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

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Town of Cove Government
Town Hall
Water and Sewer Department		Fire Department
School Board		Schools
Taxation		Census
Office Requirements - Elected Officials
State Senate District 20		Jim Hill
State House District 22		Bill Abernathy
U S Congressional District 4		Mike Ross
Telephone Directory Listings
Town Hall
Mayor (Elected)		Greg Ricks
Town Clerk/Secretary (Appointed)		Joan Headley
Recorder/Treasurer (Elected)		Sharon Ricks
City Council (Elected)
Council Member Position 1		John Slaughter
Council Member Position 2		Jeanette Andrews
Council Member Position 3		Boyd Smith
Council Member Position 4		Danker Mize
Council Member Position 5		Darris Burk
Town Attorney (Appointed)		John Maddox
P O Box 52 5568 Hwy 71 S, Cove, AR 71937-5791 870-387-5791 Fax: 870-387-2492 E-mail: Town of Cove
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Type of Government
The Town of Cove is a Mayor/Council form of government. All government officials are elected except the Town Clerk/Secretary which is an appointed position. The elected officials consist of a Mayor, Recorder/Treasurer, and the Town Council with 5 Alderman. The Mayor and Recorder/Treasurer are elected every 4 years and must resided inside the Town Limits of Cove, Arkansas. The Council Members are elected every 2 years and must reside inside the Town Limits of Cove, Arkansas. The Town Attorney is appointed by the Council for a 2 year term and does not have to be a qualified elector. Cove is located South of Mena on U.S. Hwy 71.
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Office Requirements
Mayor, Recorder/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
Town Attorney
Two-year term A U.S. citizen Licensed attorney in Arkansas Does not have to be a qualified elector 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		Jeremy Lawrence
Water supplied by		Municipal
Source		Gillham Lake Regional Water Association
Sewer		Municipal
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Rural Volunteer Fire Department
Chief of Fire Department		Boyd Cecil P. O Box 52, Cove, AR 71937 870-387-5791
Fire Insurance Class - Town Limits
Number of Fire Stations		2
Town of Cove Fire Department Director		Jim Alexander 370 Polk 24, Cove, AR 71937 870-387-3462 Assistant: Ken Headley 870-387-7718
Cove Rural Volunteer Fire Department		Dawn Cecil, Director
Number of Pumpers/Trucks
Full Time Firemen
EMT Trained
Volunteer Firemen
EMT Trained
Training Officer		Leeman Gilley
Assistant Training Officer
Meeting Date		2nd Saturday or Sunday at 2:30 pm
The Town Council oversees the Town of Cove Fire Department
Volunteers
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School Board
Position	Name	Term	Expires
1	Hershel P. Bell	3 Year	Cove
2	Billy Gene Barrett	3 Year	Vandervoort
3	Johnny Doyal	3 Year	Cove
4	Randy L. Sellers	3 Year	Vandervoort
5	Edwin McIntyre	3 Year	Cove
6	Felita Dearing	3 Year	Vandervoort
At Large	Paul Peek
Meets 2nd Thursday of every month in the high school library at 7:00 pm
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2000 Census Data
Total Population		383
	White	363
	Black	0
	Am Indian	15
	Other Race	1
	2 or More Races	4
	Hispanic	4
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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 Officce 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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