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08 New, veteran officials swell Winter ConferenceIn a record attendance for a Winter Conference, the governor,legislators repeat promises to increase the state revenue turnbackto municipalities. New city officials heard an earful of helpfuladvice, information.

D E P A R T M E N T S

Animal Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

a'TEST Newsletter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Attorney General Opinions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Fairs & Festivals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

League Officers, Advisory Councils . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Municipal Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Municipal Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Obituaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Planning to Succeed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Professional Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44-45

Sales Tax Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Sales Tax Receipts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Sister Cities International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Your Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

City&Town (ISSN 0193-8371 and Publication No. 031-620) is published monthly for $15 per year ($1.50 per single copy) by the Arkansas MunicipalLeague, 301 W. Second St., North Little Rock, AR 72114. Periodicals postage paid at North Little Rock, Ark. POSTMASTER: Send address changes toCity&Town, P.O. Box 38, North Little Rock, AR 72115.

Cover Photo by John K. Woodruff, League staff

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06 New president pleased with Conway’s growthMayor Tab Townsell wants plans developed for the growing cityto accommodate a 100,000 population while the city retains“quality of life, quality of lifestyle.”

FEBRUARY 2007 VOL. 63, NO. 2 OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE ARKANSAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE

City&Town (ISSN 0193-8371 and Publication No. 031-620) is published monthly for $15 per year ($1.50 per single copy) by the Arkansas MunicipalLeague, 301 W. Second St., North Little Rock, AR 72114. Periodicals postage paid at North Little Rock, Ark. POSTMASTER: Send address changes toCity&Town, P.O. Box 38, North Little Rock, AR 72115.

ON THE COVER—Conway Mayor Tab Townsellbecame League president when Mayor StewartNelson of Morrilton resigned in December to theExecutive Committee. Townsell discusses this grow-ing Faulkner County city for City & Town readers.Also inside, visit the League Winter Conference,finding solutions to areas of poverty in the Missis-sippi River Delta, columns and much more. Learnand enjoy!—jkw

Conference tip: Know your legislatorsNoticeable and significant results occur when city officials keepin close contact with their legislators, especially during this legislative session.

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19 Pancakes helped put up community centerSaturday morning breakfasts sparked the money raising for anEverton Community Center; grants, donations came in for theremainder.

Conway mayor and new League President Tab Townsell foresees more culturalofferings like the monthly downtown Artwalk in the city’s future. Co-sponsoredby the city’s advertising and promotion commission, it is one of many eventsreflecting the vitality of culture and business in one of Arkansas’s fastest grow-ing cities.

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Mayor Bobbie Bailey, Alpena; Mayor Tim McKinney, Berryville; Mayor Larry Mitchell, Bryant; Mayor ChrisClaybaker, Camden; City Director Gary Campbell, Fort Smith; MayorJames Valley, Helena-West Helena; Alderman Kenny Elliott, Jack-sonville; Councilmember Joe Gies, Lakeview; Mayor JoAnne Bush,Lake Village; Mayor Mark Stodola, Little Rock; Mayor Robert Taylor,Marianna; Mayor Frank Fogleman, Marion; Clerk/Treasurer ReginaWalker, Mena; Mayor Betty Feller, Mulberry; Clerk/Treasurer LindaTreadway, Newport; City Clerk Diane Whitbey, North Little Rock;Mayor Jackie Crabtree, Pea Ridge; Mayor Howard Taylor, Prescott;Mayor Belinda LaForce, Searcy; Recorder/Treasurer Carolyn Willett,Smackover; Mayor Jerre Van Hoose, Springdale; Mayor HoraceShipp, Texarkana; Councilmember Dorothy Henderson, Warren;Mayor Paul Nichols, Wynne.

ADVISORY COUNCILSPAST PRESIDENTS: Councilmember Larry Combs, El Dorado;Mayor Tommy Swaim, Jacksonville; Mayor Patrick HenryHays, North Little Rock; Mayor Robert Patrick, St. Charles;Mayor Gene Yarbrough, Star City.

LARGE FIRST CLASS CITIES: City Manager Kent Myers, Hot Springs, Chair; Mayor Chuck Hollingshead, City DirectorJames Calhoun, Arkadelphia; Councilmember DougStracener, Benton; Mayor Eddie Joe Williams, Cabot; Coun-cilmember Dianne Hammond, El Dorado; CouncilmembersMary Jeffers, Cecil Twillie, Forrest City; Councilmember MarkSteven Fowler, Harrison; City Director Elaine Jones, HotSprings; Councilmembers Bill Howard, Linda Rinker, Jack-sonville; City Clerk Donna Jackson, Jonesboro; Intergovern-mental Affairs Manager Odies Wilson III, Little Rock; Coun-cilmember James Moore, Magnolia; Mayor Joe Rogers, Mon-ticello; Mayor David Osmon, Mountain Home; TreasurerMary Ruth Morgan, North Little Rock; Councilmember BillEaton, Russellville; Clerk/Treasurer Tammy Gowen, Coun-cilmember Dale English Searcy; Clerk/Treasurer Virginia Hillman, Coun-cilmembers Lex (Butch) Davis, Marina Brooks, Sherwood; Mayor M.L.Van Poucke Jr., Siloam Springs; Clerk/Treasurer Mitri Greenhill, FinanceOfficer Jane Jackson, Stuttgart; City Clerk Patti Scott Grey, Texarkana.

FIRST CLASS CITIES: Mayor Steve Northcutt, Malvern, Chair; Councilmember Shirley Jackson, Ashdown; Clerk/Treasurer Jean Lee,Councilmember Ralph Lee, Bono; Industrial Development CoordinatorFairy Armstrong, Brinkley; Mayor Billy Helms, Clerk/Treasurer BarbaraBlackard, Councilmember J.G. (Dutch) Houston, Clarksville; MayorDewayne Phelan, Councilmembers Blake Johnson, Steve Weston, Corn-ing; Councilmember Debra Barnes, Crossett; Clerk/Treasurer DonnaJones, DeQueen; Councilmember Dwendolyn Stephenson, Dermott;Mayor Aubrey McGhee, Dewitt; Councilmember T.C. Pickett, Dumas;Councilmember Jimmie Barham, Earle; Councilmember Danny Mays,Hamburg; Councilmember Patsy McNeese, Heber Springs; City ClerkBillie Uzzell, Lonoke; Councilmember James Turner, Mena; Councilmem-bers Jackie Harwell, Vivian Wright, Nashville; Mayor Charles Patterson,Parkin; Mayor Gerald Morris, Piggott; Mayor Sonny Hudson, PrairieGrove; Mayor Troy Anderson, Waldron; Mayor Randy Butler, Wal-dron; Mayor Art Brooke, Councilmember Glen Walden, Ward; TreasurerBertia Mae Lassiter, Councilmember Joel Tolefree, Warren; Clerk/Trea-surer Paula Caudle, West Fork; Mayor Jitters Morgan, White Hall;Councilmember Juanita Pruitt, Wynne.

SECOND CLASS CITIES: Mayor Bill Duncan, Fairfield Bay, Chair;Councilmember Johnnie Faye McKeon, Alexander; Mayor Veronica Post,Councilmember Mary Lynn Darter, Altus; Recorder/Treasurer CharlotteGoodwin, Ash Flat; Recorder/Treasurer Sarah Roberts, Caddo Valley;Mayor Danny Armstrong, Councilmembers Richard Harris, Linda Harrison,Cedarville; Mayor Ronnie Garner, Coal Hill; Mayor Ronnie Conley,Cotton Plant; Recorder/Treasurer Sandy Beaver, Diamond City;Mayor Jack Ladyman, Elkins; Recorder/Treasurer Mike Cranford, Fore-man; Recorder/Treasurer Marla Wallace, Gillett; Mayor Danny Smith,Gassville; Recorder/Treasurer Rose Marie Wilkinson, Haskell; MayorDoris Sellmeyer, Knobel; Mayor Lloyd Travis, Lakeview; Councilmem-ber Susan Sparks Sturdy, Lamar; Mayor James Lee Brooks, Madison;Mayor Winston Foster Jr., Marvell; Recorder/Treasurer Bobby Brown,McDougal; Councilmember Don Sappington, Norfork; Mayor Jim

Crotty, Norphlet; Mayor Becky Dunn, Palestine; Mayor Levenis Penix,Thornton; Councilmember Becky Alston, Tontitown; Mayor ArthurBooth, Weiner; Mayor Russell Hatridge, Wilton; Mayor Lorraine Smith,Councilmember Allan Loring, Wrightsville.

INCORPORATED TOWNS: Mayor Stanley Morris, Menifee, Chair;Mayor Leroy Wright Sr., Anthonyville; Councilmember George Hall-man, Ben Lomond; Mayor Larry Myrick, Delaplaine; CouncilmemberJohn Pfenengar, Fountain Lake; Mayor Jimmie Lou Nuessner, Lead Hill;Mayor Don Sikes, Maynard; Councilmember Margarette Oliver,Menifee; Mayor Anneliese Armstrong, Mount Vernon; Recorder/Trea-surer Naomi Mitchell, St. Charles; Councilmember Robert Smith, SouthLead Hill; Councilmember Paul Lemke, Springtown; Mayor Abron Pitts,Widener; Mayor Merle Jackson, Winchester.

PUBLIC SAFETY: Mayor Scott McCormick, Crossett, Chair; MayorShirley Johnson, Alexander; City Manager Jimmy Bolt, Arkadelphia;Councilmember Larry Hall, Bay; Mayor Frank Anderson, Bella Vista;Fire Chief Ben Blankenship, Police Chief Gary Sipes, Benton; Mayor FredJack, Bethel Heights; Finance Director Marilyn Payne, Bryant;Clerk/Treasurer Marva Verkler, Cabot; Councilmember Willard Thoma-son, Caddo Valley; Fire Chief Mike Taylor, Cherokee Village; PoliceChief Montie Sims, Dardanelle; City Director Steve Smith, Hot Springs;Councilmember Marshall Smith, Police Chief Robert Baker, Jacksonville;Police Chief Vernon Sisemore, Johnson; City Clerk Lynette Graham, LakeVillage; Fire Chief Keith Frazier, Malvern; Fire Chief John Puckett,Mena; Fire Chief Chris Hostetter, Mineral Springs; Police Chief LarryYates, Nashville; Councilmember Charlie Hight, North Little Rock;Mayor Gary Crocker, Pocahontas; Mayor Jerry Duvall, Police ChiefBlake Herron, Pottsville; Councilmember Robert Wiley, Russellville;Councilmember Sheila Sulcer, Sherwood, Mayor Marianne Maynard,Stuttgart; Mayor Marion Bearden, Tyronza; Mayor Bryan Martin,Warren.

MUNICIPAL HEALTH BENEFIT FUND BOARD OF TRUSTEES: MayorBarrett Harrison, Blytheville, District 1; Finance Director Bob Sisson,North Little Rock, District 2; Clerk/Treasurer Barbie Curtis, Van Buren, District 3; Mayor Chuck Hollingshead, Arkadelphia, Dis-trict 4; Personnel Director Ken Ferguson, Pine Bluff, At-Large Member.

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION TRUST BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Mayor William Johnson, West Memphis, District 1; CouncilmemberMurry Witcher, North Little Rock, District 2; City Attorney Howard Cain,Huntsville, District 3; Group Manager Mayor Lane Jean, Magnolia, Dis-trict 4; City Clerk Donna Jackson, Jonesboro, At-Large Member.

CASH/PENSION MANAGEMENT TRUST BOARD OF TRUSTEES:Finance Director Bob Sisson, North Little Rock, Chair; Capt. GlennGreenwell, Texarkana, Vice Chair; Finance Director John Walden, Ben-ton; Finance Director Bob Biles, Lee Harrod, Little Rock; Mayor Gordon Hennington, Hamburg; Recorder/Treasurer Mary Ruth Wiles,Highland; Mayor Larance Davis, Shannon Hills; Clerk/Treasurer Virginia Hillman, Sherwood.

Arkansas MunicipalLeague OfficersMayor Tab Townsell, Conway PresidentMayor Mike Gaskill, Paragould First Vice PresidentMayor L.M. Duncan, Bono Vice President, District No. 1Mayor Rick Holland, Benton Vice President, District No. 2Mayor Dan Coody, Fayetteville Vice President, District No. 3Mayor Carl Redus, Pine Bluff Vice President, District No. 4Don A. Zimmerman Executive Director

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The replica Conway city limits sign propped inthe corner of Conway mayor and new Munici-pal League President Tab Townsell’s office reads“Pop. 52,262.” The official corrected census

count is actually 52,430. “But,” says Townsell, “estimatesare we’re already up to 54,000.”

It’s difficult to mention Conway without in thesame breath mentioning the city’s exponential growth in recent years.

“Growth. That’s been the defining issue for Con-way,” says Townsell. His enthusiasm for his city and itsfuture is apparent, whether discussing new public artdisplays or sidewalk repair.

A native of Conway, Townsell graduated in 1979with honors from Conway High School. In 1984 hereceived a degree in Political Science with a minor inEconomics from the University of Central Arkansas.At UCA he served four years on the student senate, wasstudent body president and treasurer, received an Out-standing Student Award and was co-recipient of theOutstanding Political Science Student Award. In 1986 he

received hisMBA fromTexas ChristianUniversity. Dur-ing graduateschool,Townsellworked for Sen-ator DaleBumpers as asummer internin Washington,D.C.

Beforefocusing onpolitics,Townsellworked in manycapacities atTownsell-HillConstruction,the Little Rock-based family

New League President Townsell guidesexplosive growth of hometown, Conway‘Jewel in the rough,’ Mayor Tab Townsell says of the city. He looks to nurture‘quality of life’ in growing plans.By Andrew Morgan, League Staff

business, andwas co-ownerof sister com-pany ConcreteForming, Inc.Prior to hisbeing electedmayor in 1998,Townsellserved on Con-way’s Trans-portationAdvisory Com-mittee from1992 to 1993,the ConwayPlanning Com-mission from1993 to 1995and was Con-way’s represen-tative onMetroplan’sTransportationAdvisoryCommitteefrom 1993 to1995.

Townsell and his wife, Donna, have one daughter,16-month-old Riley.

Conway City Hall is housed in a former bank nextto the railroad tracks that cut through downtown. Thepace of the rejuvenation of downtown has quickened inrecent years, which is evident up and down Front Street.Conway is in the midst of a sweeping streetscape rede-velopment project made possible with federal Housingand Urban Development money along with reinvest-ment in downtown by local businesses.

With support from businesses and through a “bitof sheer luck,” Conway has largely avoided the down-town desertion and decimation other cities have experi-enced. Downtown’s location is partially responsible forits continued viability, says Townsell. With the bulk ofConway’s residential area to the west of downtown and

Townsell, left, checks his schedule withadministrative assistant Felicia Rogers, anative of Lake Village.

Townsell stands at the corner of Front andOak streets in resilient downtown Conway,where a sweeping streetscape repair andbeautification project has been under way forseveral years. Nearly complete along FrontStreet, the project will eventually spreadacross the rest of downtown.

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its expandingindustry andtransportationfocused alongInterstate 40 tothe east, down-town hasremained hardto miss andthus hard toignore.

“Nomatter whereWal-Martlocated,”Townsell offersas an example,“downtownwas located between the shoppers and Wal-Mart. We arefortunate it worked out that way.”

Slowly but surely, businesses have continued toopen shop in downtown Conway. American Manage-ment Corp., an insurance services agency, located todowntown about 10 years ago and continues to be ananchor. EM Jeans, a nationally known denim retailerbased in Conway for 20 years, invested $1.2 million in itsnew downtown flagship store.

Mike’s Place, a downtown restaurant with DeepSouth and New Orleans-inspired cuisine, is anotherindicator of downtown’s renewed spirit. Mike’s Place wasalso the first Conway restaurant to serve alcohol. Fiveother restaurants now serve adult beverages to thosewho purchase memberships. “It’s been controversial, nobones about it,” says Townsell of this change over the lasttwo years in Conway, the seat of dry Faulkner County.It’s a change that will continue to facilitate growth in acity where Townsell foresees more businesses such as

Mike’s Place opening and thriving.“We’re through building a city of 50,000 people.

We’re building a city of 75,000 or 100,000 people. Thatcity is going to have more places like this.”

Townsell would also like to see more city parksand recreational facilities. In that department, “We’vealways been a little behind,” he says. For example, Con-way may be the largest Arkansas city that has no publicpool. “It’s like in Caddyshack,” Townsell says and quotesthe comedy. “‘We have a pool and a pond. The pond’sgood for you.’ That would be what we’re saying to thekids of Conway. Not a very civilized approach to teach-ing your kids to swim.”

While a public pool may be a ways off yet, a recentmove putting seven-eighths of the restaurant tax toward

parks and recreation will go a long way to beautifyingthe city and continuing to attract people and business,Townsell believes.

“It’s about quality of life, quality of lifestyle,”Townsell says of Conway’s offerings. “We want to be oneof the most attractive cities in the state. We’re trying tomaximize our beauty and use our intelligence. That’swhat I see Conway doing over the next decade.”

One way the city is making itself more attractive iseliminating the building of unattractive and scenery-cluttering tall business signs, such as the row of unavoid-able fast food and gas station signs visible from I-30.From that perspective, says Townsell, “You only know it’sConway because you know the Wendy’s sign comesbefore the Burger King sign. And that comes before theMcDonald’s sign. You know the sequence. That’s Any-town, USA. What we’re trying to do is get away fromthat.” While existing tall signs may remain, by city ordi-nance, new business signage must adhere to a new set ofstandards. They must not exceed eight feet in height or a

(see Townsell page 17)

Conway, like Jonesboro, recently allowed restaurants such asMike’s Place, seen here, to serve alcohol to adults who purchaseprivate memberships. Having this option will facilitate Conway’sexponential growth, Townsell believes.

Parks such as downtown’s Simon Park, shownhere, and public art are priorities for Townsellas he works to make Conway “one of themost attractive cities in the state.”

As Conway continues to grow, Townsell aims to maintain the beautyof its neighborhoods. New business signs, like this bank’s sign onDave Ward Road, must not exceed dimensions set by a new city ordi-nance.

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LITTLE ROCK—Pre-election speeches promising increasedstate tax turnback to Arkansas cities and towns held solidinto the new year as the Arkansas Municipal League Winter

Conference convened with about half thedelegates being newly elected mayors andcouncil members.

“I said we’re going to increase it, andI’m going to do everything in my power toincrease it,” newly installed Gov. MikeBeebe told the approximately 1,000 dele-gates and guests about his turnback plans.Beebe asked the Municipal League’s help to

eventually eliminate the sales tax on food.Beebe’s inauguration ball was held the preceding night

in the same Statehouse and Convention Center where theWinter Conference was held. Part of the conference also wasin the Peabody Hotel. With the 86th GeneralAssembly just under way the same week,legislators were invited to attend the con-ference, mix with city officials at receptionsand deliver speeches about the new legisla-tive session.

State Sen. Jack Critcher of Batesville,the newly installed president pro temporeof the Senate in this new session of theGeneral Assembly, noted that the turnback to municipalities

has been “flat” since the 1980s. He quotedsome of the needs of the state as cited byBeebe, then added, prompting applause:“We also need to restore funding to ourcities.”

State Rep. Benny Petrus of Stuttgart,who took office in the same week asspeaker of the House, also unleashedapplause when he spoke of the need to

increase the turnback to cities by an amount “that meanssomething.”

State Sen. Shawn Womack of Mountain Home was atthe conference to discuss district courts, but he couldn’tresist the assurance for municipalities: “You’re going to getan increase in your turnback.”

About half the mayors and councilmembers and city

League Winter Conference draws largecrowd of new city and veteran city officials, legislatorsWith attendance comparable to the annual convention, delegates departed with lots of advice and written materials to help with efficient, productive governing.By John K. Woodruff, League Staff

directors at the conference were new in office as of Jan. 1;therefore, much of the meeting was devoted to them. Advicewas there for the veterans, too.

Encouragement came from different directions for allcity officials to learn to know and to keepan open line of communication with theirlegislators.

“You need to know your legislatorand know him very well,” State Rep. GreggReep of Warren said. Reep is a formerlong-time mayor of Warren and formerMunicipal League president. “Provide asmuch front-end info to your legislator of

what you want done and why.” Reep added, “Be willing tocompromise.” And he warned city officialsnot to assume that the legislator knows allthe background to a proposed bill. “Makesure we have enough information to put agood law together.”

Take advantage of the many ways tostay in contact with your legislator, stateRep. George Overbey of Lamar, said. Heticked off e-mail, phone calls and U.S.mail. “Be short; be concise,” Overbey said. He discouraged

sending form letters. Visit the state Capitol,he said. “Personally, I like that.”

Don Zimmerman, League executivedirector, echoed the importance of cityofficials maintaining close ties with theirlegislators. “It makes a huge differencewhen legislators hear from back home.”Assistant League Director Ken Wasson saidLeague staff members who go daily to the

Capitol need the assistance of city officials “as importantthings come up at the legislative session.”

Advice for back home at city council and city boardmeetings, too, was offered at the conference. Remarks espe-cially were directed at new city officials. For example, citycouncil meetings don’t have to drag on for hours, said MarkHayes, League general counsel. Allow the public to speak, butplace time limits, “Limit commentary to a time frame.” Hecalled it the “egg timer” rule.

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In addition, “Words of wisdom,” so noted on the pro-gram, came from former city officials who had years of citycouncil experience but who decided to retire or were retiredby voters. Each has been president of the Arkansas MunicipalLeague.

“Be true to yourself,” former long-time Little Rock Mayor Jim Dailey, whodid not seek reelection, advised. “Knowyou can’t please everyone.”

Other jewels of good advice:• “You can’t let your ego get in the

way,” said former Mayor Terry Coberly ofBentonville. “You must make decisionsbetween competing interests,” she cau-

tioned, but added, “Do what you think isright.” Coberly acknowledged that therewould be negative press. However, she said,“Get to know people who cover your citybeat … always be open with the press.”Another point: Be very, very aware of theFOI (Freedom of Information Act).”Coberly urged participation in the Munici-pal League. Coberly said mayors should“surround yourself with good people … then get out of the way.”

• Former Alderman Martin Gipson of North LittleRock urged city officials to “do yourresearch. Read every piece of paper thatcrosses your desk.”

• “Take care of the little guy,” formerMayor Stewart Nelson of Morrilton said.Tap the knowledge of former mayors, hesaid, adding, they are “awealth of information.”Recognize, he said, “being

mayor is a full-time job: 24 hours a day.”He said the League’s City & Town magazineis a resource “and one of the best thingsthe League does.” He noted that he firstturns to the attorney general opinions inthe magazine and, he, too, encouraged cityofficials to participate in the Municipal League.

Information flowed at the conference. Mayors, alder-men and other city officials collected copies of League publi-cations and other materials which were not already in theirpackets, obtained identification cards with their pictures,were offered cholesterol and blood testing, questioned repre-sentatives of state agencies who staffed booths, and as a realprize in each delegate’s packet, received a copy of the hefty,21⁄4-inch thick, Handbook for Arkansas Municipal Officials. Thebook is a compilation of state laws affecting local governing.

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Front row, from left, Clerk/Treasurer Marlene Hancock of Trumann,Clerk/Recorder/Treasurer Janette Lasater of Lowell, Treasurer KathyGrace of Mayflower, Clerk/Treasurer Carolyn Clause of Earle,Recorder/Treasurer Brenda Hendrix of Bauxite. Standing, from left,Clerk/Treasurer Ann Sutton of Fordyce, Recorder/Treasurer Kim Williamsof Bull Shoals, Clerk/Treasurer Jane Wilms of Bella Vista, TreasurerNancy Hurley of Heber Springs, Clerk Ann Santel of Heber Springs,Recorder/Treasurer Sandy Nash of Harrell, Clerk Kelly Thomas of Farm-ington, Clerk/Treasurer Carol Crump-Westergren of Beebe andClerk/Treasurer Stacey Pearson of Brinkley.

Front row, from left, Recorder/Treasurer Sandi Griffin of Bay, Clerk Veron-ica Robbins of Dyer, Clerk/Treasurer Valerie Davenport of Clarendon,Clerk/Treasurer Derane Cochran of Forrest City, Recorder/Treasurer VevaFoster of Horatio, Clerk/Treasurer Phyllis Endris of Cherokee Village.Standing, from left, Clerk Carol Phillips of Wynne, Clerk/Treasurer KirkMounts of Ashdown, Recorder/Treasurer Monroe Baldwin of Alicia, ClerkJean Lee of Bono, Clerk/Treasurer Mary Sullivan of Paris, Recorder/Trea-surer of Paris, Recorder/Treasurer Susan Smith of South Lead Hill,Recorder Treasurer Christine Debow of Sedgwick, Recorder Faye Mooreof Higden, Recorder/Treasurer John Barclay of Ward, Clerk/TreasurerSherry Johnston of Waldron.

Front row, from left, Mayor Sheila Spurlock of Leachville, CouncilmembersKim Love and Demetria Pitts, both of Altheimer, Lanis Harwell of Walderonand Verna Mae Newman of Cherokee Village. Standing, from left,Recorder/Treasurer Monda Hutchison of Black Oak, Mayors StanleyDebow of Sedgwick, Billy Anderson of Lake City, Donald (Bruce) Robin-son of Altheimer, Randy Holland of Mayflower, Bob Freeman of VanBuren, and Councilmember Robert Smith of South Lead Hill andClerk/Treasurer Sue Gurley of Lake City.

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New city officials’ orientationThe Arkansas City Clerks, Recorders, Treasurers Associationopened its meeting the morning of the League Winter Confer-ence to help new city officials learn about duties of their offices.

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The tone of the 2007 Winter Conference remainedupbeat going into the final general session Jan. 12,thanks in no small part to early positive responseby the legislature.

State Rep. Bruce Maloch of Magnolia, participating ina panel discussion, had brought the goodnews from the Capitol that an increase inmunicipal turnback had already in the firstfew days of the session received broad sup-port. “It’s now a matter of how much,”Maloch said.

And League and municipal leaderswere encouraged by the support shown byGov. Mike Beebe, who pledged to help see

that turnback is increased and who agrees with the League’sposition on several hot issues facing the legislature, such asopposing changes to the district court system.

League Executive Director Don Zimmerman hadalready encouraged municipal leaders to contact their legis-lators about the issues that affect local government. At theCapitol “you can feel the momentum change as legislatorsget calls from home. That makes a huge difference,” Zimmer-man said.

The Conference’s final panel of former mayors andcouncilmembers similarly encouraged city and town leadersto contact and get to know their legislators.

They agreed also that when it comes to handling city

Good news wraps up Winter ConferenceBy Andrew Morgan, League staff

business, especially for new city officials, it’s extremely help-ful to get to know your fellow city leaders and to take advan-tage of the League’s services, seminars and publications.

No city’s problems are unique, said former Morriltonmayor and League President Stewart Nelson, who encour-aged leaders to learn from one another. “You don’t have toreinvent the wheel.”

New League President and mayor of Conway, TabTownsell, too encouraged local leaders to “put your legisla-tor’s phone number on your speed dial.”

“Cities are a creature of the legislature,” Townsell saidand warned the next few months will be especially critical.

Townsell also had words of advice for the many newlyelected officials. He encouraged cooperation and listening.One must first be a student before becoming a master, hesaid.

“When you’re going through the election process,”Townsell said, “you hear the voice of the God of the WayThings Should Be. When that’s over, however, what you’llhear—mute but immutable—is the God of the Way ThingsAre.”

It’s important to balance the dreamers and realistswithin the community to make things work, Townsell said,and reminded the gathered officials to always remember thereason they’re there: public service.

“Even if you’re part time, it’s a full-time job.”

The coveted Municipal League Dean’s Chair went to longtime North Little Rock Alderman Martin Gipson, who tries out the chair, in a surprise honorannounced by Mayor Tab Townsell of Conway, League president, standing, at the Winter Conference. Gipson did not seek re-election to the posi-tion he held for decades. Gipson served the League as its president and with decades of service on the Executive Committee and advisory counciland boards. Above right, receiving lifetime memberships for their longtime League service on the Executive Committee and boards and committeeswere, from left, front row, former Clarendon Clerk/Treasurer Billie Hasty, former mayors Terry Coberly of Bentonville and Robert Reynolds of Harri-son; second row, from left, former mayors Stewart Nelson of Morrilton, Bill Harmon of Sherwood, former Alderman Martin Gipson of North LittleRock and, accepting the award for former Mayor John Riggs of Van Buren, the city’s current mayor, Bob Freeman, and former Alderman TommyBaker of Osceola; top row, from left, former mayors Jerry Montgomery of Mena and Jim Dailey of Little Rock. Also receiving lifetime League mem-berships were former mayors Joe Biard of Batesville and James Murry Sr., who were not present for the banquet at which they were honored.

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At the Conference, Arkansas state officials and leaders discussed the 2007 legislative session and current issues affecting both the state andmunicipalities.

Little Rock Mayor Mark Stodola, inhis first address to the League as mayor ofthe capital city and host city to the LeagueWinter Conference, welcomed participants,and then plugged the new businessesdowntown and the River Market. Stodolanoted that 2007 was “a time for optimism”that the General Assembly will raise statetax turnback to municipalities.

Even Dr. Joe Thompson, director of the state Depart-ment of Health and Human Services, had afew good words when he noted that thesmoking rate among school-age state resi-dents had declined one-third and that thestate has “halted” the increasing rate ofchildhood obesity. He encouraged cityleaders to do their part in improving thehealth of their cities.

Among the bad news, he said, is thattobacco remains the No. 1 health problem, 25 percent of thestate’s adult population is obese and more than 50 percent ofthe adults participate “in no physical activity at all.”

Dr. Thompson chided delegates who enjoyed the bis-cuits and gravy that morning for breakfast, saying, “You havecalories to burn this afternoon.”

He encouraged community leaders to back a change instate law allowing law enforcement officers to pull over carswhose occupants are not wearing seat belts. Officers now cancheck the wearing of seatbelts only if the car has been pulledover for other suspected law violations.

While state Senator Shawn Womack, echoing otherlegislators’ outlooks, pledged to the conference delegates,“You’re going to get an increase in your turnback” from thestate.

But in a review of the continuing establishment of dis-trict courts, Womack, in discouraging words for small cities,said, “City courts cannot continue to exist.” They willbecome part of the district court system. He pledged, how-ever, that small cities “will not lose having a judge there” norwill cities have to send their officers to the county seat forcourt cases and that cities and towns will be able to keep 100percent of their fines.

Revenues for the state Department of Highways andTransportation, however, are not keeping pace with needs orwith inflation, Dan Flowers, director, said. Flowers said of$19.1 billion in needs, only $4.1 billion in revenues is antici-

pated, or a “shortfall of $15 billion.”Building partnerships between the state and the cities

is one way to help accomplish some of the highway needs,Flowers said. Jonesboro and cities in Northwest Arkansas aredoing that, raising money on their own to combine withstate money, he said. “We are all partners in this road busi-ness together.”

Among other points that speakers made:• Senator Dave Bisbee of Rogers said he will reopen the

law on impact fees to clarify it with defini-tions. An impact fee, for example, he said,is not a connection fee.

• Senator Irma Hunter Brown of Lit-tle Rock, chair of theCity, County and LocalAffairs committee,encouraged delegates tolet their senators knowwhen they will appear before her commit-tee, and she added, “We truly welcomeyour input. We listen to your issues.”

• State Rep. Gregg Reep of Warren, inanswering a question about the sometimes media-criticizedgeneral improvement fund, said, “What some call ‘pork,’ wecall ‘progress.’” He said the GIF was a good program butneeds to be focused. “We need to be careful about the kindsof projects we do fund.”

• But Bisbee, in a different viewpoint on the GIF, saidthat the state constitution “says no local or special legisla-tion.” He added, “When you name a town or program, youhave a problem.” He suggested channeling projects through aboard and allowing local governments to apply for grants forprojects.

• Rep. Tommy Baker, former Osceolaalderman in his first appearance before theLeague as a representative, said he wants tosponsor a bill to permit aldermen to par-ticipate in the Arkansas Public EmployeesRetirement System (APERS). “I need tohear from you,” he added. “I haven’t foundanyone against it.”

State and federal agencies during the first general ses-sion shared information with municipal officials about stateand federal funding sources and assistance programs avail-able to cities and towns.

The Highway and Transportation Department throughits technology transfer program offers free training for citiesand towns in safety, workforce development and infrastruc-ture management. All classes are modified according to indi-vidual cities’ needs, explained Staff Research Engineer Mark

Stodola

Thompson

Bisbee

Brown

From health to district courts, concerns voicedBy John K. Woodruff and Andrew Morgan, League staff

Baker

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Bradley. www.arkansashighways.com

In addition to providing inmates with work skillsand experience and reducing the recidivism rates,Arkansas Correctional Industries also works with citiesto furnish the products they need, said Sales ManagerSteve Edwards. Office furniture fabrication and refur-bishing, regulatory and street signage fabrication, print-ing and garment making are among ACI’s many offer-ings. www.acicatalog.com

The Department of Heritage offers help to com-munities seeking to preserve the state’s many culturaltreasures through preservation, cultural and artist grantprograms. Its Arkansas Heritage Month grant programawards up to $5,000 for local celebrations, programs andother events. www.arkansasheritage.com

If your community has a population of less than3,000, the Department of Rural Services is there to assist.Its mission is to enhance life in rural Arkansas, especiallyfor those with low to moderate incomes. They offergrant money and grant matching for community devel-opment projects such as enhanced fire protection.www.arkansas.gov/drs

Need assistance conducting a special census orpreparing for the fast-approaching 2010 decennial cen-sus? The Department of Economic Advancement, work-ing from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock cam-pus, is there to help. It can also provide research servicesfor community economic forecasting, target industryanalysis, market research, strategic planning and more.www.1800arkansas.com

They don’t sell space ships, said Jim Smith withFederal Surplus Property, but if you can imagine it, theyprobably have it or can get it for your city. At any giventime, they have about $8 million of equipment andproducts available for a handling charge. They’ll evenwork out a payment plan that will fit your budget, inter-est-free. jim.smith@ark.gov

“Most of the time, when you see my folks, you’vehad a very bad day,” said the Arkansas Department ofEmergency Management’s (ADEM) David Maxwell. Butwhen not reacting to a disaster, ADEM is busy workingwith communities to prepare for them through trainingsessions. Maxwell encouraged cities and towns to contacttheir county’s emergency coordinator to arrange forlocal prevention and preparation training.www.adem.state.ar.us

The Grant Book Company works with federal andstate agencies to compile its handy and exhaustive refer-ence to the many grants and gifts available to cities andtowns. CEO Kevin Smith compares the resource to amatchmaking service linking communities with money.“It’s a way to make your passion a reality,” said Smith.www.thegrantbook.com

League liaison appointedIf you noticed, Jimmy Wallace of England wasone of the busiest folks atthe Winter Conference,moving about crowds, visiting with old friends,meeting new ones andenjoying a frequent,hearty laugh. He carrieson that spread of good

will daily at the state Capitol. Wallace, formermayor of England who has extensive experi-ence in state and municipal government (and farming), has been appointed as theLeague state government liaison. He wasmayor for a four-year term and did not seek re-election. Wallace served on former Gov.David Pryor’s legislative staff, on the staff offormer Gov. Dale Bumpers and was legislativeliaison for Gov. Bill Clinton. Wallace has beendirector of administration at the state HealthDepartment and served on the ArkansasIndustrial Development Commission, where hewas vice chairman. He was co-chair of theArkansas Tax Reform Commission. PresidentJimmy Carter appointed Wallace to chair theWorld Foundation Health Board.

Wallace

Ron Flug, left, a new Horseshoe Bend alderman, and Linda Flug,obtain information from Pat Planek, right, director of the LeagueMunicipal Health Benefit Fund.

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Mayor Tab Townsell, League president, sported a bright bowtie that cer-tainly was not overlooked by Mayors Dan Coody, left, of Fayettevilleand Steve Northcutt of Malvern.

Kevin Smith of Grant Book Co., a League-endorsed service, explains hiscompany’s ability to help cities find and write grants as Mayor DonWest of Diamond City and Mayor Jerry Qualls of Monette listen. Quallswas seeking a grant to restore an old bank in town.

Councilmember Patricia Bland, from left, and City Treasurer JohnettaPrivett, both of Harrisburg, browse materials available to delegates atone of the League Services desks, staffed here, seated, by DebbyWilkins of the League staff.

Clerk/Treasurer Sherry Johnston and Councilmember Kenneth Bynum,both of Waldron, talk with Steve Weston, seated, and Brandi McCalis-ter of the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department in the Exhi-bition Hall.

From left, former North Little Rock Alderman Martin Gipson, state Rep.Barry Hyde and state Rep. Tommy Baker share a laugh between sessions.

Hot coffee, biscuits, gravy, fruit, sweet rolls and other goodies wereready for breakfast as Little Rock city directors greeted delegates arriv-ing for the meal, sponsored by host city Little Rock. Jacksonville MayorTommy Swaim is welcomed by the directors Joan Adcock, Ken Richard-son and Gene Fortson.

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A humorous highlight was the mock city council meeting of fictional Midtown, especially when disgrunted residents, played by Mary Jean Sell,Eureka Springs city clerk/treasurer, left, and Martin Gipson, right, a retired North Little Rock alderman, aired their grievances at the open micro-phones. Paragould Mayor Mike Gaskill, Midtown mayor, presided and attempted to keep the public comment time civil and orderly.

Jim vonTungeln, planning consultant on the League staff, and Tad Bohan-non of the Wright Lindsey & Jennings law firm, who is legal advisor to sev-eral planning commissions, discuss their mutual interest after vonTungeln,a panelist, cautioned that all cities were under the state fire protectioncode “whether you want it or not” and that all municipalities needed tohave their water systems on the state water plan.

Good wordsfor GoverningNuts and bolts advice on the daily art (or science) ofmunicipal governing surfaced during the Winter Confer-ence. Here are a few nuggets of guidance.

✔ Do not accept properties, especially old school buildings,without first seeking advice, preferably a civil engineer.Asbestos could be in the structure or it might be sitting atopold fuel tanks, contaminated soil or have other potentiallyexpensive problems. “Call me before you accept any donatedbuildings, like schools,” said Al Johnson, the League civilengineer who will visit a city once a year for consultationwithout charge to the municipality.

✔ Make sure your city has a master plan. “If you don’t have aclear plan to base your zoning ordinance on, you may be introuble,” cautioned Jim vonTungeln, planning consultant forthe League. He, too, will visit your municipality for free con-sultation once a year.

✔ “If you’re not in our vehicle or property programs, I thinkwe can save you a lot of money,” Linda Montgomery, who isin charge of those two League programs, warned. See theLeague property ad on page 27. Call Montgomery for infor-mation at 501-374-3484, ext. 233.

✔ City councils may welcome public comment. But it can becontrolled. Set aside a time for public comment, say at theconclusion of a city council meeting. And Mark Hayes, gen-eral counsel for the League, suggested councils may want togo by the “legal rule of the egg timer: limit commentary to atime frame.”

Gwendolyn Stephenson, a Dermott City Council member, and Bill Eaton,a Russellville City Council member, quiz Daryl E. Bassett, right, a commis-sioner of the state Public Service Commission, who discussed establishinga statewide 211 telephone system for people to call for non-emergencycalls for community services and volunteer opportunities.

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A surge of better newson the neighborhood front

By Neal Peirce© 2007 Washington Post Writers Group

OPiNiON

Parts of Iraq are in flames, and global warming isthreatening to engulf us. But check back in ourinner-city neighborhoods, and heartening goodnews is emerging.

One major reason: national non-profit housingfinanciers are not only channeling very big sums intobricks and mortar, but providing critical assistance onevery front from crime prevention to “green” buildings.

Take the Local Initiatives Support Corp., whichhas marshalled more than $7.5 billion from 3,100investors and lenders to finance urban projects since theearly ’80s. Last week LISC issued a report showing thatin target neighborhoods where it’s active, crime is drop-ping faster than in comparable areas as new businesses,housing and stores take the place of dangerous blight.

A prime example: a single rundown gas station onthe troubled 1000 block of Franklin Avenue in southeastMinneapolis. In 1999, the site generated more than 500police calls on crimes ranging from drug deals to dan-gerous assaults. Today, it’s the site of the Franklin StreetBakery, a neighborhood firm that was on the verge ofretreating to a safer suburban location.

Why the shift? With LISC’s encouragement, theAmerican Indian Neighborhood Corporation began towork closely with the Minneapolis Police Department.One major result: a storefront headquarters on Franklinfrom which police and other city personnel work hand-in-hand with residents to target safety risks.

The refurbished bakery, designed for maximum“eyes on the street,” has added 50 jobs. New retail storeshave opened. Serious crimes dropped by nearly a third.

In Seattle, the Columbia City section experienceda similar turnaround. A scourge of youth gangs had beenthreatening owners of homes recently built by Home-Sight, a community-based organization. With LISC’sencouragement, HomeSight hired a community safetycoordinator and formed a partnership with the SeattlePolice.

Major cultural differences had to be overcome inthe ethnically split neighborhood, which was 38 percentAsian, 23 percent African-American, 6 percent Hispanic.The effort paid off; today there are several successful

businesses and a farmers’ market on a shopping plazathat had been the area’s epicenter of violence, prostitu-tion and drugs.

In more than 40 neighborhoods nationwide, LISCpresident Michael Rubinger reports, LISC has been ableto help local community development corporations cre-ate new alliances with police and hire staff to focus onthe new crime-fighting partnerships. Tensions over raceand police-community relations have been addressedand many police departments persuaded to embracestreet-friendly community policing approaches.

Each safer community, LISC calculates, is a moresecure place for the housing efforts its financing sup-ports.

Enterprise Community Partners—formerly theEnterprise Foundation, and LISC’s friendly competi-tor—has also been broadening its scope far beyond thelow-income housing efforts that were dominant infamed developer James Rouse’s mind when he formedthe organization 27 years ago this spring. Enterprise’snew formula: going “green” in a big way. In a “GreenCommunities” initiative, now in partnership with theU.S. Green Building Council, Enterprise is insisting onmaximum feasible energy saving features in all the 6,600housing units it has in production in 130 communitiesnationwide.

There’s a 2- to 4-percent cost premium in buildingto green standards, notes Enterprise’s Stockton Williams.But tenants will be able to save hundreds of dollars ayear in utility costs.

The new objective, says LISC’s Rubinger, is fullysustainable communities with such a fine mix of hous-ing prices and both rental and home ownership units,plus schools, childcare, parks and open spaces, smallshops and quality supermarkets, that people will chooseto live there—and not just be waiting for their income toimprove so they can move out.

Comprehensive neighborhoods approaches werethe idea four decades ago when America’s first commu-nity development corporation began in Brooklyn’s Bed-

(see Opinion page 26)

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diameter of 64 square feet.Keeping the city’s residential areas beautiful has

also been a priority during Townsell’s tenure. Ratherthan build unattractive, “cookie cutter” houses on lots in older, established neighborhoods, developers arerequired now by ordinance to match the existing aesthetics of the neighborhood.

“Developers follow rooftops. They will come in towhatever standards you demand,” says Townsell. It’sthese higher standards that make Conway a place peoplewant to go and a place they want to come back to.

Conway is home to three institutions of highereducation, and the more than 15,000 students of theschools—UCA, Hendrix College and Arkansas BaptistCollege—strongly contribute to the city’s character andits unique demographics. The average age in Conway is26.8, a figure the city’s many students pull down. Con-way boasts the highest median annual family income—more than $47,000—among Arkansas’s 10 largest cities,another perk of having a highly educated population. OfArkansas cities, Conway also has the third highest num-ber of people over age 25 possessing college degrees.Only Fayetteville and Maumelle place higher.

As a college town, Conway is a “jewel in therough,” says Townsell. “We’re quite a few steps behindFayetteville” when it comes to dealing with the largepresence of higher education in the city. “We’re kind oflike Fayetteville’s younger cousin.”

Townsell continued from page 7

A new city ordinance aims to eliminate unattractive and scenery-cluttering signage as seen along Conway’s busy Oak Street.

Jack Coffman, 63, a member of the PerryTown Council and a member of the PerryVolunteer Fire Department since 1983, diedDec. 7, 2006.

Gordon B. Fitch, 91, who served two termsas Glenwood mayor, died Jan. 3.

William R. (Pop) Lander, 84, who served for16 years as mayor of Gilbert, died Feb. 5.

Willard F. Pinson, 90, a former Rudy citycouncilman, died Jan. 9.

Bill Seaton, 86, a former West Memphis cityclerk and former commissioner of the WestMemphis Housing Authority, died Jan. 7.

Thomas J. Talley, 86, a former, long-timemember of the Emerson City Council, diedJan. 4.

E.J. (Jack) Wilmoth, 77, a former mayor ofDecatur, where he served 16 years, diedJan. 8.

Obituaries

The Mississippi Delta could offer greater educational and economic opportunities with increased funding and expanded use of its cultural and natural resources, speakers

asserted at the Mississippi Delta Grassroots Caucus,Jan. 18-19 in Little Rock.

Lee Powell, director of the Caucus, outlined theissues the Caucus and the Delta Regional Authority(DRA) deem crucial to the economic development ofthe eight-state DRA region, which contains the mostpoverty-stricken areas in the United States.

One of the priorities of the Caucus this year isconvincing Congress to increase the budget of the DRAfrom its current $6 million to the original $20 millionappropriation requested upon the agency’s founding in 2000.

With the much-needed additional funding, Powellasserted that the DRA could make huge strides inachieving its initiatives, including transportationimprovements, especially along the proposed Interstate69 corridor; a broad farm aid bill, which would providea safety net for local farmers and assist small agriculturebusinesses in the Delta; cultural and heritage tourismdevelopment and promotion; an Earned Income TaxCredit (EITC) awareness campaign; and increases in thequality and accessibility of health care and education.

Stephens media columnist John Brummett, speak-ing on a panel discussing the impact of the new Con-gress on Delta issues, said he believes the impact will benegligible, especially with the “wide open” 2008 presi-dential race looming; he suggested more headway mightbe made focusing on local and state government action.Powell challenged congressional leaders to prove Brum-mett wrong. (The Caucus comprises representativesfrom a cross-section of disciplines in the eight states.)

New Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe, speaking to morethan 200 conference luncheon attendees, echoed Powell’schallenge and pledged to work with the federal govern-ment to help the Delta. Education, Beebe said, was thekey to sustained economic development in the region.“We will turn out solid citizens who will have the skillsto compete in the global economy,” he predicted.

The necessity of improving education in the

Hasten educational, economicreforms, Delta advocates sayWinter meeting of the Mississippi Delta Grassroots Caucus examines causes, solutionsto Delta’s poverty-stricken areas.By Andrew Morgan, League staff

Delta—from early childhood through workforce educa-tion programs—was a recurring theme at the confer-ence. Panelists praised the impact of the Knowledge isPower Program (KIPP), a Delta college preparatoryschool in Helena-West Helena. The KIPP school servesstudents in the high-need community and greatlyimproves access to educational opportunities.

With proposed federal budget cuts on the horizonfor the food stamp and Women, Infants and Children(WIC) programs, the DRA is working not only to con-vince Congress to oppose such cuts, but also to educateDelta residents on the aid available through its EITCawareness initiative.

“It’s our responsibility to make sure that every eli-gible family is aware of this resource,” said Mayor CarlRedus of Pine Bluff, a Municipal League district vicepresident. In Pine Bluff, only about 20 percent of per-sons eligible for the credit take advantage. That’s about$2.9 million that could and should be in the community,he said. “Nearly one in six American children live inpoverty, while welfare reform has been considered a suc-cess,” said Redus. He stressed that the EITC is not a gov-ernment hand out. “The EITC makes working a muchbetter choice than welfare.”

With a healthier, wealthier and better-educatedpopulace, business will become increasingly attracted tothe Delta, speakers predicted. But the old model ofrecruiting manufacturing in the Delta no longer works,they said. Simply offering manufacturers an industrialpark in which to set up shop and cheap labor won’twork when a community’s school and health care sys-tems are failing, said DRA Co-chair Rex Nelson of LittleRock. We won’t attract business until we stop neglectingthe “human side” of economic development, he said.

One positive trend brought out by speakers is thecontinued growth of the biofuel industry and other“homegrown fuels” such as corn-based ethanol in theMidwest corridor, which is moving south. “Can youimagine becoming the Silicon Valley of alternativefuels?” enthused Beebe. “We are right there.”

Promotion of Arkansas’s tourism industry isanother DRA priority. “It’s the third biggest industry inour state, and we should not forget it,” Beebe asserted.

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From left, Everton Recorder/Treasurer Ival Jones and Mayor BillGerdes stand before the town’s new community center, thedesign of which may look familiar to longtime residents. It’s pat-terned after the former railroad depot in Everton.

It’s the community center that breakfast built—toan extent.

The breakfasts prepared Saturday mornings byladies in Everton’s Retired Seniors Volunteer Pro-

gram (RSVP) helped kick-start fundraising efforts forthe Boone County town’s new center, which opened tothe public with a dedication ceremony Dec. 29.

“They made the first deposit of $2,000 makingbacon and eggs,” said Everton Mayor Bill Gerdes of thetown’s dedicated RSVP members.

The new center took three years to fund and com-plete, said Gerdes, and cost $215,000, over half of whichcame in the form of U.S. Department of Agriculture(USDA) grants. The balance came from fundraising andprivate contributions, such as a gift from Leon Tram-mell, an Everton native who is CEO of Tramco, anindustrial bulk materials handling equipment manufac-turer based in Wichita, Kan.

As an additional fundraiser, Everton is also selling“memory bricks” to pave the area in front of the center.

Trammell, who spoke at the building’s dedication,announced his founding of a biofuels plant that keepshis hometown on his mind. The 100-million-gallon

Everton opens new community centerBy Andrew Morgan, League staff

facility in Concordia, Kan., will begin producingethanol—a clean-burning fuel and fuel additive—in2008. The plant’s name is Everton Energy. Trammell saidhe has always loved the name of his hometown.

In addition to Saturday RSVP breakfasts, the newcenter, which includes meeting space and a kitchen, willhost 4-H meetings, a regular blood pressure clinic, pub-lic meetings, reunions, wedding receptions and otherprivate functions.

Domestic cultural heritage tourism is a particu-larly large market, noted Peggy Wright, director ofArkansas State University’s Delta Studies Center atJonesboro, which promotes and preserves Arkansas his-tory, arts and natural resources. Unique culture is whatdraws tourists to America, and the South and the Deltahave it, added Shelley Ritter, director of the Delta BluesMuseum in Clarksdale, Miss.

According to Beverly Robinson, executive directorof the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, cul-tural heritage tourism has exploded. It’s “alive and wellin Memphis, Tenn., and across the country,” she said,perhaps because half of the people alive in the UnitedStates today were born after 1970, after the civil rightsera struggles.

Ken Smith, executive director of AudubonArkansas, encouraged Delta community leaders to takeadvantage of the Natural State’s vast and varied naturalresources through eco-tourism. Wildlife watching, par-ticularly bird watching, has grown exponentially inrecent years, he said, especially with the re-emergence ofthe Ivory-billed woodpecker. People want untouchednatural places to visit and places with unique local cul-tural offerings Smith said. The key to marketing yourself,

he said, is to know what you have and to “raise yourawareness; raise your expectations.”

Panelists throughout the conference encouragedforging partnerships and increasing cooperation amonggovernment agencies, schools, cultural institutions, aidorganizations and local businesses. Kay Brockwell of theMarion-based Crossroads Coalition said, “No change hasever been made that didn’t come from pressure within.”

If change must occur from within, involving Deltaresidents in the policy-making process is necessary. “Giveus in the Caucus as much feedback as you can,” Powellurged attendees.

Panelist Minnie Bommer, coordinator of the Tennessee Minority Health and Community Develop-ment Coalition, believes fighting economic disparity,particularly in the African-American community, isimpossible unless information is delivered to those inneed and they are involved in the process of change. Tosucceed, she said, “You’ve got to invite the people, theones that are getting the services” to the table.

“I don’t allow people to come into my communityand tell me what I need,” Bommer said. “I tell you what I need.”

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The International Institute of Municipal Clerks (IIMC) has awardedDumas City Clerk/Treasurer Johnny Brigham and Texarkana CityClerk Patti Scott Grey the designation of Certified Municipal Clerk(CMC) for completing its educational, experienceand service requirements.

Brigham has been a city clerk/treasurer sinceApril 2004. Prior to serving in that position, heworked for 11⁄2 years in the mid-1990s as a grantwriter for Dumas.

Grey began working forTexarkana as a deputy city clerk15 years ago. She has been the city clerk since2000. Brigham and Grey join 48 Arkansas munic-ipal clerks who currently hold the CMC designation.

The IIMC’s CMC program, begun in 1970,aids municipal clerks in improving job performanceand professionalism. Completion of an IIMC-approved program or a baccalaureate degree in

public administration or related field, responsible experience in localgovernment and participation in conferences, meetings and educa-tional seminars are required to earn the designation.

Municipal Notes

Retiring Yellville mayorhonoredMarion County Home Town Health (MCHTH)at a recent appreciation dinner honored out-going Yellville Mayor Janell Kirkwood for herservice, reports the Harrison Daily Times.

Kirkwood is an original board member ofMCHTH. She was instrumental in getting theLeague to promote smoking cessation formunicipal employees. The League Health Ben-efit Fund Board in August voted to promotethe University of Arkansas for Medical Sci-ences’ Quitline, 1-866-NOW-QUIT.

Kirkwood is retired and has moved toSpringdale to be near family. Shawn Lane,formerly a Yellville alderman, became thecity’s new mayor in January.

“My only regret after eight years as mayoris that I could not do more for my hometown,more for the city of Yellville,” Kirkwood said.

Pine Bluff passesliving wage measurePine Bluff in November became the first city inArkansas to implement a living wage ordi-nance, the Pine Bluff Commercial hasreported. Voters passed the measure by anearly 70 percent margin.

For city employees and employees ofcompanies with service contracts with the city,the ordinance sets a minimum wage of $9.30per hour with health and child care benefits,and $10.55 per hour without benefits.

Gina Devers, an auditor in the city ’sfinance department, said the ordinanceaffects about 33 city employees, some ofwhom are part-time. It is unknown how manycity contractors will be affected. The ordi-nance is predicted to have up to a$100,000 impact on Pine Bluff’s generalfund in 2007.

“We are endeavoring to fully assess itfrom a financial, legal and human resourcesperspective, but until that process is com-pleted, the extent of its impact will remain

Two city clerks certified

Brigham

Grey

The District II meeting of the Arkansas City Clerks and Treasurers Asso-ciation (ACCRTA) will be March 22-23 at the Dumas Community Cen-ter in Dumas.

Congressman Mike Ross will speak and Dumas Mayor Marion S.Gill will welcome the ACCRTA. Other speakers will discuss the Free-dom of Information Act and grants available to municipalities.

Rooms for lodging have been set aside at the Days Inn and EconoLodge. Reservations must be made with the motels.

Registration begins at 3 p.m., March 22. The $30 registrationincludes meals, materials and prizes. Registration forms must be sent to:

John Brigham, Clerk/Treasurer, City of Dumas, P.O. Box 157,Dumas, AR 71639. Registration forms must be received by March20. All Arkansas city clerks, recorders and treasurers are invited toattend. Four district meetings are held annually.

Additional information is with Brigham, City Clerk Diane Whitbeyof North Little Rock, or at the ACCRTA Web site, www.accrta.org.

City clerks meet in Dumas

(see BRIEFS, page 37)

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The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is a federal anti-poverty program that isadministered by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to provide financial support forlow-income families. Peter Dreier, urban policy specialist at Occidental College inLos Angeles says the EITC program “has turned into the federal government’s most

significant aid for the poor.”Employees of cities and towns throughout Arkansas who fall within the guidelines

(below) can get back real money from their tax returns. The money coming back benefits the employees, their families and the municipalities where they spend the money or put it in the bank.

In 2007, the EITC will give back up to $2,747 for a parent with one child earning lessthan $32,001; working parents raising more than one child and earning less than $36,348qualified for up to $4,536 in tax returns. Other benefits apply to very low-income workersbetween the ages of 25 and 64 and are not raising children in their homes.

Before you complete your 2006 tax returns, check to see if the EITC applies to you. Youmay find you qualify for getting money back from Uncle Sam—perhaps thousands of dollars.

Employees who qualify for the credit must have had an earned income under:$12,120 ($14,120 if married filing jointly) if there is no qualifying child;$32,001 ($34,001 if married filing jointly) if there is one qualifying child;$36,348 ($38,348 if married filing jointly) if there is more than one qualifying child.Other qualifications include: valid social security number; investment income of $2,800

or less; filing status cannot be “married filing separately”; generally must be U.S. citizen orresident alien all year; cannot be a qualifying child of another person; and cannot file Form2555 or 2555-EZ.

The IRS has also created a new split-refund program to encourage those receiving thecredit to save a little money by opening a new bank account. The split-refund program allowsall taxpayers to divide their refund among up to three bank accounts, such as checking, sav-ings and retirement.

“Tax time is an ideal time to think about savings,” U.S. Treasurer Anna Escobedo Cabralsaid in a news release. “For many taxpayers, tax refunds are the largest checks they will receivethroughout the year, and the new split-refund program gives individuals and families theopportunity to build a nest egg for the future.”

For more information, visit www.irs.gov.

Give yourselfa tax break

Eligible municipal employees can get thousands of dollars backthrough the EITC, the government’s “most significant” aid program.

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ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINIONS

Summaries of attorney general opinionsRecent opinions that affect municipal government in ArkansasFrom the Office of Attorney General Dustin McDaniel

Appointed alderman serves until replacedOpinion: 2006-217Requestor: Sumpter, Denny—State Representative

In light of the fact that the deceased incumbent receivedthe majority of the votes cast for a city council position,should the individual appointed to fill the vacancy createdby the incumbent’s death continue in that position andhold over for the following term? If not, is there a statu-tory procedure for filling a vacancy under these circum-stances? RESPONSE: Yes (mooting the second question).The alderman who was appointed pursuant to ACA14-43-411 to fill the vacancy continues to hold office for theupcoming term as a holdover pursuant to Ark. Const.article 19, section 5, due to the failure of a successor to beelected and qualified. The opinion discusses ACA 7-5-315regarding a “vacancy in election.”

‘Highly personal’ info may trump public’sneed to knowOpinion: 2007-008Requestor: Hamby, Michael—Greenwood

City Attorney

Is the subject of the records correct in claiming the clearlyunwarranted invasion of personal privacy exemption(ACA 25-19-105(b)(12)) in response to an FOIA requestfor “copies of all correspondence to and from the cityregarding garnishing the salary of the mayor”?RESPONSE: Assuming the records contain intimatefinancial information or other highly personal informa-tion, the privacy interest probably prevails, when bal-anced against a general public interest in knowingwhether the city has properly complied with statutoryrequirements in connection with a garnishment of wagesor salary. However, the question ultimately depends uponthe specific nature of the correspondence. See Opinionfor discussion of guiding principles.

Authority to reinstate police officer unclearOpinion: 2006-172Requestor: Bradford, Jay—State Representative

In a city of the first class with a civil service system forpolice and fire department employees, established underACA 14-51-301 et seq., can a probationary police officerwho has been terminated by the chief of police be “rein-stated” by: a) the city council; b) the police chief; or c) thecivil service commission? RESPONSE: In my opinion,

neither the civil service commission nor the city council isinvested with the power to reinstate a discharged proba-tioner, action which in effect would overturn the policechief ’s discharge decision, contrary to ACA 14-51-301(b)(7). Cf. Op. 2005-266 (opining that unlike ACA 14-51-301(b)(11), which applies to those whose probation is“complete,” subsection 14-51-301(b)(7) makes no men-tion of a right of appeal with respect to a probationarypolice officer). However, it would not necessarily beinconsistent with the civil service laws for the commissionto adopt a rule allowing the police chief to reinstate a dis-charged probationary officer. The answer is less clear inthe absence of such a rule, suggesting the need for legisla-tive clarification.

Once in, LOPFI participation mandatoryOpinion: 2006-181Requestor: Broadway, Shane—State SenatorIn light of the fact that the City of Bauxite currently has adelinquent account with the Arkansas Local Police andFire Retirement System (LOPFI), what can Bauxite do toterminate its contract with LOPFI? RESPONSE: In myopinion, once a political subdivision, such as the town ofBauxite, has elected to extend retirement coverage topolice officers under the Local Police & Firefighter Retire-ment System (“LOPFI”) statutes, continued participationin LOPFI is mandatory under ACA 24-10-301(4).

Assets, liabilities not interlocal agreementOpinion: 2006-200Requestor: Baker, Gilbert—State Senator

Is the purchase of assets and assumption of liabilities bythe Vilonia Waterworks Association (“VWA”) of theEnola-Mt. Vernon (“E-MV”) system an “interlocal agree-ment” as described in ACA 14-137-108(8)(A)? Q2) Canthe VWA expand its board pursuant to that section? Q3)If so, who makes the appointments given the language insection 8(A)(ii)(a), and the fact that the vast majority ofthe association membership resides outside the municipalboundaries of Vilonia, Enola, or Mt. Vernon, and neitherof the latter two towns had any association with E-MV?Q4) Can VWA by its by-laws establish geographical dis-tricts from which the board members must be selected?Q5) If so, can it re-draw those boundaries given theexpansion of its service area, or is that power vested solelywith the municipality establishing the public facilitiesboard? RESPONSE: 1) No. 2) No. 3) Unnecessary to

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answer. 4) No, not by its by-laws alone. 5) The city coun-cil in all likelihood has authority to adopt an ordinancedrawing geographic districts for the selection of boardmembers, but the number of members on the board maynot be expanded in the absence of an interlocal agreementcontemplated by ACA 14-137-108.

Cut off rural water to sewer non-payersOpinion: 2006-206Requestor: Bryles, Steve—State Senator

Some small cities have sewer customers who are on ruralwater systems. When a city sewer customer becomesdelinquent in making payments for sewer service, thesecities often have difficulty getting the rural water systemto cut off the water service of one of its customers fornon-payment of the customer’s city sewer bill. Does statelaw require the rural water systems to terminate waterservice for nonpayment of the city sewer bill?RESPONSE: Yes, pursuant to ACA14-229-103.

Statute doesn’t address city feesOpinion: 2006-210Requestor: Bisbee, David—State Senator

In light of the provisions of ACA 14-56-103 concerningdevelopment impact fees, does the phrase “utility hookupfees or access fees” allow a municipality or municipalservice agency to charge two separate fees, one for makingthe physical connection and one to generate revenues?RESPONSE: This statute does not purport to regulate,prohibit, or otherwise specifically address the matter ofpermissible water and sewer fees. Nor does state law gen-erally differentiate among the types of fees that munici-palities may charge for the use of water and sewer sys-tems. See ACA 14-234-214; 14-235-223. The question ofwhether a particular “hookup fee” is properly charged is aseparate matter that may depend upon the usual distinc-tion between a “fee” and a “tax.”

The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program’s“Walks Through History” and “Sandwiching inHistory” tours will visit historic propertiesacross the state during 2007, AHPP Director

Ken Grunewald has announced.In the “Walks Through History” program, AHPP

historians each month provide free, guided walkingtours of historic structures and districts across Arkansas.The tours all begin at 11 a.m. on Saturdays. The scheduleincludes:

March 3—Historic Monticello, co-sponsored by theDrew County Historical Society

April 7—Carl’s Addition Historic District, SiloamSprings, co-sponsored by the Siloam SpringsMuseum

May 5—Downtown Clarendon, co-sponsored by Visionsfor Clarendon

June 2—Historic Ashdown, co-sponsored by the Hunter-Coulter Museum

July 7—Downtown Paris, co-sponsored by the LoganCounty Museum

Aug. 4—Wilson Park Historic District, Fayetteville, co-sponsored by the Washington County HistoricalSociety

Sept. 8—Cherry Street Historic District, Helena-WestHelena, co-sponsored by Main Street Helena

Oct. 6—Hot Springs Rehabilitation Center co-sponsoredby the Garland County Historical Society.

Nov. 3—Downtown Piggott, co-sponsored by the Hem-ingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center

Dec. 8—School Addition Historic District, Batesville,co-sponsored by Main Street Batesville

Historic Preservation ‘07 tours setThe “Sandwiching in History” tour series targets

Pulaski County structures and sites. The noontime seriesincludes a brief lecture and tour of the subject property.Participants are encouraged to bring their lunches withthem. “Sandwiching in History” tours include:

Feb. 2—Trapnall Hall, 423 E. Capitol Ave., Little RockMarch 2—Argenta Rock Island Depot, Fourth and Hazel

streets, North Little RockApril 6—First Hotze House, 1620 S. Main St., Little RockMay 4—Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 310 W. 17th St.,

Little RockJune 1—Philander Smith Historic District, 1 Trudie

Kibbe Reed Drive, Little RockJuly 6—Arkansas Power and Light Building, Ninth

and Louisiana streets, Little RockAug. 3—Pulaski County Courthouse, Second

and Spring streets, Little RockSept. 7—Robinson Auditorium, 414 W. Markham St.,

Little RockOct. 5—Ten Mile House, 6915 Stagecoach Road,

Little RockNov. 2—Albert Pike Memorial Temple, Seventh

and Scott streets, Little RockDec. 7—Maumelle Ordnance Works Bunker #4,

4 Willastein Drive, Maumelle

All tours are free and open to the public. Forinformation, call the AHPP at 501-324-9880;write the agency at 1500 Tower Building,323 Center St., Little Rock, AR 72201;email info@arkansaspreservation.org; or visit the agency web site at www.arkansaspreservation.org.

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14-56-413 (a)(1)(A) in that “The territorial jurisdictionof the legislative body of the city having a planning com-mission, … shall be exclusive and shall include all landlying within five (5) miles of the corporate limits.”

The cities were willing to allow rural systems toprovide the water service. They relied, however, upon thestated provision to require developers to install waterlines suitable for fire protection in developments withinthe municipality’s planning area boundary.

The Arkansas Supreme Court abruptly negatedthis practice in a case involving the City of Bentonville.(Arkansas Soil and Water Conservation Commission,Appellant v. City of Bentonville, Appellee, City of Center-ton, Intervenor; 02658-S.W, 3rd.) In this case, the courtstated: “… a municipality clearly does not have absolutepower to control water projects within its own bound-aries, much less within its five-mile extraterritorial plan-ning area.”

It also pointed out: “While a municipality mayprepare plans for lands lying within five miles of the citylimits, all water development projects must still complywith the Arkansas Water Plan.”

The basis for the negative ruling against themunicipality was that the rural district’s system was partof the Arkansas Water Plan, i.e., compliant. The city’swas not. This made the decision a simple one for thecourt.

So, if you want to plan within your planning areaboundary, have your water system certified, even thoughit may not be a new one.

How hard is it? Not very, it seems. The steps areoutlined at the Web site cited above.

What will certification accomplish? First as men-tioned, it will equalize your standing with ANRC. If amunicipality enters into litigation with a rural system,the case will include two compliant systems.

Second, if upon filing your plan and describingyour water system boundary you find that a rural systemclaims all or part of the territory, ANRC should considerthe competing claims as a disagreement between twocompliant systems. Each should have an equal argument.If only one system is compliant, the compliant systemwill win every time.

Third, property owners within urban planningareas may have a platform upon which to seek water

One of the most important things that munici-pal officials in Arkansas can do in 2007 is tosee that their water systems receive a certifi-cate of compliance with the Arkansas Water

Plan. Failure to do so places a city in a non-competitiveposition in any litigation with a rural water system thatmay encroach upon its planning area. The governingagency is the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission(ANRC).

An ANRC Web site,www.aswcc.arkansas.gov/WaterCompliance.htm statesthe following:

Section 3 of Arkansas Act 469 of 1989 (A.C.A. 15-22-503(e)) mandates that all water developmentprojects receive certification of compliance with theArkansas Water Plan from the Natural ResourcesCommission.

Typically, a water system seeks water plan compli-ance as a requirement for obtaining an ANRC loan. Ifyour system has not requested such a loan, chances areyou are unaware of the plan or its provisions.

As discussed previously, Arkansas municipalitiesare facing massive encroachment by rural water systems.They provide potable drinking water. They usually donot provide sufficient lines or pressure to meet urbanneeds or to allow compliance with the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code. This code enforces state law and coversall property, both urban and rural, in the state.

Rural water districts enjoy legal protection, bothfrom state and federal law, in order to protect their abil-ity to repay loans. This sometimes prohibits a munici-pality from providing urban levels of water service—particularly fire protection—to an area or to an individ-ual property within an area claimed by a rural district.Rural districts sometimes claim an area despite the factthat they have neither lines in the area nor immediateplans to provide them. Potential losers involved in thissituation include those wishing to develop their propertyfor any use other than a single home or farm.

Many cities in Arkansas, while recognizing thatthey could not provide needed fire protection byexpanding their service areas into a rural district’s terri-tory, nonetheless relied upon the provisions of ACA §

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PLANNING TO SUCCEED

Water Plan Compliance: Urgent and ImportantBy Jim vonTungeln, Staff Planning Consultant, American Institute of Certified Planners

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Persons having comments or questions may reachJim vonTungeln at 501-372-3232. His Web site iswww.planyourcity.com. He is available for consulta-tion as a service of the Arkansas Municipal League.

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service at a level that will enable them to abide by stateand federal laws.

Finally, the certification of urban systems withinthe Arkansas Water Plan may force the leaders of ourstate actually to do some planning as to where and whatkind of water service may be extended into various por-tions of our Natural State.

Special Notice:Planning Commissioner Training

Would you like to have your planning commissionersand staff trained by professional planners and educators?

Would you like to host a planning commissioner orboard of adjustment workshop for your part of the state?

For information on upcoming training or to discussa regional workshop, call the Arkansas Public Adminis-tration Consortium at 501-569-3090 or e-mail inquiriesto apacprog@ualr.edu.

For general planning information go towww.arkansasapa.org.

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ANIMAL CORNER

Is ‘one free bite’ myth or law?Well-written animal control ordinances eliminate any doubt about what is allowed or not.By Shona Osborne

Times change, and so do laws. Or do they? Forexample: I was not aware that school teacherswho bob their hair do not get raises, you can’twalk your cow down main street after 1 p.m. on

Sunday, and no one, under any circumstances, may sud-denly start or stop their car at a McDonald’s.

The real shocker was not being able to keep analligator in a bathtub. It’s just as well; he had outgrownthe tub, and city ordinance prohibits alligators anyway.

A simple Google search will uncover laws likethese that still appear on the books in every state acrossthe country.

Laws and ordinances are questioned every day bythose who find themselves in violation one way or theother. How many of us animal control officers haveworked a bite case and been told by the owner, attorneyor veterinarian that the dog in question is allowed “onefree bite.” I had heard that on more than one occasionand turned to veterinarian Susan Weinstein with thestate Veterinary Medical Association for guidance.

There are no state statutes on dangerous or vicious dogs and we, as officers, are obligated to protectthe public. This has led many cities and towns to enactlocal ordinances that address dangerous and viciousdogs and cats.

Arkansas Code Annotated 20-19-303 states municipalities are not limited in any manner to controlor regulate dogs or cats or other animals. Local laws areallowed to be more stringent than state laws unless thestate says local ordinances may not be enacted, and insuch case, the state law would be the final law.

Through the assistance of an attorney, it was dis-covered that the “one free bite” argument could be usedas a defense in civil and/or tort law. Tort, by definition, isa wrongful act, whether intentional or accidental fromwhich injury occurs to another.

Here is an example: Mrs. Skelton is out for anafternoon walk and a Labrador retriever jumps thefence, charges and bites her on the leg. The owner hadno idea the dog could clear a 6-foot fence, and the inci-dent was accidental. The victim could file a suit undercivil/tort law, and the owner may be found not guilty ifno prior violations of a bite had occurred.

If, and only if, an effective ordinance is in place,the dog owner may be in violation of an ordinance, and“one free bite” would not apply. In other words, a city is

not necessarily bound by the rules for civil actions inenforcing its city ordinances.

Often, we encounter the “one free bite” defensewhen attempting to enforce our ordinances dealing withdangerous/vicious dogs. This misconception is often theprimary argument that the dog owner uses in his or herdefense. A well-defined and written ordinance will defeattheir argument.

Ordinances dealing with dangerous/vicious dogsare already in place in many cities, and as bite cases con-tinue to increase, we must, as enforcers, be knowledge-able in local ordinances and state statutes. Nothing is“free” in this world, not even a bite.

Shona Osborne is manager of Conway Animal Welfare.

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ford-Stuyvesant. But over time, because housing seemedtangible and easier to achieve, that’s where non-profitsfocused their attention. Now, says Rubinger, cities areattracting a much broader range of income groups, andit’s time to aim for truly high quality, mixed-incomeneighborhoods.

So LISC not only invests in housing and commu-nity safety programs, but has put its fiscal heft behindbringing supermarkets back into urban neighbor-hoods—including a huge Pathmark supermarketattracted in cooperation with the Abyssinian Develop-ment Corporation on 125th Street in New York—EastHarlem’s first full-service supermarket in decades.

And with schools often the Achilles Heel of urbanneighborhoods, LISC has created an entity that offersthe basic financing for new charter schools. Close to 60are already under way.

The LISC and Enterprise goal thus becomes fullysustainable communities—LISC in fact has a programwith that name.

Anyone who knows cities knows the obstacles—political, racial, coping with local bureaucracies—remain real and won’t disappear any time soon. But thebroadened vision of these national groups, helping andencouraging urban neighborhoods, is great news.

Your Municipal Property Program offers broad coveragefor your municipal property. The limits of coverage are $50 million per occurrence per member for damages fromfire, windstorm and other incidents in excess of $5,000.

Coverage is $15 million per occurrence per member forlosses exceeding $100,000 on earthquakes and flooding.

The Municipal Property Program’s 2006 annual meeting adopted ratesaccording to the following scale.

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For more information, call Linda Montgomery at League headquarters,501-978-6123 or 501-374-3484, ext. 233.

dispel those fears that have existed between the publicand private sectors by virtue of its mission statement bybringing individuals and communities together to forgeeconomic and tourism development, educational enrich-ment and cultural development.

The Hispanic community is the fastest growingcommunity in Arkansas, and it is important that electedofficials make every effort to engage that community as abasic function of democratic principles.

Sister Cities has worked with our city, state andnational officials to bring about the first ever foreignoffice to the state of Arkansas. This year the MexicanConsulate will locate an office in our capital city of LittleRock to work with sister cities, city officials and corpo-rate leaders to meet the needs of Hispanic business com-munity.

When considering involvement of the public andprivate sectors in both domestic and international set-tings, it is important to recognize that “timing” is veryimportant, whether seeking sister city relations or com-munity involvement. An effective administration has theability to understand what to expect from the commu-nity and can provide the opportunity to the communityto articulate an opinion that leads to a stronger and morehonest relationship among all concerned.

Finally, studies confirm that key insights to goodinstitutional and public involvement have to do withdefining the nature of public engagement, the timing of engagement efforts, the structure of relationships withthe public and between government and the means todetermine the level of success or failure of the engage-ment.

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SISTER CITIES INTERNATIONAL

Sister Cities helps connect the publicand governmentBy Sherman Banks

One of many studies about the relationshipbetween the general public and government isa Kettering Foundation report. It said threeelements are necessary for a healthy democ-

racy: (1) responsible citizens who make sound and clearchoices about the future of the community; (2) a commu-nity that acts together to address common issues;and (3) the institution of government that has been givenpublic legitimacy contributes to making a stronger society.

Regrettably, many of our major legitimate institu-tions of government have lost public confidence. SisterCities International, along with elected officials, recog-nizes how important it is to engage citizens in pertinentissues that affect their lives and minimize the cynicismand negative perceptions about local, state and nationalgovernments. Sister Cities has proven through the yearsthat it bridges the gap between those who are easy toplace blame and governing institutions that discouragecitizen participation.

The Kettering Foundation points out that the gapbetween public administrators and citizens is defined byfactors related to the way administrators and public insti-tutions approach their work. For most of the past 20years, government institutions have related to the generalpublic as customers. While working through sister citiesin the development of cultural and educationalexchanges and economic development, this notion isbeing dispelled. In Arkansas the cities of Hot Springs,Pine Bluff, Little Rock and even the small town of Gilberthave worked with their citizenry to bring about cultural,educational and economic development.

Public administrators or bureaucrats are results-oriented and have long viewed themselves as decisionmakers. As a result, they do not view public opinion ashelpful. Through the Sister Cities’ mission, “one individ-ual, one community at a time,” public involvement andopinion is proven to be the glue that assures the successof public-initiated programs. Sister Cities, as a non-profitorganization, can work with administrators who viewthemselves as professionals and may feel uncomfortablebecause of the nature of their profession. Administratorsgenerally try to be non-partisan and are uncomfortablewith the authority of making decisions between compet-ing values that are expressed in political policy disputes.Sister Cities, as a non-partisan organization, can help to

For further information about how sister Cities can helpto bridge the gap between public and governmentengagement, please contact: Sherman Banks at 501-376-8193, Fax: 501-372-6564 or e-mail, sbanks@aristotle.netor surface mail, P.O. Box 165920, Little Rock, AR 72216.

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Nominations openfor Municipal Excellence Awards

Nominations have opened for the annualAwards for Municipal Excellence, which rec-ognize outstanding programs that improvethe quality of life in America’s communities.

Given through a partnership between the NationalLeague of Cities (NLC) and CH2M HILL, the awardshonor a range of population sizes, with two awards ineach population category.

Past winning programs have exhibited:• Successful public-private partnerships• Productive citizen and community collabo-

rations• Effective management of municipal

resources• Innovative government policies

• Tangible project results• Potential program implementation in other

citiesUp to eight winners will be nationally recognized

at a ceremony at the NLC’s Congress of Cities Confer-ence and Exposition in New Orleans, La., in December2007. Nominated cities must be members of NLC. Nom-inations must be postmarked by May 3, 2007.

Visit www.nlc.org under “Resources for Cities” and“Awards and Recognition” for a nomination packet andinformation about the awards program. For more infor-mation, call 202-626-3130 or email awards@nlc.org.

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deep gullies and steep slopes seldom had flooding prob-lems. Development changed that. Just because animprovement is located on the side of the hill does notmean that it can’t flood. Flooding can be isolated. Flood-ing can occur when an obstruction downstream backsup water, or flooding can occur as a flash flood whenrunoff is significantly increased up a gradient.

Flooding can be controlled by an elaboratedrainage system with laterals to intercept storm water runoff; however, such a system is usually cost prohibitive.

Another way to controlflooding is requiring that stormwater be retained within eachnew real estate development ineach municipality’s jurisdiction.

Along with requiringstorm water retention duringconstruction, do not allow anincrease in the volume of runoffafter the site has beenimproved.

In addition to the reten-tion requirement, cities shouldimprove outfalls and eliminateobstructions in ditches and

creeks. Cities should aggressively obtain drainage ease-ments to have better access for maintaining efficient dis-charges. In other words, keep ditches clean!

It’s never too early to implement a drainage ordinance, and if you’re having problems, it’s never too late. Retain a local engineer for assistance and insistthat the retention and drainage requirements be simpleto make compliance more tolerable to the builders anddevelopers.

Cities and towns can helpcontrol floodingMaintain smooth drainage, keep ditches free of debris, require that developers do their part.By A.E. (Al) Johnson Jr., P.E., staff engineer

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Urban flooding can be a terrible disaster. Firescan be extinguished and storm damage canbe repaired, but when neighborhoods andbusinesses are flooded by storm water runoff,

there is little to do but wait.Unfortunately, the aftermath of flooding struc-

tures and other properties—with the resulting silt, elec-trical shorts, rust and mold—seems to go on forever.

When I referred to flooding as a disaster, I omittedthe word natural. Flooding can be a natural disaster, butin most cases where urban flooding is involved, the dis-aster has been stimulated byhuman activities.

Every creek or ditch hasits own watershed. This water-shed contributes runoff that iscollected in the ditch or creekthen eventually discharged intoa larger body of water. Whenthese watersheds are altered bydevelopment and the surface ofthe watershed changes fromgrass and vegetation to roofs,parking lots and streets, twomajor consequences occur.

First, the surface area ofnatural terrain that allows percolation of the rainfall intothe ground water is reduced, causing a greater amount ofstorm water runoff for an equal rainfall.

Secondly, as surfaces on which the rain falls areconverted to pavement and rooftops, water moves muchmore rapidly to the ditches and creeks. The transforma-tion of urban land to hard surfaces has resulted in amuch greater volume of runoff water that must beaccommodated with each rain. The consequence is thatthere is more water for flooding more frequently. For-merly insignificant rainfalls now can cause flooding.

Cities and towns in the Delta have lived withflooding for years and are much more conscious of theflood plain limits and the need for major drainageditches to move storm water.

Municipalities in north Arkansas, where there are

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Support a familyon $20 a week?

Volunteer firefighters who are injured intheir firefighter duties receive only $20

a week for a compensable injury.

Solution: The Arkansas Municipal League’s Volunteer Firefighters Supplemental Income Program protects the earnings of volunteer firefighters who are injured in their duties.

What they get: Weekly temporary total disability benefitsbased on the MAXIMUM allowed underArkansas Workers’ Compensation Law;weekly benefits go for 52 weeks;$10,000 death benefit.

How? Cost is only $20 a firefighter a year. All volunteer and part-paid firefighters in the department must be covered. The minimum premium for each city or town is $240.

Call: Sheryll Lipscomb at501-374-3484, ext. 234.

Protect your loved ones’financial security.

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trees have significantly better relations with, andstronger ties to, their neighbors. They have more visitors,socialize more with their neighbors, know more peoplein their apartment building and have a stronger sense ofcommunity than people who live in places without trees.

They enjoy where they are living more, feel betteradjusted to living there and feel safer than residents whohave few trees around them. Sullivan and Kuo’s teammade 100 observations of outdoor common spaces intwo public housing developments. Adults, children andadults supervising children all gathered significantlymore often in common spaces that contained trees thanthey gathered in spaces that had no trees.

Women who live in apartment buildings with treesand greenery immediately outside their buildings reportgreater effectiveness and less procrastination in dealingwith their major life issues than those living in barrenbut otherwise identical buildings.

It seems that trees help poor inner-city residentscope better with the demands of living in poverty, feelmore hopeful about the future and manage their mostimportant problems more effectively.

Less ViolenceResidents of Robert Taylor Homes who live near

trees have significantly less violence in their homes thanthose without trees. Of 200 residents interviewed, 14percent in non-green areas said that they had hit theirchildren in the past year, compared to only three percentof residents in areas with trees. Twenty-two percent ofwomen from non-green areas said they had engaged inviolence in the last year, compared to 13 percent of thosein planted areas.

The study shows that urban forest provides a setting in which neighbors get to know one another,which builds stronger relationships among themselvesand builds a support system that provides alternatives to violence.

The Arkansas Forestry Commission has assistedgroups with some of the same findings as those inChicago. The Van Buren Housing Authority received an Urban and Community Forestry grant to plant treesand create an arboretum on the grounds. I askedMichael E. Hawkins, executive director, what effect the

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URBAN FORESTRY

Trees bring people togetherResearch in public housing developments find link between tree landscaping and improved community behavior.By John Slater

As caretakers of our communities, city officialshave the responsibility to provide safe andhealthy neighborhoods for our residents.

We can appreciate the aesthetic qualitiesthat trees provide, but they also bring to a communityunderlying, not-so-obvious benefits.

This column is about research that demonstrateswhy it is so important that we manage our towns’ foreststo ensure that our communities remain green. It alsoincludes projects the Arkansas Forestry Commission hasbeen involved with here in Arkansas where we have seensimilar results as research revealed elsewhere.

Chicago’s Robert Taylor Homes, the largest public housing development in the world, consists of 28 16-story apartment buildings. Most of the complexis an urban desert, with concrete and asphalt coveringthe spaces between the buildings, but there are pocketsof trees.

In 2001, Frances Kuo and Bill Sullivan of the University of Illinois Human-Environment ResearchLaboratory studied how well the residents of Robert Taylor Homes were doing in their daily lives based onthe amount of contact they had with these pockets oftrees. The study was a comparison between those wholived near trees and those who did not.

Less CrimeThe research found that dramatically fewer crimes

were committed against both people and property inapartment buildings surrounded by trees and greenerythan the number of crimes in nearby identical apart-ments that were surrounded by barren land. Buildingswith high levels of greenery had 48 percent fewer prop-erty crimes and 56 percent fewer violent crimes.

Researchers concluded that the greener the sur-roundings, the fewer the crimes. Greenery helps peopleto relax and renew, reducing aggression. It brings peopletogether outdoors, increasing surveillance, thereby dis-couraging criminals. The green and groomed apartmentbuilding tells criminals that owners and residents careabout the property and watch over it and each other.

Stronger CommunitiesResidents of Robert Taylor Homes who live near

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John Slater is urban forestry partnership coordinatorwith the Arkansas Forestry Commission. Contact himat 501-984-5867, or at john.slater@arkansas.gov.

work on the Authority’s grounds had on residents. Henoticed less graffiti and that more adults were involvedwith the youth.

Residents with noticeably cleaner yards and moreflower gardens had more pride in their places of resi-dence. Neighbors have complimented the improvements.A gift certificate is awarded for yard of the month.Hawkins said the planting of trees does not address allthe concerns of the Housing Authority, but it gives thema foundation.

Harold Blaylock Park in Plainview received anUrban Forestry grant to clean up a park by properlypruning and planting trees and removing diseased anddying trees. Plainview’s goal was to reclaim the parkfrom undesirables, create a shaded walking trail for thecommunity and develop an outdoor classroom for localFuture Farmers of America students to practice treeidentification. Now they have a beautiful park to enjoy.By cleaning up the park and making it more appealingto the community, it brought the right kind of peopleback to the park.

In the last City & Town, I mentioned the goodwork of Ethel Ambrose and the Central High Neighbor-hood Association in Little Rock in planting and main-taining trees.

They also improve their neighborhood by havingmature trees pruned to remove hazardous branches andto allow more infiltration of street and ambient light atnight; they plant trees to keep their neighborhoodshaded; they clean vacant lots; and home owners arerestoring their homes. The changes attract more full-time residents.

In addition to the public housing and urbanforestry research mentioned above, Kuo and Sullivanhave completed follow-up studies examining the benefitsto children living in close contact with urban forests.

• Do children who have more contact with treesdo better in school?

• Do they play in more cooperative, collaborativeways?

• Is their overall development better than childrenwho live with few trees around them?

For complete findings, visit the Web site of theUniversity of Illinois’s Landscape and Human HealthLaboratory.

The Chicago-based information above is from thefollowing scientific articles:

* Kuo, F.E. & Sullivan, W.C. (2001). “Environmentand Crime in the Inner City: Does VegetationReduce Crime?” Environment & Behavior,33(3), 343-367.

* Kuo, F.E. & Sullivan W.C. (2001). “Aggressionand Violence in the Inner City: Impacts of Envi-ronment via Mental Fatigue.” Environment &

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Behavior, 33(4), 543-571.* Kuo, F.E., Sullivan, W.C., Coley, R.L., & Brunson,

L. (1998). “Fertile Ground for Community:Inner-city Neighborhood Common Spaces.”American Journal of Community Psychology,26(6), 823-851.

* Kuo, F.E. (2001). “Coping with Poverty: Impactsof Environment and Attention in the InnerCity.” Environment & Behavior, 33(1), 5-34.

The research was supported by the University ofIllinois and by the U.S. Department of Agriculture ForestService Urban and Community Forestry Program on therecommendation of the National Urban and Commu-nity Forestry Advisory Council.

More questions? Contact Frances E. Kuo at theUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Landscapeand Human Health Laboratory, 1103 S. Dorner Drive,Urbana, IL 61801.

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a'TEST CONSULTANTS, Inc., provides drug and alcohol testing as a service of the Arkansas Municipal LeagueLegal Defense Program. The program helps cities and towns comply with the U. S. Department of Transporta-tion required drug testing for all holders of commercial drivers’ licenses.

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The Newsletter, provided by a'TEST consultants, is included in City & Townas a service of the Arkansas Municipal League Legal Defense Program.

Employers need checklists to keep their drugand alcohol testing programs in compliancewith state or federal laws. With ongoing regu-lation changes, one must constantly update

his/her monitoring tools. It becomes more difficult tomanage a drug or alcohol testing program when anemployer is responsible for supervising both programsthat involve commercial driver’s licenses (CDL)andnon-regulated employee pools. With this information inhand, how does an employer perform this role satisfac-torily? Here are some guidelines (I like to call them the7 C’s) to follow.

C1—Clearly Defined Policy: Write a reasonablepolicy that will be used citywide; have legal counselreview the document; provide all employees a copy ofthe policy.

C2—Competency Requirements: Use anSAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Ser-vices Administration)-certified laboratory program forurine screens and confirmations (required for U.S.Department of Transportation [DOT] pools); use U.S.Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved Pointof Collection (POCT) Devices and National HighwayTransportation Safety Administration (NHTSA)-approved Breathalyzers; verify required initial trainingand every five-year refresher training for medical reviewofficers (MRO), breath alcohol technicians (BAT), sub-stance abuse professionals (SAP), and specimen collec-tors; and required two-hour training for designatedemployer representatives (DER) to administer DOTtesting program and supervisors.

C3—Consent: Employees being tested underDOT regulations may not sign a consent to test form;non-DOT employees may sign a consent to test.

C4—Collections: Specimen collectors required

Follow the ‘7 C’s’ of drug and alcohol testingBy Judy Sims

to have training every five years; must follow DOTguidelines; error correction training; observed collec-tions may be conducted by same sex collector only;employees not required to disrobe for a urine drug test;only the employee and collector present during the col-lections process

C5—Custody and Control: Collector mustcomplete documents correctly; observed and docu-mented error correction training required following animproper collection; specific drug and alcohol testingforms for federal testing and non-federal testing must beused; laboratory creates an internal testing form toprocess specimen; to complete a custody and controlform (CCF) a photo identification is required plus oneof these: a social security number, driver’s license num-ber, or an employee number.

C6—Confidentiality: DOT testing results maynot be kept in general employee files; separate, lockedand limited-access files are required for DOT testresults; drug testing is not considered a medical condi-tion and does not fall under HIPAA.

C7—Continuing Education: DOT requiressupervisory personnel to have one hour of drug trainingand one hour of alcohol education only once; mostemployers prefer to conduct annual training due to reg-ulations changing and the hiring of new supervisors; toconduct any reasonable-cause testing of an employee,the supervisor must have completed required training.

The seven C’s serve as good reminders to drugand alcohol program managers that they are responsibleto keep their employer’s program in compliance andlegally sound. a'TEST will assist with program manage-ment and compliance issues.

Judy Sims is president and chief operating officer ofa'TEST consultants, inc.

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Feb. 16, FORT SMITH, 10th Mardis Gras, 479-783-7841, www.fortsmithmuseum.com, fsmuseum@yahoo.com

Feb. 27, EL DORADO, Mardis Gras, 870-862-4747, mainstreeteldorado@suddenlinkmail.com

March 4, LITTLE ROCK, 5th Little Rock Marathon, 501-371-4639, www.littlerockmarathon.com

March 9-10, CAMDEN, 15th Camden Daffodil Festival, 870-836-0023, www.camdenfestival.com,clarafreeland@cablelynx.com

March 16, BENTONVILLE, St. Patrick’s Celebration on theSquare, 479-254-0254, www.mainstreetbentonville.org, msbentonville@sbcglobal.net; EL DORADO, St. Patrick’s Day Celebration, 870-862-4747, www.mainstreeteldorado.com, mainstreeteldorado@sbcglobal.net

March 17, MOUNTAIN VIEW, Agricultural AppreciationDay, 870-269-8068, www.YourPlaceInTheMountains.com,mvchamber@mvtel.net; HOT SPRINGS, First Ever 4thWorld’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade, 501-321-2277,www.hotsprings.org, hscvb@hotsprings.org

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One mayor helpsanother renew vows

North Little Rock Mayor Patrick Henry Hays, left, and his wifeLinda on their 25th wedding anniversary renew their vows inEureka Springs’ Gavioli Chapel, with Eureka Springs MayorDani Wilson, right, officiating.

EUREKA SPRINGS—Who says municipal business andromance can’t mix?

Not North Little Rock Mayor Patrick Henry Haysand his wife, Linda, who were staying in Eureka Springs’historic Crescent Hotel Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day, celebrat-ing their 25th wedding anniversary in the city where 25years earlier they had celebrated their honeymoon, saidGavioli Chapel manager Ty Johnson in a media release.

The nearby chapel, a popular venue for weddingceremonies which houses an antique “mechanicalorchestra” pipe organ and other vintage music devices,offers free weddings on Valentine’s Day, helping to pro-mote Eureka Springs as the “wedding capital of the Mid-west.” Jack Moyer, general manager of the CrescentHotel, asked Hays if he and his wife would be interestedin taking advantage of the chapel’s services and renewtheir wedding vows.

“When he said ‘yes’ is when we went to work tomake his event ever so special,” said Moyer.

Moyer called upon Eureka Springs Mayor DaniWilson to officiate the vow renewal ceremony, making itan all-municipal event.

Hays, in a romantic gesture, gave his wife theimpression they were going to the chapel simply to tourthe collection of vintage music devices.

“Not until ‘the tour’ started and one of the musicboxes was playing the wedding march did we interruptto ask them to come up to the front of the chapel for thevow renewal ceremony,” said Johnson.

“It was then that Mrs. Hays said, ‘Oh, I’ve alwayswanted to do this,’ and showed her joyful emotions withmaybe a tear or two,” Moyer added. “This is a perfectexample of this chapel, our hotel and this communitycreating lifetime memories. First a honeymoon here andthen returning 25 years later with the added highlight ofthe renewal of the vows that have kept them together fora quarter of a century. Wow, that’s pretty neat.”

makes the heart a more efficient muscle. Exercise allowsthe heart to beat fewer times per minute. An adultshould have a resting heart rate of about 60 to 100 beatsper minute. The hearts of well-trained athletes beat 40 to60 times per minute.

Adopt a healthy diet. A poor diet can contributeto obesity, which can lead to high blood pressure andcholesterol problems, as well as diabetes. These condi-tions can lead to heart attacks.

If you are a smoker and don’t think you can quiton your own, free assistance is available statewidethrough the Arkansas Tobacco Cessation Network bycalling 1-866-NOWQUIT. If exercise seems unrealisticbecause of expensive gym fees, consider walking in yourneighborhood, during breaks at work, or consider takingup physical outdoor activities. Arkansas is a beautifulstate with much to do, and the weather is generally mod-erate enough to get outdoors for some fun, heart-friendly activities.

For those who already have heart disease and havesuffered a heart attack, the lifestyle changes mentionedhere can add years to your life. Some studies even sug-gest that significant lifestyle changes over time can leadto the regeneration of dead heart muscle tissue causedby previously shut off blood flow to the heart.

February is American Heart Month and a perfectopportunity to make the changes that will lead to ahealthier heart. You and your family will be glad you did.

Heart Seminar OfferedIn conjunction with Heart Month, UAMS in

Little Rock is hosting a free, public seminar, 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Feb. 17, for anyone affected by heart disease, including persons with the disease and theirfamilies, or persons interested in learning more aboutpractical steps for a healthier heart.

Six experts will discuss caring for hearts from prevention through management for those with heartdisease. For more information and to make reserva-tions, call 501-686-8181.

Despite some significant new advances in treat-ment, heart disease remains America’s No. 1killer, claiming more lives than all cancerscombined.

While many people are aware of heart disease, itsthreat too often doesn’t grab people’s attention as otherdiseases do.

More than 910,000 Americans die of heart diseaseannually, and more than 70 million Americans live everyday with some form of heart disease, which can includehigh blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, stroke,angina (chest pain), heart attack and congenital heartdefects.

Good newsThe good news is that most heart disease is pre-

ventable. Unfortunately, the patients seen by Universityof Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) cardiologistsmost often are already experiencing symptoms of a coro-nary artery disease, including myocardial infarction(heart attack), when they show up at our hospital.

The treatment options vary depending on condi-tions. They include surgery, medications and use ofdevices that keep blood flowing and the heart in rhythm.But all those options are expensive and not likely to pro-vide the quality of life most people want. And after all,who wants to be taking a half dozen prescription heartpills a day?

For most heart disease patients and even thosewho experienced a heart attack, there’s an opportunityto get their heart back on track. The method is not new,and it doesn’t take a medical degree to do it.

What you can doYou’ve heard it before: prevention is the key. When

you consider the work required of the heart—it will beatmore than 2.5 billion times and pump 2,000 gallons ofblood each day over 70 years—you understand why itneeds special care.

Some established tips for keeping the hearthealthy:

Do not smoke; or quit smoking now. Smokingtobacco or long-term exposure to secondhand smokedamages the artery walls, allowing cholesterol to buildup and restrict blood flow.

Exercise. Exercising improves blood flow and

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YOUR HEALTH

No. 1 killer mostly preventableTake to city streets, community centers, but keep the body moving and watch the diet.By Ibrahim E. Fahdi, M.D.

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Dr. Ibrahim E. Fahdi is Assistant Professor ofInternal Medicine, Director, Cardiac Telemedicine & Coronary Care Units, University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences

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unknown,” Mayor Carl Redus said. “Once it hasbeen evaluated, however, we will have a muchclearer vision of just how much of a financial andoperational effect, if any, this will represent for thecity.”

Preservation, conservationgrants offeredApplication materials are available for the 2007Save America’s Treasures grants.

The federal program administered by theNational Park Service is one of the largest and mostsuccessful grant programs for the protection of irre-placeable and endangered cultural heritage.

Grants are available for preservation and con-servation work on nationally significant intellectualand cultural artifacts, including historic structuresand sites, historic districts, buildings and structures,objects and artifact collections, documents, sculp-ture and works of art.

The deadline is 5 p.m., Thursday,April 26. This is not a postmark dead-line. Grant guidelines and application instructionsmay be downloaded from the National Park Ser-vice Web site at www.cr.nps.gov.

Little Rock gets high marksin homeland security reportThe U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS),in its recently released report, “Tactical Interopera-ble Communications Scorecards Summary Reportand Findings,” has given the Little Rock metropolitanarea very high marks on its national scorecard. Of75 metropolitan/urban areas graded, only ninescored higher.

The scorecards were developed to assess pub-lic safety communications capabilities of first respon-ders in cities across the country. The scorecard eval-uation focuses on governance, standard operatingprocedures and usage.

Little Rock’s high marks are based on a federallymandated DHS exercise held Sept. 27. The exer-cise tested first responders’ abilities to communicateacross jurisdictional boundaries during an emer-gency or disaster.

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Little Rock Mayor Mark Stodola responded,“This recognition is a tribute to the commitment andleadership of the hard-working men and womeninvolved in the public safety system throughout theLittle Rock region.”

City Manager Bruce Moore does not want totake the recognition for granted. “Other cities thatdid not do as well will be using the report as adevelopment tool for their efforts,” he said. “LittleRock staff will build on the strengths identified in thereport and follow the suggestions for slight improve-ments as we work to serve and protect the citizensin an even more effective manner.”

Main Street director movesto Historic PreservationThe Arkansas Historic Preservation Program (AHPP)has named Marian Boyd as its deputy director,AHPP Director Ken Grunewald announced.

Boyd was the long-time leader of the MainStreet Arkansas program. As deputy director, shewill manage the agency’s multi-million dollar grantprograms as well as other agency initiatives.

The AHPP is the Department of Arkansas Her-itage agency responsible for identifying, evaluating,registering and preserving the state’s culturalresources.

Cities and towns jump, jive and winThe Arkansas Festival Association announced in Jan-uary the winners of the 2006 Arkansans Love Festi-vals, or ALFie Awards. The ALFies honor the “bestand brightest” of the state’s festivals and specialevents.

Winning festivals include Mena’s Lum & AbnerFestival; Texarkana’s Jump, Jive & JamFest!; ElDorado’s Showdown at Sunset; Fort Smith’s FrontierFest; Conway’s Toad Suck Daze; Camden’s BPWBarn Sale; Pine Bluff’s Enchanted Land of Lights &Legends; and Newport’s PortFest. The ALFie for Fes-tival of the Year went to the Bradley County PinkTomato Festival held in Warren.

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MUNICIPAL HEALTH BENEFIT FUNDPREFERRED PROVIDER NETWORK

CHANGES TO THE 2007 MHBF DIRECTORY, AS OF FEBRUARY 1, 2007Also visit League Programs on League Web site, www.arml.org, for these changes and providers.

LAST NAME FIRST NAME CLINIC/SPECIALTY ADDRESS CITY ST ZIP PHONE

IN-STATE ADDITIONSDOUGHERTY, DO JOHN J AGILITY CENTER SPORTS MEDICINE 1502 SE 28TH ST #8 BENTONVILLE AR 72712 479-273-1033HIGGINBOTHAM, DDS MICHAEL TODD GENERAL DENTISTRY 3710 E MAIN ST #K BLYTHEVILLE AR 72315 870-762-1331PETTY, OD REGAN SKYE CENTERTON FAMILY EYECARE 101 DAWN DR CENTERTON AR 72719 479-795-1411CASSANO, MD JUAN CORNING AREA HEALTHCARE 1300 CREASON RD CORNING AR 72422 870-857-3399FAIRFIELD BAY EMS AMBULANCE PO BOX 1271 FAIRFIELD BAY AR 72088 501-884-6006FRANKLIN, PSYD SUSAN FAYETTEVILLE PSYCHOTHERAPY ASSOC 225 N EAST AVE FAYETTEVILLE AR 72701 479-442-8900TRAYLOR CHIROPRACTIC CHIROPRACTIC 107 PROFESSIONAL PLAZA HELENA AR 72342 870-572-6768FAKOURI, MD JOSEPH MICHAEL

JR HOPE HEMPSTEAD EMERGENCY GROUP 2001 S MAIN ST HOPE AR 71801 870-777-2323SIMPSON, MD MCLANE HOPE HEMPSTEAD EMERGENCY GROUP 2001 S MAIN ST HOPE AR 71801 870-777-2323BLACKSTOCK, MD TERRI GASTROENTEROLOGY 1 MERCY LANE #308 HOT SPRINGS AR 71913 501-623-7800DIGESTIVE CARE CLINIC GASTROENTEROLOGY #9 FREEWAY DR LITTLE ROCK AR 72204 501-663-4747MESMER, PHD CHRISTINA UAMS 4301 W MARKHAM LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-686-8000LIFETIME MEDICAL SUPPLY DURABLE MED. EQUIP. & SUPPLIES 623 A&B HWY 18 WEST MANILA AR 72442 870-561-5433ASHBROOKS, MD DARRIN HOPE HEMPSTEAD EMERGENCY GROUP 800 LESLIE ST NASHVILLE AR 71852 870-777-2323GALLOWAY, PT JOHN ARKANSAS PAIN CENTERS 2504 MCCAIN BLVD #209 NO LITTLE ROCK AR 72116 501-771-2799WILSON, DC KENDALL ARK CTR FOR PHYS. MED & REHAB. 636 W BROADWAY NO LITTLE ROCK AR 72114 501-374-1153BONNER, MD J. DARRELL BONNER MEDICAL CLINIC 630 W COURT ST PARAGOULD AR 72450 870-236-8561HOUSLEY, PT STEPHANIE REAPER PHYSICAL THERAPY 2918 HAWKINS DR SEARCY AR 72143 501-279-9255SHERWOOD, OTR BRENT REAPER PHYSICAL THERAPY 2918 HAWKINS DR SEARCY AR 72143 501-279-9255RAMIREZ, MD RAUL WILDWOOD FAMILY PRACTICE 2215 WILDWOOD AVE #210 SHERWOOD AR 72120 501-552-7262DAVIS, DDS ANGELA M AMD FAMILY DENTISTRY 306 NORTH 6TH ST WEST MEMPHIS AR 72301 870-732-2107DOCTORS SURGERY CENTER OUTPATIENT SURGERY CTRS. 303 W POLK AVE WEST MEMPHIS AR 72301 870-732-2100TRAYLOR CHIROPRACTIC CHIROPRACTIC 500 W BROADWAY #7 WEST MEMPHIS AR 72301 870-732-6494LIBERTY MEDICAL SUPPLY DURABLE MED. EQUIP. & SUPPLIES 2157 APPERSON DR SALEM VA 24153 888-306-7337

IN-STATE UPDATESBOWMAN, MD VERNON D JR FAMILY MEDICAL ASSOCIATES 146 HWY 32 #2A ASHDOWN AR 71822 870-898-5525KILE, MD HERMAN L COLLOM & CARNEY CLINIC 1420 S CONSTITUTION ASHDOWN AR 71822 870-898-2797VORHEASE, MD JAMES LITTLE RIVER CLINIC 418 N. 2ND ST. ASHDOWN AR 71822 870-898-5037WHITE RIVER MEDICAL CTR. HOSPITAL 1710 HARRISON ST. BATESVILLE AR 72501 870-793-1200AHMAD, MD MAHMOOD WHITE RIVER ANESTHESIA 1710 HARRISON ST BATESVILLE AR 72501 870-262-6166HARVEY, DO JERRY L. FAMILY PRACTICE 710 A DEWITT HENRY DR BEEBE AR 72012 501-882-5433MEDICAL LABS OF ARKANSAS LABORATORIES 1155 FRONT ST CONWAY AR 72032 501-730-0910YOUNG, MD SANDRA BOSTON MOUNTAIN-FAIRFIELD BAY 110 VILLAGE PLACE FAIRFIELD BAY AR 72088 501-884-6898IHMEIDAN, MD ISMAIL RADIOLOGY SERVICES PA 310 LEXINGTON AVE FAYETTEVILLE AR 72902 479-494-0500SHADDOX, MD T. STEPHEN WASHINGTON REG. SENIOR CLINIC 3211 NORTH HILLS BLVD #210 FAYETTEVILLE AR 72703 479-273-2030TRAYLOR, DC M.M. TRAYLOR CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC 307 N. WASHINGTON #A FORREST CITY AR 72336 870-633-9283ST. EDWARD’S MERCY

MEDICAL CTR. HOSPITAL 7301 ROGERS AVE. FORT SMITH AR 72903 479-484-6000EUBANKS, CRNA CHARLES W. WESTERN AR ANESTHESIOLOGY ASSOC 2401 S 51ST COURT #A FORT SMITH AR 72917 479-452-1581HENRY, MD JAMES RENAL CARE ASSOC 1500 DODSON AVE #280 FORT SMITH AR 72917 479-709-7480MCCLANAHAN, MD J. DAVID WEST AR CTR FOR WOMENS HEALTH 3324 S 70TH ST FORT SMITH AR 72903 479-785-2229MEARS, MD BILL F. HARRISON CARDIOLOGY CLINIC 702 N. SPRING HARRISON AR 72601 870-365-0761REVARD, MD RONALD HARRISON CARDIOLOGY CLINIC 702 N. SPRING HARRISON AR 72601 870-365-0761BIGONGIARI, MD LAWRENCE RADIOLOGY 2000 MAIN ST HOPE AR 71801 870-845-4588BOWMAN, MD VERNON D JR HOPE HEMPSTEAD EMER. GROUP 2001 S MAIN ST HOPE AR 71801 870-722-2450HAWN, MD KENNETH HOT SPRINGS PEDIATRIC CLINIC 1920 MALVERN AVE HOT SPRINGS AR 71901 501-321-1314ILIC, DDS ZORAN US DENTAL 105 CRACKERBOX LN #B HOT SPRINGS AR 71913 501-767-4600LONG, OD DEREK OPHTHALMOLOGY/OPTOMETRY 4425 CENTRAL AVE #B HOT SPRINGS AR 71901 501-525-0501MARTIN, MD JANA HOT SPRINGS PEDIATRIC CLINIC 1920 MALVERN AVE HOT SPRINGS AR 71901 501-321-1314ROWE, MD TRACY L. HOT SPRINGS PEDIATRIC CLINIC 1920 MALVERN AVE HOT SPRINGS AR 71901 501-321-1314SIMONS, DPM JOHN V. PODIATRY 1900 MALVERN #203 HOT SPRINGS AR 71901 501-321-2444TOGAMI, MD JULIA HOT SPRINGS PEDIATRIC CLINIC 1920 MALVERN AVE HOT SPRINGS AR 71901 501-321-1314HAYES, DPM WALTER W FAMILY FOOT & ANKLE CENTER 1001 WINDOVER #A JONESBORO AR 72401 870-934-8200KORNBLUM, MD JEFFERY A. NEA CLINIC-NEUROSURGICAL ASSOC 1118 WINDOVER RD JONESBORO AR 72401 870-972-1112CARTI RADIATION ONCOLOGY #4 ST VINCENT CIRCLE LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-664-8573MEDICAL LABORATORIES OF AR. LABORATORIES 9601 LILE DR. #108 LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-202-6522ROSENZWEIG, MD KENNETH M. MARTIN BOWEN HEFLEY ORTHO. #5 ST VINCENT CIRCLE #100 LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-663-6455WATSON, MD DANIEL AUTUMN RD. FAMILY PRACTICE 904 AUTUMN RD. #200 LITTLE ROCK AR 72211 501-227-6363RICHARDSON, DO TRAVIS D ORTHOPAEDICS SURG. & SPORTS 555 W 6TH ST MTN. HOME AR 72653 870-425-4507HUNT, MD RANDALL E. NEWPORT DIAGNOSTIC 2000 MCLAIN ST. NEWPORT AR 72112 870-523-9270CATHEY, MD STEVEN CENTRAL AR. NEUROSURGERY 3500 SPRINGHILL DR #201 NO LITTLE ROCK AR 72117 501-771-2000GROUNDS, DDS MICHAEL GENERAL DENTISTRY 4720 CAMP ROBINSON RD.#B NO LITTLE ROCK AR 72118 501-753-5564ODELL, DDS VAN GENERAL DENTISTRY 2501 CRESTWOOD RD #201 NO LITTLE ROCK AR 72116 501-758-5006FRIGON, MD JACQUELYN NEUROLOGY 1801 W 40TH #5B PINE BLUFF AR 71603 870-535-4800ALLEN, PT BRAD REAPER PHYSICAL THERAPY 2918 HAWKINS DR SEARCY AR 72143 501-279-9255COOK, MS MEREDITH REAPER PHYSICAL THERAPY 2918 HAWKINS DR SEARCY AR 72143 501-279-9255REAPER, PT FRANK REAPER PHYSICAL THERAPY 2918 HAWKINS DR SEARCY AR 72143 501-278-3438SMITH, MD JOHN REAPER PHYSICAL THERAPY 2918 HAWKINS DR SEARCY AR 72143 501-279-9255JENKINS, MD CHESTER PSYCHIATRY 701 ARKANSAS BLVD. TEXARKANA AR 71854 870-773-4673CARNEY, MD STEPHEN CORNERSTONE MEDICAL GROUP 14 GOTHIC RIDGE RD VAN BUREN AR 72956 479-474-1100

IN-STATE DELETESYOUNG, MD SANDRA BOSTON MTN. RURAL HEALTH 110 VILLAGE PLACE FAIRFIELD BAY AR 72088 501-884-6898

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BIGONGIARI, MD LAWRENCE OZARK RADIOLOGY GROUP 3215 N NORTH HILLS BLVD FAYETTEVILLE AR 72703 479-463-1000ROSENZWEIG, MD KENNETH M. ORTHOPAEDIC SPECIALISTS 102 ASH ST. HEBER SPRINGS AR 72543 501-362-9991MURPHY, DDS AARON MURPHY DENTAL CLINIC 1031 W 3RD STREET IMBODEN AR 72434 870-869-1042FOWLER, OD PATRICK OPHTHALMOLOGY/OPTOMETRY 601 E MATTHEWS JONESBORO AR 72401 870-935-6396HOSKYN, MD JERRI DERMATOLOGY 4301 W MARKHAM #783 LITTLE ROCK AR 72205 501-686-8000ROSENZWEIG, MD KENNETH M.. ORTHOPAEDIC SPECIALISTS 1002 SCHNEIDER DR. #107 MALVERN AR 72104 501312-5166FOWLER, OD PATRICK OPHTHALMOLOGY/OPTOMETRY 318 S. 12TH ST. PARAGOULD AR 72450 870-236-2473ALLEN, PT BRAD REAPER PHYSICAL THERAPY 1120 S. MAIN ST. SEARCY AR 72143 501-279-9255ROSENZWEIG, MD KENNETH M. ORTHOPAEDIC SPECIALISTS 2215 WILDWOOD #207 SHERWOOD AR 72120 501-833-2911

OUT-OF-STATE ADDITIONSLEE, MD JASON COLLOM & CARNEY CLINIC 5002 COWHORN CREEK RD TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-614-3000THE ENDOSCOPY CENTER

OF TEXARKANA ENDOSCOPIC CTR. 1920 MOORES LANE #B TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-791-8657

OUT-OF-STATE UPDATESOLIVER, MD ROBERT DELTA REG. MEDICAL CTR. 1400 E UNION ST GREENVILLE MS 38704 662-725-2749CARTER, DO DENNIS DEWEY MEDICAL CENTER 1013 E DEWEY POTEAU OK 74953 918-647-2929GRAY, MD THOMAS L. OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY 5154 STAGE RD. #101 MEMPHIS TN 38134 901-388-9350FROST, DC DARRELL CHIROPRACTIC 1001 W. MAIN ST. ATLANTA TX 75551 903-796-3651LEGROW, MD R. BRUCE GLEN GARRETT CLINIC 402 N KAUFMAN LINDEN TX 75563 903-756-5581ALKIRE, MD CHRIS ORTHOPAEDICS SURG. & SPORTS 3708 SUMMERHILL RD. TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-792-5005BALASEKARAN, MD RANGA TEXARKANA GASTROENTEROLOGY CONS. 1920 MOORES LANE #A TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-792-8030BLACK, MD D. SCOTT ADV. CARDIOLOGY OF TEXARKANA 5502 MEDICAL PKWY. TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-794-8820BOOKER, MD JAMES O GENERAL SURGERY 1920 GALLERIA OAKS DR TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-792-6114BORRELL, MD CHARLES A. RADIOLOGY 1902 GARRERIA OAKS TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-614-3000BOWEN, MD BRYAN WEST 7TH ST. CLINIC 4701 W. 7TH TEXARKANA TX 75501 903-831-6848BROWN, MD STEPHEN TEXARKANA GYNECOLOGY 1114 OLIVE ST TEXARKANA TX 75501 903-792-6944BURNS, MD BILLY R. PEDIATRIC & ADOLESCENT MED. 4503 TEXAS BLVD. TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-792-4003CANNON, MD MICHAEL B. CARDIOLOGY, CARDIOVASCULAR 2604 ST MICHAEL DR #425 TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-614-5600CLEVENGER, MD CHERYL FAMILY PRACTICE #98 CENTRAL MALL TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-838-8116CLEVENGER, MD MICHAEL COLLOM & CARNEY CLINIC 5002 COWHORN CREEK DR. TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-614-3000DENSON, MD ALYSON COLLOM CARNEY CLINIC 5002 COWHORN CREEK DR. TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-614-3000DESKIN, MD ROY COLLOM CARNEY CLINIC 5002 COWHORN CREEK RD TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-614-6000DOUGLAS, MD DONALD S. INTERNAL MED. 3510 RICHMOND RD #100 TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-792-2990ELLISON, MD EUGENE JR. COLLOM CARNEY CLINIC 5402 SUMMERHILL RD. TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-798-3937ENGLISH, MD GEORGE W. PATHOLOGY 1000 PINE ST. TEXARKANA TX 75501 903-792-1331ENGSTROM, MD GARY COLLOM CARNEY CLINIC 5002 COWHORN CREEK DR. TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-614-3000FOUNTAIN, MS DARLA SPEECH THERAPY 2208 COLLEGE DR TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-793-6135FRY, MD ROBERT EMED 1000 PINE ST. TEXARKANA TX 75501 903-798-8868GLENN, MD STEPHEN COLLOM CARNEY CLINIC #98 CENTRAL MALL TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-838-8116GRAVES, MD BLANE FAMILY PRACTICE 1408 COLLEGE DR. TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-794-0515GREEN, MD R. CLARK COLLOM CARNEY CLINIC 5002 COWHORN CREEK DR. TEXARKANA TX 75501 903-614-3000GRIFFIN, MD BRYAN PATHOLOGY 912 OLIVE ST. TEXARKANA TX 75501 903-794-5921HALL, MD ERIC TEXARKANA GYNECOLOGY 1114 OLIVE ST TEXARKANA TX 75501 903-792-6944HALL, MD ERIC GYNECOLOGY 2008 MOORES LANE TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-793-5437HAMILTON, MD MARSHALL PATHOLOGY SVCS. OF TEXARKANA 1000 PINE ST. TEXARKANA TX 75501 903-799-8000HEGDE, MD PRAKASH TEXARKANA INTERNAL MED ASSOC 1000 PINE ST TEXARKANA TX 75501 903-255-0245HEMPHILL, MD HAYDEN COLLOM CARNEY CLINIC 5002 COWHORN CREEK RD. TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-614-3000HESTER, MD WES COLLOM & CARNEY CLINIC 5002 COWHORN CREEK RD TEXARKANA TX 77503 903-614-3000HILBORN, MD RICHARD ORTHOPAEDICS SURG. & SPORTS 2604 ST. MICHAEL DR. #239 TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-614-5400HILLER, MD DURELL COLLOM & CARNEY CLINIC 5002 COWHORN CREEK DR. TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-614-3000HILLIS, MD THOMAS COLLOM & CARNEY CLINIC 5002 COWHORN CREEK RD TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-614-3000HUETER, MD JOHN COLLOM & CARNEY CLINIC 5002 COWHORN CREEK DR TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-614-3000JORDAN, MD CLAUDIA MEDICAL SPECIALISTS OF TEXARKANA 1002 TEXAS BLVD.#201 TEXARKANA TX 75501 903-794-3701KEILIN, MD RACHAEL GENERAL SURGERY 2717 SUMMERHILL RD TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-794-0022KEMPSON, MD STEVEN COLLOM & CARNEY CLINIC 5002 COWHORN CREEK DR TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-614-3000KLEIN, DPM ROBERT COLLOM & CARNEY CLINIC 5002 COWHORN CREEK RD TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-614-3000LARSEN, MD KATHY ANESTHESIOLOGY 1406 COLLEGE DR. #4 TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-793-6358MARTIN, MD MICHAEL COLLOM & CARNEY CLINIC 5002 COWHORN CREEK DR. TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-614-3000MCCUBBIN, MD JACK COLLOM & CARNEY CLINIC 5002 COWHORN CREEK DR. TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-614-3000MCKAY, MD DAVID COLLOM & CARNEY CLINIC 5002 COWHORN CREEK DR. TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-614-3000MILLER, MD JEANNE PSYCHIATRY 4091 SUMMERHILL RD. TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-792-8887MILLER, MD JEANNE PSYCHIATRY 1902 GALLERIA OAKS TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-792-1504NIX, MD JOHN FAMILY MEDICAL GROUP 2101 GALLERIA OAKS TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-791-9120NORTHAM, MD JON GYNECOLOGY 6 WOODMONT CROSSING TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-791-1044O BANION, MD DENNIS GENERAL SURGERY 1920 GALLERIA OAKS DR. TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-792-6114OVERLOCK, MD TIMOTHY L. MEDICAL SPECIALISTS OF TEXARKANA 1002 TEXAS BLVD.#201 TEXARKANA TX 75501 903-794-3701PAYNE, MD ALVIN MEDICAL SPECIALISTS OF TEXARKANA 1002 TEXAS BLVD.#201 TEXARKANA TX 75501 903-794-3701PAYNE, MD RICHARD INDEPENDENT ANESTHESIA OF TEXARK 1406 COLLEGE DR. #4 TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-793-6358PICKELMAN, MD JASON UROLOGY ASSOC. OF TEXARKANA 1002 TEXAS BLVD.#501 TEXARKANA TX 75501 903-792-7515ROBERTSON, MD JERRY W. TEXARKANA WOMEN’S CLINIC 2604 ST. MICHAEL DR. #410 TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-614-5430SARRETT, MD JAMES FAMILY MEDICAL GROUP 2101 GALLERIA OAKS TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-791-9120SCHMIDT, MD HOWARD GENERAL SURGERY 1920 GALLERIA OAKS TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-792-6114SHAFFER, MD VERNON TEXARKANA WOMEN’S CLINIC 2604 ST. MICHAEL DR. #410 TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-614-5430SMITH, PSYD BRYAN PSYCHOLOGY 5321 SUMMERHILL RD TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-334-8022STRAYHORN, MD JOHN M. CARDIOLOGY, CARDIOVASCULAR 1002 TEXAS BLVD. TEXARKANA TX 75501 903-792-3390STUSSY, MD SHAWN WEST 7TH ST. CLINIC 4701 W. 7TH TEXARKANA TX 75501 903-831-6848TAYLOR O DONALD, MD JACQUELINE INTERNAL MED. 2014 GALLERIA OAKS TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-792-2290TOMPKINS, MD WILLIAM VASCULAR SURGERY 1920 GALLERIA OAKS DR. TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-792-6114WEISS, EDD JULES WEISS PSYCHOTHERAPY & TESTING 3400 ST. MICHAEL DR. TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-838-3322YOUNG, MD THOMAS C. ORTHOPAEDICS SURG. & SPORTS 2604 ST. MICHAEL DR. #239 TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-614-5400

OUT-OF-STATE DELETESSALOOM, MD RICHARD III DELTA REG ANESTHESIA 1400 E UNION ST GREENVILLE MS 38703 800-232-5703GRIFFIN, MD NANCY COLLOM CARNEY CLINIC 5002 COWHORN CREEK DR. TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-614-3000GRIFFIN, MD STANLEY COLLOM CARNEY CLINIC 5002 COWHORN CREEK DR. TEXARKANA TX 75503 903-614-3000

LAST NAME FIRST NAME CLINIC/SPECIALTY ADDRESS CITY ST ZIP PHONE

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ACCRTA scholarships availableThe Executive Board of the Arkansas City Clerks, Recorder and Treasurers Association (ACCRTA) awards scholarships for tuition to attend the Municipal Clerks’ Training Institute, the Academy for Advanced Education and the InternationalInstitute of Municipal Clerks’ Annual Conference, all of which will enable Arkansas clerks to further educational training.

A scholarship honors the memory of Bill S. Bonner. It will be awarded only to first-year attendees in the certification program at the Institute.

There will be five local $400 scholarships to attend the Certification Section Municipal Clerks’ Institute in Fayetteville,Sept. 17–20, for tuition and lodging; one for the Academy for Advanced Education in Fayetteville, Sept. 19-20, in theamount of $400; and one $400 tuition scholarship to attend the International Institute of Municipal Clerks (IIMC) annualconference in New Orleans, May 22-26.

These scholarships are in addition to the 10 regional tuition scholarships awarded by the IIMC.A scholarship application is printed below. See DEADLINES at bottom of form. Applicants should return form to:

Paula Caudle MMC, Clerk/TreasurerCity of West ForkP. O. Box 339West Fork, AR 72774

For more information, contact Scholarship Chairman Paula Caudle at 479-389-2342, Ext. 212.

APPLICATION FOR SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE—2007I, ___________________________, am a member of the Arkansas Clerks’, Recorders, Treasurers Association and the International Institute of MunicipalClerks and do hereby apply for assistance from ACCRTA. (Applicant must be a City Clerk, Deputy City Clerk, Recorder, Treasurer or related title at thetime of application)

1) Name _________________________________________________________________________ Title _____________________________________________2) Address ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3) City, State, Zip _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________4) Date assumed present position ____________________________________________________ Telephone _______________________________________5) Other related experience:Municipality Title Years__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________6) Education: H.S. ________________________ Graduate College (Years) ________________________ Degree _________________________________7) Check One: This application is for a First________ Second________ Third________ year.8) What are the approximate costs of the institute you plan to attend?

Travel/Transportation _______________________________ Lodging and Meals _______________________________Registration Fee/Tuition _______________________________ Total ____________________________________________

9) How much does your municipality budget your department yearly for education? _________________________________10) What is your reason (s) for applying for this scholarship? ______________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________11) I understand that if a scholarship is awarded to me, it must be used between Jan. 1, 2007, and Dec. 31, 2007, and that I must attend all sessions.

Yes_________.12) Have you attached written evidence that your Chief Executive or legislative body supports your attendance at the institute and that in the event that ascholarship is awarded, you will be given the time to attend the institute?

Yes_________ No _________13) I do hereby attest that the information submitted with this application is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

Signature________________________ Date__________________________

CHECK THE SCHOLARSHIP FOR WHICH YOU ARE APPLYING:______ Municipal Clerks’ Institute/Fayetteville, Sept. 17–20______ Academy for Advanced Education/Fayetteville, Sept. 19–20______ IIMC Conference, New Orleans, May 22–26

DEADLINES:Municipal Clerks’ Institute May 4, 2007Academy for Advance Education May 4, 2007IIMC Conference April 6, 2007

FEBRUARY 2007 41

Mayors and Aldermen of the Year Awards competition opensTwo mayors and two aldermen (or city directors) of the year will be chosen for 2006. Awards will be presented at theLeague’s Annual Convention and repeated yearly. The League Executive Committee in 2005 approved this new event.

One mayor and one alderman or city director will be chosen from incorporated and second class cities. One mayorand one alderman or city director will be chosen from first class cities and large first class cities.

Supplemental materials may be submitted in support of nominees. This material may include letters, newspaper clippings and other supporting documents. An independent selection committee made up of three people not associatedwith the Municipal League will decide the award recipients.

Send all materials for your candidate to: Mayor Robert Patrick, P.O. Box 305, St. Charles, AR 72140.The deadline for the nominations to be received is May 16, 2007.Do not submit the packet to the Arkansas Municipal League.

EligibilityMayor and alderman or city director must be serving in office in the year nominated.

Criteria1. Completed nomination form. Nomination can be made by any person.2. Written statement:

Attach a typed statement not exceeding three double-spaced pages containing,but not limited to, the following information:(A) Leadership to local government served.(B) Involvement in community affairs.(C) Involvement in related organizations that benefit local government, i.e. Arkansas Municipal League, elected

representatives (state and national), local chambers of commerce, tourism groups and others.

NOMINATION FORMFor mayor and alderman or city director of the year awardsName (nominee)City or TownNominated by

Criteria (additional pages may be attached)1. Accomplishments

2. Leadership to local government:

3. Involvement in community activities:

4. Involvement in community affairs and organization, i.e., Arkansas Municipal League, tourism, state and local affairs.

Attach Additional information to support nominee: i.e. awards, support letters, news clippings and other documents.

BENTON

WASHINGTON (1.25)

CARROLL (.5)

MADISON (2)

BOONE (1.25)

NEWTONSEARCY

MARION BAXTER FULTON (2)

IZARD

STONE

INDEPENDENCE (1.25)

SHARP (1)

LAWRENCE (1.5)

RANDOLPH (1.25) CLAY (.5)

GREENE (1.5)

CRAIGHEAD

POINSETT (1.25)

MISSISSIPPI (2)

CRITTENDEN (1.75)CROSS (2)

ST. FRANCIS (2)

JACKSON (1.5)

WOODRUFF

CLEBURNE (1.75)VAN BUREN

LEE

WHITE (1.5)

PRAIRIE

MONROE

PHILLIPS (2)

ARKANSAS

LONOKE

LINCOLN

DESHA (1.5)

DREW (2)

CHICOT (2)

ASHLEY (1.75)

JEFFERSON (1.5)

BRADLEY (1.5)

SEVIER (2.375)

LITTLE RIVER (2)NEVADA

OUACHITA

DALLAS (2)

MILLER (1.5)

LAFAYETTE

COLUMBIA (2) UNION (2)

CALHOUN (1.5)

CLEVELAND (1.25)

CRAWFORD

FRANKLIN (.5)

JOHNSON (1) POPE

CONWAY (1.75)

LOGANSEBASTIAN (1.25)

SCOTT (1.625)

YELL (1)

MONTGOMERY (2)POLKGARLAND (.5)

PERRY (2)

SALINE (.375)

HOWARD (1.75)

PIKE (2)

CLARK

HOT SPRINGGRANT

PULASKI

FAULKNER (.5)

Avoca (1)Bentonville (2)Bethel Heights (1.5)Cave Springs (1)Centerton (2)Decatur (1)Gentry (1.625)Garfield (1)GatewayHighfill (2)

Berryville (1.5) Eureka Springs (2.25)Green Forest (1)Oak Grove (1)

Alpena (1)BellefonteBergmanDiamond City (1)EvertonHarrison (.75)Lead HillOmahaSouth Lead Hill

Bull Shoals (1)Flippin (1)PyattSummit (1)Yellville (1)

Big FlatCotter (2)Gassville (2)Lakeview (1)Mtn. Home (1)NorforkSaleville

Cherokee VillageHorseshoe Bend (2)Mammoth Spring (1)Salem (1)Viola (1)

Ash Flat (1.375)Cave CityCherokee VillageEvening ShadeHardy (1)Highland (1)Horseshoe Bend (2)SidneyWilliford

Biggers Maynard O’Kean Pocahontas (.75)Ravenden Springs Reyno

Corning (2)Datto Greenway Knobel McDougal

Elkins (1)Elm Springs (1)Farmington (2)Fayetteville (2)GoshenGreenland (2)

Johnson (2)Lincoln (1)Prairie Grove (2.25)Springdale (2)Tontitown (2)West Fork (2)Winslow

HindsvilleHuntsville (1)St. Paul Jasper (2)

Western GroveGilbert (1)LeslieMarshall (.5)Pindall

Fifty-SixMtn. View (2)

Calico Rock (2)Franklin (1)Guion (1)Horseshoe Bend (2)Melbourne (1)Oxford (1)Pineville (1)

Alicia Black Rock (1)College City Hoxie (1)Imboden Lynn Minturn Portia (1)

PowhatanRavenden (1) Sedgwick Smithville Strawberry Walnut Ridge (1)

DelaplaineLafeMarmadukeParagould (1)Oak Grove Heights

Alma (2)Dyer (1)Kibler (1)Mountainburg (2.5)Mulberry (2)Van Buren (1.5)

Altus (1)Branch (1)Charleston (1.5)Denning Ozark (1)Wiederkehr Village (1)

ClarksvilleCoal HillHartmanKnoxvilleLamar (1)

Atkins (.5)Dover (1)HectorLondonPottsville (1)Russellville (1.5)

DamascusClinton (1)Fairfield Bay (1.5)Shirley (1)

ConcordFairfield Bay (1.5)Greers FerryHeber Springs (1)HigdenQuitman (1)

BayBlack OakBonoBrooklandCarawayCash

EgyptJonesboro (1)Lake City (.5)Monette

Bassett Birdsong Blytheville (1)Burdette Dell Dyess Etowah (1) Gosnell (1.5)Joiner Keiser (1)Leachville

Luxora (1)Manila (1) Marie Osceola (1)

Victoria Wilson

Blue Mountain (1)Booneville (1)CaulksvilleMagazine (1)

Morrison BluffParis (.5)RatcliffScrantonSubiaco Belleville (1)

Danville (1.5)Dardanelle (2)Havana (1)Ola (1)Plainview (1)

Menifee (2)Morrilton (1)Oppelo (1)Plumerville (1)

Conway (1.75)DamascusEnolaGreenbrier (1)Guy (2)HollandMayflower (1)Mount VernonTwin Groves (1)Vilonia (2)Wooster

Bald Knob (2)Beebe (1)BradfordGarnerGeorgetownGriffithville

HigginsonJudsoniaKensettLetonaMcRaePangburnRose Bud (1)

RussellSearcy (.5)West Point

Augusta (1)Cotton Plant (1)HunterMcCrory (1)Patterson (1)

Fisher Harrisburg (1)Lepanto (1)Marked Tree (1)

Trumann (1)Tyronza Waldenburg (2)Weiner (1)

Cherry Valley (1) Hickory Ridge Parkin Wynne

Crawfordsville Earle (1)Edmondson Gilmore (1)Horseshoe Lake

Mansfield (2.5)Waldron (2)

Adona Bigelow Casa

Fourche Houston Perry Perryville (1)

AllportAustinCabot (2)Carlisle (1)CoyEngland (3)HumnokeKeo (1)Lonoke (2)Ward (1)

BiscoeDes Arc (1)DeValls Bluff (1)Hazen (2)Ulm

Brinkley (2)Clarendon (2)Holly Grove (2)Roe (1)

Caldwell Colt Madison (1)Widener

Palestine (1)Forrest City (1)Wheatley (1)Hughes (1)

AubreyHaynesLaGrange

Marianna (2)Moro (1)Rondo

Cove (1)GrannisHatfield (1)Mena (1)Vandervoort (1)Wickes (1)

Black SpringsMount Ida (1)NormanOden

Hot Springs (2)Lonsdale Mountain PineFountain Lake

Benton (1.5)Bryant (3)Shannon Hills (1)

ElaineHelenaLake ViewLexaMarvellWest Helena

Ben Lomond DeQueen (1)Gillham (1) Horatio Lockesburg

Dierks (1)Mineral Springs (1)Nashville (1)Tollette

AntoineDaisyDelightGlenwood (1.5)Murfreesboro (1.5)

DonaldsonFriendshipMalvern (1)Perla (1)Rockport (1)

Amity (1.5)Arkadelphia (1)Caddo Valley (2)Gum Springs (2.25)Gurdon (2.25)OkolonaWhelen Springs

CarthageFordyce (1.5)Sparkman (1)

Sheridan (2)

Altheimer (1)Humphrey (1)Pine Bluff (1)Redfield (1)Sherrill (1)Wabbaseka (1)White Hall (1)

Almyra (1)DeWitt (3.5)Gillett (2)Humphrey (2)St. Charles (2)Stuttgart (2)

OgdenWilton (1)Winthrop

Ashdown (2)Foreman (1)

Blevins Emmet Fulton Hope (1)McCaskillMcNabOakhavenOzan Patmos (1)PerrytownWashington (1)

Bluff CityBodcawCalePrescott (2.375)ReaderRosstonWillisville

Bearden (1)Camden (1)Chidester (2)E. Camden (1)Louann Reader Stephens (1)

Hampton Harrell Thornton (1)Tinsman

Kingsland (1)Rison (1)

Gould (1)Grady (1)Star City (2) Arkansas City

Dumas (2.5)McGehee (2)Mitchellville ReedTillarWatson

Fouke (1)Garland (1)Texarkana (1.5) Bradley (2)

BucknerLewisvilleStamps (1)

EmersonMcNeilMagnolia (1) Taylor (2)Waldo

CalionEl Dorado (.25)FelsenthalHuttig

Junction CityNorphletSmackoverStrong

BanksHermitage (1)Warren (1)

JeromeMonticello (1)TillarWilmarWinchester

Crossett (2.75)Fountain Hill (1)Hamburg (1)

Montrose Parkdale Portland Wilmot

Dermott (3)Eudora (2)Lake Village (2)

HEMPSTEAD (1.75)

Alexander (2)Cammack VillageJacksonville (2)Little Rock (.5)Maumelle (1)North Little Rock (2)Sherwood (1) Wrightsville

Batesville (.125) Cave City Cushman Magness Moorefield Newark Oil Trough Pleasant PlainsSulphur Rock

AmagonBeedeville (.5)Campbell Sta.DiazGrubbsJacksonportNewport (1.5)Swifton (1)Tuckerman (1.25)TupeloWeldon

Little Flock (1)Gravette (2)Lowell (2)Pea Ridge (1)Rogers (2)Siloam Springs (2)Springdale (2)Springtown (1)Sulphur Springs (1)

Nimmons Peach OrchardPiggott (1)Pollard Rector (2)St. FrancisSuccess

Barling (1)Bonanza (1)Central CityFort Smith (2)Greenwood (1.75)Hackett (1) HartfordHuntington (1.5)LavacaMansfield (2.5)Midland

Jennette (1)JerichoMarion (2)Sunset Turrell (2)W. Memphis (1.5)

Valley SpringsZinc

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KEY: Counties with countywide tax (shaded is 1¢ unless otherwise noted)(2) 2¢ being collected in that municipality(2co¢) 2¢ being collected in that county

Source: Debbie Rogers, Office of State TreasurerSee also: www.state.ar.us/revenue/eta/sales/taxrates.html

Sales and Use Tax Year-to-Date 2007Month Municipal Tax County Tax Total Tax Interest

January $33,890,076 $32,664,439 $66,554,515 $244,719Total $33,890,076 $32,664,439 $66,554,515 $244,719

Averages $33,890,076 $32,664,439 $66,554,515 $244,719

Local Option Sales and Use Tax in Arkansas

43FEBRUARY 2007

January 2007 Municipal Levy Receipts January 2007 Municipal/County Levy ReceiptsAlexander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,231.06Alma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159,514.38Almyra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907.58Alpena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,866.14Altheimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,533.70Altus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,447.54Amity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,079.01Arkadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135,090.41Ash Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75,676.40Ashdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81,265.67Atkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,431.72Augusta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,087.65Avoca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,340.29Bald Knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,916.95Barling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,499.15Bearden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,248.93Beebe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57,272.99Belleville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,338.49Benton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 534,178.18Bentonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,089,329.25Berryville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148,907.87Bethel Heights . . . . . . . . . . . 50,199.44Black Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,486.16Blue Mountain . . . . . . . . . . . 94.44Blytheville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274,233.91Bonanza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,051.23Booneville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90,949.69Bradley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,602.27Branch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,741.29Brinkley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89,410.94Bryant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800,910.82Bull Shoals . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,499.61Cabot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 511,521.48Caddo Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,992.68Calico Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,978.13Camden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136,209.48Carlisle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,640.06Cave Springs . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,550.27Centerton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,951.98Charleston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,725.33Cherry Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,279.70Chidester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,670.20Clarendon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,698.12Clarksville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141,463.64Clinton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78,189.45Conway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,519,204.50Corning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83,034.99Cotter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,485.03Cotton Plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,744.66Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,807.06Crossett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346,238.03Danville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,332.21Dardanelle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128,923.19DeQueen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81,767.42DeValls Bluff . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,631.87DeWitt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116,661.06Decatur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,466.56Dermott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,556.43Des Arc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,992.78Diamond City . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,267.43Dierks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,085.73Dover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,758.67Dumas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146,557.81Dyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 875.46Earle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,884.70East Camden . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,509.46El Dorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93,162.39Elkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,564.71Elm Springs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,487.25England . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,166.75Etowah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 502.71Eudora . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,870.11Eureka Springs . . . . . . . . . . 154,257.54Fairfield Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,224.53Farmington . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,436.07Fayetteville . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,184,108.13Flippin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,448.18Fordyce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74,403.83Foreman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,155.23Forrest City . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149,261.82Fort Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,021,668.10Fouke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,550.01Fountain Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . 531.68Franklin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,298.55Garfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,674.01Garland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 774.08Gassville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,938.09Gentry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,328.14Gilbert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155.80Gillett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,558.94Gillham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,333.14Gilmore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381.72Glenwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,860.84Gosnell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,028.02Gould . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,890.30Grady . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,110.69Gravette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,188.78Green Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,012.20Greenbrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,028.66Greenland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,391.67Greenwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75,371.51Guion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,547.40Gurdon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,051.90Guy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,301.68Hackett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,908.81Hamburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,243.62Hardy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,374.64Harrisburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,501.99Harrison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216,025.36Hatfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,474.70Havana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,738.25Hazen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,156.02Heber Springs . . . . . . . . . . . 118,221.82Hermitage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,386.98Highfill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,299.93Highfill Special Aviation . . . . 18,983.37Highland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,573.76Holly Grove . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,879.71Hope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141,220.41Horseshoe Bend . . . . . . . . . 20,664.46Hot Springs . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,631,423.61Hoxie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,706.96Hughes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,142.84Humphrey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,706.65Huntington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,004.17Huntsville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,428.90Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . 535,635.54Jasper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,928.25Jennette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103.21Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,200.42Jonesboro . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,070,865.36Keiser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,971.00Keo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,470.08Kibler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,511.83Kingsland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,250.36Lake City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,675.75

Lake Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,778.23Lakeview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,738.01Lamar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,349.18Lepanto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,906.82Leslie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,308.85Lewisville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,516.24Lincoln . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,548.64Little Flock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,978.97Little Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,791,294.70Lonoke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82,724.26Lowell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221,089.80Luxora . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,767.59Madison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,027.99Magazine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,856.21Magnolia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166,758.89Malvern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267,288.28Mammoth Spring . . . . . . . . . 8,517.99Manila . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,336.49Mansfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,727.17Marianna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59,005.21Marion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146,841.09Marked Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,292.39Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,465.20Maumelle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107,261.54Mayflower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,476.82McCrory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,819.64McGehee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82,859.39Melbourne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,253.08Mena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114,780.86Menifee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,552.50Mineral Springs . . . . . . . . . . 3,561.26Monticello . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145,407.51Moro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,758.71Morrilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116,581.66Mount Ida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,921.95Mountain Home . . . . . . . . . . 342,836.05Mountain View . . . . . . . . . . . 136,978.91Mountainburg . . . . . . . . . . . 12,251.11Mulberry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,043.24Murfreesboro . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,753.41Nashville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89,081.84Newport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129,434.17Norfork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,781.51North Little Rock . . . . . . . . .2,590,972.45Oak Grove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 856.94Ola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,042.07Oppelo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,995.33Osceola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78,291.43Oxford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,103.32Ozark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58,640.01Palestine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,696.76Paragould . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292,715.06Paris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,006.57Patmos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258.04Patterson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,260.10Pea Ridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,182.53Perla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,457.05Perryville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,034.68Piggott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,653.12Pine Bluff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 561,366.40Pineville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,385.89Plainview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,807.15Plumerville . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,868.11Pocahontas . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74,099.93Portia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,020.67Pottsville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,271.77Prairie Grove . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,039.08Prescott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92,998.49Quitman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,823.40Ravenden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,768.79Rector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,894.67Redfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,801.84Rison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,829.63Rockport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,101.99Roe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236.62Rogers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,826,883.65Rose Bud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,362.52Russellville . . . . . . . . . . . . . 802,332.28Salem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,180.32Searcy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213,266.02Shannon Hills . . . . . . . . . . . 5,633.55Sheridan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152,504.69Sherrill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483.99Sherwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306,701.35Shirley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,679.37Siloam Springs . . . . . . . . . . 410,705.88Sparkman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,316.95Springdale . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,899,299.29Springtown . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395.35St. Charles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,464.61Stamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,525.13Star City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,530.65Stephens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,929.59Stuttgart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265,905.04Sulphur Springs . . . . . . . . . . 1,134.56Summit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,947.63Swifton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,361.92Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,314.71Texarkana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270,120.57Texarkana Special . . . . . . . . 120,471.97Thornton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 895.79Tontitown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99,142.71Trumann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59,415.93Tuckerman . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,678.46Turrell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,833.31Twin Groves . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615.45Van Buren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440,124.81Vilonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,519.99Viola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,093.93Wabbaseka . . . . . . . . . . . . . 632.00Waldenburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,513.11Waldron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,394.12Walnut Ridge . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,299.71Ward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,917.96Warren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,812.79Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . 730.34Weiner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,911.67West Fork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,893.94West Memphis . . . . . . . . . . . 514,207.90Wheatley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,098.19White Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,198.36Wickes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,215.93Wiederkehr Village . . . . . . . . 2,320.59Wilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 835.52Yellville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,626.45

COUNTY SALES AND USE TAXArkansas County . . . . . . . . . 230,873.45Ashley County . . . . . . . . . . . 252,648.75

Crossett. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,964.71Fountain Hill . . . . . . . . . . . 1,303.00Hamburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,904.50Montrose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,310.55Parkdale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,089.50Portland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,523.62Wilmot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,441.25

Baxter County . . . . . . . . . . . 271,729.18Mountain Home . . . . . . . . . 131,708.34Cotter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,015.56Gassville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,404.51Norfork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,788.85Lakeview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,125.81Big Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,243.89Salesville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,226.71Briarcliff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,870.50

Benton County . . . . . . . . . . . 878,551.05Siloam Springs . . . . . . . . . 162,500.92Rogers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 593,413.86Bentonville. . . . . . . . . . . . . 295,687.84Bethel Heights . . . . . . . . . . 10,700.51Decatur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,692.54Gentry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,143.84Gravette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,125.95Lowell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80,658.49Centerton . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,161.48Pea Ridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,158.83Cave Springs . . . . . . . . . . . 16,530.34Sulphur Springs. . . . . . . . . 10,056.08Avoca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,339.38Garfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,343.49Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,403.44Highfill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,801.31Little Flock. . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,740.65Springdale . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,138.28Elm Springs. . . . . . . . . . . . 194.83Springtown . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,708.49Benton County

Special Aviation. . . . . . . 9,491.20Boone County . . . . . . . . . . . 206,029.73

Alpena. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,120.02Bellefonte . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,333.36Bergman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,409.20Everton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,841.67Lead Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,109.19Omaha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,787.51South Lead Hill . . . . . . . . . 953.34Valley Springs . . . . . . . . . . 1,809.18Zinc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 823.34Harrison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131,647.56Diamond City. . . . . . . . . . . 7,908.39

Bradley County . . . . . . . . . . 94,614.20Banks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 635.39Hermitage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,071.76Warren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,109.61

Calhoun County . . . . . . . . . . 37,236.37Hampton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,557.25Harrell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,773.45Thornton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,129.26Tinsman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453.95

Carroll County . . . . . . . . . . . 124,770.10Beaver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469.88Blue Eye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178.06

Chicot County . . . . . . . . . . . 99,009.57Lake Village . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,820.73Eudora. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,799.73Dermott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,598.22

Clark County . . . . . . . . . . . . 203,672.93Clay County . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,753.10

Datto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257.15Greenway . . . . . . . . . . . . . 646.84Knobel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 949.05McDougal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 516.94Nimmons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265.10Peach Orchard. . . . . . . . . . 516.94Pollard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 636.24Success. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477.18St. Francis . . . . . . . . . . . . . 662.75

Cleburne County . . . . . . . . . 290,928.94Concord. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,212.39Greers Ferry . . . . . . . . . . . 8,068.71Heber Springs . . . . . . . . . . 55,804.22Higden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 876.27Quitman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,934.40Fairfield Bay . . . . . . . . . . . 1,266.70

Cleveland County . . . . . . . . . 26,003.39Rison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,674.81Kingsland . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,298.18

Columbia County . . . . . . . . . 351,358.98Emerson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 582.92McNeil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,074.92Magnolia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,630.61Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 919.04Waldo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,588.25

Conway County . . . . . . . . . . 247,461.03Morrilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59,704.94Menifee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,834.85Oppelo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,608.56Plumerville . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,784.43

Craighead County . . . . . . . . 233,915.00Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,026.57Black Oak . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,976.44Bono . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,022.32Brookland . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,519.66Caraway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,756.02Cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,087.67Egypt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,404.27Lake City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,195.54Monette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,392.40Jonesboro . . . . . . . . . . . . . 771,861.09

Crawford County . . . . . . . . . 223,023.45Alma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,209.34Van Buren . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169,821.26Mulberry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,552.79Mountainburg . . . . . . . . . . 6,100.18Kibler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,667.27Dyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,232.56Chester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 885.51Rudy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 644.01Cedarville . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,134.18

Crittenden County . . . . . . . . 599,667.35Marion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,380.47West Memphis. . . . . . . . . . 153,483.90Earle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,842.95Crawfordsville . . . . . . . . . . 2,851.54Edmondson . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,845.99Gilmore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,457.95Horseshoe Lake. . . . . . . . . 1,780.83Jennette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 619.13Jericho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,020.79Sunset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,737.56Turrell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,778.27Anthonyville. . . . . . . . . . . . 1,386.94Clarkedale . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343.96

Cross County . . . . . . . . . . . . 194,814.89Cherry Valley . . . . . . . . . . . 4,942.87Hickory Ridge . . . . . . . . . . 2,696.11Parkin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,247.83Wynne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,486.90

Dallas County . . . . . . . . . . . 117,686.42Desha County . . . . . . . . . . . 84,429.88

McGehee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,489.09

Arkansas City . . . . . . . . . . 4,316.21Dumas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,384.21Mitchellville . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,642.03Reed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,015.21Watson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,110.47Tillar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241.83

Drew County . . . . . . . . . . . . 249,243.34Monticello . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83,546.99Jerome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420.20Tillar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,890.91Wilmar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,215.98Winchester . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,744.75

Faulkner County . . . . . . . . . . 514,677.04Damascus . . . . . . . . . . . . . 718.97Enola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,145.47Mount Vernon . . . . . . . . . . 877.38Wooster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,143.96Holland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,515.63

Franklin County . . . . . . . . . . 117,761.57Branch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,267.39Wiederkehr Village. . . . . . . 292.15Altus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,188.97Charleston . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,831.44Denning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,572.26Ozark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,388.13

Fulton County . . . . . . . . . . . 73,613.35Mammoth Spring. . . . . . . . 4,370.32Salem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,062.05Viola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,451.69Horseshoe Bend . . . . . . . . 26.67Cherokee Village . . . . . . . . 3,082.46Ash Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.62Hardy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102.88

Garland County . . . . . . . . . . 550,127.78Lonsdale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 748.14Mountain Pine . . . . . . . . . . 4,894.58Fountain Lake . . . . . . . . . . 2,593.12

Grant County . . . . . . . . . . . . 107,033.99Greene County . . . . . . . . . . . 284,059.85

Delaplaine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,142.27Lafe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,462.77Marmaduke . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,415.30Oak Grove Heights. . . . . . . 6,538.80Paragould . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198,025.67

Hempstead County . . . . . . . 225,827.43Hope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81,913.54Blevins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,816.36Emmet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200.62Fulton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,890.43McCaskill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 648.15Oakhaven . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416.67Ozan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 625.00Patmos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470.68Perrytown . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,967.59Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,141.97McNab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578.70

Hot Spring County . . . . . . . . 139,828.72Malvern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66,048.53Perla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 841.99Rockport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,798.74Donaldson . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,386.86Friendship . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,508.26Midway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,504.00Magnet Cove . . . . . . . . . . . 3,316.70

Howard County . . . . . . . . . . 162,025.81Nashville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,609.20Dierks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,500.48Mineral Springs . . . . . . . . . 11,818.37Tollette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,029.39

Independence County . . . . . 233,086.42Batesville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72,543.68Cave City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 476.20Cushman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,540.78Magness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,467.00Moorefield . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,228.90Newark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,362.70Oil Trough . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,674.38Pleasant Plains . . . . . . . . . 2,050.73Sulphur Rock. . . . . . . . . . . 3,233.56

Izard County . . . . . . . . . . . . 69,504.32Jackson County . . . . . . . . . . 99,300.88

Newport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,396.62Tuckerman . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,010.99Grubbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,994.20Amagon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 649.43Beedeville . . . . . . . . . . . . . 717.79Campbell Station . . . . . . . . 1,558.63Diaz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,777.53Jacksonport. . . . . . . . . . . . 1,606.48Swifton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,954.23Tupelo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,209.99Weldon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 683.59

Jefferson County . . . . . . . . . 543,090.79Pine Bluff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472,642.35Wabbaseka . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,768.90White Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,564.86Redfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,918.33Altheimer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,218.37Humphrey . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,420.41Sherrill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,080.13

Johnson County . . . . . . . . . . 93,128.77Clarksville . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62,298.38Coal Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,078.85Hartman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,810.19Knoxville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,124.17Lamar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,420.16

Lafayette County . . . . . . . . . 14,040.61Bradley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,889.31Stamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,151.18Buckner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,328.89Lewisville . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,312.18

Lawrence County . . . . . . . . . 98,280.57Walnut Ridge . . . . . . . . . . . 21,048.52Alicia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 619.70Black Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,064.32College City . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,149.66Hoxie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,039.33Imboden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,923.29Lynn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,346.25Minturn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 487.21Portia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,064.25Powhatan . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213.69Ravenden . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,183.92Sedgwick . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478.67Smithville . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311.99Strawberry . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,209.49

Lee County . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,496.43Marianna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,314.58Aubrey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 781.22Haynes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 756.48LaGrange. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431.26Moro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 851.94Rondo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 837.78

Lincoln County . . . . . . . . . . . 35,070.35Star City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,501.80

Gould. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,490.02Grady . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,799.45

Little River County . . . . . . . . 151,084.35Ashdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,216.92Ogden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,576.33Wilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,233.67Winthrop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,370.08Foreman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,286.77

Logan County . . . . . . . . . . . 83,195.40Blue Mountain . . . . . . . . . . 881.65Caulksville . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,556.24Magazine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,111.42Morrison Bluff . . . . . . . . . . 494.26Paris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,759.58Ratcliff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,275.72Scranton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,482.77Subiaco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,932.13Booneville . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,498.03

Lonoke County . . . . . . . . . . . 193,060.06Allport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,020.89Austin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,863.28Carlisle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,520.65Coy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 932.46England . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,244.04Humnoke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,250.77Keo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,889.03Lonoke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,460.94Ward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,739.27Cabot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122,675.17

Madison County . . . . . . . . . . 151,169.55Huntsville . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,804.17Hindsville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432.70St. Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 940.42

Marion County . . . . . . . . . . . 64,505.05Bull Shoals . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,134.13Flippin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,233.01Pyatt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,534.97Summit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,555.30Yellville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,959.99

Miller County . . . . . . . . . . . . 277,015.68Garland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,485.46Fouke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,485.46Texarkana . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123,422.83

Mississippi County . . . . . . . . 564,120.04Osceola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80,019.27Keiser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,285.13Bassett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,514.73Birdsong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360.65Blytheville . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164,745.02Burdette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,163.10Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,263.08Dyess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,643.37Gosnell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,776.50Joiner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,868.78Leachville . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,861.20Luxora . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,874.41Manila . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,544.66Marie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 973.76Victoria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531.96Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,466.26Etowah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,299.95

Montgomery County . . . . . . 67,248.35Black Springs . . . . . . . . . . 457.64Norman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,698.07Oden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 883.16Mount Ida . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,938.07

Nevada County . . . . . . . . . . 25,427.10Prescott. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,938.03Bluff City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 811.78Bodcaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 791.23Cale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385.34Emmet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,466.16Rosston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,361.52Willisville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 965.90

Newton County . . . . . . . . . . 22,499.11Jasper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,454.57Western Grove. . . . . . . . . . 1,188.78Ouachita County . . . . . . . . 80,225.18Camden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88,664.26Stephens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,765.03East Camden . . . . . . . . . . . 6,079.91Bearden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,583.04Chidester. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,426.57Louann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,314.39

Perry County . . . . . . . . . . . . 61,184.76Adona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 646.31Bigelow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,137.08Casa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 722.34Fourche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203.91Houston. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 549.53Perry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,085.24Perryville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,039.12

Phillips County . . . . . . . . . . . 122,080.03Elaine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,387.16Lake View . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,762.52Lexa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,592.08Marvell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,138.81Helena-West Helena . . . . . 162,913.25

Pike County . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105,578.49Antoine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 907.45Daisy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 686.41Delight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,809.09Glenwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,256.41Murfreesboro. . . . . . . . . . . 10,261.18

Poinsett County . . . . . . . . . . 92,670.97Lepanto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,369.27Fisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,536.74Harrisburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,711.41Marked Tree . . . . . . . . . . . 16,237.21Trumann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,949.33Tyronza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,323.48Weiner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,407.24Waldenburg . . . . . . . . . . . . 463.93

Polk County . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101,121.59Mena. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,832.79Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,114.06Grannis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,675.16Hatfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,268.54Vandervoort . . . . . . . . . . . . 975.68Wickes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,488.23

Pope County . . . . . . . . . . . . 283,522.95Russellville . . . . . . . . . . . . 281,195.68Atkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34,172.84Dover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,780.30Hector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,008.15London . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,983.28Pottsville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,091.62

Prairie County . . . . . . . . . . . 19,700.14Hazen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,158.52Biscoe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,081.52Des Arc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,452.91DeValls Bluff . . . . . . . . . . . 3,424.02Ulm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 896.45

Pulaski County . . . . . . . . . . . 864,378.47North Little Rock . . . . . . . . 975,462.34

Alexander . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,808.57Cammack Village. . . . . . . . 13,413.35Jacksonville. . . . . . . . . . . . 482,880.73Little Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,955,990.02Maumelle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170,402.86Sherwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347,213.78Wrightsville . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,081.20Pulaski County

River Project. . . . . . . . . . 67.56Randolph County . . . . . . . . . 102,942.32

Biggers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,491.49Maynard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,673.96O’Kean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,410.67Pocahontas . . . . . . . . . . . . 45,745.13Ravenden Springs . . . . . . . 961.50Reyno . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,396.85

Saline County . . . . . . . . . . . 305,107.20Scott County . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,465.55

Waldron. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,987.75Mansfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,996.94

Searcy County . . . . . . . . . . . 29,743.74Gilbert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158.08Leslie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,308.98Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,289.82Pindall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455.09St. Joe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 617.96

Sebastian County . . . . . . . . . 690,835.85Fort Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,197,674.10Huntington. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,265.61Mansfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,534.18Barling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62,309.85Greenwood . . . . . . . . . . . . 106,117.73Bonanza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,669.36Central City . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,923.02Hackett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,355.13Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,518.97Lavaca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,230.72Midland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,775.00

Sevier County . . . . . . . . . . . 201,229.61DeQueen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,144.74Ben Lomond . . . . . . . . . . . 855.55Gillham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,276.53Horatio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,769.70Lockesburg . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,827.74

Sharp County . . . . . . . . . . . . 62,628.91Hardy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,763.44Ash Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,729.52Cave City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,935.80Evening Shade. . . . . . . . . . 3,686.38Sidney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,180.12Williford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 499.45Horseshoe Bend . . . . . . . . 39.64Cherokee Village . . . . . . . . 30,434.48Highland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,816.72

St. Francis County . . . . . . . . 130,159.52Hughes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,797.00Forrest City . . . . . . . . . . . . 204,137.66Wheatley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,140.06Palestine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,238.66Madison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,637.74Caldwell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,425.08Colt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,084.78Widener. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,628.80

Stone County . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,794.83Mountain View. . . . . . . . . . 22,367.13Fifty Six . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,267.68

Union County . . . . . . . . . . . . 308,467.87Calion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,989.94El Dorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399,695.92Felsenthal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,148.37Huttig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,306.63Junction City . . . . . . . . . . . 12,009.37Norphlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,304.35Smackover . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,050.58Strong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,988.15

Van Buren County . . . . . . . . 212,565.20Shirley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,627.63Damascus . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,465.86Clinton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,800.84Fairfield Bay . . . . . . . . . . . 18,042.54

Washington County . . . . . . .1,174,531.38Elkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,089.57Elm Springs. . . . . . . . . . . . 15,732.49Goshen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,475.11Greenland . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,840.32Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,386.67Prairie Grove . . . . . . . . . . . 38,759.01Springdale . . . . . . . . . . . . . 668,165.58Tontitown . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,773.21West Fork . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,159.80Winslow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,088.51Fayetteville . . . . . . . . . . . . 885,765.35Lincoln . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,528.05Farmington . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,010.32

White County . . . . . . . . . . . . 616,848.24Rose Bud. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,029.32Beebe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,304.36Bradford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,513.89Kensett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,821.73Garner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,667.43Georgetown. . . . . . . . . . . . 1,183.44Griffithville . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,460.80Higginson . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,550.31Judsonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,615.67Letona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,887.87McRae. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,208.35Pangburn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,142.61Russell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,141.46Searcy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177,778.68West Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,953.60Bald Knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,149.49

Woodruff County . . . . . . . . . 13,048.60Cotton Plant. . . . . . . . . . . . 4,732.40Augusta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,137.34Hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 749.30McCrory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,119.73Patterson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,302.11

Yell County. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75,213.28Plainview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,832.53Dardanelle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,462.16Ola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,111.74Danville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,142.26Belleville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,883.27Havana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,989.87

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CITY ENGINEER—Jacksonville is accepting applications for acity engineer. Qualifications: Bachelor’s deg. in Civil Eng.;at least 3 yrs. exp. in civil eng., 5 supervisory; plan, designand direct city eng. projects; valid DL; must reside in Jack-sonville. Applications may be obtained from HumanResources, Jacksonville City Hall, #1 Municipal Drive; orwww.cityofjacksonville.net. Resumé may accompanyapplication. Salary DOE. EOE.

CITY ENGINEER—Jonesboro seeks a chief city engineer.Directs the work of the engineering dept. and providestech. engineering services for city infrastructure, incl.streets, subdivisions and storm water drainage; serves asthe city flood plain admin. and ensures enforcement ofFEMA regs.; develops long-range plans for the dept. andcity construction and improvement projects; reviews plansfor proposed construction and improvement projects toensure compliance with local objectives, standards; mon-itors work of consultants, contractors; responds toinquiries from the public, developers, contractors, engi-neers, city staff and elected officials. Requirements: Bach-elor’s deg. in Civil Eng.; registration as professional engi-neer; excellent analytical and oral, written comm. skills; 5-7 yrs. rel. exp. Sal. neg. DOE/DOQ and includes benefitpkg. Applications avail. at www.jonesboro.org and cityhall. Send to Jonesboro City Hall, ATTN: HumanResources Director, 515 West Washington, Jonesboro,AR 72401. EOE.

CITY MANAGER—Norman, Okla., pop. 108,000 with a coun-cil-manager form of gov., 720 F/T employees and annualbudget o $151 million, seeks a city manager. Master’s deg.in public or business admin. or related field and 10-plusyrs. exec./mgmt. exp. req. Sal. $115,000-116,000 DOQ.Submit cover letter and resumé by April 2 to the City ofNorman, Director of Human Resources, P.O. Box 370,Norman, OK 73070; or email gala.hicks@ci.norman.ok.us.For more info., visit www.ci.norman.ok.us/citymgr.htm.

DIRECTOR OF INSPECTION AND ZONING—Pine Bluffseeks a qualified, experienced individual to fill the pos. ofdirector of inspection and zoning. Performs professional-level tech. work rel. to land use, planning, zoning, codeenforcement, site inspection and rel. work as req. Devel-ops and monitors overall comprehensive plans for the city,incl. commercial, residential, industrial and neighborhood.Bachelor’s deg. in Land Use, Planning, Urban Planning,Landscape Arch. or rel. field; at least 5 yrs. in municipalplanning as a director or asst.; considerable exp. in projectcoord., mgmt. or rel.; equiv. comb. of edu. and exp.;knowledge of tech., urban planning, zoning, code enforce-ment, political geog., drafting, photography and graphicdesign desired. Submit applications in person or by mail toCity of Pine Bluff, HR Dept., 200 E. 8th Ave., Room 104,Pine Bluff, AR 71601. Fax resumés to 870-850-2449 oremail vconaway@cablelynx.com. Open until filled.

ELECTRIC UTILITY MANAGER—Bentonville seeks an elec-tric utility mgr. to lead a mid-size electric utility with 66+miles of 3-phase and single phase service lines, 20+ milesof transmission lines, and servicing 17,000+ electric utilitycustomers. Directs/oversees 33 personnel, construction,maint. and repair of overhead and underground transmis-sion and distribution lines. Involved in all phases of cityplanning and development. Requires Bachelor’s deg. orequiv. and 10 yrs. rel. exp., training, or equiv. comb. of ed.and exp. Min. of 7 yrs. supervisory exp. in electric utilitiesis req. Sal. $54,000-$92,000 DOE. Access application atwww.bentonvillear.com or pick up application at Ben-tonville City Hall. Fax completed applications or resumésto 479-271-5913; or mail to City of Bentonville, ATTN: HR,117 West Central, Bentonville, AR 72712. EOE.

FINANCE DIRECTOR—Owasso, Okla., seeks a financedirector to work with city manager on fiscal policy to main-tain and enhance the financial health of the city. Require-ments: Bachelor deg. in accounting, finance or rel., Mas-ter’s deg. pref.; 5 or more yrs. exp. in gov. accounting andreporting; 5 yrs. supervisory or admin. exp.; 3 or more yrs.exp. in budget development, analysis and mgmt.; equiv.comb. of ed., exp. and training. For full job description visitwww.cityofowasso.com. Send resumé to HumanResources, P.O. Box 180, Owasso, OK 74055; or emailmdempster@cityofowasso.com. Pos. open until filled.

HHEEAAVVYY EEQQUUIIPPMMEENNTT OOPPEERRAATTOORR—Jacksonville is acceptingapplications for a heavy equipment operator. Require-ments: Valid CDL A; HS diploma or GED; at least 5 yrs. rel. exp.; drive dump truck, tractors, other street maint.equip. Applications may be obtained from HumanResources, Jacksonville City Hall, #1 Municipal Drive; orwww.cityofjacksonville.net. Salary $11.75 to $13.20/hr.DOE.

HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR—Jacksonville is accept-ing resumés for a director of human resources. Qualifica-tions: Bachelor’s deg. in public admin. or humanresources; SPHR or PHR and/or IMPA-CP or IPMA-CScertification pref.; at least 5-7 yrs. rel. exp. in humanresources field; supervisory exp. Benefits incl. a 457plan,

complete health ins. pgm. (medical, dental, vision), tuitionreimbursement pgm., mandatory contr. into APERS, andan education incentive. Must live in Jacksonville. Submitresume and city application to City Hall, ATTN: HumanResources, #1 Municipal Drive, Jacksonville, AR 72076.Application may be obtained from city hall or fromwww.cityofjacksonville.net. EOE.

INFORMATION SYSTEMS MGR.—Pine Bluff seeks appli-cants for the position of information systems mgr. Resp.for planning, developing, implementing and evaluatingcost-effective, state-of-the-art information tech. services.Dept. administers network ops., GIS communications,website mgmt., records/imaging systems and severaldept. specific software applications. Mgr. will guide the development of information systems, coordinate interde-partmental activities to increase employee productivityusing tech. Bachelor’s deg. in IT, Computer Sci., PublicAdmin., Business Admin., Business/Econ., and/or 5 yrs. ITmgmt. exp. or equiv. comb. preferred. Applicationsaccepted at City of Pine Bluff HR Dept., 200 E. 8th, Room104, Pine Bluff, AR 71601; fax 870-850-2449; or e-mailvconaway@cablelynx.com. Open until filled.

MOSQUITO CONTROL DIRECTOR—Stuttgart seeks amosquito control director. Administration, supervision andcoordination of daily operations of mosquito control dept.Must possess working knowledge of vehicle and smallengine repair/maint.; ability to administer mosquito abate-ment program; direct field personnel; knowledge of ricegrowing practices and ecology of area. HS diploma, validArk. DL and clean driving record required. Salary DOE.Good benefits. Applications taken from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.,Monday through Friday beginning Jan. 22 at the person-nel office, 514 South Main, Stuttgart. Open until filled.

PATROL OFFICER—Kensett seeks cert. patrol officers. Formore info., call 501-742-5454.

POLICE CHIEF—Coal Hill (Johnson County) is acceptingapplications for police chief; must be certified. Sendresumés to: Deborah Marvel Mayor, P.O. Box 218, CoalHill, AR 72832.

POLICE CHIEF—Hermitage (Bradley County) is takingresumés for the police chief position; must be certified.Housing, paid med. Ins., 15 vacation days; 11 paid holi-days. Send resumé to Mayor Joyce Copeland, P.O. Box120 Hermitage, AR 71647. Phone, 870-483-2209.

POLICE OFFICER—Allport (Lonoke County) seeks a full-timeofficer. Mail resumé and cert. to: Allport Police Dept, P.O.Box 58, Humnoke, AR 72072.

POLICE OFFICER—Ash Flat Police Dept. is accepting appli-cations for full- and part-time police officers. Cert. officerspreferred. Applications can be picked up from City Hallbetween 8 and 4 p.m. M-F. Only serious applicants shouldapply. No phone calls.

POLICE OFFICER—Lewisville seeks applications for the posi-tion of police officer. Pick up application packages 8 a.m.to 4 p.m. M-F at Lewisville City Hall, 330 West 1st St. Posi-tion open until filled. Contact Chief Jason Tomlin for infor-mation, 870-921-4971.

POLICE OFFICER—Marshall in Searcy County seeks applica-tions for cert. police officer. Sal. neg. Contact Mayor Bus-bee or Chief Aubrey Byerly, 870-448-2543. Open untilfilled.

POLICE OFFICER—Pea Ridge in Benton County seeks appli-cants for a F/T certified police officer. Entry level sal.$29,000. Benefits incl. paid hol., health, dental, eye, 3wks. paid vac. and LOPFI. For more info. call 479-451-1122 or send resume and copies of certifications to PeaRidge Police Dept., P.O. Box 10, Pea Ridge, AR 72751.EOE.

POLICE OFFICERS, CERTIFIED—Forrest City Police Dept.seeks cert. officers. Good sal., benefits inc. paid holiday,health, dental, eye insurance, retirement, 3 wks. paid vac.and LOPFI. Call 870-633-3434 for more info. or sendresumé and copies of cert. to Chief’s Office, c/o ForrestCity Police Dept., 225 N. Rosser St., Forrest City, AR72335. EOE.

POLICE OFFICERS, CERTIFIED—The Texarkana, Ark.,Police Dept. is accepting applications for the position of aprobationary police officer. First year annual salary is$33,017.59. After 1 year, salary increases to $36,053.00(+). Benefits incl. ins., vacation, sick leave, certificate pay,educational pay and longevity pay. Uniforms and equip-ment furnished. Min. req.: (1) Cert. Law Enforcement Offi-cer by CLEST or Cert. Law Enforcement Officer with anystate that has a reciprocal agreement with CLEST, (2) 30 hours of college or able to obtain the hours within 18 months, (3) meet all other min. req. of Texarkana, Ark., Police Dept. For further information, contact the Per-sonnel and Training Office at 903-798-3328 ortateson@txkusa.org.

PUBLIC WORKS WORKER—Haskell is accepting resumésfor a public works employee to perform duties in the water,wastewater and street depts. HS dipl. or GED and validArk. DL req. Paid vac., sick leave, holidays and ret.

included. Send resumé, work history and refs. to City ofHaskell, Public Works Director, 2520 Hwy. 229, Haskell,AR 72015.

SANITATION LOADER—Jacksonville is accepting applica-tions for a F/T sanitation loader. Must have valid CDL B;pass pre-employment drug screen; must be able to lift up to 75 lbs.; must be able to walk, stand and balance for extended periods of time; sanitation exp. pref. Appli-cations may be obtained from Human Resources, Jacksonville City Hall, #1 Municipal Drive; or at www.cityofjacksonville.net. Salary up to $10.65/hr. DOE.EOE.

STREET DEPT. DIRECTOR—Pine Bluff seeks applicants forthe position of Street Dept. director. The director overseesand reviews plans and specs. for public works projects,assists in projecting a plan of public works projects andimprovements, and administers and coordinates all capitalimprovement projects with other city depts., utilities andoutside contracts. The director gives tech., engineeringand architectural advice to city depts. as directed by themayor; performs and coordinates the investigation, devel-opment, design and construction of eng. projects; andsupervises operation, maintenance of all dept. equip.Bachelor’s deg. in Civil Engineering and/or five yrs.’ exp. inengineering work (2 yrs. of which in mgr./supervisorycapacity) preferred. Should have knowledge of federalflood plain mgmt. and state/local regulations. Applicationsaccepted at City of Pine Bluff HR Dept., 200 E. 8th, Room104, Pine Bluff, AR 71601; fax 870-850-2449; or e-mailvconaway@cablelynx.com. Open until filled.

STREET DEPT. DIRECTOR—Stuttgart seeks a street dept.director. Works under direct supervision of mayor. Over-sees all street repair projects, drainage problems andproducts, handles complaints and inquiries. Must havebasic knowledge of equipment used, be able to meet withand communicate with public, read blueprints and workwith city engineer. Director plans and schedules crewwork. Must have HS diploma and valid Ark. DL with cleanrecord. Salary DOE. Good benefits. Applications takenfrom 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday beginningJan. 22 at the personnel office, 514 South Main St.,Stuttgart. Open until filled.

WATER/WASTEWATER OPERATOR—Marshall (SearcyCounty) seeks a water/wastewater operator with Class IIlicense. Salary neg., DOQ, exp. Contact Mayor JamesBusbee, 870-448-2543 or 870-448-7506 or P.O. Box1420, Marshall, AR 72650; FAX, 870-448-5692.

CHIPPER—Dierks Street Dept. has ’98 portable wood/brushchipper for sale. Performance 200+ Brush Bandit, 4 cyl.,76 hp gas engine, 114 hrs. Call 870-582-2248.

EXCAVATOR—Badger Construction Equipment Excavator(Grad all type) Hydro-Scopic 300 for sale. Call City ofSmackover, 870-725-3572.

MOBILE RADIOS—One Motorola base radio, 5 Midland and4 Uniden mobile radios for sale. All have 45.160 freq.installed. Call City of Smackover, 870-725-3572.

FOR SALE—Elite K-9 transport system. Black, easy to clean,eliminates oxide buildup on dog’s fur. Fits 1998-04 FordCrown Victoria. Call Chief Armstrong, Bull Shoals PoliceDept., 870-445-4775.

FOR SALE—DVX Plus III digital phone system. 24-port board,20 executive speakerphones, 2 48-button DSS consoles,talkpath voicemail. Call Annette at Pine Bluff WastewaterUtility, 870-535-6603.

FOR SALE—Police Car. 2000 Crown Victoria police intercep-tor, unmarked gray, 121K miles, runs good. Asking$3,500. Call Friendship Police Chief Jim Elliott at 501-384-2111 for further information.

MOBILE RADIOS—One Motorola base radio, 5 Midland and4 Uniden mobile radios for sale. All have 45.160 freq.installed. Call City of Smackover, 870-725-3572.

PUMPER TRUCK—Benton is accepting sealed bids ($65,000min.) on a 1992 GMC Topkick/Pierce 1250 GPM pumpertruck. Contact Benton Fire Dept., 501-776-5960 fordetails. Bids will be accepted until noon, Feb. 28.Send bids to Purchasing Agent, 1314 Venturi Drive, Ben-ton, AR 72019. The City of Benton reserves the right torefuse any and all bids.

PUMPER TRUCKS—Plumerville Fire Dept. selling 1973 FordF700, 750 GPM and ’79 Ford, 1000 GPM. Equip. neg.Call 501-354-3936 or 354-4353.

STREET SWEEPER—Paris is selling 1988 Elgin CrosswindStreet Sweeper. Contact Street Supt., 479-963-2450.

WANTED—Slightly used 20-cubic-yard, rear-load, trash com-pactor truck. Must be low hours. Contact Paris StreetSupt. at 479-963-2450.

WANTED—New or slightly used gravity belt press combo. Call Green Forest Wastewater Treatment Plant, 870-438-5246.

WATER AERATOR—96 model. 2,000 GPM forced draft,6,075 CFM blower, 22'x9'x9', 8,800 lbs. Contact WynneWater Utilities, 870-238-2751.

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