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In This Issue WINTER 2018


Features Sebastian County cuts ribbon on crisis stabilization unit.............23


AAC Board honors 2 outgoing directors....................................26 AAC Board of Directors elects new slate of officers................27 AAC Board Profile: Craighead County Treasurer Terry McNatt....28 AAC Board Profile: Polk County Clerk Terri Harrison..................29 Anne Baker: She always has a plan...............................................32 AACRMF ’safety guy’ Barry Burkett retires..................................34 County partners retire with combined 77 years experience.....35 State GIS office completes county mapping project.................36 Poinsett County Assessor’s office works with EAST program.....37 Izard County Courthouse: A proud monument............................38 Fiscal Session bills affect jails, CSUs, more.................................40 AAC Staff Profile: Law Clerk Richard Burke III............................50


Inside Look AAC Scholarship information and application............................30


Cover Notes: Governor delivers State of the State


State Representatives and Senators, Constitutional Officers, Arkansas Supreme Court Jus- tices and others gather in the House Chamber on Feb. 12, 2018, the opening day of the 2018 Fiscal Session, to hear Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s annual State of the State address.


COUNTY LINES, WINTER 2018


the State Legislature, State Constitutional of- ficers, Arkansas Supreme Court Justices and others. In his address, the Governor cham- pioned additional tax cuts. His vision for the 2019 General Assembly includes a reduction in the marginal individual tax rate from 6.9 percent to 6 percent, he said. The Governor said the “state is stronger than ever,” citing a spirit of entrepreneurship among Arkan- sans, a strengthening education system and workforce, a low unemployment rate, and hundreds of expansion agreements with state, national and international companies. You may read the Governor’s State of State address in its entirety on page 11. Turn to page 40 for photos from and an update on the 2018 Fiscal Session.


O — Photo by Holland Doran 5


Array of issues on agenda for county judges...............................42 DeGray site of circuit clerks’ winter meeting.................................43 Pulaski County is host to sheriffs..................................................44 AAC Risk Managment hosts human resources session............45 AAC honors legislators with reception..........................................46 More than 80 collectors, deputies attend meeting....................47


Departments From the Director’s Desk...................................................................7


President’s Perspective.....................................................................9 From the Governor............................................................................11 Research Corner...............................................................................13 Governmental Affairs.......................................................................16 Legal Corner.......................................................................................17 Seems to Me..................................................................................... 19 Litigation Lessons.............................................................................22 Savings Times 2................................................................................24 NACo News Update...........................................................................49


(Cover photo by Christy L. Smith)


ur cover photo shows Gov. Asa Hutchinson during his delivery of the annual State of the State address to both chambers of


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