In a meeting on Tuesday, the Springdale City Council approved a $56 million operating budget for the 2021 calendar year. The city increased salary for elected officials and decreased the amount Washington County charges Springdale to house prisoners in the county jail. -Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

The City of Fayetteville also adopted its annual budget that shows allocation of funds for all personnel, operating, and capital expenditures in budgeted funds for Fiscal Year 2021.