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 2021
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. If you need information on being an attendee please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.,
When available, the link to the ZOOM session for the upcoming meeting will be posted here.
| Date | Type | Documents | Notes |
| February 17 | Quarterly | Agenda Minutes |
A tentative agenda will be posted prior to the meeting. Minutes will be available once they are approved at a subsequent meeting. |
| May 19 | Quarterly | Agenda Minutes |
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| August 18 |
Quarterly |
Agenda Minutes |
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| TBA | Educational Seminar | Agenda Minutes |
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| November 17 | Quarterly | Agenda Minutes |
