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AR Code § 14-43-315 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 3 - Municipal Government|Chapter 43 - Government of Cities of the First Class|Subchapter 3 - Election of City Officials|§ 14-43-315. City attorney in mayor-council cities of fewer than 50,000

 (a) The qualified voters of cities of the first class having a population of fewer than fifty thousand (50,000) and having the mayor-council form of government shall elect a city attorney for four (4) years on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November 1970 and every four (4) years thereafter.  (b) Incumbent city attorneys shall continue in office until their successors are elected and qualified.  (c)  (1) If no attorney residing in the city is elected as city attorney, the city council may select a resident attorney to fill the office for the remainder of the unfilled term.  (2)  (A) If no resident attorney of the city is willing to serve as city attorney or if no attorney resides within the limits of the city, the mayor and city council may contract with any licensed attorney of this state or the attorney's firm to serve as legal advisor, counselor, or prosecutor until a qualified city attorney is elected or qualified.  (B) The duties of a nonresident attorney under contract shall be prescribed by ordinance.
AR Code § 14-43-316 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 3 - Municipal Government|Chapter 43 - Government of Cities of the First Class|Subchapter 3 - Election of City Officials|§ 14-43-316. City clerk, treasurer, or clerk-treasurer in mayor-council cities of fewer than 50,000

 (a)  (1) The qualified voters of cities of the first class having a population of fewer than fifty thousand (50,000) and having the mayor-council form of government shall elect on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November, 1962, and every four (4) years thereafter:  (A) One (1) city clerk and, unless appointed pursuant to § 14-43-405, one (1) city treasurer; or  (B) One (1) city clerk-treasurer.    (2) The city clerk and city treasurer, or the city clerk-treasurer, shall hold office for four (4) years and until a successor is elected and qualified.    (b) The city clerk and the city treasurer, or the city clerk-treasurer, shall take the oath of office with the other city officials that are elected in the general election in 1962 and in that manner every four (4) years thereafter.  (c) The city clerk and city treasurer, or city clerk-treasurer, shall give the bond and perform the duties as are prescribed by law and shall receive a salary as is prescribed by ordinance in each of these cities.  (d) Each incumbent in any city having this population shall continue to be the city clerk, city treasurer, or city clerk-treasurer and receive the salary and perform the duties until a successor is elected and qualified.
AR Code § 14-43-319 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 3 - Municipal Government|Chapter 43 - Government of Cities of the First Class|Subchapter 3 - Election of City Officials|§ 14-43-319. City attorney in mayor-council cities of fewer than 5,000

 (a)  (1) If not established by ordinance that the office of the city attorney will be appointed, the qualified voters of cities of the first class having a population of fewer than five thousand (5,000) and having the mayor-council form of government shall elect a city attorney for four (4) years on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November 2006 and every four (4) years thereafter.  (2) An incumbent city attorney shall continue in office until his or her successor is elected and qualified.    (b)  (1) If no attorney residing in the city is elected as city attorney, the city council may select a resident attorney to fill the office for the remainder of the unfilled term.  (2)  (A) If no resident attorney of the city is willing to serve as city attorney or if no attorney resides within the limits of the city, the mayor and city council may contract with any licensed attorney of this state or the attorney's firm to serve as legal advisor, counselor, or prosecutor until a qualified city attorney is elected or qualified.  (B) The duties of a nonresident attorney under contract shall be prescribed by ordinance.
AR Code § 14-43-401 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 3 - Municipal Government|Chapter 43 - Government of Cities of the First Class|Subchapter 4 - Officers and Employees Generally|§ 14-43-401. Mayor generally

 (a)  (1) The mayor shall hold his or her office during the term for which he or she shall have been elected and until his or her successor shall have been elected and qualified.  (2) The mayor shall keep an office at some convenient place in the city, to be provided by the city council, and shall keep the corporate seal of the city in his or her charge.    (b)  (1)  (A) In case of the mayor's death, disability, resignation, or other vacation of his or her office, the city council, by vote of a majority of all its members, may appoint some other person to act until the expiration of his or her term or disability if the unexpired term of his or her office is less than one (1) year. Otherwise, an election shall be ordered in accordance with the laws of the state.  (B) A removal from the city shall be deemed a vacation of his or her office.    (2)  (A) In all cases in which the unexpired term has one (1) year or more to run and a special election has been called to fill the vacancy in the office of mayor, the city governing body may appoint a qualified elector of the city, including any member of the city council, to serve as acting mayor until the office is filled at the special election.  (B) A member of the council shall not vote on his or her own appointment.
AR Code § 14-43-405 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 3 - Municipal Government|Chapter 43 - Government of Cities of the First Class|Subchapter 4 - Officers and Employees Generally|§ 14-43-405. Treasurer — Clerk-treasurer in mayor-council cities

 (a)  (1) Each city of the first class having the mayor-council form of government may provide by ordinance for the election or appointment of its city treasurer.  (2)  (A) The city council may designate by ordinance or resolution the city clerk as “clerk-treasurer”, allowing one (1) person to assume the duties of both clerk and treasurer.  (B) The city council may combine the offices of clerk and treasurer to take effect at the next election under § 14-43-316 or when the offices are vacant.    (3) When one (1) person assumes the duties of both clerk and treasurer, the position shall not be separated during the elected clerk-treasurer's term unless the position is vacant.    (b) The term of office for these positions, combined or separate, is four (4) years.
AR Code § 14-43-406 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 3 - Municipal Government|Chapter 43 - Government of Cities of the First Class|Subchapter 4 - Officers and Employees Generally|§ 14-43-406. City clerk's seal

 (a) Each city council shall cause to be provided for its clerk's office a seal, in the center of which shall be the name of the city and around the margin the words “city clerk”.  (b) The seal shall be affixed to all transcripts, orders, or certificates which it may be necessary or proper to authenticate under the provisions of this subtitle, or of any bylaw or ordinance of the city.  (c) For all attested certificates and transcripts, other than those ordered by the council, the same fees shall be paid as are allowed county clerks for similar services.
AR Code § 14-43-407 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 3 - Municipal Government|Chapter 43 - Government of Cities of the First Class|Subchapter 4 - Officers and Employees Generally|§ 14-43-407. Deputy city attorneys

 (a) Any city attorney of a city of the first class, subject to the provisions of this section, shall have the power to appoint one (1) or more deputies for whose official acts the officer appointing the deputy shall be responsible.  (b) A deputy city attorney appointed pursuant to the provisions of this section shall serve at the will of the officer appointing him or her.  (c) Unless otherwise provided by ordinance of the city council, the salary or other compensation of any deputy city attorney appointed pursuant to this section shall be paid by the city attorney from his or her own compensation.  (d) This section is cumulative as to any law authorizing the appointment of a deputy city attorney in certain cities of the first class. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to invalidate the appointment of any such deputy made pursuant to law, nor to change the compensation thereof as previously fixed by law or by the action of any council. Nor shall this section be deemed to limit or impair the right of the council hereafter to fix the compensation or salary of such a deputy appointed pursuant to the provisions of this section or any other legislation.
AR Code § 14-43-409 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 3 - Municipal Government|Chapter 43 - Government of Cities of the First Class|Subchapter 4 - Officers and Employees Generally|§ 14-43-409. Compensation of officers generally

 Any officer provided for in this subtitle, and by ordinance of any city under this subtitle, shall receive such salary as the council of any city may designate, and in no instance shall he or she receive an additional compensation by way of fees, fines, or perquisites.
AR Code § 14-43-410 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 3 - Municipal Government|Chapter 43 - Government of Cities of the First Class|Subchapter 4 - Officers and Employees Generally|§ 14-43-410. Compensation of city attorneys

 (a) Any city of the first class, city of the second class, or incorporated town in the State of Arkansas may provide by ordinance that the city attorney of the city shall receive as part of his or her compensation, for all prosecutions tried by the city attorney for violations of ordinances of the city and for all prosecutions tried by the city attorney for violations of state laws committed within the corporate limits of the cities, the same fees as are allowed prosecuting attorneys in this state in all criminal cases.  (b)  (1)  (A) By proper ordinance, any city or town may specify pay for the city attorney as the council may desire.  (B) The pay may include salary, hourly fees, costs, fees, or other like compensation, in combination or singularly, as the council may deem appropriate.    (2) In the event the city attorney is paid a salary only, the city is authorized to collect the fees referred to in this section and they are to be applied as the council may direct.
AR Code § 14-43-411 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 3 - Municipal Government|Chapter 43 - Government of Cities of the First Class|Subchapter 4 - Officers and Employees Generally|§ 14-43-411. Council member vacancy in mayor-council form of government

 (a)  (1)  (A) Whenever a vacancy occurs in the office of council member in a city of the first class having a population of less than twenty thousand (20,000) according to the most recent federal decennial census, at the first regular meeting after the occurrence of the vacancy, the city council shall proceed to elect by a majority vote of the remaining members elected to the council a council member to serve for the unexpired term.  (B)  (i) However, at least a quorum of the whole number of the city council shall remain in order to fill a vacancy.  (ii) The election by the remaining members of the city council is not subject to veto by the mayor.      (2) The person elected by the council shall be a resident of the ward where the vacancy occurs at the time of the vacancy.    (b) When a vacancy occurs in any position of council member in a city having a population of twenty thousand (20,000) or more according to the most recent federal decennial census, a new council member shall be chosen in the following manner:  (1) If the unexpired portion of the term of a council member exceeds one (1) year, at the first regular meeting after the occurrence of the vacancy, the city council shall proceed to either elect by a majority vote of the remaining members elected to the council a council member to serve for the unexpired term or call for a special election to be held in accordance with § 7-11-101 to fill the vacancy; or  (2) If the unexpired portion of the term of a council member is one (1) year or less, a successor shall be chosen by a majority vote of the members of the council.
AR Code § 14-43-412 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 3 - Municipal Government|Chapter 43 - Government of Cities of the First Class|Subchapter 4 - Officers and Employees Generally|§ 14-43-412. Vacancies in other elected offices

 (a) In case any office of an elected officer, except council members of the ward, becomes vacant before the expiration of the regular term, then the vacancy shall be filled by the city council until a successor is duly elected and qualified.  (b) The successor shall be elected for the unexpired term at the first general election that occurs after the vacancy has happened.
AR Code § 14-43-501 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 3 - Municipal Government|Chapter 43 - Government of Cities of the First Class|Subchapter 5 - Powers and Duties Generally|§ 14-43-501. Organization of governing body — Definition

 (a)  (1) The members of a governing body elected for each city or town shall annually in January assemble and organize the governing body.  (2)  (A) A majority of the whole number of members of a governing body constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.  (B)  (i) The governing body shall judge the election returns and the qualifications of its own members.  (ii) These judgments of the governing body are not subject to veto by the mayor.    (C)  (i) The governing body shall determine the rules of its proceedings and keep a journal of its proceedings, and the journal shall be open to the inspection and examination of any citizen.  (ii) The governing body may also compel the attendance of absent members in such a manner and under such penalties as it prescribes.  (iii) The governing body may consider the passage of rules on the following subjects, including without limitation:  (a) The agenda for meetings;  (b) The filing of resolutions and ordinances; and  (c) Citizen commentary.          (b)  (1)  (A) In a mayor-council form of government, the mayor shall be ex officio president of the city council and shall preside at its meetings.  (B) The mayor shall have a vote to establish a quorum of the city council at any regular or special meeting of the city council and when his or her vote is needed to pass any ordinance, bylaw, resolution, order, or motion.    (2) In the absence of the mayor, the city council shall elect a president pro tempore to preside over council meetings.  (3) If the mayor is unable to perform the duties of office or cannot be located, one (1) of the following individuals may perform all functions of a mayor during the disability or absence of the mayor:  (A) The city clerk;  (B) Another elected official of the city if designated by the mayor; or  (C) An unelected employee or resident of the city if designated by the mayor and approved by the city council.      (c) As used in this section, “governing body” means the city council in a mayor-council form of government, the board of directors in a city manager form of government, and the board of directors in a city administrator form of government.
AR Code § 14-43-502 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 3 - Municipal Government|Chapter 43 - Government of Cities of the First Class|Subchapter 5 - Powers and Duties Generally|§ 14-43-502. Powers of council generally

 (a) The city council shall possess all the legislative powers granted by this subtitle and other corporate powers of the city not prohibited in it or by some ordinance of the city council made in pursuance of the provisions of this subtitle and conferred on some officer of the city.  (b)  (1) The council shall have the management and control of finances, and of all the real and personal property belonging to the corporation.  (2)  (A) The council shall provide the times and places of holding its meetings, which shall at all times be open to the public.  (B) The mayor or any three (3) council members of any city or town, regardless of size or classification, may call special meetings in the manner as may be provided by ordinance.    (3) The council shall appoint, or provide by ordinance, that the qualified voters of the city, of the wards, or districts as the case may require, shall elect all such city officers as shall be necessary for the good government of the city and for the due exercise of its corporate powers, and which shall have been provided by ordinance, as to whose appointment or election provision is not made in this subtitle and not provided by any general law of the state in reference to cities of the first class.
AR Code § 14-43-504 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 3 - Municipal Government|Chapter 43 - Government of Cities of the First Class|Subchapter 5 - Powers and Duties Generally|§ 14-43-504. Powers and duties of mayor generally

 (a) The mayor of the city shall be its chief executive officer and conservator of its peace. It shall be his or her special duty to cause the ordinances and regulations of the city to be faithfully and constantly obeyed.  (b) The mayor shall:  (1) Supervise the conduct of all the officers of the city, examine the grounds of all reasonable complaints made against them, and cause all their violations of duty or other neglect to be properly punished or reported to the proper tribunal for correction;  (2) Have and exercise the power conferred on sheriffs, within the city limits, to suppress disorder and keep the peace; and  (3) Perform such other duties compatible with the nature of his or her office as the city council may from time to time require.    (c) The mayor shall report, within the first ninety (90) days of each year and at such other times as he or she shall deem expedient, to the council the municipal affairs of the city and recommend such measures as may seem advisable.  (d)  (1) In addition to the powers and duties already pertaining to that office, the mayor of any city of the first class shall be clothed with and exercise and perform the following:  (A) A mayor may veto within five (5) days, Sundays excepted, after the action of the city council thereon, any ordinance, resolution, or order adopted or made by the council, or any part thereof, which in his or her judgment is contrary to the public interest; and  (B)  (i) In case of a veto, before the next regular meeting of the council, the mayor shall file in the office of the city clerk, to be laid before that meeting, a written statement of his or her reasons for so doing.  (ii) An ordinance, an order, or a resolution or part thereof, vetoed by the mayor is invalid unless, after the written statement is laid before it, the council, by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of all the council members elected thereto, passes it over the veto.      (2) The mayor does not have the power of veto in circumstances prescribed under § 14-43-501(a) or § 14-43-411(a).
AR Code § 14-43-506 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 3 - Municipal Government|Chapter 43 - Government of Cities of the First Class|Subchapter 5 - Powers and Duties Generally|§ 14-43-506. Duties of city clerk

 (a) The city clerk in cities of the first class shall have the custody of all the laws and ordinances of the city and shall keep a regular and correct journal of the proceedings of the city council.  (b)  (1)  (A) The city clerk, city clerk-treasurer, or city treasurer, as the case may be, shall submit monthly a full report and a detailed statement of the financial condition of the city.  (B) The report shall show receipts, disbursements, and balance on hand, together with all liabilities of the city.    (2) The report shall be submitted to the council in open session.
AR Code § 14-43-507 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 3 - Municipal Government|Chapter 43 - Government of Cities of the First Class|Subchapter 5 - Powers and Duties Generally|§ 14-43-507. Duties of treasurers

 Treasurers in cities of the first class shall be required to make similar reports as prescribed in § 14-43-506 and shall perform such other duties as may be required by the ordinances of the city.
AR Code § 14-43-508 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 3 - Municipal Government|Chapter 43 - Government of Cities of the First Class|Subchapter 5 - Powers and Duties Generally|§ 14-43-508. Duties of collectors

 Collectors in cities of the first class shall be required to make similar reports as prescribed in § 14-43-506 and shall perform such other duties as may be required by the ordinances of the city.
AR Code § 14-43-509 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 3 - Municipal Government|Chapter 43 - Government of Cities of the First Class|Subchapter 5 - Powers and Duties Generally|§ 14-43-509. Officers without prescribed terms

 In cities of the first class, all city officers whose terms of office are not prescribed, and whose powers and duties are not defined in this subtitle, or by bylaw or ordinance, shall perform such duties and exercise such powers, and continue in office two (2) years, unless sooner removed for cause.
AR Code § 14-43-601 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 14 - Local Government|Subtitle 3 - Municipal Government|Chapter 43 - Government of Cities of the First Class|Subchapter 6 - Powers over Municipal Affairs|§ 14-43-601. Municipal affairs delineated

 (a) As used in this subchapter:  (1) “Municipal affairs” means all matters and affairs of government germane to, affecting, or concerning the municipality or its government except the following, which are state affairs and subject to the general laws of the State of Arkansas:  (A) Public information and open meetings;  (B) Uniform requirements for competitive bidding on contracts;  (C) Claims against a municipality;  (D) Requirements of surety bonds for financial officers;  (E) Collective bargaining;  (F) Pension and civil service systems;  (G) Hours and vacations, holidays, and other fringe benefits of employees;  (H) The definition, use, and control of surplus revenues of municipally owned utilities;  (I) Vacation of streets and alleys;  (J) Matters coming within the police power of the state, including minimum public health, pollution, and safety standards;  (K) Gambling and alcoholic beverages;  (L) Traffic on or the construction and maintenance of state highways;  (M) Regulations of intrastate commerce, including rates and terms of service of railroad, bus, and truck lines, cooperatives, and nonmunicipally owned utilities;  (N) The incorporation and merger of municipalities and annexation of territory to municipalities; and  (O) Procedure for the passage of ordinances by the governing body of the municipality; and    (2)  (A) “Municipality” means a city of the first class, a city of the second class, or an incorporated town.  (B) A municipality may legislate upon the state affairs described in subdivision (a)(1) of this section if not in conflict with state law.      (b)  (1) Matters of public health that concern emergency medical services, emergency medical technicians, and ambulances, as defined in §§ 20-13-201 — 20-13-209 and 20-13-211, and ambulance companies, shall be included in the term “municipal affairs”.  (2)  (A) Municipalities shall have the authority to enact and establish standards, rules, or regulations that are equal to or greater than those established by the state concerning emergency medical services, emergency medical technicians, ambulances, and ambulance companies.  (B) The standards, rules, or regulations shall not be less than those established by the state for the rating of the service offered.