AAC hosts reception for 91st General Assembly

AAC hosts reception for the 91st General Assembly

With the biennial regular session on the horizon, the Association of Arkansas Counties held a legislative reception honoring members of the 91st General Assembly on Nov. 9. County elected officials, state agency directors and AAC policy staff took the opportunity to mingle with state Capitol staffers, to renew acquaintances and to meet newly elected legislators.

The reception, which included hor d’oeuvres and music by a string quartet, coincided with orientation activities for newly elected legislators at the state Capitol. The 91st General Assembly will officially convene Jan. 10, 2017.

Top Left: Garland County Treasurer Tim Stockdale speaks with state Rep. David Fielding, who served 20 years as a Columbia County justice of the peace. His District 5 includes parts of Columbia, Ouachita and Nevada counties.

Top Right: AAC Legal Counsel Lindsey Bailey and state Rep. Lanny Fite stop to pose for a photograph.

Middle Left: Assessment Coordination Department Director Bear Chaney, the former Benton County assessor; Stone County Assessor Heather Stevens, the incoming president of the Arkansas County Assessor’s Association; and state Rep. Dan Douglas, whose District 91 includes a portion of Benton County, visit during the reception.

Below Left: Among the county officials who attended were Crawford County Circuit Clerk Sharon Blount-Baker; Randolph County Circuit Clerk Debbie Wise, who is an AAC board member as well as the AAC Legislative Committee chair; and Greene County Treasurer Debbie Cross, who also is a member of the AAC board of directors.