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Hot Springs board approves substitute ordinance to ask voters about director pay
Summary
After weeks of work‑session discussion, the board voted to substitute alternative ballot language that would ask voters whether directors should receive W‑2 compensation of $750 per month plus insurance and APERS membership, subject to eligibility and subsequent ordinance.
The Hot Springs Board of Directors voted to put a compensation question before voters after substituting alternative ballot language and rejecting a delay amendment.
City Attorney explained the alternative (now identified as O‑25‑50a) would ask voters to authorize W‑2 compensation of $750 per month for board members starting July 1, 2026, along with individual health insurance and membership in the Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System, but said eligibility and a subsequent ordinance would be required to implement any…
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