Monday night, the City Council, at 6pm, to discuss he proposed salary scale for city employees..
The Mayor’s request regarding salaries requested a plan to “levelize” the varying salaries among workers, from when there were fewer pay guidelines.
Posted below (from an earlier article) are the current and proposed salaries for the city employees that will earn over $40,000, and the employees that are scheduled to receive over a $3,000 pay increase, plus a couple of other positions, of public interest.
Position Years Proposed Salary Current Salary
ADMINISTRATION
Administrative Asst—–0—– $25,292.29 $18,720.00
Finance Director —–3 —–$52,956.43 $39,033.80
Asst to the Mayor —–1 —–$37,142.57 $35,006.40
Mayor 1 —–$63,603.80—– $63,603.80
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Road construction began, Thursday, replacing the drain/dip across Meadowview Drive, near its intersection with Pinecrest, in Western Pines.

University of Arkansas at Monticello Chancellor Karla Hughes has announced the beginning of a reorganization of her senior administrative team.
For the third time in the last four seasons, the University of Arkansas at Monticello baseball team is set to open its season at Minute Maid Park as a part of the 2016 Houston Winter Invitational.
Weekend Breakfast Bar attendant
National country music recording artist, John Michael Montgomery, has been announced as the headline act for Monticello’s annual Forestry Festival, which will be held on April 2 at City Park.

Today, February 1st is the Voter Registration Deadline for March 1st Primary Election
Tommy Newman Announces Candidacy for City Council Alderman, Ward 2, Position 1 in the upcoming 2016 Democratic Primary Election that will take place on March 1st.
A preschool, located in Monticello, is in need of a teacher with a CDA in early childhood. 
Bridging-the-Gap, a well known search team, with experience and broad-field searches for missing people, searched Saturday for Barry Harmon, of the Coleman community, who has been missing for over a year.
Monticello 2ndChancefurdogs celebrates one year as an organization! As we approach our one year mark as an organization, it is imperative to note we would not be the organization we are today without our wonderful support from local citizens and beyond. Monticello 2nd Chance saved over 350 dogs in the year of 2015, pulling 80% of those dogs from our city shelter before they reached a time limit, and ultimately, euthanization. 
Jury Convicts Woods of Kidnapping & Capital Murder














