Conway Politics - Conway

City Government

The main page of the city is http://www.cityofconway.org/

The main decision making body is the city council, composed of the mayor, and two aldermen from each ward. Roughly, the wards split east/west at Donaghey, and north/south at College.

Ward 3 (northwest) | Ward 2 (northeast) Ward 1 (southwest) | Ward 4 (southeast)

The city council generally meets Tuesday nights. In theory the meetings can be watched on ConwayCorp, but generally the sound is not good enough. Special meetings often take place before the main meeting.

All requests for placement on the Conway City Council Agenda (along with all written backup material) must be in the Mayor's Office no later than 12:00pm (noon) seven (7) days prior to the meeting.

City Boards

There are several city boards which are officially recognized by the city and report back to the city council

Advertising & Promotions Commission
Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board - promotes biking and walking in the city
Board of Zoning Adjustment
Building Code Board of Appeals
Civil Service Commission - governs the uniform employees (police and fire) of the City of Conway with regards to hiring, discipline and termination.
Conway Citizen Taskforce - charged to review the City of Conway's governmental operations and make recommendations back to the City Council as to how to make city government more efficient. (this may have been set up as a response to the city's financial problems a couple years back)
Conway Corp Board of Directors
Conway Historic District Commission
1. Asa P. Robinson Historic District
2. Old Conway Design Overlay District
Health Facilities Board
Housing Authority Board
Oak Grove Cemetery Board
Parks Advisory Committee
Planning Commission
Public Art Project Committee
Public Facilities Board
Tree Board USA - set up to protect the trees of Conway (yes, really!)

State Government

Representatives

For the 2012 and later elections a new map has taken effect, which places most of Conway in districts 70 and 72 (see map). Before this Conway was mostly in districts 45 and 46.

Conway Representatives