The quorum court's adopted 2026 operating budget, all funds. Adopted Dec 8, 2025.
The most recent independent audit of the county's actual revenues and spending.
Prior-year audited financial statements, on the county site.
County Court order (Judge Mahoney), entered March 13, 2024, awarding annual road-material vendors with unit prices. Issued under Act 52 of 1965 — by the County Court, not the Quorum Court.
The 2016 capital-improvement bond (up to $54.695M, Amendment 62) retired by a 0.625% sales tax; $30M pledged to the King Expressway (ARDOT Job R60016), the rest split per capita among the county and cities.
State environmental permit record for the county-run Class 4 (inert) landfill at 1040 Cedar Glades Rd; engineer-of-record correspondence names B&F Engineering.
Local reporting: Town & Country Sanitation Inc. residential contract ($9.45/cart, CPI-escalated, expires 2027) and the ~$3.4M hauler-fee / ~$1M landfill-fee makeup of the solid-waste fund.
Republic Services disposal at the Saline County landfill: $19.25 → $25.25/ton effective Oct 1, 2026; lone bidder on the new seven-year agreement.
The 2018 disposal agreement (BFI Waste Systems of Arkansas LLC, since absorbed into Republic) and the prior Waste Management routing.
McHenry and Meyer Cos. low bid of $1.5M for phase-one closure and the new cell; awarded by County Judge Mahoney.
McGeorge Contracting Co. prime on the ~$78.5M King Expressway/Hot Springs Bypass extension — an ARDOT-let contract the county's 2016 bond pledged $30M toward (not a county-let contract).
The city's adopted FY2026 budget, all funds. Board adopted ~$178.5M (Sentinel Record, Nov 2025).
The city's independent audited financials — the layer-two check on the budget.
Public water system AR0000209. Sources: Lakes Hamilton and Ricks (Ouachita and Lakeside plants). TTHM highest running average 74 ppb (range 23.6–104; MCL 80); HAA5 34 ppb; lead 90th percentile 0.001 ppm, 1 of 30 sites over.
Permit AR0033880. Five sewer overflows in the Hot Springs Creek Pump Station area after 2-inch rains in May 2025; e.g. about 67,500 gallons to Hot Springs Creek from one manhole; Code Red advisories May 7–13, 2025. Addressed to DEQ’s enforcement analyst.
Posted on the city site. Water loss about 20% (down from 40% historically); over $100M Lake Ouachita project; annual debt payments up over 100% by 2023.
Local reporting of the Dec 8, 2025 adoption (≈$16.1M). The commission's own adopted-budget document and its division breakdown are not posted publicly — a records request (tax office: 501-321-4378). Governance and tax basis: hotspringsar.gov/1342.