Editing Bethel Heights, Arkansas (section)

==Government and politics==

===Mayor–city council===
Bethel Heights operated within the [[Mayor–council government|mayor-city council]] form of government. At founding as a town, Bethel Heights had a town council consisting of five aldermen elected at-large as the town's [[Unicameralism|unicameral]] legislature.<ref>{{ cite web |author= Town Council of Bethel Heights, Arkansas |date= September 30, 1968 |title= Ordinance No. 1 |publisher= Town of Bethel Heights, Arkansas |url= https://bethelheightsark.org/Assets/Files/City-Code-Of-Ordinances/Ordinance%20No.%201%20by-laws.pdf |access-date= August 17, 2020 }}</ref> Mayors served an unlimited number of four-year terms. The mayor was elected by a citywide election to serve as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the city by presiding over all city functions and allocated duties to city employees. Bethel Heights also elected a [[city clerk|recorder]] and [[treasurer]] to two-year terms.

In the early 2000s, Bethel Heights became a second-class city, requiring the establishment of wards. Two council members were elected to two-year terms from each of the city's three wards to establish an annual budget and consider ordinances. Council meetings were held on the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00&nbsp;p.m. at City Hall, 530 Sunrise Drive. On August 21, 2020, Bethel Heights was annexed by Springdale.