Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. s former chief of staff Charles Blake received a payout of approximately $24,500 upon his resignation from his city job earlier this year, according to city records.
In response to an Arkansas Freedom of Information Act request earlier this month that asked for records related to the departure of then-Police Chief Keith Humphrey, the city of Little Rock provided no records beyond Humphrey's memo announcing his retirement.
Members of the Little Rock Board of Directors on Tuesday adopted the 2022 budget ordinance in advance of the holidays by meeting back-to-back the same evening in order to push the measure to a final reading.
Members of the Little Rock Board of Directors on Tuesday adopted the 2022 budget ordinance in advance of the holidays by meeting back-to-back the same evening in order to push the measure to a final reading.
Little Rock City Director Dean Kumpuris on Tuesday criticized the process by which outside lawyers reached a settlement agreement, unbeknownst to the board, to end litigation against Little Rock brought by the estate of Bradley Blackshire, at one point saying members had been "tricked."