Little Rock

The City of Little Rock operates under a Council/City Manager form of government. This system combines the strong political leadership of elected officials in the form of a Board of Directors, with the strong managerial experience of an appointed local government manager. Little Rock has established a representative system where all power is concentrated in the elected council as a whole and the Board of Directors hires a professionally trained City Manager to oversee the delivery of public services.

The City Manager's Office provides centralized administration, coordination, control and evaluation of all municipal programs. The City Manager's Office is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the City.

Each year the City Manager develops a Statement of Management Policy to provide guidance and establish specific parameters for departments to follow when developing their annual budgets. 

To provide centralized administration, coordination, control and evaluation of all municipal programs, including preparation and control of the budget; and to assist the Board of Directors in developing and implementing public policy.

The Public Relations Manager for the City of Little Rock is charged with planning, developing, coordinating and distributing the City’s public information program to promote community understanding, increase public support for the City, and improve the public perception of City activities.

In addition, the Public Relations Manager oversees the aha! awards program recognizing support of Little Rock’s cultural community and works with the Arts & Culture Commission and the Sister Cities Commission.

Bruce T. Moore was appointed as City Manager of Little Rock, Arkansas on December 17, 2002 and was appointed as Assistant City Manager of Little Rock, Arkansas in April of 1999. Prior to that appointment, Moore served in a variety of capacities with the City of Little Rock including Assistant to the Mayor and Assistant to the City Manager. As City Manager, Moore serves as the Chief Administrative Officer appointed by the Mayor and Board of Directors, and is the principal adviser to the governing body on all operational matters pertaining to the overall direction and administration of municipal government. Since 1997, he has also been the lead City staff person for the development of William Jefferson Clinton Presidential Center and Park in downtown Little Rock.

Moore has a Master of Public Administration degree from Arkansas State University and a Bachelor of Science degree from Henderson State University. He is a member of International City/County Management Association (ICMA), National Forum of Black Public Administrators (NFBPA) Board of Directors, Central High Museum and Visitor Center Board of Directors, Little Rock Public Education Foundation Board of Directors, Henderson State University Board of Trustees, selected as one of the 1998 “40 Under 40” by Arkansas Business, and received the United States Army Commendation Medal/Operation Desert Storm. In the spring of 2000, Moore was selected by the United States/Japan Foundation as one of twenty Americans to participate in a two-year business and cultural exchange program with Japan. In 2003, he completed the Senior Executive in State and Local Government Program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and has recently been appointed as a Board Member of the Arkansas Committed to Education Foundation. He is married to the former Lena Womack.