Hot Springs -The Arkansas Municipal League at its 90th Annual Convention, held June 12-14, honored Mayor Pat McCabe with the Adrian L. White Municipal Leadership Award. The award is presented to municipal officials who have served with distinction and dedication to their cities and the League’s boards, councils or committees for six years.

 

The award is named in honor of White, who was mayor of Pocahontas from 1967-1974 and a former League president and vice president.

 

The 90th Convention was a hybrid event, with in-person sessions held at the Little Rock Marriott and Statehouse Convention Center and with a virtual option for municipal officials and personnel who preferred to participate online. Overall attendance was strong, with more than 1,200 participating in person and online.

The Convention covered an array of topics important to Arkansas’ cities and towns, including the workforce housing shortage and rise of short-term rentals, promoting civility in public discourse, an overview of the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act, protecting our crucial infrastructure and mitigating cybersecurity threats, and strategies to maximize funding for water and wastewater projects.