32 Filing deadline-Aug. ’14, p.36 Freedom of Information Act, utility customer addresses subject to-May ’14, p.46
January 2018 61 Municipal election info-Jan. ’14, p.12; Aug. ’15, p.12; Act 1015 of 2015, children’s contact info exempt-Feb. Prisoners, can’t be held out-of-state-Sept. ’13, p.15 June ’16, p.22; July ’16, p.46; Oct. ’17, p.16; Nov. ’16, p.16; Feb. ’16, p.17 Probation, 12-month-Sept. ’16, p.32 ’17, p.22 Act 1229 of 2013-June ’15, p.18 Pursuit, beyond jurisdiction-July ’17, p.34 Oath of office, failure to take-May ’13, p.36 Correspondence, releasable-Dec. ’16, p.36 Ride-alongs-Feb. ’14, p.32 Special election, officials set date-July ’14, p.50 Fees, cost cannot be passed to requestor-Dec. ’14, p.32 Swearing in-June ’14, p.41 Wet/dry local option-May ’14, p.44 FOIA: General, AG hosts forum-May ’14, p.30; cost Use of force, Plumhoff v. Rickard-June ’14, p.7; Aug. of compliance-Jan. ’15, p.38; Legislature extends ’14, p.10 Employment protections-Aug. ’15, p.20 Age Discrimination in Employment Act, altered-Jan. ’13, Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services (MEMS), FOIA Property p.16 applies to-July ’14, p.50 Donation, of surplus-July ’16, p.58 Americans with Disabilities Act, altered, Jan. ’13, p.16 Personnel records, release of-June ’14, p.16; overview- Municipal Property Owner’s Improvement District Law- Document retention, guidelines-Jan. ’13, p.16 Feb. ’13, p.22; some exempt-Sept. ’14, p.40; March ’17, p.36 Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), enforcement-April ’14, employees may access own records-Dec. ’14, Transfers to state, upon unincorporation-Aug. ’15, p.23 p.53; overtime changes-July ’16, p.40 p.32; redactions-Aug. ’15, p.24; officers relieved of Purchasing Fidelity Bond Program, employees covered-Aug. ’13, duty-Aug. ’15, p.25; disclosure of employee evalua- Cooperative purchasing agreement-Aug. ’13, p.20 p.22 tion records-Aug. ’15, p.25; July ’16, p.59 timesheet Mayor’s authority-March ’17, p.37 Independent contractor or employee, laws govern-May info-July ’16, p.58; job application-July ’16, p.59; Public purpose, expenditures-March ’13, p.42 ’14, p.32 releasable info broad-Dec. ’16, p.36 Records Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009-Jan. ’13, p.16 Records, denying release-Jan. ’13, p.24; types of-June (see also Freedom of Information Act) Overtime, new Dept. of Labor proposal-Oct. ’15, p.39; ’14, p.17; compelling public interest-Aug. ’15, p.24 Document retention, personnel-Jan. ’13, p.16 Nov. ’15, p.34; changes-July ’16, p.40; federal judge Redactions-March ’13, p.42; June ’14, p.17; of certain Record retention, Arkansas laws-Jan. ’15, p.8; Jan. ’16, blocks new rules-Dec. ’16, p.46 personal information-Nov. ’14, p.31; Aug. ’15, p.24; p.8 Title VII, altered-Jan. ’13, p.16 timesheet info-July ’16, p.58; job application-Sept. Whistleblower Act-July ’15, p.42 ’16, p.32 Retirement and Pensions Rule 32 program, disclosure-May ’13, p.36 APERS, some may opt out-Feb. ’15, p.31; March ’15, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Utility customer addresses, subject to FOIA-May ’14, p.11; Jan. ’17, p23; Feb. ’17, p.25; March ’17, p.31 Changes-Jan. ’13, p.16 p.46 FOIA, info release-July ’13, p.49 LOPFI, participating municipalities-Feb. ’14, p.32; con- Fair Labor Standards Act Governing Bodies solidation not illegal exaction-Feb. ’16, p.17 Enforcement-April ’14, p.53 (see Elected Officials) Non-uniformed Pension Fund, who qualifies-March ’13, Overtime, changes-July ’16, p.40; federal judge blocks Healthcare p.43; may also participate in APERS-Feb. ’14, p.33 new rules-Dec. ’16, p.46 Insurance, state may extend to public school employees- Subsidizing, from general fund-March ’17, p.36 Nov. ’14, p.30 Police Officers Highways Sales Tax (see Police and Law Enforcement) (see Streets, Roads and Highways) (see also Taxes) Environment Revenues & severance turnback reporting due-Dec. ’16, Changes, statewide-July ’13, p.45 (see Zoning, Land Use and Environment) p.32; Jan. ’17, p.36; Feb. ’17, p.45; March ’17, p.52; Streets, Roads and Highways Fees Nov. ’17, p.20 Highway revenue & severance turnback reporting due- Tax, distinction-March ’17, p.37 Index Dec. ’16, p.32; Jan. ’17, p.36; Feb. ’17, p.45; March Water maintenance fee, city may impose-Sept. ’14, p.20 Legal Articles, Questions, Opinions-Jan. ’13, p.60; Jan. ’17, p.52; Nov. ’17, p.20; Dec. ’17, p.16 ’14, p.60; Jan. ’15, p.60; Jan. ’16, p.54; Jan. ’17, Road tax, split between counties, cities-April ’14, p.40 Financial Affairs p.61 (see also Budget) Jails Taxes Arkansas Fidelity Bond Program-June ’13, p.41; Aug. Cooperation, counties may agree to share jail-Sept. ’14, (see also Sales Tax) ’13, p.20; city employees covered-Aug. ’13, p.22 p.40 American Tax Relief Act of 2012-Jan. ’13, p.21 Budget, Q&A-Jan. ’13, p.37; statutes governing-Dec. Prisoners, can’t be held out-of-state-Sept. ’13, p.15 Fees, distinction between-March ’17, p.37 ’15, p.36; Dec. ’16, p.28; Dec. ’17, p.12 Property tax, time to levy-Aug. ’14, p.36; Sept. ’14, p.40; Chambers of commerce, city funds for-Aug. ’15, p.22 Land Oct. ’14, p.23; Aug. ’15, p.36; Sept. ’15, p.46; Oct. Expenditures, public purpose-March, ’13, p.42 (see also Zoning, Land Use and Environment) ’15, p.39; Oct. ’16, p.40; Nov. ’16, p.26; Aug. ’17, Financial statements, annual-Jan. ’13, p.22; Jan. ’14, p.17; Sept. ’17, p.20; Oct. ’17, p.22; Nov. ’17, p.61; p.10; Jan. ’15, p.18; Jan. ’16, p.12; Jan. ’17, p.10; Legislation Dec. ’17, p.13 Feb. ’17, p.36; March ’17, p.44 89th General Assembly, review-May ’13, p.6 Road tax, split between counties, cities-April ’14, p.40 General funds, for water upgrades-Aug. ’15, p.22; for 90th General Assembly, review-May ’15, p.6; new acts Suburban Improvement District-Aug. ’13, p.20 pension subsidy-March ’17, p.36 of municipal interest-May ’15, p.7; First Special Ses- Use of, interest earned, spending restrictions-May ’13, Gifts, legality of-July ’16, p.58 sion of the 90th review-June ’15, p.6 p.36; past resolutions don’t bind future sales tax-Nov. Highway revenue & severance turnback reporting due- ’14, p.30 Dec. ’16, p.32; Jan. ’17, p.36; Feb. ’17, p.45; March Ordinances Transportation and Vehicles ’17, p.52; Nov. ’17, p.20; Dec. ’17, p.16 Annexation, services provided-March ’14, p.34 Golf carts, operation on streets-May ’14, p.44 Loan, paid by grant-July ’16, p.58 Fee, city may impose certain type-Sept. ’14, p.20 Towing, new laws-Oct. ’15, p.30 Minimum wage, state increases-Nov. ’16, p.33; Dec. Firearm-June ’13, p.41 ’16, p.32 Permit, publishing of-Dec. ’15, p.31 Utilities Municipal Accounting Law, compliance-May ’14, p.45 Sign codes, Reed v. Town of Gilbert, Ariz.-Jan. Compliance, state law-Jan. ’14, p.20 Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Cooperation initia- ’16, p.6 tive (MCDC), SEC reporting-Aug. ’14, p.14 State law, local ordinance can’t contradict-June ’17, Water p.38 Fluoridation, law stands-Aug. ’13, p.20 Fire Departments and Firefighters Weed lots, extending lien on property-May ’17, p.32 Public water authority, city doesn’t control-Aug. ’15, p.23 Contracted fire service, city may charge rent-May ’17, Water Authority Act, contracts between parties-May ’14, p.32 Pension Benefits p.45 Fire protection district, fees-July ’14, p.50; Aug. ’15, (see Retirement and Pensions) p.22; Act 1234 of 2015-Sept. ’16, p.32 Zoning, Land Use and Environment Interlocal agreement-Aug. ’15, p.24 Police and Law Enforcement Sign codes, Reed v. Town of Gilbert, Ariz.-Jan. Pension, subsidizing-March ’17, p.36 Equitable Sharing, DOJ resumes payments-April ’16, ’16, p.6 Responding outside coverage area-Nov. ’13, p.18 p.35 Weed lots, extending lien on property-May ’17, p.32 Volunteer fire department, cooperation with annexed Motor vehicle accident reports-Feb. ’14, p.32; Act 1229 area-May ’14, p.44 of 2013-June ’15, p.18; July ’15, p.34; Driver’s Pri- Freedom of Information (FOIA) vacy Protection Act-Nov. ’15, p.20 62 CITY & TOWN Batesville Aquatic Center
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