City Quiz - Answers

1) B - Steve Smith.

Steve Smith made that vulgar remark at a Board Meeting.

2) C - Mike Bush.

Mike Bush made the comment and condoned the vulgar remark.

3) A - Carroll Weatherford.

Carroll Weatherford has filed 4 personal bankruptcies in the last 20 years.

4) A - Carroll Weatherford, B - Steve Smith, and F - Elaine Jones

Carroll Weatherford, Steve Smith, and Elaine Jones have all been sued more than once each while in office for failure to pay their debts. Interestingly, the 2 board members with the longest history of service on the board, Bill Edwards and Peggy Maruthur, with a combined record of approximately 50 years, have neither faced debt collection lawsuits suits while in office.

5) A - Carroll Weatherford.

Carroll Weatherford has been fined numerous times for violating Sate Contractor Board Licensing laws and continues to operate without a license

6) E - All of the above.

The majority of the board members have taken trips at taxpayer expense to New Orleans, Hanamaki Japan, Washington D.C., and Reno Nevada. This does not mean one person went to each city but that the majority of the board members have gone to all of those cities at taxpayer expense in the last 2 years.

7) A - Carroll Weatherford, B - Steve Smith, C - Mike Bush, D - Tom Daniel, and F - Elaine Jones.

Carroll Weatherford, Steve Smith, Mike Bush, Tom Daniel, and Elaine Jones have all taken taxpayer funded trips to Japan in the last 2 years. Additionally, many department heads have also taken taxpayer funded trips to Hanamaki Japan.

8) A - Carroll Weatherford has been to Hanamaki Japan 3 times in the last 2 years at taxpayer expense.

9) A - Carroll Weatherford, B - Steve Smith, C - Mike Bush, D - Tom Daniel, and F - Elaine Jones.

Carroll Weatherford, Steve Smith, Mike Bush, and Elaine Jones all went to Reno Nevada on city tax dollars in the last 2 years.

10) A - Carroll Weatherford, B - Steve Smith, C - Mike Bush, D - Tom Daniel, and F - Elaine Jones.

Carroll Weatherford, Steve Smith, Mike Bush, Tom Daniel, and Elaine Jones all went to Washington D.C. on city tax dollars, and are planning to go again this year.

11) A - Carroll Weatherford, B - Steve Smith, C - Mike Bush, D - Tom Daniel, and F - Elaine Jones.

Carroll Weatherford, Steve Smith, Mike Bush, and Elaine Jones all went to New Orleans on city tax dollars in the January of 2008.

12) A - Carroll Weatherford and F - Elaine Jones.

Carroll Weatherford and Elaine Jones are under investigation By the Arkansas Ethics Commission for having tickets fixed.

13) A - Carroll Weatherford.

Carroll Weatherford is under investigation by the Arkansas Ethics Commission for using the City Attorney to defend his personal business at taxpayer expense.

14) D - Tom Daniel.

Tom Daniel is under investigation by the Arkansas Ethics Commission for sponsoring, participating in and voting on fireworks contracts, regulations on duck businesses, and sign businesses legislation that he allegedly had a conflict of interest in.

15) A - 4.

The City of Hot Springs spends a million dollars every 4 days.

16) F - Hot Springs, Arkansas.

The City of Hot Springs has the highest property crime rate in the United States of any city with a population of over 30,000 residents according to the 2006 FBI crime statistics released in October of 2007.