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Committee approves bills allowing counties to separate sheriff and tax collector offices

2841037 · January 28, 2025
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The City, County & Local Affairs Committee approved measures allowing Poinsett and Searcy counties to split the offices of sheriff and tax collector, with sponsors saying the change aligns those counties with others in Arkansas.

The City, County & Local Affairs Committee approved measures to separate the offices of sheriff and tax collector in two Arkansas counties, senators told the committee.

Senator Dave Wallace, District 19, told the committee the measure for Poinsett County "simply divides the office of the sheriff and the tax collector." Wallace said the change was requested by Poinsett County government and that similar arrangements exist in other…

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