Grannis Government Links, City of Grannis, Polk County, Arkansas

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Town of Grannis Government
Town Hall
Water and Sewer Department		Fire Department
School Board		Schools
Taxation		Census
Office Requirements - Elected Officials
County
Justice of the Peace 9		Basil Kesterson
Constable - Ozark Township		Calvin Baker
Arkansas State
Senate District 20		Jim Hill
House District 22		Bill Abernathy
Arkansas Elected Officials Directory 2007-2008 - PDF
United States
Congressional District 4 - House		Mike Ross
Congressional District 4 - Senate		Mark Pryor
Telephone Directory Listings
Town Hall
Mayor (Elected)		Elwin Harrison
City Clerk/Treasurer (Elected)		Barbara Frachiseur
City Council (Elected) 2008
Council Member Position 1		Donnie Apple
Council Member Position 2		Rick Kesterson
Council Member Position 3		Deborah Melton
Council Member Position 4		Edwin V. Frachiseur
Council Member Position 5		Jimmy Hunter
City Attorney		Orvin Foster (Appointed)
P O Box 298 Grannis, AR 71944 870-385-7216 870-385-7216 (Fax) GrannisCity@alltel.net Meetings: First Monday of Every Month
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Type of Government
The Town of Grannis is a Mayor/Council form of government. All government officials are elected. The elected officials consist of a Mayor, Town Clerk/Treasurer, and the Town Council with 5 Alderman. All Town officials are elected every 2 years and must reside inside the Town Limits of Vandervoort, Arkansas. Grannis is located South of Mena on U.S. Hwy 71.
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Office Requirements
Mayor, City Clerk/Treasurer
Four-year term A U.S. citizen A qualified elector A resident of the jurisdiction to be represented at the time of filing and during term in office Must never have been convicted of embezzlement of public money, bribery, forgery, or other infamous crime
Alderman
Two-year term A U.S. citizen A qualified elector A resident of the jurisdiction to be represented at the time of filing and during term in office Must never have been convicted of embezzlement of public money, bribery, forgery, or other infamous crime
City Attorney
Four-year term A U.S. citizen Licensed attorney in Arkansas A qualified elector A resident of the jurisdiction to be represented at the time of filing and during term in office Must never have been convicted of embezzlement of public money, bribery, forgery, or other infamous crime
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Water and Sewer Department
Superintendent		Terry Bagley
Water supplied by		Municipal
Sewer		Individual Septic Systems
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Rural Volunteer Fire Department
Chief of Fire Department		Doyne Turner
Assistant Chief
Fire Insurance Class - Town Limits
Number of Fire Stations		1
Number of Pumpers/Trucks
Full Time Firemen
EMT Trained
Volunteer Firemen
EMT Trained
Director		Vernal Frachiseur 1-870-385-7885 618 Frachiseur Road Grannis, AR 71944
Assistant Director
Training Officer		Thomas "Tom" Shaw
Assistant Training Officer
Meeting Date		1st & 3rd Tuesday
Volunteers
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School Board
Position	Name	Term	Expires
1	Linda Gillaspy	3 Year
2	Rodney Saddler	3 Year
3	Doug Curtis	3 Year
4	Jerry Watkins	3 Year
5	Scotty Polk	3 Year
6	Jeff Cook	3 Year
7	Barry Bailey	3 Year
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2000 Census Data
Total Population		575
	White	453
	Black	3
	Am Indian	25
	Other Race	81
	2 or More Races	12
	Hispanic	95
	Hawaiian	1
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Basic Tax Levy Latest Year - Per $1,000 Assessed Value
Tax on Unimproved Real Property
To qualify for agricultural usage of land, the tract must be in excess of 10 acres of land; otherwise, the tract is valued at a residential lot rate.
Assessing of Real Property
The Polk County Tax Assessor's Office is required to assess Real Property every 5 years or at the time of sale of the Real Property.
County Wide Millage Rates:
Tax Unit	School District	Ctiy	Millage
01	Cove School Rural	Rural	47.10
01CO	Cove School, City of Cove	Cove	48.70
01VA	Cove School, City of Vandervoort	Vandervoort	48.90
17	DeQueen School	Rural	34.50
22	Hatfield School, Rural	Rural	38.20
22HA	Hatfield School, Hatfield	Hatfield	40
23	Mena School, Rural	Rural	36.20
23HA	Mena School, Hatfield	Hatfield	38
23MS	Mena School, City of Mena	Mena	38.20
30	Ouachita River School, Rural	Rural	38.50
30MS	Ouachita River School, Acorn	Mena	40.50
79	Wickes School, Rural	Rural	46.40
79GR	Wickes School, Grannis	Grannis	49.40
79WI	Wickes School, Wickes	Wickes	48.20
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