How Maumelle is run
Who runs Maumelle, what it costs, and where your money goes
The city manager, council pay, the budget, your property tax bill and who provides each service, from Maumelle's own public documents. Every number links to its source and says which year it describes. Checked Oct 11, 2026.
Who runs Maumelle
The elected mayor heads the city government and appoints its top administrator and department heads. The council passes laws, adopts the budget and sets the tax rate.
What they are paid
Maumelle city staff
217 full-time-equivalent positions. 2025 (ACFR statistical section). City of Maumelle · Jun 26, 2026
Arkansas has no statewide pay database. Maumelle's budget lists each position's budgeted salary by job title. We name pay only for elected officials and the city manager.
Is Maumelle in the red?
Cities must pass a balanced budget, so "profit" and "deficit" mean something different here. The useful questions: does the city's everyday money (the general fund) cover its everyday costs, how much does it keep in savings compared with its own target, and how big are its pension and debt bills.
The city's own outlook
The budget has no multi-year forecast. The 2026 general fund budget plans $21.09 million of revenue and $21.22 million of spending, a gap of $125,825. City of Maumelle · Dec 26, 2025
Savings against the city's own target
Unassigned general fund balance: $5.4M (2025-12-31). The city's own target: Ordinance No. 438 sets unassigned general fund balance at 20 percent of the current year's budgeted operating expenditures. Spending it requires an ordinance to amend or repeal that rule. City of Maumelle · Jun 26, 2026
Why we skip the "budgeted deficit": many cities plan to dip into savings, then spend less than planned. The audited result tells you what really happened.
Where the money comes from and goes
The general fund only: the city's everyday money for FY2026.
Comes from
- County sales tax$5.8M · 28%
- City sales tax$4M · 19%
- Property tax$2.7M · 13%
- Public safety (includes $2 million from the police and fire sales tax fund)$2.6M · 12%
- Franchise fees$2.1M · 10%
- Miscellaneous revenue$1.7M · 8%
- Parks, recreation and senior services$814,600 · 4%
- Other$1.4M · 6%
Goes to (FY2026)
- Police$5.9M · 28%
- Fire$5.8M · 28%
- Parks$2.1M · 10%
- Citywide services (includes transfers, insurance and audit)$1.6M · 8%
- Public works$1M · 5%
- Senior services$854,085 · 4%
- Planning and economic development$825,098 · 4%
- Other (mayor, council, clerk, finance, courts, animal services, capital)$3.1M · 14%
Your property tax bill: who gets it
Of each property-tax dollar a Maumelle homeowner paid on the 2025 levy, about 72 cents went to the Pulaski County Special School District, 15 cents to Pulaski County and 13 cents to the city, including its library millage.
13¢
of each property-tax dollar goes to the city of Maumelle
- Pulaski County Special School District40.7 · 72%
- Pulaski County8.5 · 15%
- City of Maumelle (5 mills general, 2.1 mills library)7.1 · 13%
- Total (mills ($ per $1,000 of assessed value))56.3
2025 property tax rates for a home in Maumelle. Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration: 2025 Millage Report (2026 Collections), Pulaski County · Mar 1, 2026
Who provides your services
Not everything in Maumelle is run by the city. Who provides a service decides whose budget pays for it and whose election decides it.
- PoliceThe cityMaumelle Police DepartmentCity of Maumelle · Jun 26, 2026
- FireThe cityMaumelle Fire DepartmentBudgeted at $5.84 million in 2026.City of Maumelle · Jun 26, 2026
- WaterAnother agencyCentral Arkansas WaterCity of Maumelle
- SewerAnother agencyNorth Little Rock WastewaterCity of Maumelle
- TrashThe cityCity of Maumelle SanitationCity of Maumelle · Jun 26, 2026
- StreetsThe cityCity of Maumelle Public WorksCity of Maumelle · Jun 26, 2026
- ParksThe cityMaumelle Parks and RecreationCity of Maumelle · Jun 26, 2026
- Animal servicesThe cityMaumelle Animal ServicesCity of Maumelle · Jun 26, 2026
- Senior servicesThe cityMaumelle Senior WellnessCity of Maumelle · Jun 26, 2026
- District courtThe cityMaumelle District CourtCity of Maumelle · Jun 26, 2026
Compared with similar cities
The cities in this state closest in population that we cover. Read it for scale, not as a ranking: cities provide different services.
| Per city | MaumelleAR | BryantAR | SearcyAR | CentertonAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 19,780 | 22,815 | 24,351 | 27,176 |
| Top administrator's base pay | $79,590 | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| Council member pay | $9,610 | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | Not confirmed |
| General fund per resident | $1,073 | $900 | $1,160 | $575 |
| Debt per resident | $356 | $2,324 | $4,033 | $1,429 |
| Unfunded pension per resident | $503 | $865 | $700 | $422 |
| City staff per 1,000 residents | 11.0 | 11.1 | — | 5.2 |
Figures as shown in each city's section, divided by its population. Years differ by state, and pension figures are measured differently in each state (each city page says how).
What Maumelle publishes
What a resident can find online today. A "no" is something you can ask the council to publish.
- No: City manager's contract findable onlineMaumelle has no city manager; the elected mayor runs the city under the mayor-council form. City of Maumelle · Jun 26, 2026
- Yes: Meeting videos and minutes onlineAgendas and approved minutes are posted, and the council page links to meeting videos. City of Maumelle
- Yes: Council pay stated in a public documentThe 2026 budget lists $9,610 for each council member. City of Maumelle · Dec 26, 2025
- Yes: Employee pay publishedThe 2026 budget lists the budgeted salary of every position by job title and hire date. City of Maumelle · Dec 26, 2025
Questions to ask your council
- Unassigned general fund balance was $5.42 million at the end of 2025, after the fund balance fell $1.97 million that year. What level does the council plan to hold above its 20 percent rule?
- General fund spending was $19.3 million against $17.2 million of revenue in 2025. The 2026 budget plans $21.09 million of revenue. Which parts of it are one-time?
- The city's share of the police and fire pension plan (LOPFI) liability is $8.33 million. How will future contribution increases be paid?
- The mayor's office is on the ballot in 2026. How will the council review the mayor's $107,328 salary for the next term?
The fiscal year runs January 1 to December 31. The mayor presents a proposed budget to the council before December 1, it is discussed in an open forum, and state law requires adoption by February 1. The council usually adopts the budget at its first meeting in December. See who is running for council
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