Newly minted certified municipal officials in Hot Springs

Hot Springs' Mayor Ruth Carney, City Director Karen Garcia, City Director Cynthia Keheley and City Manager Lance Hudnell each received Certified Municipal Official certificates from the Arkansas Municipal League at their recent winter conference. To achieve certification status, mayors, city managers and aldermen must complete 21 hours of study over the course of the year in subjects such as procedural rules, municipal finance, planning and zoning, human resources and more. To maintain certification, city officials must obtain six hours of continuing education each year.