County of Mississippi Arkansas

 

Transparency Information

This page is a one-stop resource to locate various types of information that offers fiscal, political and administrative transparency. It is our goal by providing this information to assure Mississippi County residents that their county government is operating in a transparent and professional manner.

 

Contact: publicaffairs@mississippicountyar.org 

 

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 629

Blytheville, AR 72316

Phone: (870) 763-3212

Fax: (870) 763-4342

 

Fiscal Transparency

Budgets

Current Budget (2022)

Previous Budget (2021)

Previous Budget (2020)

Previous Budget (2019)

Previous Budget (2018)

Previous Budget (2017)


Current Audit (2020)

Previous Audit (2019)

Previous Audit (2018)

Previous Audit (2017)

Previous Audit (2016)

Previous Audit (2015)

Previous Audit (2014)

Previous Audit (2013)

Previous Audit (2012)

Previous Audit (2011)

Previous Audit (2010)

Previous Audit (2009)

Previous Audit (2008)

Previous Audit (2007)

Previous Audit (2006)

Previous Audit (2005)

Previous Audit (2004)

Previous Audit (2003)

Previous Audit (2002)

Previous Audit (2001)

Previous Audit (2000)

Previous Audit (1999)

 

County Fees

Landfill (Class I) - $42.50 per ton

Landfill (Class IV) - $34.00 per ton

Landfill (asbestos) - $65.00 per ton

 

Property Tax Rates

The property tax rate is 0.52% of the property assessed market value.

 

General Sales Tax Rates

Mississippi County Sales Tax Rate - 2.50%

State of Arkansas Sales Tax Rate - 6.50%

 

Special Sales Tax Rates

Economic Development - 0.005% tax rate

Hospital - 0.005% tax rate

County Library and County General Sheriff (shared equally) - 0.0025% tax rate

Jail - 0.0025% tax rate

 


Political Transparency

Monthly Quorum Court meetings are held at 6 p.m. every fourth Tuesday of the Month. They are held in the Osceola Courthouse on even numbered years and in the Blytheville Courthouse on odd numbered years.

Finance Committee meetings are held at 1:30 p.m. on the third Monday of each month at the Annex Building at 307 N 5th St, Blytheville, AR 72315.

All other committee meetings are called as needed and do not follow a regular schedule.

 

Quorum Court meeting agenda/minutes

Quorum Court Committee meeting agenda

Quorum Court Committee meeting minutes

Archived Meeting videos


Elected Officials

County Assessor Brannah Bibbs

Circuit Clerk Leslie Mason

County Collector Susan (McCormick) Short

County Clerk Janice Currie

County Judge John Alan Nelson

County Sheriff Dale Cook

County Treasurer Peggy Meatte

Quorum Court Justices

 

Elected Officials Salaries

 

Administrative Transparency

Court Order #64

Court Order #63

Court Order #61

Adjustment to Real Estate Taxes August 21, 2023 (a)

Adjustment to Real Estate Taxes August 21, 2023 (b)

Court Order #60

Court Order #59

Court Order #58

Court Order #57

Court Order #56

Court Order #55

Court Order #54

Court Order #52

Court Order #51

Court Order #50

Court Order #49

Court Order Assessor July 17, 2023

Court Order Assessor June 7, 2023 (a)

Court Order Assessor June 7, 2023 (b)

Court Order Assessor June 1, 2023

Court Order #44

Court Order #43

Adjustment to Real Estate Taxes 6-6-2023

Adjustment to Real Estate Taxes 6-1-2023

Adjustment to Real Estate Taxes 5-30-2023

Adjustment to Real Estate Taxes 5-25-2023

Court Order #42

Court Order #41

Adjustments to Real Estate Taxes 5-9-2023

Adjustments to Real Estate Taxes 5-8-2023

Adjustments to Real Estate Taxes 5-3-23

Adjustment to Real Estate Taxes 5-2-23

Adjustment to Real Estate Taxes 5-2-2023

Adjustments to Real Estate Taxes 4-14-2023

Court Order CO#0039

Court Order CO#0038

Court Order CO#0034

Court Order CO#0033

Court Order CO#0032

Court Order CO#0031

Court Order CO#0030

Court Order CO#0029

Court Order CO#0028

Court Order CO#0027

Court Order CO#0026

Court Order CO#0025

Court Order Adjustment to Real Estate Taxes 3-23-23

Court Order Adjustment to Real Estate Taxes 3-20-23

Court Orders 2023 (#1-#23)

Adjustments to Real Estate Taxes (2023)

Adjustments to Real Estate Taxes (2022)

Court Orders 2022 (part 1)

Court Orders 2022 (part 2)

Court Orders 2022 (part 3)

Court Orders 2022 (part 4)

 


FOI Request Form

 

FOI Request Contact Person - Public Affairs Director Tom Henry

 

FOI Contact Information of Person

County Judge's Office

c/o Public Affairs Director Tom Henry

P.O. Box 629

Blytheville, AR 72316

Phone: (870) 763-3212

publicaffairs@mississippicountyar.org 


 

Permit Applications

(the county issues no permits)

 

Permit holders

(the county issues no permits)


 

Planning board meeting announcements

(no County planning board exists)

 

Planning board agendas

(no county planning board exists)

 

Planning board minutes

(no county planning board exists)


 

Current RFP/RFQ

None

 

Archived RFPs/RFQs

RFQ2002-06 Construction Consultant (Consultant)

Winner: Brownlee & Mann Consulting, LLC

 

RFQ2002-05 Architectural Services (Architect)

Winner: Revival Architecture

 

RFQ2002-04 American Rescue Plan Consulting Services (Consultant)

Winner: iParametrics

 

RFQ2002-03 None (mis-numbered)

Winner: N/A

 

RFQ2002-02 State Government Relations (Consultant/Lobbyist)

Winner: Mullenix Law Firm, LLC

 

RFQ2002-01 Federal Government Relations (Lobbyist)

Winner: Tiber Creek Group

 


Current bids and bid winners

none

 

Archives bids and bid winners (under construction)

Bids: Overlay NCR 69

Winner: Barker Asphalt

 

Bids: County Farm Land Leveling

Winner: Mann Land Leveling

 

Bids: County Property on Highway 61 South in Blytheville

Winner: Palmetto Group

 

 


(Hiring) Job Titles & Position descriptions

No positions are unfilled at this time.

 

Happy to serve the citizens of Mississippi County!