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OCTOBER 2007 VOL. 63, NO. 10 OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE ARKANSAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE #POEJOH XJUI "SLBOTBT 0OF EFBM BU B UJNF From Texarkana to Jonesboro and all points between, the public finance professionals at Crews & Associates are building Arkansas by building relationships with you. Behind every new water tower, hospital and highway, our team of financial experts will work with you for a better future for your community. Technology. Creativity. Tradition. Our clients get it all, along with our most valuable asset. Our people. A.V. “Buster” Beardsley Bob Wright Ray Beardsley Edmond Hurst Scott Beardsley Paul Phillips Tax-Exempt and Taxable Bonds • Leases Governmental/Infrastructure • Water and Sewer • Healthcare Education • Housing • Industrial Development • Utilities 501-978-7950 crewsfs.com NOT A DEPOSIT • NOT FDIC INSURED • MAY LOSE VALUE • NOT GUARANTEED BY THE BANK • NOT INSURED BY ANY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY OCTOBER 2007 VOL. 63, NO. 10 OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE ARKANSAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE ARKANSAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE OCTOBER 2007 VOL. 63, NO. 10 F E AT U R E S officers not out of luck 06 Off-duty A new exemption in the Municipal Legal Defense Program gives private employers of off-duty police officers a chance to provide them legal protection by contracting with their municipal employers. Restored plantation a Delta gem 8 The restored Lakeport Plantation and museum near Lake Village opened to the public Sept. 28. The antebellum home is the last of its kind in the state and is expected to draw attention from scholars and tourists. Register NOW for League Winter Conference 10 Hotel rates, registration forms and payment information are all here to sign up for the League’s Winter Conference, Jan. 9-11, at the Peabody Hotel in Little Rock. North Little Rock police officer Tommy Norman likes to give stickers to young shoppers while working off-duty at Wal-Mart, just one of several off-duty security jobs he works. In addition to helping him make financial ends meet, working off-duty is great for public relations, Norman says. It gives him a chance to meet the public and show a friendlier side of law enforcement. ON THE COVER—The League’s Municipal Legal Defense Program is taking steps to protect police officers who work off-duty security jobs. By contracting with municipalities, private employers can ensure off-duty officers’ ability to protect and serve while retaining legal coverage under the Program. Read about this important new exemption and more inside. Enjoy!—atm D E PA R T M E N T S Here’s where to reach us: Animal Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Arkansas Municipal Officials Directory changes . . . . .25 Attorney General Opinions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Engineering Perspective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Fairs & Festivals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Health Fund Provider changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 League Officers, Advisory Councils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Municipal Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Municipal Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Obituaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Planning to Succeed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Professional Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32-33 Sales Tax Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Sales Tax Receipts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Sister Cities International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Urban Forestry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Your Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 501-374-3484 • FAX 501-374-0541 citytown@arml.org • www.arml.org Cover Photo by Andrew Morgan, League staff PHOTO BY ANDREW MORGAN, LEAGUE STAFF Publisher Editor Don Zimmerman Ken Wasson Communications Coordinator Whitnee Bullerwell Publishing Assistant Managing Editor Debby Wilkins Andrew Morgan City&Town (ISSN 0193-8371 and Publication No. 031-620) is published monthly for $20 per year ($1.67 per single copy) by the Arkansas Municipal League, 301 W. Second St., North Little Rock, AR 72114. Periodicals postage paid at North Little Rock, Ark. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to City&Town, P.O. Box 38, North Little Rock, AR 72115. OCTOBER 2007 3 Want the latest information? Are you a member of the Arkansas Municipal League? Subscribe to our list servs and be automatically notified of pertinent municipal information. How do I subscribe? Step 1: Choose the lists from which you would like to receive information. Discussion lists: ❏ Mayors/City Managers ❏ Clerks/Recorders/Treasurers ❏ City Attorneys Announcement lists (choose all that apply): ❏ General ❏ Arkansas City Management Association ❏ Fire Chiefs ❏ Police Chiefs ❏ Legislative Advocacy ❏ Loss Control ❏ Meetings ❏ Technology ❏ Municipal Health Benefit Fund ❏ Municipal League Workers’ Compensation Trust ❏ Municipal Vehicle Program/Municipal Property Program Step 2: Subscribe to the list servs by using one of the following options: Option A: Visit www.arml.org and click on the Discussion List and Announcement List links. Option B: Complete Step 3 and fax to 501-374-0541, attn: Whitnee Bullerwell. Option C: Complete Step 3 and mail to Arkansas Municipal League, attn: Whitnee Bullerwell, P.O. Box 38, North Little Rock, AR 72115. Step 3: Complete the following information: Name Title Member City E-mail Address Daytime Phone Number EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Mayor Bobbie Bailey, Alpena; Mayor Rick Elumbaugh, Batesville; Mayor Rick Holland, Benton; Mayor Tim McKinney, Berryville; Mayor L.M. Duncan, Bono; Mayor Larry Mitchell, Bryant; Mayor Chris Claybaker, Camden; Mayor Dan Coody, Fayetteville; City Director Gary Campbell, Fort Smith; City Manager Kent Myers, Hot Springs; Councilmember Kenny Elliott, Jacksonville; Councilmember Joe Gies, Lakeview; Mayor Steve Northcutt, Malvern; Mayor Robert Taylor, Marianna; Mayor Frank Fogleman, Marion; Mayor Betty Feller, Mulberry; Mayor Gerald Morris, Piggott; Mayor Carl Redus, Pine Bluff; Mayor Howard Taylor, Prescott; Mayor Belinda LaForce, Searcy; Mayor Jerre Van Hoose, Springdale; City Clerk Patti Scott Grey, Texarkana; Councilmember Dorothy Henderson, Warren; Mayor Paul Nichols, Wynne. Arkansas Municipal League Officers Mayor Mike Gaskill, Paragould Mayor JoAnne Bush, Lake Village Mayor James Valley, Helena-West Helena Mayor Mark Stodola, Little Rock Mayor Jackie Crabtree, Pea Ridge Mayor James Morgan, White Hall Don A. Zimmerman ADVISORY COUNCILS PAST PRESIDENTS: Mayor Tab Townsell, Conway; Councilmember Larry Combs, El Dorado; Mayor Tommy Swaim, Jacksonville; Mayor Patrick Henry Hays, North Little Rock; Mayor Robert Patrick, St. Charles; Mayor Gene Yarbrough, Star City. LARGE FIRST CLASS CITIES: Mayor David Osmon, Mountain Home, Chair; City Director James Calhoun, Arkadelphia; Councilmember Chris Sooter, Bentonville; Mayor Eddie J. Williams, Cabot; Councilmember Phillip Gordon, Camden; Mayor Mike Dumas, Councilmember Dianne Hammond, El Dorado; Mayor Pat Moles, Harrison; Councilmember Trece Shepherd-Williams, Helena-West Helena; Human Resources Director Charlotte Bradley, Hope Water & Light; Councilmembers Bill Howard, Reedie Ray and Bob Stroud, Jacksonville; Intergovernmental Affairs Manager Odies Wilson III, Little Rock; Councilmember James Moore, Magnolia; Mayor Michael Watson, City Clerk Joshua Clausen, Maumelle; Mayor Joe Rogers, Monticello; City Clerk Diane Whitbey, Treasurer Mary Ruth Morgan, North Little Rock; Councilmember Bill Eaton, Russellville; Clerk/Treasurer Tammy Gowen, Councilmember Dale English, Searcy; Mayor Virginia Hillman, Councilmembers Marina Brooks and Lex “Butch” Davis, Sherwood; Mayor M.L. Van Poucke Jr., City Clerk Peggy Woody, Siloam Springs; Clerk/Treasurer Mitri Greenhill, Finance Officer Jane Jackson, Stuttgart; Mayor Bob Freeman, Councilmember Kevin Johnson, Van Buren. FIRST CLASS CITIES: Clerk/Treasurer Regina Walker, Mena, Chair; Councilmember Shirley Jackson, Ashdown; Clerk/Treasurer Carol Crump-Westergren, Councilmember Tracy Lightfoot, Beebe; Clerk/Treasurer Jean Lee, Councilmember Ralph Lee, Bono; Mayor Barbara Skouras, Brinkley; Mayor Lloyd Hefley, Cherokee Village; Mayor Billy Helms, Clerk/Treasurer Barbara Blackard, Councilmember J.G. “Dutch” Houston, Clarksville; Mayor Dewayne Phelan, Councilmember Steve Weston, Corning; Councilmember Candace Jeffress, Crossett; Clerk/Treasurer Donna Jones, DeQueen; Councilmember Gwendolyn Stephenson, Dermott; Mayor Aubrey McGhee, DeWitt; Mayor Marion Gill, Councilmember Taylor C. Pickett, Dumas; Mayor Danny Maynard Sr., England; Mayor Ernie L. Penn, Farmington; Mayor Kenneth Edwards, Greenwood; Mayor Jackie McPherson, Heber Springs; Mayor Donald Roberts, Hoxie; Clerk/Treasurer Linda Simpson, Lake City; City Clerk Billie Uzzell, Lonoke; Mayor Dixon Chandler, Marked Tree; Councilmember James Turner, Mena; Mayor Mike Reese, Councilmembers Jackie Harwell and Vivian Wright, Nashville; Clerk/Treasurer Linda Treadway, Newport; Mayor Vernon McDaniel, Ozark; Mayor Bill Elsken, Paris; Mayor Charles Patterson, Parkin; Mayor Sonny Hudson, Prairie Grove; Mayor Randy Butler, Waldron; Mayor Michelle Rogers, Walnut Ridge; Mayor Art Brooke, City Clerk John Barclay, Councilmembers Ginger Tarno and Glen Walden, Ward; Treasurer Bertia Mae Lassiter, Warren; Clerk/Treasurer Paula Caudle, West Fork. SECOND CLASS CITIES: Recorder/Treasurer Carolyn Willett, Smackover, Chair; Mayor Veronica Post, Councilmember Mary Darter, Altus; Mayor Fred Jack, Bethel Heights; Mayor Kenneth Jones, Brookland; Recorder/Treasurer Sarah Roberts, Caddo Valley; Mayor Barry Riley, Caraway; Mayor Danny Armstrong, Councilmembers Richard Harris and Linda Harrison, Cedarville; Mayor Jack Ladyman, Elkins; Councilmember Arthur Deller, Fairfield OCTOBER 2007 President First Vice President Vice President, District No. 1 Vice President, District No. 2 Vice President, District No. 3 Vice President, District No. 4 Executive Director Bay; Recorder/Treasurer Janice Hanson, Garland; Councilmember Jeff Braim, Gassville; Councilmember Verlin Price, Glenwood; Mayor Ed C. Hardin III, Grady; Mayor Lionel Johnson, Hampton; Recorder/Treasurer Rose Marie Wilkinson, Haskell; Mayor Jerome Norwood, Highland; Mayor Randy Holland, Mayflower; Recorder/Treasurer Bobby Brown, McDougal; Mayor Robert Sullivan, McRae; Mayor Mike Cone, Melbourne; Mayor Jim Reeves, Councilmember Don Sappington, Norfork; Mayor Becky Dunn, Palestine; Mayor Charles E. Patterson, Parkin; Planning Commissioner Dan Long, Rockport; Mayor Bobby Neal, Smackover; Mayor Ian Ouei, Stamps; Mayor Rodney Williams, Waldo; Mayor Lorraine Smith, Wrightsville. INCORPORATED TOWNS: Mayor Stanley Morris, Menifee, Chair; Mayor Leroy C. Wright Sr., Anthonyville; Councilmember George Hallman, Ben Lomond; Mayor Larry Myrick, Delaplaine; Councilmember John Pfeneger, Fountain Lake; Mayor Laura Hamilton, Garfield; Mayor Randall Homsley, Higginson; Mayor Jimmie Lou Nuessner, Lead Hill; Mayor Don Sikes, Maynard; Mayor Marion Hoosier, McCaskill; Councilmember Margarette Oliver, Menifee; Mayor Anne Armstrong, Mount Vernon; Recorder/ Treasurer Naomi Mitchell, St. Charles; Mayor Charles Miller, Councilmember Hazel McGhee, Tollette. PUBLIC SAFETY: Mayor Scott McCormick, Crossett, Chair; Councilmember Larry Hall, Bay; Mayor Frank Anderson, Bella Vista; Fire Chief Ben Blankenship, Police Chief Gary Sipes, Benton; Financial Director Marilyn Payne, Bryant; Clerk/Treasurer Marva Verkler, Cabot; Mayor Allan Dillavou, Councilmember Willard Thomason, Caddo Valley; Councilmember Marshall Smith, Police Chief Robert Baker, Jacksonville; City Clerk Lynette Graham, Lake Village; Clerk/Treasurer Janette Lasater, Lowell; Fire Chief Keith Frazier, Malvern; Fire Chief John Puckett Sr., Mena; Police Chief Larry Yates, Nashville; Mayor Gary Crocker, Pocahontas; Mayor Jerry Duvall, Police Chief Blake Herren, Pottsville; Councilmember Robert Wiley, Russellville; Councilmember Sheila Sulcer, Sherwood; Councilmember David McCoy, Star City; Mayor Marianne Maynard, Stuttgart. MUNICIPAL HEALTH BENEFIT FUND BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Mayor Barrett 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, District 4; Finance Director Ken Ferguson, Pine Bluff, At-Large Member. WORKERS’ COMPENSATION TRUST BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Mayor William Johnson, West Memphis, District 1; Councilmember Murry Witcher, North Little Rock, District 2; City Attorney Howard Cain, Huntsville, District 3; Group Manager Mayor Lane Jean, Magnolia, District 4; Mayor Doug Formon, Jonesboro, At-Large Member. CASH/PENSION MANAGEMENT TRUST BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Finance Director Bob Sisson, North Little Rock, Chair; Finance Director John Walden, Benton, Vice Chair; Mayor Gordon Hennington, Hamburg; Recorder/Treasurer Mary Ruth Wiles, Highland; Finance Director Bob Biles, Police Sgt. (Ret.) Lee Harrod, Little Rock; Mayor Larance Davis, Shannon Hills; Mayor Virginia Hillman, Sherwood; Mayor Horace Shipp, Texarkana. 5 Off-duty security A new exemption in the League’s Municipal Legal Defense Program ensures that police officers working offduty continue to receive much-needed coverage and benefits. By Mark Hayes, League General Counsel F PHOTO BY ANDREW MORGAN, LEAGUE STAFF Wal-Mart is just one of several locations North Little Rock Police Officer Tommy Norman works off-duty to supplement his income. Beginning in 2008, Wal-Mart will have to contract with Norman’s municipal employer to continue his coverage under the League’s Municipal Legal Defense Program. 6 or many years police officers have sought to supplement their incomes by working at what are commonly referred to as off-duty jobs. These jobs generally consist of a private business or entity hiring an officer to act in some sort of security role. Normally the officer works in full uniform, including gun and badge. The officer’s presence is designed to act as a deterrent to crime and as an enforcer of criminal laws should criminal behavior occur. Even when the officer is in plain clothes, as merchants often request, his or her role is generally the same, for instance to deter or catch shoplifters. What virtually everyone involved in these scenarios has not addressed is whether the off-duty employer will pay for legal defense and judgments that might accrue as a result of the off-duty employment. It has been the experience of the Municipal Legal Defense Program (MLDP) that off-duty employer will not provide legal defense or monetary coverage for the officer. Further, other coverage, including workers’ compensation, has been called into doubt in these circumstances. Consider the following hypothetical scenario: Officer Helpful takes on an off-duty job with Really Big Store (RBS). The officer works almost every Saturday from noon until closing and is directed by the RBS manager to walk around the store, smile at the customers, do police “work” and arrest any bad guys. Officer Helpful followed city policy and got Chief I-Know-You-Need-Some-ExtraCash’s approval to work the job. Helpful is fully aware that any police actions he takes while working at RBS will be treated by the chief, mayor and the city council as if he were on regular patrol. In short, Helpful thinks of himself as a police officer first and an RBS employee second. CITY & TOWN One bright and sunny Saturday afternoon, Ima Shopper comes to RBS and accidentally puts a really nice watch in her purse. She then tries to leave the store. Officer Helpful witnesses the “accidental” taking and approaches Ms. Shopper. Ms. Shopper screams, tries to run off in her electric powered shopping cart and Helpful gives chase. After a tenfoot slow speed pursuit, Officer Helpful overtakes the cart and places Ms. Shopper in a standard police “hold,” thereby causing the two of them to fall to the ground. The officer arrests Ms. Shopper who then indicates that she’s been hurt in the scuffle. She also tells Helpful that he isn’t helpful at all. Ms. Shopper sues RBS, the RBS manager, the CEO of RBS and all of its corporate board of directors. She also sues Officer Helpful. RBS hires one of the best attorneys in the state, Mr. I. Winalot. Helpful talks with the RBS manager about the suit and is told that Winalot is on the case and not to worry. Helpful talks also with Mayor Sued-A-Bunch who immediately calls the Municipal League. At the mayor’s request, the League calls Winalot and asks if RBS is going to defend Helpful, pay all the costs associated with the defense and pay for any judgments that might be rendered against the officer. After some calls to RBS, Mr. Winalot tells the League, Mayor Sued-A-Bunch and Helpful that RBS will not pay for any settlements or judgments against Helpful if Helpful’s “police actions” against Ms. Shopper are found to violate the law. Further, Winalot points out that neither the city nor Helpful made any such arrangements when Helpful went to work for RBS. Thus, Winalot says, RBS has no obligation to pay for anything, including a lawyer for Helpful. Not surprisingly, this sort of thing happens quite often to municipal law enforcement officers. As a result, the MLDP Steering Committee has taken action to ensure that “off-duty officers” will be covered by the Program in these circumstances, provided the member city follows some relatively easy steps. The Program’s policy change will benefit municipal police officers all across the state. Starting Jan. 1, 2008, the following exemption from coverage will apply to all MLDP members: OCTOBER 2007 5(c)(xxii) claims involving city or town police officers working off-duty (noncity) jobs unless the off-duty employer contracts with the city to allow the officer to work under the following terms and conditions: The officer will be considered an employee of the city and will receive all pay and benefits from the city for the off-duty work; the off-duty employer will reimburse the city for all such pay and benefits; and, the officer will be subject to, and shall abide by, all city and departmental rules and regulations as well as complying with all local, state and federal laws. In other words, MLDP will not cover claims arising from off-duty employment of police officers unless the city enters into a contract containing the terms and conditions described. (See the MLDP brochure dated Jan. 1, 2008, mailed with dues statements to all cities and towns on Oct. 1, 2007.) By entering into a contract with an off-duty employer, the city can ensure that the employment status of the off-duty officer is clear and thereby guarantee that the Program will provide defense and coverage pursuant to the remainder of the terms of the MLDP. In essence, the new policy requires that the off-duty employer reimburse the city for the pay the officer receives if this officer is to have MLDP defense and protection. The reimbursement is based on the officer’s city wages as well as all benefits. Those benefits will include, but not be limited to, retirement, health premiums and other withholdings. By following this new procedure, officers will still be able to make extra money working off-duty jobs while at the same time being protected by the MLDP. For a sample contract and policy, visit the League’s Web site at www.arml.org. 7 Restored historic ‘gem’ opens in Delta The last-of-its-kind Lakeport Plantation has opened to the public and promises to boost the local economy and increase our understanding of Arkansas’s agriculture-based Delta heritage. By Andrew Morgan, League staff LAKE VILLAGE—Heritage tourism in Arkansas has received a boost with the grand opening Sept. 28 of the Lakeport Plantation, Arkansas’s only remaining antebellum plantation home on the Mississippi River. With the number of annual visitors to the plantation expected to top 6,000, the historic site will have an especially strong and welcome impact on Lake Village’s economy, Mayor JoAnne Bush said at the opening ceremony. Bush said the day officially marked the partnership between the city and Arkansas State University, which restored the house. “I’m looking forward to a long and prosperous relationship with the Lakeport Plantation and ASU,” Bush told the several hundred gathered for the ribbon cutting on the historic house’s front lawn. The plantation joins the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum in Piggott and the Southern Tenant Farmers Museum in Tyronza as one of three ASU off-campus heritage sites. Lakeport will serve as a “living lab” for PhD students of the school’s Heritage Studies program. The plantation’s inaugural visitors were treated to an archeological and historical symposium, panel discussions, demonstrations of restoration techniques and a luncheon to celebrate the opening. In addition to the restored house, the site is home also to a museum and educational center. The Sam Epstein Angel family donated the plantation to Arkansas State University in 2001. With nearly $6 million in grants from sources as varied as 8 the state Legislature, the Arkansas Forestry Commission’s Urban Forestry Program, the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Save America’s Treasures program, ASU began restoration efforts in July 2002. The two-story house stands just off state Highway 142, within sight of the U.S. Highway 82 bridge over the Mississippi River and amid the modern cotton farms that surround Lake Village. According to restoration team member Becky Witsell of Little Rock’s Studio-Werk, it is unknown exactly when the plantation was built or who built it, but it was most likely constructed between 1858 and 1860. The plantation was home to Lycurgus and Lydia Johnson, members of a politically prominent family both regionally and nationally. Since the plantation has been used for cotton farming continuously since 1831, it is crucial to our understanding of the area’s agricultural development. The plantation also is a key to understanding the historical changes in the African American experience in the region, from the slavery to sharecropper and tenant farmer systems, to agricultural mechanization and mass exodus of blacks to the North, to the role of laborers in the current agricultural economy. Last occupied in 1972, Lakeport was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974, but the house fell into severe disrepair over the course of nearly three decades of neglect. CITY & TOWN PHOTO BY ANDREW MORGAN, LEAGUE STAFF OCTOBER 2007 9 WINTER CONFERENCE REGISTRATION Peabody Hotel January 9-11, 2008 Registration and payment must be received in League office by Dec. 14, 2007, to qualify for advance registration. Advance registration for municipal officials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Registration fee after Dec. 14, 2007, and on-site registration for municipal officials Spouse/guest registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Child registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other registrants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WEDNESDAY NIGHT BANQUET ONLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$100 . . . . . .$125 . . . . . . .$50 . . . . . . .$50 . . . . . .$150 . . . . . .$25 • Registration will be processed ONLY with accompanying payment in full. Make checks payable to the Arkansas Municipal League. • Registration includes meals, activities and copies of Handbook for Arkansas Municipal Officials, 2007-’08 edition. • No daily registration is available. • Registration must come through the League office. No telephone registrations will be accepted. • No refunds after Dec. 14, 2007. • Cancellation letters must be postmarked by Dec. 14, 2007. HOUSING To set up direct billing, contact hotel accounting offices. Capital Hotel—501-374-7474 Doubletree Hotel—501-372-4371 Wyndham Hotel—501-371-9000 Peabody Hotel (headquarters hotel) Single/ Double . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$114 Check-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 p.m. Capital Hotel Single . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$179 Double . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$199 Check-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 p.m. Doubletree Hotel Single/ Double . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$105 Check-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 p.m. Wyndham Hotel Single/ Double . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$89 Check-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 p.m. • • • • • • Cut-off date for hotel reservations is Dec. 14, 2007. Rooms in Little Rock are subject to an 11.5 percent tax; in North Little Rock a 14 percent tax. If your first choice and second choice are unavailable, the Housing Bureau will assign you to an available facility. Rooms will be held until 6 p.m. and then released unless guaranteed by credit card. Contact the Housing Bureau at 501-376-4781 (9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. M-F) to make changes or cancellations in hotel accommodations until Dec. 14, 2007. Contact the hotel after that date. Hotel confirmation number will come directly from the hotel. TWO 1 2 WAYS TO REGISTER OR Register online at www.arml.org and pay by credit card. Complete the steps and mail with payment to: ARKANSAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE Attn: 2008 Winter Conference P.O. Box 38 North Little Rock, AR 72115-0038 Step 1: Delegate Information Name: Title: Address: City: Spouse/Guest will attend: Children will attend: Yes City of: Yes No State: Zip: No Name: Name(s): Telephone: Step 2: Payment Information • WHAT IS YOUR TOTAL? (see opposite page for fees) Advance Registration Regular Registration $100 $125 • HOW ARE YOU PAYING? Check Mail payment and form to: Credit Card Spouse/Guest $50 Child $50 Other Registrants $150 Total $ Arkansas Municipal League 2008 Winter Conference P.O. Box 38 North Little Rock, AR 72114 Complete information below and send to address above. Credit Card: Visa MasterCard Card Number: _ _ _ _ — _ _ _ _ — _ _ _ _ — _ _ _ _ Exp. Date: _ _ /200_ Card Holder Name (as it appears on card): Billing address (as it appears on statement): City: State: Zip: E-mail address (required for credit card payment): Step 3: Housing Reservation Request Make my hotel reservation as indicated below. I do not require hotel reservations. Arrival Date: 01 / _ _ / 2008 Time: 3 p.m. Hotel Choices: First choice: Type of Accommodations: 1 bed 2 beds List all people staying in room (include yourself): I prefer a SMOKING room (if available). I need information for handicapped accessibility. Departure Date: 01 / _ _ / 2008 Time: Second choice: Step 4: Housing Payment Payment Options: Credit Card Direct Bill Note: only two payment options. Direct bill my city. (The Peabody does NOT accept direct billing. Otherwise, contact hotel to set up an account.) Use my credit card to obtain/guarantee my reservations. Credit Card: Visa MasterCard Discover AM EX Card Number: __ __ __ __ — __ __ __ __ — __ __ __ __ — __ __ __ __ Exp. Date: _ _ /200_ Card Holder Name (as it appears on card): Conway passes progressive design standards Municipal Notes Fayetteville merits ‘Blooms’ Fayetteville’s community-wide landscaping and environmental awareness has gained international attention, the Northwest Arkansas Times has reported. The city received five awards—known as Blooms—and a special mention for environmental awareness during September’s Communities in Bloom awards ceremony in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. Communities in Bloom is the international version of America in Bloom. Communities from Canada, the United States, England, Ireland and Scotland were honored this year. “This is not just about flowers,” said Cindi Cope, who is co-chairman of Fayetteville’s America in Bloom Committee. Cities are judged on eight criteria: tidiness, environmental awareness, community involvement, heritage conservation, urban forest management, landscaped areas, floral displays, and turf and groundcovers. Fayetteville scored 805 out of a possible 1,000 points. To learn more about the program, visit www.armricainbloom.org. Meeting Announcement The League will hold its annual Municipal Property Program Business Meeting at 11:30 a.m., Nov. 8, at League headquarters in North Little Rock. Conway is getting ready to spruce up with a newly adopted, wide-ranging city ordinance that sets new design standards for commercial, office and industrial zoned areas across the city, the Arkansas DemocratGazette has reported. The city council on Sept. 25 passed the standards— some mandated, others just recommended—by unanimous vote. “We have high hopes for the future of Conway,” Mayor and former League President Tab Townsell said. “We’ve seen its growth and ... we’re not going to let that happen haphazardly. Tonight we took steps to mandate a better future.” The new requirements touch on nearly every aspect of the city’s appearance, from landscaping, to fencing, to building materials. For instance, the city will prohibit metal siding as a building’s primary façade when it’s visible from the public right of way or residential areas. “We’re getting away from metal boxes, and we’re going to more sustainable materials like brick and mortar,” said Wes Craiglow, the city planner who was the chief architect of the design standards. The standards do not apply to Conway’s residential areas, except for multifamily areas and apartment complexes. Pre-existing development will likely be exempt from meeting all the new provisions but may have to meet some of them, according to the ordinance. The new ordinance is the second passed recently by the city to improve Conway’s appearance. The city also recently mandated that all new business signage not exceed eight feet in height or a diameter of 64 feet. “These are things that are happening coast to coast,” Craiglow said. “It’s progressive planning.” Two cities receive meth-fighting funds The U.S. Justice Department has awarded the Little Rock and Rogers police departments $742,143 to fight methamphetamine use, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette has reported. Little Rock Police Department will use its $450,000 share to clean up methamphetamine laboratories and (see Briefs, page 19) 12 CITY & TOWN CALENDAR National League of Cities’ Congress of Cities and Exposition November 13-17, 2007 Ernest N. 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To learn more contact, Lori Sander at 501-374-3484, ext. 238. % 4.43 OCTOBER 2007 13 ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINIONS Summaries of attorney general opinions Recent opinions that affect municipal government in Arkansas From the Office of Attorney General Dustin McDaniel Education expenditures must be justified Opinion: 2007-207 Requestor: Carroll, Robin J.— Prosecuting Attorney, 13th District Is it a “legal city expenditure” for a city to pay educational expenses for its employees? Educational expenses are defined as tuition, books and miscellaneous fees which are not reimbursed by the employees. RESPONSE: I am unable to answer this question in the abstract, given that each city expenditure, including possible expenditures on employee training and education, must be assessed based upon its particular facts against the standards discussed in my opinion. However, I believe the policy would constitute an illegal exaction in violation of ACA16, Sec. 13 if it entailed automatically funding a city employee’s education, irrespective of whether such funding was “indispensable” to the city’s operations and primarily served a public purpose. Association not a municipal service agency Opinion: 2007-209 Requestor: Bisbee, David—State Senator Would the Bella Vista Property Owners Association, a nonprofit corporation that provides water services to the community of Bella Vista, constitute a “municipal service agency” for purposes of assessing a development impact fee under ACA 14-56-103? RESPONSE: No. The fact that it performs certain functions that are associated with municipalities does not make it a municipal service agency for this purpose. FOIA may apply to private entities Opinion: 2007-210 Requestor: Broadway, Shane—State Senator If the advertising and promotion commission paid a vendor for a service on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce for a certain event at a certain time, at what point, if any, are the Chamber’s records and minutes no longer open to public inspection under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)? RESPONSE: It is impossible to answer this question fully without reference to all the facts. An initial question arises as to the whether the FOIA is triggered in the absence of direct public funding. I have set out some discussion of the law surrounding the extent and duration of the Act’s applicability to private entities. 14 Councilmember may not serve on A&P commission Opinion: 2007-217 Requestor: Hall, Clark—State Representative Can a long-time member of the Helena A&P Commission, representing the food industry as a tax-paying entrepreneur, continue to serve on the Commission after being elected to the city council? Q2) Who has the authority to remove this dual office holder? Q3) Is the A&P Commission required to approve any request made by the mayor? RESPONSE: Initially, I must note the difficulty in addressing this opinion request because of the appended request you forwarded to this office. It appears that the two questions pertinent to both requests for an opinion are: 1) whether an individual who has been elected to the city council may be appointed or re-appointed as a commissioner of an Advertising and Promotions (“A&P”) commission; and 2) what remedies are available to remove a commissioner appointed in error to an A&P commission. In my opinion, if an A&P commissioner has been elected to the city council, he or she may not be appointed or re-appointed to the A&P commission pursuant to ACA 14-42-107(a)(2) (Supp. 2007) while holding the office of city council member. In my opinion, an A&P commissioner may only be removed by one of three methods: a writ of quo warranto, an usurpation action, or an “illegal exaction” suit pursuant to Art. 16, sec. 3 of the Arkansas Constitution. See opinion for discussion. Commission has “considerable” funding discretion Opinion: 2007-221 Requestor: Hall, Clark—State Representative May the City of Helena-West Helena use Advertising and Promotion (A&P) Commission funds to renovate and repair the bleachers and concession stand area of the Helena-West Helena High School? Q2) Does it make any difference that the property to be improved is owned by the Helena-West Helena School District and not the city of Helena-West Helena? RESPONSE: Q1) A local A&P commission has considerable discretion to commit funds to encourage tourism and conventions in the city it serves. The question of whether the proposed use of the funds in this instance would fall within the commission’s authority is one of fact that I am neither situated nor auCITY & TOWN thorized to address. Q2) ACA 26-75-606(b)(2), which addresses the financing by an A&P commission of “public recreation facilities” in the city or county, authorizes such an expenditure only if the city “owns an interest in the center or facility.” I question, however, whether the legislature intended the referenced “facilities” to include areas of the sort at issue here. Although the law on this issue would benefit from legislative clarification, I believe the proposed expenditures would pass muster if the A&P commission reasonably concluded that they would promote tourism and/or conventions. Both state and local codes govern clerk Opinion: 2007-234 Requestor: Brown, Jerry R.—State Representative What are the powers and duties of a city clerk? Q2) Who may modify the powers and duties of the city clerk? Q3) Who may introduce an ordinance before the city council? RESPONSE: With respect to Question One, the general powers and duties of a city clerk are set forth in the Arkansas Code, which I have recounted below. Additionally, any relevant local ordinance must be referenced to determine the specific duties of a city clerk with respect to a particular municipality. With respect to Question Two, any applicable local ordinances may be modified by the city council through ordinance while duties required by state law may be modified by the General Assembly through amendments to the applicable statutes. With respect to Question Three, absent a law or any local procedural rules, in my opinion general rules of parliamentary procedure allow only members of the city council, in this case the duly elected alderman or the mayor as ex officio president of the council, to introduce motions on which the body may act. Sick leave info may be public under FOIA Opinion: 2007-258 Requestor: Milhollen, Mark D.— CFO, Little Rock School District Is the decision of the custodian of records to withhold release of an employee’s requested sick leave records, citing a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, consistent with provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)? RESPONSE: Not entirely. Leave records are generally open to inspection and copying with any medical or other private information redacted. To the extent the custodian’s decision denies access to the amount of sick leave requested or taken, in my opinion the decision is inconsistent with the FOIA. For full Attorney General opinions online, go to www.ag.arkansas.gov/opinions. Visit Us. www.arml.org City may sell property Opinion: 2007-254 Requestor: Reynolds, Lance—State Representative Do provisions of ACA 14-42-108 present any problem to the city of Heber Springs in conjunction with the sale of real property and the structure thereon to a private corporation, considering that the private corporation has a lease option to buy the property for a nominal monetary consideration? Q2) Does any other Arkansas Code section or applicable law prevent the city of Heber Springs from selling this property? RESPONSE: As stated in Op. Att’y Gen. 2007-220, I have not reviewed the document in question. The city must look to its city attorney or other retained counsel for advice as to this transaction. As a general matter, however, in my opinion ACA 14-42108 does not stand as a general barrier to the action described. OCTOBER 2007 15 PLANNING TO SUCCEED Shop Arkansas first Before giving in to the often misguided allure of the out-of-state “Big Boys,” consider the many capable local firms for those big hometown projects. By Jim vonTungeln here must be something titillating about an outof-state address that mesmerizes Arkansans. Anytime we get around a group of local engineers, architects, landscape architects or other design professionals, the talk turns to stories about losing contracts to national companies that didn’t know our state existed until they received a request for proposals (RFP). Local and state officials offer a number of reasons for this. The most common is that the selected firm has been around longer and must be more experienced in the type of work needed. Sometimes this is true. Sometimes it is not. Even when it is, the fact may be that state firms are less experienced because they never get an opportunity to gain experience. Know what? Frank Lloyd Wright had never designed an art museum before the Guggenheim Museum of Modern Art, the most famous in America. A less flattering reason offered by one local engineer is that Arkansans possess nothing short of a “Third World mentality” that suggests our state is so backward that nobody here could do justice to our own work. Ouch! We have known of a couple of instances in which East Coast firms won contracts because they promised local staffers free trips to the big city to “see how things are really done.” This also provides an opportunity for the local folks to “rub shoulders with the Big Boys” during the project. The most bizarre example of late of such “outsourcing” involves an elected official who met a West Coast engineer on an airliner and became enthralled to the point of insisting that his firm be hired for work back home instead of a local company. The local firm specializes in the type work involved and lists highly satisfied customers. Sorry. What, we can hear you ask, does this have to do with urban planning? Maybe, just maybe, it has quite a bit. Home town folks become teary-eyed discussing the dream of having jobs available locally for their kids when they graduate from college. It seems there are always stories of well-educated and valuable young people who, after graduating, head to a big city in another state to find a job. Wouldn’t it be great if they could land jobs in your community? It seems to us that we spend millions (and give away more in tax breaks) to attract new firms while we neglect helping existing firms grow. How about considering that in our planning? We are not suggesting that anyone lower their quality standards by hiring in-state firms, simply that they deserve T 16 a fair chance. One particularly troubling rejection letter shared with us stated that the decision to hire from out of state was a “difficult one.” Gee, where we come from, tough decisions are decided in favor of the local folks. Go figure. This attitude shows up often in civil engineering projects. This seems odd since, as far as we know, there is little difference in the water, wastewater, highways or dirt in Arkansas that requires out-of-state expertise. At a more highbrow level, we also tend to think we lack artistic capabilities here in the Mid-South. Perhaps, though, a state that could produce Thorncrown Chapel near Eureka Springs, Heifer International Headquarters in Little Rock, and Garvin Gardens in Hot Springs—all designed by Arkansans—might house a meager share of talent. Or foresight. We love to tell the story about the time that our capital city was in the early stages of thinking about what became the Julius Breckling Riverfront Park. A group paid the national “riverfront park guru” the princely sum of $5,000 and flew him in for a day to enlighten the locals. He looked at the site from across the river and saw a railroad, a county jail, a concrete plant, a derelict manufacturing building and hundreds of empty liquor bottles and announced, with that pompous tone that out-of-state people sometimes have, “You don’t have much to work with.” Then he took his $5,000 and left. Well, the local yokels saw something else entirely and the rest, as they say, is history. Perhaps next time you look for professional help, you will give the homefolks first chance. If truly specialized help is needed, maybe the big-timers could be brought in simply as advisors to the locals. Who knows? Maybe then you won’t end up going to New York City to visit your grandchildren. Oh, by the way, our firm now lists offices in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Washington, D.C. Not really; they’re just the addresses of old war buddies, but don’t tell anyone. 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The most common breeds being regulated are American Pitbull Terriers, American Staffordshire Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers and sometimes American Bulldogs and Rottweilers. The higher the percentage of these breeds within a given area, the higher the number of attacks on humans and animals. Breed-specific legislation is now forcing owners of these breeds to relocate their animals elsewhere. Most of them are taken out to rural areas or to cities that do not regulate certain breeds of dogs. Most rural areas in Arkansas have little if any animal control, and only a handful of county animal control departments operate in the state. This lack of rural services can lead to problems. An animal control officer routinely encounters people who live in rural areas. We get to hear the gruesome stories of attacks and neglect that go unpunished because of the lack of animal control or animal services in these areas. These people tell us how they have tried to have people prosecuted only to hear, “There’s nothing we can do!” To some extent, that is true. Without trained animal control officers, there is not much the local government can do. On the other hand, it should be the cities’ and counties’ responsibility to provide this service to residents and animals. At the very least, they should educate existing personnel in the laws regarding animal care and control. This would help ensure that the offenders who T 18 need to be prosecuted are prosecuted. In many cases, rural areas are also the main place where organized dog fighting takes place. We’re not talking about kids who get a “pit” and fight in the alleyway, but rather the professionals who fight dogs on a large scale. Of course, where there is dog fighting, there is drinking, drug use and sales, violence and gambling, all things that over a period of time can degrade a community. As more cities pass breed-specific legislation, the problems in unregulated rural areas will increase. It will be up to the officials in each city and county to decide best how to handle this growing problem. Will communities without animal control take the steps necessary to combat what is heading their way? Only time will tell. Enforcing breed-specific legislation may also affect municipalities. Although cities may be ridding themselves of problems related to these breeds, they may be passing the problems on to other areas. Hopefully cities that enact such legislation will be willing to assist areas without animal control with their animal problems. We are all in this together. We have a responsibility to take steps to adequately enforce animal control laws and issues within our own communities. Our residents and animals deserve it. David Miles is an animal control officer with North Little Rock Animal Control. CITY & TOWN Briefs continued from page 12 help the state Department of Human Services care for children of methamphetamine users. Rogers will use its $292,000 to purchase surveillance and computer equipment and to educate the public about the dangers of meth use. The grants are part of a $49.5 million methfighting initiative by the Justice Department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing. Grants went to agencies dealing with high numbers of meth-related lab seizures, arrests and emergency room visits. FFund und A Accounting ccounting & Payroll Software • Print The Arkansas Semi-Annual Financial In Seconds • Print Income Statements With Budgets • Print Payroll Tax Reports - 941, W-2, 1099-R, 1099-Misc, SUTA • Receive On-Site Installation And Training • Receive Unlimited Toll-Free Telephone And Remote Internet Support • Create Data Exports In Excel Format For Auditors Obituaries Jimmy Clayborn, 80, a former Lamar alderman for 38 years, died Sept. 24. James (Junior) Lewis, a former Lamar alderman for 41 years, died July 19. • Consult With Over 100 Other Perception Users in Arkansas Call today for an information packet: Computer Systems of Arkansas 800-264-4465 info@comsysar.com msysar OCTOBER 2007 19 SISTER CITIES INTERNATIONAL Sidestep cultural missteps Understanding international protocol is essential when developing sister city relationships and doing international business. By Sherman Banks efore continuing to discuss how to use your sister city in developing the most common methods for market research for international business, it is important to consider crosscultural adaptability in doing international business. Understanding international protocol is a necessity. As you contemplate developing a sister city relationship or just doing international business, ask yourself this question: Do you know how to relate effectively in today’s multicultural society? How knowledgeable are you, your colleagues or your staff at communicating with other cultures, either geographically, in your workforce or in your community? Developing a sister city relationship is an initial step, but that alone will not give you the necessary tools to be effective. If you are equipped with the basics when you begin your efforts, the road will be less bumpy. The Cross-Cultural Adaptability Inventory (CCAI) developed by Colleen Kelly and Judith Meyers is a highly effective tool that can help communities and organizations address these issues. Through their research on cross-cultural effectiveness they have concluded that there are four components of cross-cultural success: emotional resilience, flexibility, perceptual acuity and personal autonomy. For more information about CCAI, contact the National Computer Systems, P.O. Box 1416, Minneapolis, MN 55440; or call 1-800-627-7271. Globalization has made cross-border business more common than ever for American business. However, deals are often compromised or lost when foreign associates are offended by a representative’s lack of awareness of a country’s customs or manners. Building a relationship with a sister city in the country where you plan to do business can help, but it won’t guarantee you’ll avoid making faux pas in international protocol. These must be learned as you develop your sister city relationship. Blunders in etiquette are committed unconsciously while traveling, meeting a foreigner or communicating on the telephone or Internet. No one is immune from making mistakes when it comes to international protocol. Consider the following foreign etiquette tips that may help you avoid embarrassment abroad: • In Argentina, it is considered in poor taste to ask people what they do for a living. You should wait for them to offer that information. B 20 • In Bahrain, impatience is considered an insult. If tea is offered, always accept. • In Cambodia, the head is considered sacred, therefore never touch or pass anything over the head. • In China (Little Rock has a sister city in China), as in most Asian cultures, avoid waving or pointing chopsticks, putting them vertically in a rice bowl or tapping them on the bowl, which is considered extremely rude. • In France (Little Rock has a friendship city in France), remain calm, polite and courteous while doing business. Avoid being overly friendly— this creates suspicion—and never ask personal questions. • In Egypt, exposing the soles of your feet or crossing your legs while sitting is an insult. Giving the thumbs-up sign is regarded as obscene. • In Mexico, while visiting the home of a business associate, never bring up business unless the associate does. (Little Rock also has a sister city in Mexico.) • In Japan (Hot Springs has a sister city in Japan), avoid writing on a business card or shoving the card into your back pocket when you are in the presence of the giver. This act is considered disrespectful. Make sure that you hold the card with both hands and read it carefully. Let’s talk briefly about the CCAI’s four components of cross-cultural success. Emotional resilience is the ability to bounce back after difficulties or a setback. As you develop sister city relationships, you are crossing cultures, so it is common to feel frustrated and confused as you learn the proper protocol. Flexibility and openness suggest a tolerance for ambiguity and openness to new experiences. As you travel abroad to your sister city, you will frequently encounter ideas or behavior different from your own. This kind of flexibility and openness is required as you forge ahead with your sister city relationship and draw from the wisdom of all the people and cultures in the process of creating foreign business connections, taking risks and drawing conclusions. Perceptual acuity is the ability to understand other cultures’ unfamiliar or confusing expressions, assumptions, body language, customs and values. It is important CITY & TOWN TREE AND BRUSH DISPOSAL MADE EASY WITH THE 12¨ CAPACITY BRUSH BANDITS Bandit Chippers have become the most popular chippers in North America because they perform better and hold up better. Experience the Bandit Difference ® Contact Henard Utility Products, Inc., 1920 South Main St. (Searcy Exit 44, Hwy. 67-167), Searcy, AR 72143, 1-800-776-5990, today to arrange for a demonstration of a Bandit Chipper. 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Learning the customs and culture of your sister city or a foreign country shows respect for our differences, which is vitally important to enhancing your sister city relationship so that it develops viable economic, cultural and educational ties. For further information about how Sister Cities can help to bridge the gap between public and government engagement, please contact: Sherman Banks at 501-376-8193, Fax: 501-372-6564 or e-mail, sbanks@aristotle.net or surface mail, P.O. Box 165920, Little Rock, AR 72216. OCTOBER 2007 Support a family on $20 a week? Volunteer firefighters who are injured in their 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 benefits based on the MAXIMUM allowed under Arkansas 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: Sher yll Lipscomb at 501-374-3484, ext. 234. Protect your loved ones’ financial security. Arkansas Municipal League’s Volunteer Firefighters Supplemental Income Program 21 ENGINEERING PERSPECTIVE Keeping our water drinkable Monitoring contaminant levels in municipal water systems keeps our drinking water safe and clean and is especially important as new man-made, “volatile organics,” such as MTBE, threaten Arkansas water sources. By A.E. (Al) Johnson Jr. ost cities in Arkansas are fortunate to have good, clean, contaminant-free, odorless drinking water. Our most serious drinking water issues are generally confined to elevated amounts of iron or water hardness due to a water source being exposed to limestone formations underground. We might occasionally have a sediment or taste problem. The source for municipal water systems in Arkansas is either surface impoundment (lakes and streams) or deep wells that obtain water from subsurface aquifers. Mother Nature takes care of most natural pollutants. As water filters down through the substrate, it is purified with virtually all natural pollutants being extracted. Surface evaporation, condensation and rainfall also aid the purification process, provided air pollution levels are low. In 1988 the federal government, in an effort to improve drinking water quality and safety, issued national primary and secondary drinking water standards. The primary drinking water standard set limits for microbial content, surface water turbidity and inorganic and organic contaminants. Some of the contaminants listed include lead, “2,4-D” pesticide, benzene and vinyl chloride, all of which are known to present health risks to humans. The secondary drinking water standard lists contaminants that are considered objectionable to humans, including color, iron, odor and pH. Municipal water systems comply by regularly monitoring water quality and producing a consumer confidence report that makes available information about the system, its source and compliance with national standards. Of the contaminants monitored, eight are classified as volatile organic compounds. These volatile organics, such as carbon tetrachloride, are man-made. Recently, another volatile organic compound has M 22 appeared on the scene: methyl tertiary-butyl ether, generally referred to as MTBE. This product is manufactured by petroleum refineries and is used as an oxidizing additive in gasoline. The additive improves combustion, thereby reducing emissions that pollute the air. Even though MTBE does not appear on the national primary drinking water standard list of contaminants, it is capable of affecting the taste and odor of drinking water in concentrations as low as one part per billion. Other volatile organics listed have maximum allowable limits of five parts per billion. MTBE has an affinity for water; it resists biodegradation and is therefore capable of remaining in the water supply for an extended period of time and can travel through an aquifer without appearing in the water supply for several years after a gasoline release or spill. Over the past five years, many private and public water supplies in Arkansas have detected MTBE near or above the one part per billion range. A contaminant such as MTBE can drastically affect a water system and is very costly to remove. Every metered water consumer in the state pays a monthly fee to the Department of Health and Human Services for the purpose of testing potable water and ensuring that the water supply is compliant with federal standards. If the taste or odor of your drinking water changes, or if you suspect a problem, contact the engineering division of DHHS for water testing assistance. Don’t take quality drinking water for granted! Contact Al Johnson, P.E., staff engineer, at 501-374-7492. He is available to consult with member cities and towns for one on-site consultation a year as a service of your Arkansas Municipal League. CITY & TOWN Notice Don’t let your wastewater permit expire he Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) wants to ensure that all municipalities have NPDES water permits that are up to date and reissued within required timeframes. NPDES permits are issued for a term not to exceed five years. Permits must be renewed before they expire for a discharge to continue. When complete NPDES reissuance applications are received in a timely manner, the existing permit remains in effect until a final decision is made on the reissuance of the permit. This allows the existing permit conditions to continue past the expiration date even if ADEQ does not reissue the permit before it expires. To begin the renewal process, a permittee must submit a complete renewal application to ADEQ at least 180 days prior to the permit’s expiration date. In some circumstances, ADEQ may allow a renewal application to be submitted at a later date, but in no case can a renewal application be submitted past the permit’s expiration date. Requests for an extension of the application due date must be made during the 180-day period referenced above. Submission of an incomplete application 180 days or more before the permit expiration date does not satisfy the reapplication requirement. For these situations, the permit will not continue in effect past the expiration date if ADEQ does not reissue the permit before the present permit expires. Check to make sure all of the required information is provided with the reissuance application. This includes the proper application form with any sampling data required, Form 1, Form 2A, and Form PPS for major facilities, the sludge supplement and the location supplement. ADEQ sends letters to permittees reminding them of their application due dates. The appropriate NPDES applications and supplemental forms needed to reapply are included with the reminder letters. The reminder letters are sent to permittees 270-365 days prior to the expiration dates of their permits. This gives permittees a 90-120 day notice of their application due dates. Please note that these reminder letters are provided only as a courtesy and, if for some reason a permittee does not receive a reminder letter, the permittee is still required to submit a timely and complete renewal application. A second notice is sent to applicants who do not apply 30 days before the application due date. If you receive a second notice, you are in danger of being late. When a permit is not reissued before the expiration date, the discharge cannot legally continue until a new permit is issued, unless allowed by an enforcement order. For more information on NPDES permit issuance or renewal, please contact Mo Shafii, the supervisor of the Permits Section in the Water Division of ADEQ, at 501-682-0616 or by e-mail at shafii@adeq.state.ar.us. 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Topstrangers after ping is never necdark. essary and is October also always bad for a marks the begintree’s health. Topning of tree topping permanently ping season. disfigures a tree. Although it hapUsually, peopens all year long, ple top a tree to things really seem shorten it, reduce to heat up in fall. the risk of it In many Arkansas falling on a struccommunities, ture or to re-inAfter pruning, a tree should still look a tree. This is a good example of tree pruning. chainsaws are vigorate it, none abuzz as tree companies look for business. of which is accomplished by topping. The truth is that October is a terrible time In the short run, topping will shorten a tree, but the physiologically to prune a tree. Topping alone is a bad excessive new growth tends to grow upright and soon the enough practice, but autumn pruning can lead to further tree is the same height it was before, only now it’s ugly. injury to the tree from cold weather. Topping has no effect on reducing a tree’s potential for falling on a structure. In fact, topping may increase the risk by weakening a healthy tree. All of the new growth after a severe topping is weakly attached and will be more likely to fall in high winds or an ice storm. Topping won’t re-invigorate a tree. In the immediate area of the injury, there will be lot of vigorous upright growth at the expense of the tree’s stored food. This ultimately weakens the plant. Additionally, the large wounds invite fungal infections, which cause decay and promote tree rot. Once the rot gets inside, the tree is a goner. Remember that a 30-year-old tree has exactly the right amount of leaf area to support 30 years worth of wood. Once you alter that, you’re harming your tree. In short, topping reduces a tree’s lifespan. Maybe you’re not convinced by physiological arguments that topping is a bad thing. If so, consider this: Topping costs you money. Not only the cost of the actual procedure (which isn’t cheap), but it can lower your property values, especially if the house sells when the tree Proper pruning could have kept these trees off the powerlines. is not leafed out. You’ll also have to pay for someone to Insead, the topped trees are now an eyesore, and their health has been severely compromised. remove the tree when it dies. I 24 CITY & TOWN Changes to 2007 Directory, Arkansas Municipal Officials Submit changes to Whitnee Bullerwell, wvb@arml.org. Ash Flat Delete WS/ WW Add WS/ WW Bentonville Delete AL Add AL Bryant Delete Add Cove Delete Add England Delete Add Delete Add PC PC MA MA AM AM PC PC Hackett Delete SS Add SS Harrell Delete AL Joe Fowler (Vacant) (Vacant) Shane Perry Frank Gonzalez Tony Coffman P.O. Box 52 5568 Hwy. 71 S. Tammie Jinks Susan Pitts Phillip Robinette Herman Hutton Jeff Harper Charles Fortson Jr. Terri Haynes Add Delete Add AL AL AL Lee Brice Walter Dismute Jimmie Morris Mena Delete Add PC PC Tommy Hubbard Jimmy Doster McCrory Delete PC Add PC Mountain Home Delete CEO/ CE Add CEO Delete PRD Add PRD Paris Delete Add PD PD Arnold Knox Greg Ifland Sherry Vavra Billy Austin Diane Everett Evelyn Cador Mike Kemp Sue Skipper Strawberry Delete M Add M Opal Mullen Jared Smith Trumann Delete AL Add AL Scotty Jones Eddie Crain Vilonia Delete Add Alan Earnhart (Vacant) FC FC Jewell White Marlena Simmons Pine Bluff Delete CEO Add CEO Bill Glover Robert Tucker St. Charles Delete AL Add AL Kirk Whitmore Ted Johnson When our communities experience severe weather and have to pay for tree cleanup, topped trees are more likely to contribute to the problem because of their poor health and weak wood, so topping costs everyone money. Once a tree is topped, it’ll never be the same. Encourage your neighbors to leave their trees alone and tell them that topping is not needed. If canopy work is needed, only crown thinning should be performed. Cities and communities should regulate tree services and protect public trees. Several Arkansas cities already have tree ordinances. I want to thank the Cooperative Extension Service for the use of this article. For more information about trees, contact your county extension agent. The Cooperative Extension Service is part of the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture. For more information on how to properly prune trees and about tree topping, visit the Arkansas Forestry Commission Web site, www.forestry.state.ar.us, or the Web site of the Arkansas Urban Forestry Council, OCTOBER 2007 John Jones James R. Jackson Shannon Hills Delete AL Add AL Delete AL Add AL Washington Delete AL Add AL (Vacant) Larry Stephens Wheatley Delete SS Add SS Jerry Lee Christopher Hill www.arkansastrees.org. We would be happy to organize a tree care workshop in your city or town. Make a Memory … Plant a Tree John Slater is urban forestry partnership coordinator with the Arkansas Forestry Commission. Contact him at 501-984-5867, or at john.slater@arkansas.gov. 25 YOUR HEALTH UAMS family medicine reaches across Arkansas Thanks to strong legislative support and a successful UAMS resident training program, many of the state’s medical students choose family medicine and opt to continue to serve Arkansas communities after graduation. By Charles O. Cranford, D.D.S., M.P.A., and Geoffrey Goldsmith, M.D., M.P.H. or most Arkansans, a trip to their personal physician means going to a primary care provider. In Arkansas, a family medicine physician often provides primary care. Fortunately for people in our state, traveling to the nearest family physician doesn’t take very long. But it hasn’t always been that way. Smaller towns and communities outside Little Rock in 1970 were desperate for family physicians. The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), with support from the Legislature and Gov. Dale Bumpers, became the catalyst for a robust family medicine training program that today is the envy of the country. F Leaders took action During a special session of the state Legislature in 1972, public funds were invested to strengthen the UAMS family medicine residency program and to support a rural practice student loan fund. With a strong family medicine program base on the UAMS campus, state leaders invested additional funds in 1973 to establish five Area Health Education Centers, or AHECs. Today, those inaugural UAMS AHECs contain clinics for both insured and uninsured patients and provide the three years of residency necessary for medical school graduates to become family medicine physicians. UAMS now has seven family medicine residency training programs, one in Little Rock at UAMS and six in AHECs throughout the state. The AHECs with residency training are in El Dorado, Fayetteville/Springdale, Fort Smith, Jonesboro, Pine Bluff and Texarkana. Public-private partnership The AHEC education programs emphasize family medicine based care, which provides medical care for the whole family. Like all of UAMS’ contributions to health care, its ability to provide the best in primary health care is a tribute to many outstanding public-private partnerships, including local family physicians who are volunteer teachers, and hospitals in communities where the family medi26 cine residencies reside. UAMS’ Department of Family and Preventive Medicine embraces the collaborative linkage between the university and family physicians within the community. More than 200 private practice physician volunteers throughout the state help teach its residents and medical students and participate in the department’s research. Many are UAMS graduates. Training future family physicians is labor intensive and would not be possible without support of the local hospitals, volunteers in many medical specialties and state funding. More than 500 volunteer physicians serve the AHEC program. Less than one-third of the program’s budget comes from the state, while the remainder comes from professional fees generated by faculty and residents within the training program, gifts, local support, grants and hospital support. Doctors make Arkansas home As a result of the bonds established during their residencies, many family medicine physicians decide to stay in the communities in which they served their residencies. Indeed, Arkansas retains the majority of its family medicine residency training graduates to practice in the state, many of whom practice in rural and underserved communities. Nationally recognized asset The AHEC program has been recognized nationally as the recipient of the Eugene S. Mayer Award for Program Excellence. The Department of Family and Preventive Medicine has been recognized every year since 1989 by the American Academy of Family Physicians as one of the top medical school programs in the country based on the percentage of graduates who enter family medicine. UAMS CITY & TOWN Oct. 25-27, MOUNTAIN VIEW, 25th Arkansas BeanFest and Championship Outhouse Races, 870-269-8068, mvchamber@mvtel.net, www.yourplaceinthemountains.com Oct. 27, CORNING, 22nd Harvest Festival, 870-857-3429, jrsollis@hughes.net; LAKE VILLAGE, 11th Lake Chicot Fall Festival, 870-265-5997, lvccdirector@sbcglobal.net, www.lakevillagechamber.com; MAMMOTH SPRING, 4th Annual Spooktacular, 870-625-3235, jennifer.crowe@simmonsfirst.com, www.mammothspringar.com; PALESTINE, 6th L’Anguille River Festival, 870-581-2166, mayorebdunn@arkansas.net; TEXARKANA, 6th Texarkana Archeology and Heritage Fair, 903-793-4831, texarkanamuseums@cableone.net, www.texarkanamuseums.org; WALNUT RIDGE, 10th Iron Mountain Fall Festival, 870-886-3232, lawrencecofc@suddenlinkmail.com Oct. 27-28, FORT SMITH, Frontier Fest, 479-783-8888, www.fortsmithfrontierfest.org ranks No. 4 in the nation in the percentage of medical students who go into family medicine residency. Annually, academic based family physicians are recognized as “outstanding” physicians by national and state surveys. Oct. 31, FAYETTEVILLE, Trick or Treat on the Square, 479-521-5776, katchley@experiencefayetteville.com, www.experiencefayetteville.com; HORSESHOE BEND, 5th Trunk-or-Treat, 870-670-5433; ROGERS, 23rd Goblin Parade, 479-936-5487, info@friscofestival.com, www.mainstreetrogers.com; SHERWOOD, 11th Sherwood Halloween Carnival, 501-835-8909, cherylf@sherwood.ar.us Nov. 2, LITTLE ROCK, Sandwiching in History: Albert Pike Memorial Temple, 501-324-9880, info@arkansaspreservation.org, www.arkansaspreservation.org Nov. 17, BENTONVILLE, Winter Wonderland Multicultural Festival and Lighting of the Square, 479-254-0254, brenda@downtownbentonville.org, www.downtownbentonville.org; BERRYVILLE, Holiday Parade, 870-423-3704, chamber@hbeark.com, berryville.com Visit Us. www.arml.org arkansas municipal league Codification Service Having your city ordinances codified to a single book is like carrying a miniature city hall with you! Charles O. Cranford, D.D.S., M.P.A., is Vice Chancellor for UAMS Regional Programs and Executive Director, UAMS AHEC Program Geoffrey Goldsmith, M.D., M.P.H., is Garnett Professor and Chairman, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, UAMS. OCTOBER 2007 Contact Cathy Moran at 501-374-3484, ext. 214 27 MUNICIPAL HEALTH BENEFIT FUND PREFERRED PROVIDER NETWORK CHANGES TO THE 2007 MHBF DIRECTORY, AS OF OCTOBER 1, 2007 Also visit League Programs on League Web site, www.arml.org, for these changes and providers. 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METHODIST WOUND HEALING SRVS 38104 901-722-0500 BROWN, MD STEPHEN FENTON, OD ELVIN OUT-OF-STATE DELETES ORTHOSCRIPT OCTOBER 2007 29 Local Option Sales and Use Tax in Arkansas Nimmons CLAY (.5) Cherokee Village RANDOLPH (1.25) Peach Orchard Corning (2) Biggers Horseshoe Bend (2) Piggott (1) Datto Maynard Pollard Greenway Mammoth Spring (1) Rector (2) O’Kean Knobel Salem (1) St. Francis Pocahontas (.75) McDougal SHARP (1) Viola (1) Success Ravenden Springs GREENE (1.5) Reyno Ash Flat (1.375) IZARD Delaplaine Cave City Calico Rock (2) Alicia Cherokee Village Lafe Franklin (1) Black Rock (1) LAWRENCE (1.5) MADISON (2) Evening Shade College City Guion (1) Marmaduke Powhatan Hardy (1) Hoxie (1) Horseshoe Bend (2) Highland (1) Johnson (2) Hindsville Ravenden (1) Paragould (1) NEWTON Elkins (1) Imboden Sedgwick Melbourne (1) Lincoln (1) Huntsville (1) SEARCY Oak Grove Heights Horseshoe Bend (2) Elm Springs (1) STONE Lynn MISSISSIPPI (2) Smithville Oxford (1) Prairie Grove (2.25) Sidney Jasper (2) St. Paul Farmington (2) Minturn CRAIGHEAD Bassett Strawberry Gilbert (1) Pineville (1) Springdale (2) Williford Luxora (1) Bay Western Grove Fayetteville (2) Portia (1) Walnut Ridge (1) Tontitown (2) Leslie Manila (1) Black Oak Egypt Birdsong Goshen West Fork (2) Jonesboro (1) Marie Bono Fifty-Six Blytheville (1) Marshall (.5) INDEPENDENCE (1.25) Greenland (2) Lake City (.5) Osceola (1) Winslow Brookland Batesville (.125) Burdette Mtn. View (2) Pindall Monette Caraway Cave City Dell JACKSON (1.5) Cash Cushman Dyess Amagon Magness Etowah (1) CRAWFORD Beedeville (.5) Victoria JOHNSON (1) Moorefield Gosnell (1.5) POINSETT (1.25) Alma (2) VAN BUREN Campbell Sta. POPE CLEBURNE (1.75) Trumann (1) Wilson Clarksville Newark Joiner Diaz Dyer (1) Fisher Damascus Concord FRANKLIN (.5) Tyronza Grubbs Oil Trough Keiser (1) Kibler (1) Coal Hill Harrisburg (1) Atkins (.5) Altus (1) Clinton (1) Fairfield Bay (1.5) Jacksonport Plains Pleasant Leachville Waldenburg (2) Mountainburg (2.5) Lepanto (1.75) Hartman Branch (1) Dover (1) Newport (1.5) Fairfield Bay (1.5) Greers Ferry Sulphur Rock Mulberry (2) Weiner (1) Charleston (1.5) Marked Tree (1) Swifton (1) Knoxville Hector Shirley (1) Heber Springs (1) Van Buren (1.5) Tuckerman (1.25) Denning Lamar (1) London Tupelo Higden Ozark (1) CONWAY (1.75) CROSS (2) Pottsville (1) Weldon WHITE (1.5) Higginson Quitman (1) Wiederkehr CRITTENDEN (1.75) Cherry Valley (1) Russellville (1.5) Village (1) Crawfordsville Menifee (2) WOODRUFF Bald Knob (2) Judsonia LOGAN FAULKNER (.5) Hickory Ridge SEBASTIAN (1.25) Earle (1) Conway (1.75) Kensett Russell Blue Mountain (1) Morrilton (1) Beebe (1) Augusta (1) Parkin Barling (1) Edmondson Damascus Booneville (1) Letona Searcy (.5) Oppelo (1) Bradford Bonanza (1) Cotton Plant (1) Enola Gilmore (1) Wynne Caulksville McRae West Point Morrison Bluff Central City Greenbrier (2) Plumerville (1) Horseshoe Lake Garner Hunter Magazine (1) Fort Smith (2) Paris (.5) Guy (2) YELL (1) Jennette (1) Pangburn Georgetown McCrory (1) Greenwood (1.75) ST. FRANCIS (2) Holland Ratcliff Jericho Rose Bud (1) Hackett (1) Griffithville Mayflower (1) Patterson (1) Palestine (1) Scranton Marion (2) Caldwell Belleville (1) Hartford Mount Vernon Forrest City (1) Subiaco Sunset (3) Colt PERRY (2) Huntington (1.5) Twin Groves (1) Danville (1.5) Turrell (2) Wheatley (1) Madison (1) Lavaca Vilonia (2) PRAIRIE LONOKE Fourche Adona SCOTT (1.625) W. Memphis (1.5) Dardanelle (2) (1) Hughes Widener Mansfield (2.5) Wooster Houston Bigelow Allport Biscoe Midland Havana (1) Perry Casa Austin Mansfield (2.5) Alexander (2) LEE Perryville (1) Des Arc (1) Ola (1) PULASKI Cammack Village Cabot (2) Waldron (2) Marianna (2) Aubrey DeValls Bluff (1) MONROE Plainview (1) Jacksonville (2) SALINE Carlisle (1) Moro (1) Haynes Hazen (2) Brinkley (2) Little Rock (.5) Coy Rondo LaGrange Ulm Benton (1.5) Maumelle (1) Clarendon (2) GARLAND (.5) England (3) North Little Rock (2) Bryant (3) Grove (2) Holly Humnoke POLK MONTGOMERY (1) (1) Sherwood Cove (1) Shannon Hills (1) Roe (1) Keo (1) PHILLIPS (2) Wrightsville Hot Springs (1.5) Black Springs Grannis Lonoke (2) Elaine Lonsdale Mount Ida (1) Hatfield (1) Ward (1) Helena-West Helena (2) Mountain Pine ARKANSAS Norman Mena (1) Lake View Fountain Lake Oden Vandervoort (1) Almyra (1) JEFFERSON (1.5) Lexa Wickes (1) Donaldson DeWitt (3.5) GRANT Marvell Altheimer (1) Friendship Gillett (2) Humphrey (1) HOT SPRING Pine Bluff (1) Malvern (1) Humphrey (2) PIKE (2.375) HOWARD Sheridan (2) Redfield (1) Perla (1) St. Charles (2) Antoine (1.75) CLARK Sherrill (1) Rockport (1) Stuttgart (2) Daisy Wabbaseka (1) Delight White Hall (1) Amity (1.5) Dierks (1) SEVIER (2.375) Glenwood (1.5) Arkadelphia (1) DALLAS (2) Mineral Ben Lomond Murfreesboro (1.5) Caddo Valley (2) Springs (1) DeQueen (1) LINCOLN CLEVELAND (1.25) Carthage Gum Springs (2.25) Nashville (1) Gillham (1) Gould (1) Fordyce (1.5) Gurdon (2.25) Tollette Horatio Kingsland (1) Grady (1) DESHA (1.5) Sparkman (1) Okolona HEMPSTEAD (1.75) Lockesburg Rison (1) Star City (2) Arkansas City Whelen Springs Blevins Dumas (2.5) Emmet McGehee (3) Fulton NEVADA Mitchellville OUACHITA Hope (1) DREW (2) LITTLE RIVER (2.25) Bluff City Reed McCaskill Bearden (1) McNab Bodcaw Tillar Ashdown (2) Ogden Jerome Camden (1) Oakhaven BRADLEY (1.5) Cale Watson CALHOUN (1.5) Foreman (1) Wilton (1) Monticello (1) Ozan Chidester (2) Prescott (2.375) Winthrop CONWAY COUNTY, March 13. Hampton Patmos (1) Tillar Reader E. Camden (1) Banks Perrytown Harrell Defeated. 0.25% for 5 years Rosston Wilmar Washington (1) Louann Hermitage (1) Thornton (1) Willisville MILLER (1.5) For: 770 Against: 1,058 Winchester Reader Warren (1) Tinsman CHICOT (2) LAFAYETTE Stephens (1) HOWARD COUNTY, March 13. Fouke (1) BENTON Little Flock (1) Avoca (1) Gravette (2) Bentonville (2) Lowell (2) Bethel Heights (1.5) Pea Ridge (1) Cave Springs (1) Rogers (2) Centerton (2) Siloam Springs (2) Decatur (1) Springdale (2) Gentry (1.625) Springtown (1) Garfield (1) Sulphur Springs (1) Gateway Highfill (2) WASHINGTON (1.25) BOONE (1.25) CARROLL (.5) Berryville (1.5) Eureka Springs (2.25) Green Forest (1) Oak Grove (1) BAXTER MARION Alpena (1) Valley Springs Bellefonte Zinc Bergman Diamond City (1) Everton Harrison (.75) Lead Hill Omaha South Lead Hill FULTON (2) Big Flat Cotter (2) Gassville (2) Lakeview (1) Mtn. Home (1) Norfork Saleville Bull Shoals (1) Flippin (1) Pyatt Summit (1) Yellville (1) 2007 Elections Garland (1) Texarkana (2) (2.25) Bradley (2) Buckner Lewisville Stamps (1) COLUMBIA (2) Emerson McNeil Magnolia (2.125) Taylor (2) Waldo ASHLEY (1.75) UNION (2) Calion El Dorado (1.25) Felsenthal Huttig Junction City Norphlet Smackover Strong Crossett (2.75) Fountain Hill (1) Hamburg (1) Dermott (3) Eudora (2) Lake Village (2) Montrose Parkdale Portland Wilmot 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 Treasurer See also: www.arkansas.gov/dfa Sales and Use Tax Year-to-Date 2007 with 2006 Comparison (shaded) Month Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Total Averages 30 Municipal Tax $33,890,076 $32,687,504 $41,087,573 $40,075,677 $33,903,991 $32,771,550 $34,080,456 $32,010,237 $37,876,497 $35,233,916 $34,784,978 $34,375,245 $36,406,855 $35,046,470 $37,261,021 $35,934,262 $35,967,336 $34,686,426 $325,258,783 $312,821,247 $36,139,865 $34,757,916 County Tax $32,664,439 $33,033,724 $39,706,942 $39,032,068 $33,441,917 $32,771,095 $33,492,256 $32,413,705 $37,104,109 $35,510,242 $33,994,936 $33,751,145 $35,855,841 $34,756,794 $36,979,140 $36,071,576 $35,453,871 $34,960,684 $318,693,451 $312,301,033 $35,410,383 $34,700,115 Total Tax Interest $66,554,515 $65,721,228 $244,719 $184,083 $80,794,515 $79,107,745 $209,743 $76,989 $67,345,908 $65,544,012 $217,856 $256,793 $67,572,712 $64,423,942 $260,149 $174,245 $74,980,606 $70,744,158 $314,008 $240,060 $68,779,914 $68,126,390 $107,240 $67,572 $72,262,696 $69,803,264 $372,404 $322,687 $74,240,161 $72,005,838 $269,694 $55,735 $71,421,207 $69,647,110 $185,317 $366,161 $643,952,234 $625,122,280 $2,181,130 $1,744,325 $71,550,248 $69,458,031 $242,348 $193,814 Passed. 1¢ for hospital For: 866 Against: 804 CRAWFORD COUNTY, May 8. Renewed. 1% for 8 years For: 3,592 Against: 884 FARMINGTON, May 8. Renewed. 1¢ for 7 years For: 232 Against: 17 HELENA-WEST HELENA, May 8. Passed. 2% For: 1,492 Against: 1,415 MAGNOLIA, May 8. Passed. 1.125% for hospital For: 1,089 Against: 518 McGEHEE, May 8. Passed. 1% for jail For: 417 Against: 249 CLARK COUNTY, June 12. Passed. 0.5% for 7 years For: 1,755 Against: 804 CONWAY, June 12. Passed. 1% of existing 2% extended For: 1,140 Against: 391 CRAIGHEAD COUNTY, June 12. Passed. 1% for 3 months For: 2,932 Against: 1,207 POCAHONTAS, June 12. Passed. 1% for hospital For: 1,010 Against: 34 BENTONVILLE, Aug. 14. Passed. 1¢ for 25 years For: 521 Against: 147 SEARCY, Sept. 11 Defeated. 1% temporary For: 607 Against: 1,112 CITY & TOWN September 2007 Municipal/County Levy Receipts September 2007 Municipal Levy Receipts Alexander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Almyra. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alpena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Altheimer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Altus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arkadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ash Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ashdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Augusta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Avoca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bald Knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Batesville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bearden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beebe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beedeville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Belleville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Benton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bentonville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Berryville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bethel Heights . . . . . . . . . . . Black Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blue Mountain . . . . . . . . . . . Blytheville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bonanza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Booneville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bradley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Branch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brinkley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bryant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bull Shoals . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cabot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caddo Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . Calico Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . Camden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carlisle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cave Springs . . . . . . . . . . . . Centerton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charleston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cherry Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . Chidester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clarendon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clarksville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clinton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cotter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cotton Plant. . . . . . . . . . . . . Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crossett. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Danville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dardanelle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DeQueen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DeValls Bluff . . . . . . . . . . . . DeWitt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Decatur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dermott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Des Arc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diamond City . . . . . . . . . . . . Dierks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dumas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Earle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . East Camden . . . . . . . . . . . . El Dorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elm Springs . . . . . . . . . . . . . England . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Etowah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eudora. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eureka Springs . . . . . . . . . . Fairfield Bay. . . . . . . . . . . . . Farmington . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fayetteville . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fayetteville . . . . . . . . . . . . . Flippin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fordyce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Foreman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Forrest City . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fort Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fouke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fountain Hill. . . . . . . . . . . . . Franklin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Garfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Garland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gassville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gentry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gilbert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gillett. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gillham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gilmore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glenwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gosnell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gould. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grady. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gravette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Green Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . Greenbrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greenland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greenwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gurdon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hackett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hamburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hardy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrisburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hatfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Havana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hazen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heber Springs . . . . . . . . . . . Helena-West Helena . . . . . . Hermitage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Highfill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Highfill Special Aviation . . . . Highland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holly Grove . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Horseshoe Bend . . . . . . . . . Hot Springs . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hoxie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hughes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Humphrey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Huntington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Huntsville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacksonville. . . . . . . . . . . . . Jasper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jennette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Johnson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jonesboro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keiser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,659.02 170,358.12 1,238.59 2,222.21 2,719.26 5,573.16 7,000.12 135,925.56 76,040.49 100,269.17 9,366.22 19,203.91 4,805.01 53,128.42 18,197.63 33,225.35 7,413.00 65,756.74 88.53 1,829.13 590,690.78 1,161,468.18 163,798.42 45,314.75 2,604.58 90.47 268,928.48 1,675.95 92,010.23 4,634.95 2,340.16 98,158.54 817,717.02 13,034.09 571,342.76 41,773.25 17,232.36 134,546.84 24,508.76 6,145.82 60,499.81 21,332.12 2,970.14 2,506.46 22,855.17 146,588.06 87,888.64 1,575,000.40 69,640.96 11,652.10 1,552.81 2,990.83 336,982.09 36,994.07 132,514.38 84,865.42 2,553.01 100,670.81 11,821.24 37,143.57 18,195.04 2,750.95 12,170.66 16,342.11 124,917.74 1,046.14 20,779.55 3,608.09 399,439.20 16,574.27 3,700.83 51,457.00 460.20 24,331.98 213,646.39 28,407.19 55,923.32 14,625.51 2,435,542.94 43,887.18 70,132.82 6,780.14 148,313.74 3,087,973.66 5,575.36 2,043.47 5,339.54 4,185.49 3,909.38 30,543.95 61,505.23 1,495.84 6,397.86 1,515.07 280.19 59,443.70 13,311.47 2,673.88 3,225.87 41,847.09 26,465.50 92,511.38 21,025.88 138,632.31 1,966.32 45,629.26 3,505.30 3,140.43 22,485.36 18,085.44 18,691.69 238,843.62 3,207.84 1,286.73 29,288.68 136,716.70 161,199.23 3,884.84 63,264.33 29,858.95 30,609.59 3,837.41 145,217.16 21,538.27 1,494,030.46 13,438.39 8,318.88 2,915.15 2,641.56 39,789.62 548,222.57 22,345.18 101.17 58,022.43 1,080,134.86 2,214.83 OCTOBER 2007 Keo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kibler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kingsland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lake City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lake Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lakeview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lamar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lepanto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leslie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lewisville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lincoln . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Little Flock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Little Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lonoke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lowell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Luxora . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Madison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Magazine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Magnolia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Malvern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mammoth Spring. . . . . . . . . Manila . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mansfield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marianna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marked Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maumelle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mayflower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McCrory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McGehee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Melbourne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Menifee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mineral Springs . . . . . . . . . . Monticello . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Moro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morrilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mount Ida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mountain Home . . . . . . . . . . Mountain View . . . . . . . . . . . Mountainburg . . . . . . . . . . . Mulberry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Murfreesboro. . . . . . . . . . . . Nashville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newport. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Little Rock . . . . . . . . . Oak Grove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oppelo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Osceola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oxford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ozark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Palestine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paragould . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patmos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patterson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pea Ridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Perla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Perryville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Piggott. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pine Bluff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pineville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plainview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plumerville . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pocahontas . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pottsville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prairie Grove . . . . . . . . . . . . Prescott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quitman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ravenden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Redfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rockport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rogers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rose Bud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Russellville . . . . . . . . . . . . . Salem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Searcy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shannon Hills. . . . . . . . . . . . Sheridan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sherrill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sherwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shirley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Siloam Springs . . . . . . . . . . Sparkman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Springdale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Springtown . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Charles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Star City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stuttgart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sulphur Springs . . . . . . . . . . Summit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Swifton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texarkana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texarkana Special . . . . . . . . Thornton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tontitown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trumann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuckerman . . . . . . . . . . . . . Turrell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Twin Groves. . . . . . . . . . . . . Van Buren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vandervoort . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vilonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Viola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wabbaseka . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waldenburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waldron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Walnut Ridge . . . . . . . . . . . . Ward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weiner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Fork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Memphis. . . . . . . . . . . Wheatley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . White Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wickes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wiederkehr Village . . . . . . . . Wilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wynne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yellville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,106.11 1,749.36 1,390.89 3,805.59 56,839.90 5,080.24 5,830.50 17,751.16 4,253.72 7,347.81 16,871.91 4,270.02 1,835,387.64 90,996.66 189,785.70 2,104.51 932.57 2,889.83 317,637.03 271,830.68 9,485.21 18,607.80 26,976.64 50,610.06 167,583.37 22,111.31 12,786.97 131,148.77 21,258.47 14,231.22 129,317.78 26,588.17 115,051.48 4,121.23 3,650.04 143,767.61 2,310.43 124,092.23 21,803.18 373,281.88 154,377.16 10,192.30 26,238.10 23,181.74 92,906.65 143,051.97 4,653.61 2,668,675.14 1,271.56 5,493.14 2,206.63 71,770.12 1,202.43 68,580.08 6,632.71 312,382.22 16,231.15 140.08 1,629.86 24,146.79 2,025.67 14,778.63 25,885.87 547,842.59 2,799.13 2,838.07 8,122.13 74,297.19 2,315.13 11,514.35 56,173.93 108,134.94 11,984.44 2,904.24 21,305.81 23,922.95 8,249.03 3,230.18 251.71 1,836,970.34 7,220.13 867,636.00 20,847.43 145,906.64 5,393.54 147,966.28 488.41 303,728.46 2,928.52 449,357.77 4,465.81 1,937,723.30 116.73 2,331.17 11,187.13 51,648.08 4,755.64 286,820.37 1,163.20 2,064.86 764.26 3,468.56 4,457.06 300,135.97 137,455.52 755.50 111,738.49 61,696.97 17,261.34 5,032.09 717.05 433,860.33 142.03 38,508.14 3,228.79 893.19 5,745.20 35,817.10 54,219.56 11,115.68 56,082.24 812.39 5,751.09 20,297.96 554,928.15 4,476.52 40,113.09 2,632.78 4,118.49 1,468.31 3.89 16,307.58 County Sales and Use Tax Arkansas County . . . . . . . . . Ashley County . . . . . . . . . . . 258,145.43 251,425.93 Crossett. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fountain Hill . . . . . . . . . . . Hamburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Montrose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parkdale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilmot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baxter County . . . . . . . . . . . Mountain Home . . . . . . . . . Cotter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gassville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lakeview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Salesville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Briarcliff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Benton County . . . . . . . . . . . Benton County Special Aviation . . . . . . . . Siloam Springs . . . . . . . . . Rogers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bentonville. . . . . . . . . . . . . Bethel Heights . . . . . . . . . . Decatur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gentry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gravette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lowell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Centerton . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pea Ridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cave Springs . . . . . . . . . . . Sulphur Springs. . . . . . . . . Avoca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Garfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Highfill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Little Flock. . . . . . . . . . . . . Springdale . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elm Springs . . . . . . . . . . . . Springtown . . . . . . . . . . . . Bella Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boone County . . . . . . . . . . . Alpena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bellefonte . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bergman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Everton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lead Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omaha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . South Lead Hill . . . . . . . . . Valley Springs . . . . . . . . . . Zinc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diamond City. . . . . . . . . . . Bradley County . . . . . . . . . . Banks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hermitage . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Calhoun County . . . . . . . . . . Hampton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thornton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tinsman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carroll County . . . . . . . . . . . Beaver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blue Eye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chicot County . . . . . . . . . . . Lake Village . . . . . . . . . . . . Eudora. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dermott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clark County . . . . . . . . . . . . Clay County . . . . . . . . . . . . . Datto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greenway . . . . . . . . . . . . . Knobel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McDougal . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nimmons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peach Orchard. . . . . . . . . . Pollard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Success. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Francis . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cleburne County . . . . . . . . . Concord. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greers Ferry . . . . . . . . . . . Heber Springs . . . . . . . . . . Higden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quitman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fairfield Bay . . . . . . . . . . . Cleveland County . . . . . . . . . Rison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kingsland . . . . . . . . . . . . . Columbia County . . . . . . . . . Emerson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McNeil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Magnolia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waldo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conway County . . . . . . . . . . Morrilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Menifee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oppelo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Plumerville . . . . . . . . . . . . Craighead County . . . . . . . . Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Black Oak . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bono . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brookland . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caraway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Egypt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lake City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jonesboro . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crawford County . . . . . . . . . Alma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Van Buren . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mulberry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mountainburg . . . . . . . . . . Kibler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rudy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cedarville . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crittenden County . . . . . . . . Marion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Memphis. . . . . . . . . . Earle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crawfordsville . . . . . . . . . . Edmondson . . . . . . . . . . . . Gilmore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Horseshoe Lake. . . . . . . . . Jennette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jericho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sunset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Turrell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anthonyville. . . . . . . . . . . . Clarkedale . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cross County . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,722.88 1,296.69 24,783.96 4,289.69 3,074.55 4,501.73 6,410.07 324,775.52 157,420.13 13,166.00 24,387.83 6,918.94 10,907.33 1,486.71 6,247.06 3,430.87 669,193.78 16,918.16 169,107.58 617,539.78 307,709.36 11,135.55 20,493.16 36,572.65 29,507.66 83,937.75 33,469.05 36,588.25 17,202.41 10,464.93 6,597.11 7,642.05 7,704.43 10,199.79 40,315.70 31,363.58 202.75 1,777.95 243,796.90 331,631.97 3,472.46 4,822.86 4,907.26 2,049.73 3,460.40 1,989.43 1,061.03 2,013.54 916.34 146,518.51 8,801.72 104,735.89 703.36 4,507.35 37,758.61 32,957.32 8,458.97 1,569.65 2,769.66 401.79 154,687.80 582.55 220.75 126,004.81 18,861.64 18,834.91 24,941.72 188,527.49 39,713.93 244.59 615.25 902.70 491.70 252.15 491.70 605.16 453.87 630.38 385,187.64 2,929.18 10,682.90 73,884.35 1,160.20 7,857.10 1,677.10 28,020.77 3,959.91 1,398.89 318,338.81 530.37 978.00 17,382.45 836.18 2,354.89 286,801.82 69,196.69 3,285.52 7,659.18 9,021.98 242,058.11 25,897.80 4,114.87 21,754.15 19,164.37 19,408.96 4,229.97 1,453.15 28,142.28 16,963.08 798,731.35 237,915.76 39,693.97 181,161.02 15,524.54 6,507.52 9,246.02 5,581.97 944.64 687.01 10,810.88 643,252.83 52,969.58 164,639.53 18,067.14 3,058.80 3,052.85 1,563.91 1,910.26 664.13 1,094.98 1,863.85 5,125.57 1,487.74 368.97 214,271.27 Cherry Valley . . . . . . . . . . . Hickory Ridge . . . . . . . . . . Parkin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wynne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dallas County . . . . . . . . . . . Desha County . . . . . . . . . . . McGehee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arkansas City . . . . . . . . . . Dumas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mitchellville . . . . . . . . . . . . Reed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Watson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tillar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drew County . . . . . . . . . . . . Monticello . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jerome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tillar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilmar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Winchester . . . . . . . . . . . . Faulkner County. . . . . . . . . . Damascus . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mount Vernon . . . . . . . . . . Wooster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Franklin County . . . . . . . . . . Branch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wiederkehr Village. . . . . . . Altus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charleston . . . . . . . . . . . . . Denning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ozark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fulton County . . . . . . . . . . . Mammoth Spring. . . . . . . . Salem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Viola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Horseshoe Bend . . . . . . . . Cherokee Village . . . . . . . . Ash Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hardy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Garland County . . . . . . . . . . Lonsdale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mountain Pine . . . . . . . . . . Fountain Lake . . . . . . . . . . Grant County . . . . . . . . . . . . Greene County . . . . . . . . . . . Delaplaine . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lafe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marmaduke . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak Grove Heights . . . . . . . Paragould . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hempstead County . . . . . . . Hope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blevins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emmet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fulton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . McCaskill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oakhaven . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ozan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patmos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Perrytown . . . . . . . . . . . . . Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . McNab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hot Spring County . . . . . . . . Malvern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Perla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rockport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donaldson . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friendship . . . . . . . . . . . . . Midway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Magnet Cove . . . . . . . . . . . Howard County . . . . . . . . . . Nashville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dierks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mineral Springs . . . . . . . . . Tollette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Independence County . . . . . Batesville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cave City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cushman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Magness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Moorefield . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oil Trough . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pleasant Plains . . . . . . . . . Sulphur Rock. . . . . . . . . . . Izard County . . . . . . . . . . . . Jackson County . . . . . . . . . . Newport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuckerman . . . . . . . . . . . . Grubbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amagon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beedeville . . . . . . . . . . . . . Campbell Station . . . . . . . . Diaz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacksonport. . . . . . . . . . . . Swifton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tupelo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weldon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jefferson County . . . . . . . . . Pine Bluff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wabbaseka . . . . . . . . . . . . White Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . Redfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Altheimer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Humphrey . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sherrill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Johnson County . . . . . . . . . . Clarksville . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coal Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hartman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Knoxville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lamar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lafayette County . . . . . . . . . Bradley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Buckner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lewisville . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lawrence County. . . . . . . . . Walnut Ridge . . . . . . . . . . . Alicia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Black Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . College City . . . . . . . . . . . . Hoxie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Imboden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lynn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minturn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Portia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Powhatan . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ravenden . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sedgwick . . . . . . . . . . . . . Smithville . . . . . . . . . . . . . Strawberry . . . . . . . . . . . . Lee County . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marianna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aubrey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,436.52 2,965.37 12,371.16 66,527.81 113,845.70 94,128.81 37,336.17 4,812.04 42,793.62 4,060.41 2,246.71 2,352.91 269.60 246,775.96 82,719.92 416.04 1,872.19 5,164.34 1,727.48 551,728.89 770.73 1,227.94 940.55 3,370.28 3,768.72 139,724.44 2,690.27 346.65 6,156.72 22,343.55 3,051.99 26,563.58 93,115.51 5,528.13 7,668.05 1,836.28 33.74 3,899.10 9.64 130.13 660,140.48 897.75 5,873.39 3,111.68 111,376.27 287,628.79 1,156.62 3,506.28 10,546.16 6,620.95 200,513.67 241,944.83 87,759.74 3,017.36 214.94 2,025.35 694.41 446.40 669.61 504.27 2,108.02 1,223.48 620.01 181,623.86 85,790.60 1,093.66 7,532.00 3,100.29 1,959.09 3,252.45 4,308.07 268,891.93 52,919.49 13,343.79 13,712.64 3,514.94 344,810.25 107,315.58 704.45 5,237.95 2,170.17 1,817.95 13,850.47 2,476.95 3,033.70 4,783.48 70,561.56 114,149.24 61,380.95 13,806.98 3,441.92 746.54 825.12 1,791.69 10,090.02 1,846.69 6,844.55 1,390.91 785.83 536,262.78 466,700.06 2,734.09 40,054.86 9,793.63 10,089.90 3,377.41 1,066.55 97,294.88 65,085.29 8,440.26 5,025.37 4,308.66 11,931.04 66,225.53 2,505.25 9,482.56 1,762.13 5,718.01 111,516.30 23,883.21 703.16 3,477.00 1,304.48 13,660.70 3,316.98 1,527.55 552.83 2,342.25 242.47 2,478.03 543.13 354.00 1,372.37 26,949.95 21,940.24 935.88 Haynes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LaGrange. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Moro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rondo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lincoln County. . . . . . . . . . . Star City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gould. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grady. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Little River County . . . . . . . . Ashdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ogden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Winthrop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Foreman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Logan County . . . . . . . . . . . Blue Mountain . . . . . . . . . . . Caulksville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Magazine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morrison Bluff . . . . . . . . . . . Paris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ratcliff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scranton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Subiaco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Booneville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lonoke County. . . . . . . . . . . Allport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Austin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carlisle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . England . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Humnoke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lonoke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cabot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Madison County. . . . . . . . . . Huntsville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hindsville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marion County . . . . . . . . . . . Bull Shoals . . . . . . . . . . . . . Flippin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pyatt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Summit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yellville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miller County . . . . . . . . . . . . Garland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fouke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texarkana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mississippi County . . . . . . . . Osceola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keiser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bassett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Birdsong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blytheville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Burdette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dyess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gosnell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joiner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leachville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Luxora . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manila . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Victoria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Etowah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Montgomery County . . . . . . Black Springs . . . . . . . . . . . Norman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mount Ida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nevada County . . . . . . . . . . Prescott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bluff City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bodcaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emmet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rosston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Willisville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newton County . . . . . . . . . . Jasper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Western Grove . . . . . . . . . . . Ouachita County . . . . . . . . . Camden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . East Camden . . . . . . . . . . . . Bearden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chidester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Louann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Perry County . . . . . . . . . . . . Adona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bigelow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Casa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fourche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Perry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Perryville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phillips County . . . . . . . . . . . Elaine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lake View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lexa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marvell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Helena-West Helena . . . . . . Pike County . . . . . . . . . . . . . Antoine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daisy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Delight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glenwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Murfreesboro. . . . . . . . . . . . Poinsett County . . . . . . . . . . Lepanto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harrisburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marked Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . Trumann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tyronza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weiner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Waldenburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . Polk County . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mena . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grannis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hatfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vandervoort . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wickes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pope County . . . . . . . . . . . . Russellville . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . London . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pottsville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prairie County . . . . . . . . . . . Hazen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Biscoe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 906.24 516.64 1,020.56 1,003.64 37,205.28 9,019.35 4,763.36 1,908.99 150,188.92 30,021.46 1,343.78 2,756.62 1,167.95 7,064.24 80,744.10 855.67 1,510.39 5,931.35 479.69 24,030.06 1,238.13 1,439.08 2,845.74 26,687.82 217,736.93 1,151.38 5,484.90 20,887.95 1,051.65 27,342.91 2,538.47 2,130.48 38,865.73 23,390.15 138,355.47 138,909.83 10,846.86 397.61 864.15 74,718.84 14,055.46 9,536.63 1,778.03 4,118.25 9,220.38 309,039.55 6,119.59 6,119.59 137,690.88 543,161.38 77,046.32 7,014.47 1,458.45 347.25 158,624.27 1,119.88 2,179.00 4,470.86 34,447.30 4,687.89 17,197.61 11,433.24 26,521.30 937.58 512.20 8,151.72 3,177.35 44,380.45 673.95 2,500.72 1,300.61 5,799.55 30,937.56 23,042.20 987.70 962.70 468.85 3,000.61 1,656.59 1,175.24 26,766.70 1,730.47 1,414.26 79,872.36 88,274.33 7,730.89 6,053.17 7,549.69 2,415.90 1,308.61 63,650.29 672.35 1,182.90 751.45 212.13 571.68 1,128.97 5,242.17 121,857.01 9,370.01 5,751.99 3,585.51 15,111.18 162,615.63 170,277.12 1,186.46 897.45 2,365.31 16,024.83 13,416.14 97,725.27 13,043.90 1,620.55 13,404.70 17,122.79 42,128.18 5,613.83 4,647.61 489.23 196,908.38 89,247.61 6,063.84 9,103.66 6,364.66 1,899.89 10,686.91 307,463.23 304,939.45 37,058.35 17,112.77 6,515.47 11,910.69 16,365.93 25,859.24 9,396.58 2,732.30 Des Arc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,095.65 DeValls Bluff . . . . . . . . . . . 4,494.51 Ulm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,176.72 Pulaski County. . . . . . . . . . . 900,132.84 North Little Rock . . . . . . . . 1,015,811.62 2,924.75 Alexander . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cammack Village . . . . . . . . 13,968.19 Jacksonville. . . . . . . . . . . . 502,854.74 Little Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,078,262.35 Maumelle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177,451.45 Sherwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361,576.02 22,994.54 Wrightsville . . . . . . . . . . . . Randolph County . . . . . . . . . 103,698.85 Biggers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,509.80 Maynard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,693.61 O’Kean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,421.04 Pocahontas . . . . . . . . . . . . 46,081.31 Ravenden Springs . . . . . . . 968.57 Reyno . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,421.81 Saline County . . . . . . . . . . . 311,912.52 Scott County . . . . . . . . . . . . 71,568.96 Waldron. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,446.74 Mansfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,361.69 33,658.53 Searcy County . . . . . . . . . . . Gilbert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178.89 Leslie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,612.89 Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,117.68 Pindall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 514.99 St. Joe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 699.30 Sebastian County. . . . . . . . . 721,930.19 Fort Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,251,581.10 10,727.66 Huntington. . . . . . . . . . . . . Mansfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,008.33 Barling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65,114.40 Greenwood . . . . . . . . . . . . 110,894.06 Bonanza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,014.56 Central City . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,279.63 Hackett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,821.21 Hartford. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,037.43 Lavaca . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,456.37 3,944.91 Midland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sevier County . . . . . . . . . . . 219,107.20 DeQueen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,622.43 Ben Lomond . . . . . . . . . . . 931.56 Gillham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,389.94 Horatio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,371.13 Lockesburg . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,256.64 Sharp County. . . . . . . . . . . . 65,484.37 Hardy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,026.22 Ash Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,081.93 15,616.78 Cave City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Evening Shade. . . . . . . . . . 3,854.46 Sidney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,279.52 Williford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 522.22 41.45 Horseshoe Bend . . . . . . . . Cherokee Village . . . . . . . . 31,822.09 Highland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,173.10 St. Francis County . . . . . . . . 137,039.20 27,160.52 Hughes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Forrest City . . . . . . . . . . . . 214,927.50 Wheatley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,411.74 Palestine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,779.84 14,358.56 Madison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caldwell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,764.68 5,353.54 Colt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Widener. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,873.48 Stone County . . . . . . . . . . . . 75,696.00 Mountain View. . . . . . . . . . 25,733.05 Fifty Six . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,458.45 Union County . . . . . . . . . . . . 371,040.59 Calion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,813.54 El Dorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 480,774.24 Felsenthal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,584.17 16,005.88 Huttig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Junction City . . . . . . . . . . . 14,445.46 Norphlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,003.14 Smackover . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,566.29 13,217.12 Strong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Van Buren County . . . . . . . . 268,486.07 Shirley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,318.90 Damascus . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,851.49 Clinton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,483.81 Fairfield Bay . . . . . . . . . . . 22,789.11 Washington County . . . . . . . 1,213,030.44 Elkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19,803.03 Elm Springs . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,320.48 Goshen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,903.98 Greenland . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,357.59 Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,709.21 Prairie Grove . . . . . . . . . . . 40,207.59 Springdale . . . . . . . . . . . . . 693,137.64 Tontitown . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,134.41 West Fork . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,324.37 Winslow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,316.07 Fayetteville . . . . . . . . . . . . 918,869.99 Lincoln . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,556.88 Farmington . . . . . . . . . . . . 57,066.28 White County . . . . . . . . . . . . 765,056.24 Rose Bud. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,997.44 Beebe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57,429.75 Bradford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,319.23 Kensett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,863.42 Garner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,308.33 Georgetown. . . . . . . . . . . . 1,467.78 Griffithville . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,052.05 Higginson . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,403.34 Judsonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23,088.39 Letona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,341.46 McRae. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,700.01 Pangburn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,618.47 Russell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,655.98 Searcy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220,492.95 West Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,422.98 Bald Knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,393.40 Woodruff County . . . . . . . . . 14,617.89 Cotton Plant. . . . . . . . . . . . 5,301.54 Augusta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,717.29 Hunter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 839.41 McCrory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,216.51 Patterson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,578.97 Yell County. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80,590.80 Plainview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,106.53 Dardanelle. . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,996.64 Ola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,548.71 Danville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,010.40 Belleville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,017.92 Havana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,132.14 Interest: $185,317.08 31 PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY EMT E C Engineering Management Corporation AIR QUALITY ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITS MOLD SURVEYS LEAD ANALYSIS ASBESTOS PROJECTS SITE CLEANUP STORMWATER MGT. 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Will be responsible for issuing building, plumbing and electrical permits. Enforces provisions of the city zoning ordinances, issues citations, performs inspections, prepares case files and reviews complaints concerning alleged code violations. Must be familiar with federal, city and state regulations governing construction and be able to read blueprints, drawings and diagrams. Must have a bachelor’s degree with 1 to 2 years’ related exp. Must have ability to obtain Building, HVACR, Plumbing and Asbestos Inspector Licenses. Send resumé to Human Resources Director, P.O. Box 443, Osceola, AR 72370, or e-mail janes@osceolalightandpower.com. EOE. ELECTRICAL ENGINEER—Benton Utilities is accepting applications for Electrical Engineer. This position involves shared responsibility for the successful mgmt. and operation of the city-owned electric utility. 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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR—Argenta Community Development Corporation, located in North Little Rock, AR, is seeking an Executive Director to sustain a successful track record in neighborhood and community development. Argenta CDC is a strong, nationally recognized organization promoting, developing and rehabilitating commercial and residential properties within a defined target area. For detailed information and to submit a resumé, please visit http://www.argentacdc.org/careers.asp. Compensation will be competitive and commensurate with exp. FINANCE SUPERVISOR/SENIOR ACCOUNTANT—Owasso, Okla. (33,858) is a growing, progressive community with a hometown atmosphere just min. from downtown Tulsa. Under general direction of the Finance Dir., the Finance Supervisor/Senior Accountant is responsible for complex accounting duties, including general ledger reconciliations, financial reporting and record keeping; maintains a variety of accounts and subsidiary ledgers for various city functions including capital assets and grants; and performs diverse accounting functions relative to assigned areas of responsibility. Responsible for supervision of accounting, budgetary, municipal court and utility billing staff. Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance or related field required, CPA certification a plus; must have at least 5 years’ responsible experience in governmental accounting or equivalent combination of education and exp. Knowledge of GASB and GAAP and supervisory exp. required. Send resumé to Human Resources, P.O. Box 180, Owasso, OK 74055, or submit through employment opportunities at www.cityofowasso.com. Position open until filled. LOSS CONTROL SPECIALIST—The Arkansas Municipal League is accepting resumés for the position of Loss Control Specialist. Applicants should have experience in loss control, preferably with municipalities. Salary negotiable depending on education and experience. Mail resumé to Arkansas Municipal League, ATTN: Don Zimmerman, P.O. Box 38, North Little Rock, AR 72115. The Arkansas Municipal League is an Equal Opportunity Employer. GENERAL MANAGER—Fairfield Bay is seeking a Gen. Mgr. for the Fairfield Bay Community Club. Fairfield Bay is a resort/retirement area with fishing, boating, golfing and tennis amenities located 90 miles north of Little Rock. The Community Club is a nonprofit corp. managed by a board of directors. The Gen. Mgr. will be hired by and report to the board of directors. The Gen. Mgr.’s pos. has an anticipated salary of $70,000-$85,000 plus an excellent health benefit pkg. A master’s degree is pref. The Board will expect at least three years’ exp. as a Community/City Admin./Mgr. or Asst. in a community of similar complexity. Applicants must have strong financial mgmt. and budgeting skills. The Gen. Mgr. will be responsible for interacting positively and successfully with the board of directors, Club membership, City government and business community as well as Club mgrs. and staff. The Gen. Mgr. will be req. to reside within Fairfield Bay. Apply in confidence to: Fairfield Bay Community Club, Inc., Attention: Carol Messer, Director of Human Resources, P.O. Box 1370, Fairfield Bay, AR 72088. E-mail: carol.messer@ffbcommunity.com. MUNICIPAL WATER/WASTEWATER POSITION—Lonoke is seeking qualified individuals to serve on the Water & Wastewater Operation & Maintenance Crew. Applicants must possess a valid Arkansas 34 Driver’s Lic., municipal utilities exp. is preferred. Excellent pay; benefits incl. medical, dental, vision, life and matching retirement plans. Fax or mail resumé to 501-676-4375 or 107 West 2nd St., Lonoke, AR 72086, or e-mail: lonokepublicworks@sbcglobal.net. Applications are available on request and at City Hall. Call 501-676-4300 for more information. EOE. POLICE CHIEF—Barling is seeking a Police Chief. Performs a variety of complex administrative, supervisory and professional work in planning, coordinating and directing the activities of the police dept. Plans, coordinates, supervises and evaluates police dept. operations. Develops policies and procedures for the dept. in order to implement directives. Plans and implements a law enforcement program for the City; reviews dept. performance and effectiveness. Coordinates the information gathered and work accomplished by various officers; assigns officers. Evaluates evidence, witnesses and suspects in criminal cases. Supervises and coordinates the preparation and presentation of an annual budget for the dept. Directs the development and maintenance of systems, records and legal documents. Trains and develops dept. personnel. Handles grievances, maintains dept. discipline. Prepares and submits required reports. Attends required meetings and conferences. Ensures enforcement of laws and ordinances. Desired qualifications: Graduation from a college or university with a bachelor’s degree in police science, law enforcement, criminal justice, public administration or a closely related field, or an equivalent combination of edu. and exp. Seven yrs. of exp. in police work, 3 yrs., of which must have been equivalent to police work, 3 yrs. of which must have been equivalent to police sergeant or higher. Completion of the basic law enforcement training academy or equivalent. Salary commensurate with education, skill ability and exp. Apply by sending resumé to Administrator, City of Barling, P.O. Box 23039, Barling, AR 72923, or pick up application at the City of Barling Administration Office, Mon.-Fri., 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. POLICE CHIEF—Malvern, a rapidly growing community of 10,000, is seeking a highly qualified police professional to direct its police dept. The police dept. has a staff of 30 personnel consisting of 24 sworn and 6 civilian personnel. Must have Municipal Law Enforcement services in planning, organizing, leading and controlling the delivery of law enforcement services. Seeking command and/or mid-level police leadership executives with a proven track record of instituting successful leadership, which would enhance the quality of life within our community. Bachelor’s degree from accredited college or university in criminology, law enforcement, public administration, business mgmt. or a related field and/or completion of the FBI National Academy, Southern Police Institute, or a similar senior level police executive mgmt. school. EOE. Applications can be picked up at the Human Resources Dept., 506 Overman St., Malvern, AR. Submit applications and resumé by Nov. 2, 2007 to Virginia Harrison, City of Malvern Human Resources Director, 506 Overman St., Malvern, AR 72104. Phone 501-332-6403. POLICE OFFICER—Clinton is accepting applications for a certified fulltime police officer. Mail resumé to Clinton Police Dept., P.O. Box 1050, Clinton, AR 72031. Telephone 501-745-4997. POLICE OFFICER—Pangburn is accepting applications for a full-time police officer. Certification required. Must be willing to relocate or live in area. Insurance, L.O.P.F.I. retirement and 3 weeks’ paid vacation. Applications available at Pangburn City Hall or mail Form F-3 and/or resume to Pangburn Police Dept., P.O. Box 577, Pangburn, AR 72121. WATER/WASTEWATER OPERATOR—Brinkley Municipal Waterworks is seeking a water/wastewater operator. Min. req.: high school, GED or equivalent, Class 2 Treatment, Class 2 Distribution and Class 2 Wastewater license, or have ability to obtain req. license within 2 yrs. of employment. Req. to perform general operation duties along with repair and maintenance of city water and sewer facilities. Benefits include retirement plan, health, dental and vision ins., paid vac., sick leave and holidays. Send resumé to Brinkley Municipal Waterworks, P.O. Box 746, Brinkley, AR 72021, attn: Bill Boozer. ZONING OFFICIAL—The Zoning Official is responsible for the administration of zoning, subdivision, floodplain and sign codes for the city of Pine Bluff. The Zoning Official handles various aspects of administration of zoning codes, reviews and issues permits for new construction, additions and operation of business. All applicants must have at least an Associate’s Degree and four years of directly related exp.; or a Bachelor’s Degree in a related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience. All applicants should apply at City Hall, 200 E. 8th Avenue, Room 104, Pine Bluff, AR 71601. Open until filled. FOR SALE—Crafco Crack Sealer, Super Shot 125 Diesel Melter, Engine Isuzu Twin Cylinder, Model 3LB1-Diesel 25.4 BHP 3600 RPM, a 1999 with 127 Hours, like new. Contact Mayflower City Hall at 501-470-1337. FOR SALE—Eager Beaver Chipper/Morbark Industries, PTO driven hydraulic operation, auto reverse feed, 1'x2' feedbox, trailered chip- per with low hours, $3,500. Contact Mayor Don West, City of Diamond City, 870-422-7910 or 422-7212. FOR SALE—Ozark has for sale a 1972 Howe pumper. 1972 Ford F-750 361-cubic-inch engine, 5-speed manual transmission, Holley carburetor, 500-gallon tank will not hold water. A Waterous 750-gpm pump with annual certifications. Tires are good; truck is mechanically sound, was in use until July of this year and was replaced with new truck. Approximately 1000 feet of older 2½ hose, some 1½, a hose clamp and miscellaneous other items included with truck.1966 Ford Chassis only, no bed and no drive shaft. Engine rebuilt 2002. V-8 engine. Call 479-667-2062 or e-mail ozarkfd@centurytel.net with questions about the trucks. Send correspondence or bids to City of Ozark, City Clerk Carol Sneath, P.O. Box 253, Ozark AR 72949. FOR SALE—Redfield is taking sealed bids on a 2001 Chevrolet Impala, V6, with 117,000 miles. Minimum bid price is $1,000. Available for inspection at the Redfield Police Dept. Sealed bids are to be sent to City of Redfield, P.O. Box 81, Redfield, AR 72132. For more information, call 501-397-2585. FOR SALE—Two waste water pump stations. Each station contains two pumps with alternating action. These surface type pump setups pumped waste water from below surface tanks. Approx. 12 feet were replaced with a higher capacity pumps. Asking $3000. Contact John Kraft at 870-685-2994 for additional information. FOR SALE—Van Buren is accepting sealed bids on a 1995 Ford F-800 Fire Truck. This truck is equipped with Cummins C-8.3 liter 250 h.p. engine. Allison auto trans. Hale single stage 1250 g.p.m. top-mount pump, 600-gal. water tank w/100-gal. foam cell, fixed master stream, top-mount hose reel, ground ladders and some equip. Min. bid is $30,000. Contact Chief Jerry McAdoo at 479471-5031 or Asst. Chief Stanley Clark at 479-471-5038. Bids may be sent to Van Buren Fire Dept., 2009 Pevehouse Rd., Van Buren, AR 72956. This truck may be viewed at Sta.#2, 408 Mt. Vista, Van Buren, AR. Deadline to bid will be noon 11/09/2007. The City of Van Buren reserves the right to reject any and all bids. CITY ADMINISTRATOR—Willard, Missouri (4,500 est. population). A growing community located northwest of the city of Springfield in the beautiful Ozarks. The City of Willard has a position open for City Administrator. Mayor and six-member Board of Alderman. $4.53 million budget. Position is appointed and supervised by the Mayor. City is seeking candidates with successful background of service as a city administrator, assistant city administrator, or in similar public sector executive level position. The ideal candidate will hold at least a bachelor’s degree in public or business administration. Residency desired, but not required. The City of Willard is looking for a strong leader with excellent communication skills and must be able to work with a wide variety of people. Salary—open and commensurate with background and experience. Full benefit package. To receive an application and job description, please e-mail your request to Karen Robson, cfo@cityofwillard.org. Position open until filled. The City of Willard is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, the presence of a handicap, or any other legally protected status. DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT—The City of Cassville, Missouri (pop. 3,120) is seeking a motivated professional to provide vision and expertise in maximizing economic development opportunities for the City. This newly created, management-level, position will be responsible for business and industry retention, expansion and recruitment; retail retention and development in addition to being a selfmotivated professional with excellent communication skills and the ability to operate effectively in a team environment. Qualified candidates will possess an accredited bachelor’s degree (master’s preferred) in urban planning, business or public administration or other related field and 3 years’ progressively responsible economic development experience. Excellent benefits and working environment. Salary DOQ. Send resumé with salary requirements to: City Administrator, City of Cassville, 300 Main Street, Cassville, MO 65625. Deadline for applications/resumés is Nov. 23, 2007. Interviews for qualified candidates will occur between 11/26/07 and 12/13/07. EOE. CITY & TOWN LITTLE ROCK Healthcare Profiles Families in Crisis Don’t Have to Wait P early intervention: The Key to Your Child’s Mental Health. © Advent Media Group 2007 A s parents, it’s difficult to watch a child going through tough times. How long should you muddle through on your own, supporting your child as best you can? At what point does concerning behavior cross the line into scary behavior? Questions bring more questions: “If I take my child for mental health help, will he be on drugs for the rest of his life? Will she be doomed to carry a label throughout her school years? Where will it end? David Streett, MD, offers words of reassurance: “Most of the kids we treat are just briefly deviating from their normal, healthy developmental path. If they get help early on, chances are they’ll never need it again.” This father of three is a psychiatrist specializing in the care of children and adolescents. He serves as the Medical Director at Pinnacle Point Behavioral HealthCare System, Little Rock’s premier provider of outpatient and inpatient mental health services for children and teenagers. Most kids, he says, will do fine with outpatient treatment. Therapy and perhaps medication will get them back on track. “The key,” he says, “is early intervention.” Pointing out that most parents wouldn’t hesitate to seek treatment for a child’s possibly-broken limb, Dr. Streett urges parents to trust their instincts. “If you think something is wrong, do something about it,” he advises. “Call us. One of our professionals will provide a free assessment of your child’s behavioral health and recommend an appropriate level of service.” innacle Pointe offers free, confidential assessment and referral services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as a community service. Dr. Streett suggests that parents seek help if a child exhibits: • Aggression toward other children • An inability to cope with feelings • Frequent crying • Pleas for help • Fears of everyday things and/or possible disasters such as the deaths of family members • No interest in playing • Isolation • Discussions of death and dying; statements like “I wish I were dead.” • Trouble sleeping • Sexually provocative behavior • Self-mutilation • Harm to animals • Unusual weight gain or loss • Drug or alcohol use Where to go for help 11501 Financial Centre Parkway Little Rock, AR 72211 501-223-3322 Or toll free 800-880-3322 On the Web: http://www.psysolutions.com WHEN IT COMES TO MUNICIPAL BONDS, WE’RE THE NATURAL CHOICE. In Arkansas. In the nation. In the South Central United States, Morgan Keegan has been the top underwriter of municipal bonds for over a decade, and has become one of the leading underwriters in the country. 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