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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 48 - CITY ADMINISTRATOR FORM OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-48-101 — 14-48-131) › Section 14-48-107 - Division of city into wards

(a)
(1)
Following the adoption of the city administrator form of government in any city and prior to the special municipal election for the initial membership of the board of directors and the mayor, the governing body of the city, by ordinance, shall divide the city into four (4) wards with each ward being composed of contiguous territory and of substantially equal population and which shall be designated numbers one, two, three, and four.
(2)
The designation of wards shall be made not more than twenty (20) days after the certification of results of the election to the Secretary of State.
(b)
(1)
If the governing body of the city fails to act within the time prescribed, then any elector of the city may present to the judge of the circuit court for the county in which the city is situated a petition requesting a designation of wards and asking for the appointment of three (3) commissioners to act in relation thereto.
(2)
(A)
Within five (5) days after receipt of the petition, the circuit judge shall appoint three (3) electors of the city to serve as a board of commissioners. It shall be this board's duty to divide the city into four (4) wards, with each ward being composed of contiguous territory and of substantially equal population, which shall be designated numbers one, two, three, and four.
(B)
(i)
The board of commissioners, by majority action, shall make a report which shall designate the boundaries of the wards and then file the report with the city clerk within fifteen (15) days after the date of their appointment.
(ii)
(a)
If no report is filed within this time, that board of commissioners shall be automatically dissolved, and the circuit judge, upon the filing of a petition reciting the failure of the board to act, shall appoint a new board of commissioners for the same purpose, with the same authority, and with the same limitations.
(b)
In the event of failure of the second board to act, the process may be continued until a report is filed.
(c)
(1)
The board of directors of the city under the city administrator form of government shall review the apportionment among the wards after each federal census in the city or in the event there is an imbalance in population among the wards in excess of fifteen percent (15%).
(2)
(A)
The board of directors may reapportion the wards to maintain substantially equal population in each ward whenever they deem necessary.
(B)
In the event a redesignation of ward boundaries results in director number one, two, three, or four residing outside the boundary of the ward which he or she is representing, he or she shall nonetheless continue in office until his or her regular term expires.
Acts 1967, No. 36, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-803.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 48 - CITY ADMINISTRATOR FORM OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-48-101 — 14-48-131) › Section 14-48-108 - Calling of elections for directors and mayor

(a)
(1)
Within ten (10) days after the designation of the four (4) wards, the Secretary of State by proclamation in accordance with §
7-11-101
et seq. shall call special primary and general elections to be held in the municipality for the purpose of electing seven (7) directors and a mayor.
(2)
(A)
The primary election shall be held in accordance with §
7-11-101
et seq.
(B)
The special general election shall be held in accordance with §
7-11-101
et seq.
(b)
These elections shall be called and conducted, and the results shall be determined and certified, as provided in §
14-48-109
.
Acts 1967, No. 36, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-804; Acts 2005, No. 2145, § 36; 2007, No. 1049, § 55; 2009, No. 1480, § 73.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 48 - CITY ADMINISTRATOR FORM OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-48-101 — 14-48-131) › Section 14-48-111 - Mayor

(a)
(1)
The mayor of a city having the city administrator form of government shall be recognized as the head of the city government for all ceremonial purposes and by the Governor for the purposes of military law.
(2)
He or she shall sign on behalf of the city all written agreements, contracts, bonds, mortgages, pledges, indentures, conveyances, and other written instruments, the execution of which have been approved by the board of directors.
(3)
He or she shall serve as chair of the board and shall preside at regular and special meetings of the board, but he or she shall not have a vote on any matter coming before the board.
(b)
(1)
The mayor shall have the power of veto over all decisions made by the board except matters relative to city personnel.
(2)
A veto by the mayor may be overridden by the affirmative vote of five (5) or more members of the board.
(c)
(1)
The mayor shall not be required to devote his or her full time to the office and shall receive a compensation or salary not to exceed the salary permitted municipal officers by the Constitution of this state, to be fixed by the board.
(2)
When once fixed, the salary shall not be increased or diminished during the term for which he or she may have been elected.
(d)
The mayor, before entering upon the discharge of his or her duties, shall take the oath of office required by Arkansas Constitution, Article 19, § 20.
Acts 1967, No. 36, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-808.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 48 - CITY ADMINISTRATOR FORM OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-48-101 — 14-48-131) › Section 14-48-112 - Assistant mayor or vice mayor

(a)
(1)
The board of directors shall elect from its membership an assistant mayor or vice mayor who shall serve in that capacity for two (2) years or until his or her tenure of office as a director expires, whichever is shorter.
(2)
The assistant mayor or vice mayor shall not be prohibited from serving in that capacity for more than one (1) term.
(b)
(1)
The assistant mayor or vice mayor shall act as mayor during the absence or disability of the mayor.
(2)
(A)
If a vacancy in the office of mayor occurs, the assistant mayor or vice mayor shall perform the duties of mayor until a successor mayor is elected.
(B)
(i)
If the mayor is continuously absent or disabled for more than six (6) months, his or her office will automatically become vacant, and a successor mayor shall be elected.
(ii)
(a)
A certificate of the city clerk or recorder recorded in the record of the proceedings of the board as to the absence or disability of the mayor or as to any vacancy in the office of mayor may be relied upon by all persons dealing with the municipality as conclusive evidence of the assistant mayor's or vice mayor's authority to assume the powers of the mayor.
(b)
(1)
Where any such certificate is so recorded, upon the termination of the absence or disability of the mayor and the resumption by him or her of his or her official duties, the city clerk or recorder shall record in the records of the board a separate certificate attesting that fact.
(2)
This separate certificate shall show the date of the termination of absence or disability and resumption of duties.
Acts 1967, No. 36, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-808; Acts 2009, No. 27, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 48 - CITY ADMINISTRATOR FORM OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-48-101 — 14-48-131) › Section 14-48-113 - Acting mayor

If both the mayor and assistant mayor should be absent or disabled from performing their duties, the board of directors may designate by resolution one (1) of its members as acting mayor to serve during the absence or disability, and no longer.
Acts 1967, No. 36, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-808.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 48 - CITY ADMINISTRATOR FORM OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-48-101 — 14-48-131) › Section 14-48-115 - Mayor or director vacancy

In the case of a vacancy in the office of mayor or in the office of a member of the board of directors, the board, at the first regular meeting after the occurrence of the vacancy and by majority vote, shall appoint a person or call for a special election to be held in accordance with §
7-11-101
et seq. to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 384,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1967, No. 36, § 10; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-810; Acts 2005, No. 2145, § 38; 2007, No. 1049, § 58; 2009, No. 1480, § 76.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 48 - CITY ADMINISTRATOR FORM OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-48-101 — 14-48-131) › Section 14-48-116 - Employment of city administrator

(a)
The initial board of directors shall employ a city administrator as promptly as possible after effecting the board's organization. A city administrator's employment shall be for an indefinite term. Thereafter, subject only to such interruptions as are unavoidable, a city administrator shall be maintained in the employ of the city. The appointment and continued employment by the board of a city administrator is mandatory.
(b)
(1)
It shall not be essential that the city administrator at the time of his or her employment be a qualified elector of the city or of the State of Arkansas or a resident of the city or of the State of Arkansas. However, the city administrator shall be a person found by the board to have special qualifications in respect to the administration of municipal affairs, and during his or her employment he or she shall reside in the city and devote his or her full time to the business of the city.
(2)
(A)
A member of the board may not be appointed city administrator or acting city administrator during the term for which he or she shall have been elected, nor within three (3) years following the expiration of that member's term of office as director.
(B)
Notwithstanding the provisions of this section regarding residency requirements for city administrators, the city administrator of a city having a population of less than five thousand (5,000) persons, upon approval of a majority of the board of the city, may reside in an adjoining city during his or her employment as administrator.
(c)
The city administrator shall receive a salary in such amount as may be fixed by the board.
(d)
The board, on the vote of a majority of its elected membership, may terminate the city administrator's employment at any time, either for or without cause. However, the city administrator's employment may not be terminated between the dates of January 1 and March 1 of the year following any general election in which members of the board are elected.
(e)
(1)
The city administrator shall furnish a fidelity bond, the premiums on which shall be paid by the city in such amount, in such form, and with such security as may be approved by the board.
(2)
In no event shall the bond be less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).
Acts 1967, No. 36, § 11; 1983, No. 159, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 19-811, 19-811.1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 48 - CITY ADMINISTRATOR FORM OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-48-101 — 14-48-131) › Section 14-48-118 - Acting city administrator

(a)
(1)
If the city administrator is absent from the city or is unable to perform his or her duties, if the board of directors suspends the city administrator, or if there is a vacancy in the office of the city administrator, the board may appoint by resolution an acting city administrator to serve until the city administrator returns, until his or her disability or suspension ceases, or until another city administrator is appointed and qualified, as the case may be.
(2)
The board may suspend or remove an acting city administrator at any time.
(b)
(1)
The board, in the exercise of its discretion, may determine whether the acting city administrator shall furnish bond.
(2)
If in any instance the board requires the acting city administrator to furnish bond, the premiums shall be paid by the city. The bond in respect to form, amount, and security shall be subject to the approval of the board.
(c)
The acting city administrator shall receive a reasonable compensation to be fixed by the board.
Acts 1967, No. 36, § 11; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-811.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 48 - CITY ADMINISTRATOR FORM OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-48-101 — 14-48-131) › Section 14-48-121 - Initiative and referendum

(a)
The initiative and referendum laws of this state are applicable to cities reorganized under this chapter.
(b)
The number of signatures required upon any petition shall be computed upon the total vote cast for mayor at the preceding general election for mayor.
Acts 1967, No. 36, § 16; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-816.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 48 - CITY ADMINISTRATOR FORM OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-48-101 — 14-48-131) › Section 14-48-122 - Budgets and appropriations

(a)
The approval of the budget by the board of directors shall amount to an appropriation, for the purposes of the budget, of the funds which are lawfully applicable to the different items therein contained.
(b)
The board may alter or revise the budget from time to time, and unpledged funds appropriated by the board for any specific purpose may by subsequent action of the board be appropriated to another purpose subject to the following exceptions:
(1)
Funds resulting from taxes levied under statute or ordinance for a specific purpose may not be diverted to another purpose; and
(2)
Appropriated funds may not be diverted to another purpose where any creditor of the municipality would be prejudiced thereby.
Acts 1967, No. 36, § 12; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-812.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 48 - CITY ADMINISTRATOR FORM OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-48-101 — 14-48-131) › Section 14-48-123 - Annual audit

The board of directors shall have the financial affairs of the city audited annually by the Division of Legislative Audit of the State of Arkansas or by an independent certified public accountant who is not otherwise in the service of the city.
Acts 1967, No. 36, § 12; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-812; Acts 1987, No. 220, § 1; 2011, No. 623, § 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 48 - CITY ADMINISTRATOR FORM OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-48-101 — 14-48-131) › Section 14-48-124 - Creation of new departments, etc

(a)
(1)
The board of directors may from time to time by ordinance create, reorganize, or abolish, except as provided in §
14-48-106
, any municipal departments, offices, employments, boards, authorities, commissions, and agencies and fix the term of employment and compensation of each appointee.
(2)
The city administrator, with the approval of the board, shall appoint the personnel to serve in the departments, offices, employments, boards, authorities, commissions, and agencies.
(b)
(1)
The board also in the exercise of its discretion by ordinance may consolidate the office of the city treasurer with the office of the city clerk or such other department, office, or position as the board by ordinance may charge with the responsibility of administering the financial affairs of the city.
(2)
The board may delegate all of the duties of the city treasurer to the person holding such an office or position in the city and fix the term and compensation of the appointee.
(3)
With the approval of the board, the city administrator may fill this consolidated office by appointment.
Acts 1967, No. 36, § 12; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-812.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 48 - CITY ADMINISTRATOR FORM OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-48-101 — 14-48-131) › Section 14-48-125 - Appointees generally

Subject to the exceptions contained in §
14-48-102
, every person appointed by the board of directors to any municipal office, employment, position, or to membership on any board, authority, or commission shall serve for such time and shall receive such compensation as the board may fix and determine by ordinance.
Acts 1967, No. 36, § 12; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-812.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 48 - CITY ADMINISTRATOR FORM OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-48-101 — 14-48-131) › Section 14-48-126 - Qualifications of appointees

(a)
In the exercise by the board of directors of its authority in respect to the filling of vacancies on municipal boards, authorities, and commissions, only those qualified electors of the city found by the board to possess the necessary qualifications shall be appointed or confirmed.
(b)
(1)
In filling vacancies on any municipal board, authority, or commission, unless the statute applicable to the position forbids the appointment thereto of a city employee, the city administrator, if otherwise qualified, shall be an eligible appointee.
(2)
The city administrator, however, shall not be, ex officio, a member of any municipal board, authority, or commission.
Acts 1967, No. 36, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-807.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 48 - CITY ADMINISTRATOR FORM OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-48-101 — 14-48-131) › Section 14-48-127 - Bond of officers and employees

All officers and employees of a city reorganized under this chapter, excepting the city administrator whose bond requirement is controlled by §
14-48-116
, may be required to make bond in such amount, in such form, and with such security as may meet the approval of the board of directors.
Acts 1967, No. 36, § 13; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-813.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 48 - CITY ADMINISTRATOR FORM OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-48-101 — 14-48-131) › Section 14-48-128 - Prohibited actions by officers or employees

(a)
(1)
No member of the board of directors nor any officer or employee appointed in any city shall have an interest in any contract or job for work or materials, or the profits thereof, or service to be furnished or performed for the city.
(2)
No officer or employee shall have an interest in any contract or job for work or materials, or the profits thereof, or service to be furnished or performed for any person, firm, or corporation operating any public transportation service, gas works, waterworks, electric light or power plants, telegraph line, telephone exchange, or other public utility within the territorial limits of the city.
(3)
(A)
No officer or employee shall accept or receive, directly or indirectly, any frank, pass, free ticket, or free service from any person, firm, or corporation operating within the territorial limits of the city any public transportation service, gas works, waterworks, electric light or power plant, heating plant, telephone exchange, telegraph line, or other business acting or operating under a public franchise of the city, nor shall he or she accept or receive, directly or indirectly, from any such person, firm, or corporation, or its agents, any other service upon terms more favorable than those granted to the public generally.
(B)
The prohibition of free transportation under subdivision (a)(3)(A) of this section does not apply to police officers or firefighters in uniform, nor shall any free service to the city officials heretofore provided by franchise or ordinance be affected by this section.
(b)
A person violating this section is guilty of a violation and upon conviction shall be fined in a sum not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), and every such contract or agreement is void.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 203,§ 9, eff. 8/1/2023.
Acts 1967, No. 36, § 12; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-812.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 48 - CITY ADMINISTRATOR FORM OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-48-101 — 14-48-131) › Section 14-48-129 - Competitive bidding required

(a)
Before making any purchase of, or contract for, any supplies, materials, or equipment, and before obligating the city under any contract for the performance of services or for the construction of municipal improvements where the anticipated cost to the city of the transaction exceeds the maximum amount established by the board of directors under the authority of §
14-48-117
, opportunity for competitive bidding shall be given under such rules and regulations as the board may by ordinance prescribe, and the contract shall be consummated only on a bid approved by the city administrator and by the board.
(b)
The board, by ordinance, may waive the requirement of competitive bidding in exceptional situations where this procedure is not feasible. However, such exceptional situations being lacking, the board may not except any particular contract, purchase, or sale from the requirement of competitive bidding.
(c)
All purchase and sale records of the city shall be open to public inspection.
Acts 1967, No. 36, § 12; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-812.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 48 - CITY ADMINISTRATOR FORM OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-48-101 — 14-48-131) › Section 14-48-130 - Public utility franchises, etc

Every ordinance or resolution granting any public utility franchise or granting the right to occupy the streets, highways, bridges, or other public places in the city for any purpose shall be completed in the form in which it is finally passed. It shall remain on file with the city clerk for public inspection at least one (1) week before the final passage or adoption thereof.
Acts 1967, No. 36, § 14; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-814.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 49 - CIVIL SERVICE FOR CITIES OF 75,000 OR OVER (§§ 14-49-101 — 14-49-313) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 14-49-101 — 14-49-103) › Section 14-49-101 - Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, "board", "commission", or "commissioners" means the board of civil service commissioners, as provided for in §
14-49-201
et seq.
Acts 1937, No. 322, § 15; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1315.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 49 - CIVIL SERVICE FOR CITIES OF 75,000 OR OVER (§§ 14-49-101 — 14-49-313) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 14-49-101 — 14-49-103) › Section 14-49-102 - Applicability

Every city in this state shall be entitled to operate under this chapter whenever any federal census taken shows that the city has attained a population of seventy-five thousand (75,000) or over.
Acts 1937, No. 322, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1301.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 49 - CIVIL SERVICE FOR CITIES OF 75,000 OR OVER (§§ 14-49-101 — 14-49-313) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 14-49-101 — 14-49-103) › Section 14-49-103 - Penalty

Any person violating any part of this chapter, upon conviction, shall be punished as for a misdemeanor.
Acts 1937, No. 322, § 18; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1317.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 49 - CIVIL SERVICE FOR CITIES OF 75,000 OR OVER (§§ 14-49-101 — 14-49-313) › Subchapter 2 - BOARD OF CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONERS (§§ 14-49-201 — 14-49-212) › Section 14-49-201 - Appointment of members

(a)
The city council or governing body in cities which, according to the last federal census taken, have a population of seventy-five thousand (75,000) or over shall name by ordinance three (3) citizens of its respective cities as a board of civil service commissioners.
(b)
The commissioners shall hold office as follows:
(1)
One until the first Monday in April of the second year after his or her appointment;
(2)
One until the first Monday in April of the fourth year after his or her appointment; and
(3)
One until the first Monday in April of the sixth year after his or her appointment.
Acts 1937, No. 322, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1301.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 49 - CIVIL SERVICE FOR CITIES OF 75,000 OR OVER (§§ 14-49-101 — 14-49-313) › Subchapter 2 - BOARD OF CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONERS (§§ 14-49-201 — 14-49-212) › Section 14-49-202 - Persons excepted

(a)
No person on the commission shall hold or be a candidate for any office or public trust under any national, state, county, or municipal government or school district or be connected in any way in any official capacity with any political party or organization.
(b)
No person as enumerated in this section shall be eligible for a place on the board who, at the time of his or her election, shall hold any such office.
Acts 1937, No. 322, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1301.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 49 - CIVIL SERVICE FOR CITIES OF 75,000 OR OVER (§§ 14-49-101 — 14-49-313) › Subchapter 2 - BOARD OF CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONERS (§§ 14-49-201 — 14-49-212) › Section 14-49-203 - Organizational meeting

(a)
The commissioners named as provided in this chapter shall meet and organize.
(b)
The commissioner who shall be elected for a term of two (2) years shall act as chair.
Acts 1937, No. 322, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1302.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 49 - CIVIL SERVICE FOR CITIES OF 75,000 OR OVER (§§ 14-49-101 — 14-49-313) › Subchapter 2 - BOARD OF CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONERS (§§ 14-49-201 — 14-49-212) › Section 14-49-204 - Chair of commission

(a)
(1)
The chair of the commission for each biennial period shall be the member whose term first expires.
(2)
The member of the commission whose term shall next expire shall serve as chair during the last two (2) years of his or her term.
(b)
The chair shall preside over all meetings of the commission and be its executive officer.
(c)
In the absence of the chair, the board shall elect one (1) of its number to act instead of the chair during the absence of the chair.
Acts 1937, No. 322, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 19-1301, 19-1302.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 49 - CIVIL SERVICE FOR CITIES OF 75,000 OR OVER (§§ 14-49-101 — 14-49-313) › Subchapter 2 - BOARD OF CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONERS (§§ 14-49-201 — 14-49-212) › Section 14-49-205 - Secretary of board

(a)
The board shall elect one (1) of its members as secretary.
(b)
The secretary shall:
(1)
Keep the books and records of the board;
(2)
Conduct the correspondence of the board;
(3)
Report the evidence at all trials;
(4)
Act as clerk when the board shall constitute a trial court; and
(5)
Perform any other duties that may be ordered by the board.
Acts 1937, No. 322, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1301.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 49 - CIVIL SERVICE FOR CITIES OF 75,000 OR OVER (§§ 14-49-101 — 14-49-313) › Subchapter 2 - BOARD OF CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONERS (§§ 14-49-201 — 14-49-212) › Section 14-49-206 - Attorney for commission

The city attorney shall act as attorney for the commission provided for in this chapter in all trials and other legal transactions of the commission.
Acts 1937, No. 322, § 1; 1943, No. 17, § 1; 1951, No. 386, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1301.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 49 - CIVIL SERVICE FOR CITIES OF 75,000 OR OVER (§§ 14-49-101 — 14-49-313) › Subchapter 2 - BOARD OF CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONERS (§§ 14-49-201 — 14-49-212) › Section 14-49-207 - Regular meetings, etc

The city council or other governing body, as the case may be, shall:
(1)
Provide suitable rooms for the board to hold meetings;
(2)
Allow all reasonable supplies; and
(3)
Permit use of public buildings for holding examinations by the board.
Acts 1937, No. 322, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1302.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 49 - CIVIL SERVICE FOR CITIES OF 75,000 OR OVER (§§ 14-49-101 — 14-49-313) › Subchapter 2 - BOARD OF CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONERS (§§ 14-49-201 — 14-49-212) › Section 14-49-208 - Quorum for business

Two (2) of the commission members shall constitute a quorum to transact business.
Acts 1937, No. 322, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1301.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 49 - CIVIL SERVICE FOR CITIES OF 75,000 OR OVER (§§ 14-49-101 — 14-49-313) › Subchapter 2 - BOARD OF CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONERS (§§ 14-49-201 — 14-49-212) › Section 14-49-209 - Investigative powers

(a)
In any investigation conducted by the commission provided for in this chapter, the commission shall have the power of subpoena, to require the attendance of any witness and the production of any papers or records pertinent to the investigation, and the power to administer oaths to the witnesses.
(b)
To punish for contempt the nonattendance of witnesses, or the failure to produce books or papers, or misbehavior of any person during the investigation, the commission may impose a fine not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) for each offense.
Acts 1937, No. 322, § 10; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1310.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 49 - CIVIL SERVICE FOR CITIES OF 75,000 OR OVER (§§ 14-49-101 — 14-49-313) › Subchapter 2 - BOARD OF CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONERS (§§ 14-49-201 — 14-49-212) › Section 14-49-210 - Salary of commissioners

The salary of the commissioners shall be paid by the city and shall be fixed by the city council or other governing body of the city.
Acts 1937, No. 322, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1301.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 49 - CIVIL SERVICE FOR CITIES OF 75,000 OR OVER (§§ 14-49-101 — 14-49-313) › Subchapter 2 - BOARD OF CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONERS (§§ 14-49-201 — 14-49-212) › Section 14-49-211 - Removal of commissioner

(a)
The city council or the governing body, by two-thirds vote may remove any of the commissioners during his or her term of office for cause.
(b)
The vacancy thereby created shall be filled as provided in this chapter.
Acts 1937, No. 322, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1301.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 49 - CIVIL SERVICE FOR CITIES OF 75,000 OR OVER (§§ 14-49-101 — 14-49-313) › Subchapter 2 - BOARD OF CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONERS (§§ 14-49-201 — 14-49-212) › Section 14-49-212 - Vacancies on board

(a)
When a vacancy shall occur on the board by death, resignation, expiration of the term of office, or in any other manner, the vacancy shall be filled by the other members of the commission within thirty (30) days from the time the vacancy shall have occurred.
(b)
Vacancies occurring during the term of office of any commissioner shall be filled for the remainder of the term.
Acts 1937, No. 322, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1301.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 49 - CIVIL SERVICE FOR CITIES OF 75,000 OR OVER (§§ 14-49-101 — 14-49-313) › Subchapter 3 - CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM (§§ 14-49-301 — 14-49-313) › Section 14-49-301 - Employees not covered

(a)
This chapter shall not apply to any officer, servant, employee, or attorney of the city who is elected by vote of the people of his or her respective cities.
(b)
(1)
This chapter shall not apply to the following employees of the city:
(A)
Secretary to the mayor;
(B)
Assistant secretary to the mayor;
(C)
Secretary to the district courts and clerks;
(D)
Assistant city attorneys;
(E)
Secretary to city attorneys;
(F)
Members of the police and fire departments of cities;
(G)
City purchasing agent;
(H)
All employees of the city library;
(I)
Superintendent of the city hospital;
(J)
All members of honorary boards;
(K)
All members of the municipal waterworks and the commissioners thereof;
(L)
All officers and employees of the sewer department;
(M)
Members of the board of public affairs;
(N)
Special attorneys who may be employed by the city from time to time; and
(O)
Public accountants who may be employed for special work by the city.
(2)
These employees of the city shall be appointed as they were before the passage of this act.
Acts 1937, No. 322, § 1; 1943, No. 17, § 1; 1951, No. 386, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1301.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 49 - CIVIL SERVICE FOR CITIES OF 75,000 OR OVER (§§ 14-49-101 — 14-49-313) › Subchapter 3 - CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM (§§ 14-49-301 — 14-49-313) › Section 14-49-302 - Temporary employees

The mayor of the city shall have authority to employ and discharge common laborers for work that is temporary. He or she shall have the authority to employ accountants and auditors for the purpose of auditing the city's books, or the books of the departments thereof, and special attorneys.
Acts 1937, No. 322, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1301.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 49 - CIVIL SERVICE FOR CITIES OF 75,000 OR OVER (§§ 14-49-101 — 14-49-313) › Subchapter 3 - CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM (§§ 14-49-301 — 14-49-313) › Section 14-49-303 - City clerk's employees included

In addition to the city employees originally affected by and brought within the provisions of this chapter providing for the establishment of a civil service system in certain cities, the employees of the city clerk's office in these cities from the passage of this act shall be affected by and rendered subject to all of the provisions, rights, and benefits of this chapter as though originally provided for therein.
Acts 1957, No. 152, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1318.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 49 - CIVIL SERVICE FOR CITIES OF 75,000 OR OVER (§§ 14-49-101 — 14-49-313) › Subchapter 3 - CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM (§§ 14-49-301 — 14-49-313) › Section 14-49-305 - Departmental rules and regulations

All employees affected by this chapter shall be governed by rules and regulations set out by the heads of their respective departments after rules and regulations have been adopted by the governing bodies of their respective municipalities.
Acts 1937, No. 322, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1304.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 49 - CIVIL SERVICE FOR CITIES OF 75,000 OR OVER (§§ 14-49-101 — 14-49-313) › Subchapter 3 - CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM (§§ 14-49-301 — 14-49-313) › Section 14-49-306 - Political activity prohibited

(a)
No employee in any department affected by this chapter shall engage in the solicitation of any subscription funds or assessments or contribute thereto for any political party or purpose.
(b)
An employee shall not be connected with any political campaign or political management except to cast his or her vote and to express his or her personal opinion privately.
Acts 1937, No. 322, § 12; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1312.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 49 - CIVIL SERVICE FOR CITIES OF 75,000 OR OVER (§§ 14-49-101 — 14-49-313) › Subchapter 3 - CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM (§§ 14-49-301 — 14-49-313) › Section 14-49-307 - Employees and salaries fixed

The city council or other governing body shall fix from time to time the number of employees and the salaries to be drawn by each in the departments affected by this chapter.
Acts 1937, No. 322, § 16; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1316.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 49 - CIVIL SERVICE FOR CITIES OF 75,000 OR OVER (§§ 14-49-101 — 14-49-313) › Subchapter 3 - CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM (§§ 14-49-301 — 14-49-313) › Section 14-49-308 - Certification for compensation

(a)
The secretary of the commission shall file with the treasurer or disbursing officer of his or her city a certificate of those entitled to compensation from the city under this chapter.
(b)
No compensation shall be allowed to any member of the affected cities unless his or her name shall be so certified by the secretary.
Acts 1937, No. 322, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1309.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 49 - CIVIL SERVICE FOR CITIES OF 75,000 OR OVER (§§ 14-49-101 — 14-49-313) › Subchapter 3 - CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM (§§ 14-49-301 — 14-49-313) › Section 14-49-309 - Examinations

All examinations provided for in this chapter shall be fair and impartial and such as to test the qualifications of the applicants for the particular service and position to be filled.
Acts 1937, No. 322, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1307.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 49 - CIVIL SERVICE FOR CITIES OF 75,000 OR OVER (§§ 14-49-101 — 14-49-313) › Subchapter 3 - CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM (§§ 14-49-301 — 14-49-313) › Section 14-49-310 - Suspension of competition

In the case of a vacancy in a position requiring peculiar or exceptional qualifications of a scientific, professional, or expert character, upon satisfactory evidence that competition is impracticable and the position can best be filled by the selection of some person designated and of recognized attainment, the board may suspend by a majority vote competition in this case. However, the suspension shall not be general in its application, and each case must be handled on its own merits.
Acts 1937, No. 322, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1306.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 49 - CIVIL SERVICE FOR CITIES OF 75,000 OR OVER (§§ 14-49-101 — 14-49-313) › Subchapter 3 - CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM (§§ 14-49-301 — 14-49-313) › Section 14-49-311 - Suspension, discharge, or reduction in rank or compensation

(a)
(1)
(A)
No employee of any department of any city affected by this chapter shall be discharged or reduced in rank or compensation without being notified in writing as provided in this section.
(B)
In case of suspension, discharge, or reduction, the affected or accused person shall have written notice of the action at the time it is taken.
(2)
The person shall have the right of reply and trial as provided in this section and may be discharged or reduced only after conviction by trial before the commission.
(b)
(1)
The trial must take place within fifteen (15) days after demand for it is made.
(2)
The accused must be notified at least ten (10) days prior to the trial of the date and place of trial.
(3)
The accused may have compulsory process to have witnesses present at the trial.
(c)
(1)
The chair shall preside at all trials and shall determine and decide all questions relative to pleadings and admissibility of evidence.
(2)
The decision of the commission shall be a majority vote of members of the commission.
(d)
(1)
(A)
A right of appeal by the city or employee is given from any decision of the commission to the circuit court within whose jurisdiction the commission is situated.
(B)
The appeal shall be taken by filing with the commission, within thirty (30) days from the date of the decision, a notice of appeal. Whereupon, the commission shall send to the court all pertinent documents and papers, together with a complete transcript of all evidence and testimony adduced before the commission and all findings and orders of the commission.
(C)
(i)
The court shall review the commission's decision on the record and in addition may hear testimony or allow the introduction of any further evidence upon the request of either the city or the employee.
(ii)
The testimony or evidence must be competent and otherwise admissible.
(2)
(A)
A right of appeal is also given from any action from the circuit court to the Supreme Court.
(B)
The appeal shall be governed by the rules of procedure provided by law for appeals from the circuit court to the Supreme Court.
(e)
In the event that it is finally determined that there was a wrongful suspension, discharge, or reduction in rank of any employee, the employee shall be entitled in such case to summary judgment against the city for full pay for the time he or she lost by reason of his or her suspension or discharge, or for the difference in salary or loss he or she shall have sustained by reason of any reduction in salary.
Acts 1937, No. 322, §§ 5, 13; 1959, No. 464, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 19-1305, 19-1313.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 49 - CIVIL SERVICE FOR CITIES OF 75,000 OR OVER (§§ 14-49-101 — 14-49-313) › Subchapter 3 - CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM (§§ 14-49-301 — 14-49-313) › Section 14-49-312 - Reductions, reinstatements, or transfers in personnel

(a)
(1)
If it shall become necessary to reduce the personnel of any department, reduction shall be from the lowest rank, seniority having priority.
(2)
In event the personnel is subsequently increased, any employee who has been transferred to another department or discharged by reason of the reduction shall have seniority rights over any other employee or any applicant for employment to any position created on account of the increase in personnel.
(b)
If the personnel of any department is reduced by reason of the transfer of any duties of one department to another department, any person so discharged shall have priority in the department to which the duties are transferred over any employee performing the duties who does not have a seniority rating at least equal to the person relieved on account of the transfer of the duties and over any applicant for employment covering the duties.
(c)
When a vacancy occurs in any department, any employee of the same classification in any other department, seniority having priority, shall have the option of transferring to the vacancy in the department.
Acts 1937, No. 322, § 14; 1941, No. 43, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1314.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 49 - CIVIL SERVICE FOR CITIES OF 75,000 OR OVER (§§ 14-49-101 — 14-49-313) › Subchapter 3 - CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM (§§ 14-49-301 — 14-49-313) › Section 14-49-313 - Political discrimination prohibited

No person in any department affected by this chapter shall be appointed, reduced, suspended, discharged, or otherwise discriminated against because of his or her political opinion or affiliation.
Acts 1937, No. 322, § 11; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1311.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 50 - CIVIL SERVICE FOR CITIES OF 20,000 TO 75,000 (§§ 14-50-101 — 14-50-313) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 14-50-101 — 14-50-102) › Section 14-50-101 - Applicability

(a)
Any city of the first class in this state having a population of twenty thousand (20,000) or more but less than seventy-five thousand (75,000) inhabitants, according to the most recent federal census, may establish or continue a civil service system for the nonuniformed employees of these cities, either by action of the city council or other governing body of the city or by a local initiated measure.
(b)
Any civil service system established or continued pursuant to this chapter shall cover such nonuniformed employees of the city as the ordinance establishing or continuing the system shall prescribe.
Acts 1963, No. 221, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1419.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 50 - CIVIL SERVICE FOR CITIES OF 20,000 TO 75,000 (§§ 14-50-101 — 14-50-313) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 14-50-101 — 14-50-102) › Section 14-50-102 - Penalty

A person violating this chapter is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished accordingly.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 203,§ 10, eff. 8/1/2023.
Acts 1963, No. 221, § 19; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1437.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 14 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-387-706) › Subtitle 3 - MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 14-37-101 — 14-62-115) › Chapter 50 - CIVIL SERVICE FOR CITIES OF 20,000 TO 75,000 (§§ 14-50-101 — 14-50-313) › Subchapter 2 - CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION (§§ 14-50-201 — 14-50-211) › Section 14-50-201 - Appointment of members

(a)
In any city establishing or continuing a civil service system pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, the city council or other governing body of the city shall name by ordinance five (5) citizens of the city as a civil service commission for the system.
(b)
The members of the commission shall hold office as follows:
(1)
One shall hold office until the first Monday in April of the second year after his or her appointment;
(2)
One shall hold office until the first Monday in April on the fourth year after his or her appointment;
(3)
One shall hold office until the first Monday in April of the sixth year after his or her appointment;
(4)
One shall hold office until the first Monday in April of the eighth year after his or her appointment; and
(5)
One shall hold office until the first Monday in April of the tenth year after his or her appointment.
(c)
If any city establishing or continuing a civil service system under this chapter already has a five-member commission for uniformed employees, the existing commission shall also be the commission for the system established or continued under this chapter.
Acts 1963, No. 221, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1420.