1 8 , ▁Ward ▁ 1 ▁al der man ▁are ▁Jen ni ▁Davis ▁and ▁Jason ▁Steph ens ▁and ▁Ward ▁ 2 ▁al der man ▁are ▁Steve ▁Ott en ▁and ▁Jar ret ▁I org . ▁ ▁After ▁several ▁closed ▁meet ings , ▁City ▁C ler k ▁Sh aron ▁Mic key ▁was ▁terminated ▁from ▁the ▁city ▁by ▁Mayor ▁Nathan ▁St app . ▁Mayor ▁St app ▁c ited ▁poor ▁attitude ▁and ▁Sh aron ▁Mic key ' s ▁threaten ing ▁to ▁delete ▁the ▁city ' s ▁account ing ▁software ▁as ▁reasons ▁for ▁her ▁term ination . ▁ ▁Spart a ▁provides ▁polic ing ▁services ▁through ▁the ▁Spart a ▁Police ▁Department . ▁Since ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁chief ▁of ▁police ▁is ▁Tr amp us ▁Taylor ▁of ▁A va , ▁Missouri . ▁Spart a ▁has ▁one ▁pat rol ▁officer ▁and ▁some ▁reserve ▁police ▁officers . ▁The ▁Christian ▁County ▁Sher iff ' s ▁office ▁provides ▁services ▁when ▁no ▁Spart a ▁police ▁officer ▁is ▁available . ▁ ▁Education ▁The ▁Spart a ▁R - III ▁School ▁District ▁is ▁a ▁K – 1 2 ▁institution ▁of ▁about ▁ 7 5 0 ▁students ▁that ▁serves ▁Spart a ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁area ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁led ▁by ▁Rock y ▁Valent ine ▁since ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁The ▁district ▁is ▁acc red ited ▁and ▁achieved ▁Acc red itation ▁With ▁Dist inction ▁in ▁Performance ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 – 2 0 0 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 – 2 0 0 7 , ▁ 2 0