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Collectors Hold Winter Meeting in Saline County
Arkansas County Collectors’ Association Vice-President and Saline County Collector Joy Ballard welcomes collectors. At the head table with Ballard are association 2nd Vice-President and Pulaski County Collector/Treasurer Debra Buckner, association Secretary/Treasurer and Garland County Collector Rebecca Talbert, association President and Crittenden County Collector Ellen Foote, executive board member and Baxter County Collector Teresa Smith and executive board member and Boone County Collector Amy Jenkins.
County collectors gathered in Benton/Saline County, Dec. 4-6, 2019, for their annual winter meeting. The group covered a variety of timely topics including updates on the Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System (APERS), unclaimed property reporting, and levee districts reporting. Collectors also received a visit from Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands Tommy Land.
Arkansas County Collectors Association President and Crittenden County Collector Ellen Foote welcomes meeting attendees.
AAC Chief Legal Counsel Mark Whitmore speaks on Arkansas levee districts reporting. Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands Tommy Land (left) chats with collectors during a meeting break. APERS Retirement Section Manager Jacobia Twiggs speaks on retirement benefits.
Above: AAC Law Clerk Arik Cruz speaks on the logistics of levee districts reporting. Left: Pope County Collector Jennifer Haley and Deputy Collectors Stacy Pack and Darci LaRue, show off their matching shirts.
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