Sampier fired as NACA director
by February 16, 2012 10:20 pm 792 views
John Sampier, executive director for Northwest Arkansas Conservation Authority, was fired late this afternoon for misuse of the authority’s credit card.
The board met in executive session around 3:15 p.m. on Thursday ( Feb. 16) and voted to terminate Sampier — a former mayor of Rogers — as a result of credit card charges of a personal nature in January.
Bentonville Mayor and NACA director Bob McCaslin confirmed the termination via e-mail.
Sampier’s annual salary was $112,827.
NACA is a regional wastewater treatment facility located near Highfill. The facility handles wastewater treatment for Tontitown and Bentonville in addition to disposal of biosolilds.
Cities belonging to NACA are Bentonville, Springdale, Rogers, Lowell, Bethel Heights, Cave Springs, Elm Springs, Highfill, Centerton, and Tontitown.
NACA operated with a $4.59 million budget in 2011.