2018 City of Mineral Springs Audit Findings

The Legislative Joint Auditing Committee Arkansas Legislative Audit has released information concerning the 2018 audit for the city of Mineral Springs. The audit evaluated the city’s compliance with certain state laws concerning general and district court accounting, budgeting, purchasing, and investing and depositing of public funds. Noncompliance with state law and accepted accounting practices was noted in the offices of Mayor.

The City paid $5,350 in wages and utilized City equipment to move private citizens’ yards, in violation of the “public purpose” doctrine and Arkansas Constitution art 12 &5 which states, in part, “No…city…shall obtain or appropriate money for…any corporation, association, institution, or individual.”

The current city administration says this practice has been discontinued and that the issue was under the previous administration.