Certain municipal officials may opt out of APERS

The Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System (APERS) provides cities with the ability to provide coverage for employees and officials (A.C.A. § 24-4-303).
Annexation reports due March 1

A.C.A. § 14-40-2201 provides that on March 1 “the mayor or city manager of a city or incorporated town shall file annually with the city clerk or recorder, town recorder, and county clerk a written notice describing any annexation elections that have become final in the previous eight years.”
Annual financial statements due April 1

In accordance with A.C.A. § 14-59-116, the governing body of each municipality shall publish annually a financial statement of the municipality by April 1 covering the previous calendar year (January through December). The financial statement shall include the receipts and expenditures for the year, along with a “statement of the indebtedness and financial condition of […]