APERS Board of Trustees
The administration and control of the system is vested in a board called the Board of Trustees of the Arkansas Public Employees’ Retirement System (the Board). The Board shall consist of nine trustees, as follows: the Auditor of State, the Treasurer of State and the Director of the Department of Finance and Administration shall be ex officio members; and three members who are state employees and three who are nonstate employees to be appointed by the Governor for staggered six-year terms. The Board appoints an executive director to administer the system and manage its personnel and resources.
APERS Board of Trustees
| Ms. Candace Franks, Chair State Employee Representative |
Mr. Gary Carnahan Municipal Employee Representative |
| Mr. Larry Walther, Vice Chair Ex-Officio, Chief Fiscal Officer of State |
The Honorable Joe Hurst Municipal Employee Representative |
| The Honorable David Hudson County Employee Representative |
The Honorable Andrea Lea Ex-Officio, Auditor of State |
| Mr. Daryl Bassett State Employee Representative |
The Honorable Dennis Milligan Ex Officio, Treasurer of State |
| Mr. Dale Douthit State Employee Representative |
APERS Board Rules
The current APERS Board Rules can be found here.
Board Meeting Schedule* and Materials for 2020
The minutes from previous years' meetings can be found on the Board Minutes Archive Page. Minutes must be prepared and approved by the Board at a subsequent meeting before being posted.
SPECIAL NOTE: Until further notice all APERS board meetings will be held over the internet via Zoom.
Unless otherwise noted, all meetings convene at 9:00 a.m. For information on being an attendee please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
| Date | Type | Documents | Notes |
| February 19 | Quarterly | Agenda Minutes |
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| April 30 | Special | Agenda Board Materials |
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| May 20 | Quarterly | Agenda Board Materials |
The posted agenda is tentative and may be updated. |
| August 19 |
Quarterly | Agenda Minutes |
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| TBA | Educational Seminar | Minutes | The Educational Seminar is an all-day session and will be held at the Capitol Hotel. |
| November 18 | Quarterly |
Agenda |
