Town Hall · Searcy

Searcy, AR town hall & government

Searcy spent $53.9 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $2,342 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Searcy's government.

Meetings

Coming up at Searcy's town hall

  • Sep 29Tue · 9:00 am
    GeneralA & P Commission401 W Arch Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 1Thu · 5:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Meeting (Agenda Setting)City Hall Chambers, 401 W Arch Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 1Thu · 5:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Meeting (Agenda Setting)City Hall Chambers, 401 W Arch Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 1Thu · 5:00 pm
    City CouncilAugust 2026 Agenda MeetingCity Hall Chambers, 401 W Arch Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 7Wed · 12:00 pm
    Planning CommissionCity Hall, 401 W Arch Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 8Thu · 5:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Meeting (Agenda Setting)City Hall Chambers, 401 W Arch Meeting page ↗

Recent meetings

  • Sep 8Tue · 5:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council MeetingCity Hall Chambers, 401 W Arch Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 8Tue · 5:00 pm
    City CouncilJuly 14, 2026 City Council MeetingCity Hall Chambers, 401 W Arch Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 3Thu · 5:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Meeting (Agenda Setting)City Hall Chambers, 401 W Arch Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 3Thu · 5:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Meeting (Agenda Setting)City Hall Chambers, 401 W Arch Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 3Thu · 5:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Meeting (Agenda Setting)City Hall Chambers, 401 W Arch Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 3Thu · 5:00 pm
    City CouncilAugust 2026 Agenda MeetingCity Hall Chambers, 401 W Arch Meeting page ↗
  • Sep 2Wed · 12:00 pm
    Planning CommissionCity Hall, 401 W Arch Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Aug 25Tue · 9:00 am
    GeneralA & P Commission401 W Arch Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗

Official listings from Searcy's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.

Town budget

Where Searcy's money goes

Spent
$53.9 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$2,342
typical Arkansas cities: $1,925
Long-term debt
$8.8 million
$384 per resident
Parks & libraries
$12.1 million22%
Sewer & trash
$11.6 million22%
Police
$8.2 million15%
Roads & transportation
$5.7 million11%
Water & other utilities
$5.2 million10%
Fire
$4.7 million9%
Administration & buildings
$1.9 million3%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1.5 million3%
Interest on debt
$80,000<1%
Health & welfare
$57,000<1%
Other
$2.9 million5%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 31%
  • Fees & charges 20%
  • Utility sales 15%
  • From other local governments 12%
  • From the federal government 8%
  • From the state 6%
  • Interest, fines & other 6%
  • Property taxes 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Searcy

Full-time staff
273
33 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$46,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
58
and 49 full-time firefighters
Police
72 full-time4 part
Sewer & trash
59 full-time
Fire
53 full-time2 part
Water & other utilities
31 full-time
Parks & libraries
19 full-time17 part
Administration & buildings
10 full-time9 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
12 full-time1 part
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Other
11 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2023. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Searcy School District

Searcy's K–12 school district, shared with Higginson and Letona. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,818
Arkansas: $13,585
Students
4,012
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$16.3 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Arkansas districts overall: 16% local, 70% state, 14% federal

  • Local 17%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $11,818 per pupil, $6,500 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Also serving Searcy: Riverview School District ($14,689 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Searcy pay

Typical tax bill
$1,108
a year · Arkansas typical $1,040
Effective rate
0.59%
of home value · Arkansas 0.55%
Typical home value
$188,500
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Searcy's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofsearcy.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Searcy →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Searcy

Searcy is represented in Congress by Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton and Representative J. French Hill. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is governor.

All of Searcy's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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