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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 43 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS (§§ 14-43-201 — 14-43-611) › Subchapter 4 - OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES GENERALLY (§§ 14-43-401 — 14-43-412) › Section 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.
Acts 1943, No. 154, § 1; 1981, No. 303, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1026; Acts 1997, No. 202, § 1; 2005, No. 2145, § 28; 2007, No. 1049, § 47; 2009, No. 185, § 2; 2009, No. 385, § 2; 2009, No. 1480, § 65.
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 43 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS (§§ 14-43-201 — 14-43-611) › Subchapter 4 - OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES GENERALLY (§§ 14-43-401 — 14-43-412) › Section 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.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 879,§ 22, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1875, No. 1, § 63, p. 1; C. & M. Dig., § 7746; Pope's Dig., § 9941; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1027; Acts 2011, No. 134, § 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 43 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS (§§ 14-43-201 — 14-43-611) › Subchapter 5 - POWERS AND DUTIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-43-501 — 14-43-509) › Section 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.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 235,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 753,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1875, No. 1, § 51, p. 1; C. & M. Dig., §§ 7738-7741; Pope's Dig., §§ 9934-9937; Acts 1981, No. 345, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1010; Acts 2001, No. 354, § 1; 2005, No. 190, § 1; 2009, No. 185, § 3; 2011, No. 110, § 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 43 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS (§§ 14-43-201 — 14-43-611) › Subchapter 5 - POWERS AND DUTIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-43-501 — 14-43-509) › Section 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.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 879,§ 23, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1875, No. 1, § 62, p. 1; C. & M. Dig., § 7744; Pope's Dig., § 9940; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1011; Acts 2001, No. 365, § 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 43 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS (§§ 14-43-201 — 14-43-611) › Subchapter 5 - POWERS AND DUTIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-43-501 — 14-43-509) › Section 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)
.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 879,§ 24, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1875, No. 1, § 53, p. 1; 1885, No. 67, § 2, p. 92; 1893, No. 42, §§ 1, 2, p. 64; 1913, No. 226, § 1; C. & M. Dig., §§ 7697-7701; Pope's Dig., §§ 9840-9844; Acts 1979, No. 153, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 19-1013, 19-1014; Acts 1991, No. 786, § 14; 1995, No. 534, § 2; 1995, No. 914, § 2; 2009, No. 161, § 1; 2009, No. 185, § 4.
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 43 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS (§§ 14-43-201 — 14-43-611) › Subchapter 5 - POWERS AND DUTIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-43-501 — 14-43-509) › Section 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.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 761,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1875, No. 1, § 51, p. 1; C. & M. Dig., § 7694; Pope's Dig., § 9837; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1018; Acts 2007, No. 71, § 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 43 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS (§§ 14-43-201 — 14-43-611) › Subchapter 5 - POWERS AND DUTIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-43-501 — 14-43-509) › Section 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.
Acts 1875, No. 1, § 51, p. 1; C. & M. Dig., § 7694; Pope's Dig., § 9837; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1018.
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 43 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS (§§ 14-43-201 — 14-43-611) › Subchapter 5 - POWERS AND DUTIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-43-501 — 14-43-509) › Section 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.
Acts 1875, No. 1, § 51, p. 1; C. & M. Dig., § 7694; Pope's Dig., § 9837; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1018.
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 43 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS (§§ 14-43-201 — 14-43-611) › Subchapter 5 - POWERS AND DUTIES GENERALLY (§§ 14-43-501 — 14-43-509) › Section 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.
Acts 1875, No. 1, § 62, p. 1; C. & M. Dig., § 7744; Pope's Dig., § 9940; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1011.
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 43 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS (§§ 14-43-201 — 14-43-611) › Subchapter 6 - POWERS OVER MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS (§§ 14-43-601 — 14-43-611) › Section 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.
Acts 1971, No. 266, § 2; 1981 (Ex. Sess.), No. 23, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1043; Acts 2011, No. 1187, § 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 43 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS (§§ 14-43-201 — 14-43-611) › Subchapter 6 - POWERS OVER MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS (§§ 14-43-601 — 14-43-611) › Section 14-43-602 - Authority generally

(a)
A municipality is authorized to perform any function and exercise full legislative power in any and all matters of whatsoever nature pertaining to its municipal affairs, including, but not limited to, the power to tax.
(b)
The rule of decision known as "Dillon's Rule" is inapplicable to the municipal affairs of municipalities.
Acts 1971, No. 266, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1042; Acts 2011, No. 1187, § 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 43 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS (§§ 14-43-201 — 14-43-611) › Subchapter 6 - POWERS OVER MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS (§§ 14-43-601 — 14-43-611) › Section 14-43-603 - Felonies

No municipality may declare any act a felony.
Acts 1971, No. 266, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1044.
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 43 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS (§§ 14-43-201 — 14-43-611) › Subchapter 6 - POWERS OVER MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS (§§ 14-43-601 — 14-43-611) › Section 14-43-604 - Gambling

A municipality may not authorize gambling except as provided by state law.
Acts 1971, No. 266, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1044; Acts 2011, No. 1187, § 3.
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 43 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS (§§ 14-43-201 — 14-43-611) › Subchapter 6 - POWERS OVER MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS (§§ 14-43-601 — 14-43-611) › Section 14-43-605 - Alcoholic beverages

No municipality may authorize the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages.
Acts 1971, No. 266, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1044.
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 43 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS (§§ 14-43-201 — 14-43-611) › Subchapter 6 - POWERS OVER MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS (§§ 14-43-601 — 14-43-611) › Section 14-43-606 - Taxation generally

(a)
No municipality shall levy any sales, which includes gross receipts or gross proceeds, use, payroll, or income tax other than those authorized by law.
(b)
No tax on alcoholic beverages shall be levied by a municipality other than those authorized by law.
Acts 1971, No. 266, § 4; 1971, No. 537, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1045.
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 43 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS (§§ 14-43-201 — 14-43-611) › Subchapter 6 - POWERS OVER MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS (§§ 14-43-601 — 14-43-611) › Section 14-43-607 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 96,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 995, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 3378, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1971, No. 266, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1045.
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 43 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS (§§ 14-43-201 — 14-43-611) › Subchapter 6 - POWERS OVER MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS (§§ 14-43-601 — 14-43-611) › Section 14-43-608 - Regulation of prices

(a)
No municipality shall have the power to regulate prices for goods, rentals, or services sold or performed within the municipality by individuals or firms.
(b)
Nothing in this section shall prohibit municipalities from establishing prices for goods, rentals, or services furnished by, or performed by, the municipality or an instrumentality thereof.
Acts 1971, No. 266, § 4; 1971, No. 537, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1045.
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 43 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS (§§ 14-43-201 — 14-43-611) › Subchapter 6 - POWERS OVER MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS (§§ 14-43-601 — 14-43-611) › Section 14-43-609 - Public utilities and carriers

The provisions of this subchapter shall not repeal, limit, modify, or affect any of the powers conferred upon municipalities to regulate, in the manner prescribed by law, the rates or charges to be made for services rendered in the municipality by any regulated public utility or carrier operating under franchise issued by the municipality, including without limitation any of the following:
(1)
Electric, gas, or water utilities;
(2)
Telephone or telegraph companies;
(3)
Taxicabs;
(4)
Municipal bus companies; or
(5)
Other utilities or carriers operating under public service franchise issued by the municipality.
Acts 1971, No. 266, § 4; 1971, No. 537, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1045; Acts 2011, No. 1187, § 4.
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 43 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS (§§ 14-43-201 — 14-43-611) › Subchapter 6 - POWERS OVER MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS (§§ 14-43-601 — 14-43-611) › Section 14-43-610 - Reservation of state power

Nothing in this subchapter shall limit the power reserved to the General Assembly to specifically limit the exercise of any powers, functions, and authority granted in this subchapter.
Acts 1971, No. 266, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1046.
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 43 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS (§§ 14-43-201 — 14-43-611) › Subchapter 6 - POWERS OVER MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS (§§ 14-43-601 — 14-43-611) › Section 14-43-611 - Sale of city property to college or university

Any city of the first class may sell, under such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate, city property to any publicly supported postsecondary educational institution.
Acts 1993, No. 1044, § 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 44 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE SECOND CLASS (§§ 14-44-101 — 14-44-117) › Section 14-44-101 - Creation of wards

(a)
As soon as practicable after an incorporated town becomes a city of the second class, the city council shall form the city into the number of wards that, to it, will seem to best serve the interests of the city.
(b)
It shall be the duty of the council to see that each ward has as nearly an equal population to each of the other wards as would best serve the interests of the taxpayers of the city.
Acts 1949, No. 44, § 1; 1983, No. 253, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1113.
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 44 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE SECOND CLASS (§§ 14-44-101 — 14-44-117) › Section 14-44-102 - Redistricting of wards

(a)
City councils in cities of the second class shall have the authority to redistrict the wards of their cities when they determine that the people can best be served by adding wards, combining wards, or changing ward boundary lines to equalize the populations in the various wards.
(b)
(1)
Within ninety (90) days after redistricting, if fifty (50) or more qualified electors in the city are dissatisfied with the division of the city into wards, they shall have the authority to petition the circuit court.
(2)
The court, after due hearing, shall have authority to redistrict the city into such wards as it shall deem best if it finds that the redistricting action by the council was arbitrary and capricious.
Acts 1949, No. 44, §§ 1, 2; 1983, No. 253, §§ 2, 3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 19-1113, 19-1114.
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 44 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE SECOND CLASS (§§ 14-44-101 — 14-44-117) › Section 14-44-104 - Vacancy in council member's office

(a)
If a vacancy occurs in the office of council member in any city of the second class, at the first regular meeting after the occurrence of the vacancy, the city council shall proceed to elect, by a majority vote of the council, a council member to serve for the unexpired term.
(b)
The election to fill the vacancy under subsection (a) of this section is not subject to veto by the mayor.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 879,§ 26, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1325,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1927, No. 124, § 1; Pope's Dig., §§ 9802, 9942; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1111.
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 44 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE SECOND CLASS (§§ 14-44-101 — 14-44-117) › Section 14-44-105 - Election of mayor

The qualified voters of cities of the second class shall elect a mayor for a term of four (4) years on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November 1966 and every four (4) years thereafter.
Acts 1965, No. 554, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1101.4.
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 44 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE SECOND CLASS (§§ 14-44-101 — 14-44-117) › Section 14-44-106 - Vacancy in office

If a vacancy occurs in the office of mayor, marshal, recorder, treasurer, or recorder-treasurer in any city of the second class, at the first regular meeting after the occurrence of the vacancy the city council shall proceed to elect a person to fill the vacancy either by a majority vote of the council members or by a call for a special election to be held in accordance with §
7-11-101
et seq.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 339,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 879,§ 27, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1959, No. 54, § 1; 1967, No. 427, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1110; Acts 1997, No. 645, § 4; 2005, No. 2145, § 30; 2007, No. 1049, § 49; 2009, No. 1480, § 67.
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 44 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE SECOND CLASS (§§ 14-44-101 — 14-44-117) › Section 14-44-107 - Powers of mayor generally

(a)
The mayor in cities of the second class shall be ex officio president of the city council, shall preside at its meetings, and shall have a vote to establish a quorum of the council, or when the mayor's vote is needed to pass any ordinance, bylaw, resolution, order, or motion.
(b)
(1)
The mayor in these cities shall have the power to veto, within five (5) days, Sundays excepted, after the action of the 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.
(2)
(A)
In case of a veto, before the next regular meeting of the council, the mayor shall file in the office of the city recorder, to be laid before the meeting, a written statement of his or her reasons for so doing.
(B)
An ordinance, resolution, or order, or part thereof, vetoed by the mayor shall not have any force or validity unless, after the written statement is laid before it, the council passes it over the veto by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of all the council members elected thereto.
(c)
If the mayor is unable to perform the duties of office or cannot be located, one (1) of the following may perform all functions of a mayor during the disability or absence of the mayor:
(1)
The recorder;
(2)
Another elected official of the city if designated by the mayor; or
(3)
An unelected employee or resident of the city if designated by the mayor and approved by the city council.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 879,§ 28, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 753,§ 2, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1887, No. 10, § 1, p. 11; C. & M. Dig., § 7679; Pope's Dig., § 9801; Acts 1981, No. 346, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1101; Acts 1997, No. 1122, § 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 44 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE SECOND CLASS (§§ 14-44-101 — 14-44-117) › Section 14-44-108 - Mayor of city of the second class

The mayor of a city of the second class shall perform all duties required by the ordinances of the city and shall give bond and security in any amount to be determined and approved by the city council.
Acts 1875, No. 1, § 48, p. 1; 1881, No. 16, § 1, p. 29; 1883, No. 63, § 2, p. 97; C. & M. Dig., § 7681; Pope's Dig., § 9809; Acts 1941, No. 284, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1102; Acts 1995, No. 298, § 1; 2003, No. 1185, § 26; 2007, No. 663, § 18.
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 44 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE SECOND CLASS (§§ 14-44-101 — 14-44-117) › Section 14-44-109 - City marshal, recorder, and treasurer generally

(a)
(1)
(A)
At the time prescribed in this subtitle, the qualified voters of each city of the second class shall elect a city marshal, a city recorder, and a city treasurer.
(B)
Each city marshal, city recorder, or city treasurer shall continue in office until his or her successor is elected and qualified.
(2)
(A)
The city council may provide by ordinance for the appointment of the city treasurer.
(B)
An ordinance under subdivision (a)(2)(A) of this section shall be passed before the filing period begins for an election for the office of city treasurer, but no later than the February preceding the beginning of the early filing period.
(b)
These officers shall have such powers and perform such duties as are prescribed in this subtitle, or as may be prescribed by any ordinance of the city, consistent with the provisions of this subtitle.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 234,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1875, No. 1, § 49, p. 1; 1881, No. 16, § 2, p. 29; C. & M. Dig., § 7682; Pope's Dig., § 9810; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1103.
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 44 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE SECOND CLASS (§§ 14-44-101 — 14-44-117) › Section 14-44-110 - Residency of appointed marshals

Cities of the second class shall have the authority to require their appointed marshals to reside within their corporate limits, and they shall have the authority to permit their appointed marshals to reside outside their corporate limits.
Acts 1979, No. 10, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1103.4.
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 44 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE SECOND CLASS (§§ 14-44-101 — 14-44-117) › Section 14-44-111 - Election or appointment of marshal

The city marshal of cities of the second class shall be elected by the voters as provided by law. However, the city council of any such city, if the council deems it to be in the best interests of the city, and upon passage of an ordinance by the majority of the council, may provide that the marshal shall be appointed or removed by the mayor unless the council shall vote by a two-thirds majority of the total membership of the council to override the mayor's action.
Acts 1953, No. 172, § 1; 1983, No. 79, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1103.2.
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 44 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE SECOND CLASS (§§ 14-44-101 — 14-44-117) › Section 14-44-112 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2021, No. 339,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 879,§ 29, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1921, No. 450, § 1; Pope's Dig., § 9811; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1112.
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 44 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE SECOND CLASS (§§ 14-44-101 — 14-44-117) › Section 14-44-113 - Powers and duties of marshals

(a)
The marshal of cities of the second class shall execute and return all writs and process directed to him or her by the mayor. In criminal cases or cases of a violation of the city ordinance, he or she may serve them in any part of the county.
(b)
It shall be the marshal's duty to:
(1)
Suppress all riots and disturbances and breaches of the peace;
(2)
Apprehend all disorderly persons in the city;
(3)
Pursue and arrest any person fleeing from justice in any part of the state; and
(4)
Apprehend any person in the act of committing any offense against the laws of the state or ordinances of the city and forthwith to bring such persons before the mayor, or other competent authority, for examination or trial.
(c)
The marshal shall have power to appoint one (1) or more deputies, for whose official acts he or she shall be responsible.
(d)
In the discharge of his or her proper duties, the marshal shall have like powers, be subject to like responsibilities, and receive the like fees as sheriffs and constables in similar cases.
Acts 1875, No. 1, § 50, p. 1; C. & M. Dig., § 7683; Pope's Dig., § 9812; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1104.
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 44 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE SECOND CLASS (§§ 14-44-101 — 14-44-117) › Section 14-44-114 - Recorder-treasurer offices combined

(a)
(1)
The city council of any city of the second class, if the city council deems it to be in the best interests of the city, and upon passage of an ordinance by a majority vote of the city council, may combine the offices of city recorder and city treasurer, authorizing one (1) person to hold this position.
(2)
The city council may combine the offices of city recorder and city treasurer to take effect at the next election under §
14-44-109
or when the offices are vacant.
(b)
When combined, the office shall be known as "city recorder-treasurer".
(c)
When one (1) person assumes the duties of both recorder and treasurer, the position shall not be separated during the elected city recorder-treasurer's term unless the position is vacant.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 336,§ 3, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1949, No. 42, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1103.1.
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 44 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE SECOND CLASS (§§ 14-44-101 — 14-44-117) › Section 14-44-115 - Election of recorder, treasurer, or recorder-treasurer

(a)
On the Tuesday following the first Monday in November, 1972, and every four (4) years thereafter, the qualified voters of cities of the second class shall elect a recorder, a treasurer, or a recorder-treasurer, as the case may be, for a term of four (4) years.
(b)
(1)
The city council may provide by ordinance for the appointment of the city treasurer.
(2)
An ordinance under subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall be passed before the filing period begins for an election for the office of city treasurer, but no later than the February preceding the beginning of the early filing period.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 234,§ 2, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1969, No. 272, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1103.3; Acts 2001, No. 364, § 3.
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 44 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE SECOND CLASS (§§ 14-44-101 — 14-44-117) › Section 14-44-116 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2021, No. 339,§ 3, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 879,§ 30, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1921, No. 450, § 1; Pope's Dig., § 9811; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1112; Acts 2007, No. 62, § 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 44 - GOVERNMENT OF CITIES OF THE SECOND CLASS (§§ 14-44-101 — 14-44-117) › Section 14-44-117 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2019, No. 221,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1929, No. 251, §§ 1-5; Pope's Dig., §§ 9804-9808; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 19-1105 -- 19-1109.
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 45 - GOVERNMENT OF INCORPORATED TOWNS (§§ 14-45-101 — 14-45-111) › Section 14-45-101 - Corporate authority

(a)
The corporate authority of incorporated towns shall vest in a town council composed of the five (5) council members who shall be qualified electors residing within the limits of the incorporated town and who shall hold office until their successors are elected and qualified.
(b)
A majority of the whole number of council members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 879,§ 31, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1875, No. 1, § 41, p. 1; C. & M. Dig., § 7671; Acts 1937, No. 259, § 2; Pope's Dig., § 9793; Acts 1965, No. 483, § 1; 1981, No. 343, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1201.
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 45 - GOVERNMENT OF INCORPORATED TOWNS (§§ 14-45-101 — 14-45-111) › Section 14-45-102 - Election of council members

(a)
(1)
Except as provided in subdivision (a)(2) of this section, on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November 1982 and every two (2) years thereafter, the qualified voters of incorporated towns shall elect five (5) council members.
(2)
(A)
The town council of an incorporated town may refer to the voters an ordinance on the question of electing the five (5) council members to four-year terms.
(B)
(i)
The voters shall vote on the ordinance at a general election or at a special election called for that purpose.
(ii)
The election to approve the four-year election procedure shall be held no later than February 1 of the year of the general election in which the procedure is proposed to be effective.
(C)
If this procedure is adopted by an ordinance referred to and approved by the voters of the incorporated town, the initial terms for council members representing positions numbered "one", "three", and "five" shall be four-year terms at the next general election and the initial terms for council members representing positions numbered "two" and "four" shall be two-year terms and thereafter four-year terms, resulting in staggered terms.
(D)
(i)
The town council may refer to voters an ordinance on the question of returning the incorporated town to electing council members to two-year terms using the procedures of subdivision (a)(2) of this section.
(ii)
If the voters approve returning an incorporated town to two-year terms, all council members shall be elected to two-year terms at the next general election and thereafter.
(E)
The town council may not refer to voters another question on electing council members to four-year terms or on returning the incorporated town to electing council members to two-year terms unless at least four (4) years have passed since the last election on changing the terms of council members.
(b)
(1)
A candidate for the office of council member shall designate the number of the office for council member that the candidate is seeking on the petition filed pursuant to §
14-42-206
.
(2)
If there is a designation under subdivision (b)(1) of this section, the candidate shall not change the designation on that petition.
(3)
The county clerk shall not accept a petition for filing that does not designate the number of the office for council member sought.
(4)
Each incorporated town shall maintain in its records a document showing the name of each council member and the number of the office that the candidate holds.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 879,§ 32, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 503,§ 3, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1875, No. 1, § 41, p. 1; C. & M. Dig., § 7671; Acts 1937, No. 259, § 2; Pope's Dig., § 9793; Acts 1965, No. 483, § 1; 1981, No. 343, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1201; Acts 2005, No. 46, § 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 45 - GOVERNMENT OF INCORPORATED TOWNS (§§ 14-45-101 — 14-45-111) › Section 14-45-103 - Vacancies

(a)
When a vacancy occurs in the office of council member in an incorporated town, at the first regular meeting after the occurrence of the vacancy, the town council shall elect by a majority vote of the town council a council member to serve for the unexpired term.
(b)
When a vacancy occurs in the office of recorder-treasurer in an incorporated town, at the first regular meeting after the occurrence of the vacancy, the town council shall elect by a majority vote of the town council a recorder-treasurer to serve for the unexpired term.
(c)
When a vacancy occurs in the office of mayor in an incorporated town, at the first regular meeting after the occurrence of the vacancy, the town council shall:
(1)
Elect by a majority vote of the council members a mayor to serve the unexpired term; or
(2)
(A)
Call for a special election to be held under §
7-11-101
et seq. to fill the vacancy.
(B)
At the special election, a mayor shall be elected to complete the unexpired term.
(d)
When a vacancy occurs in the office of marshal in an incorporated town and the marshal was elected under §
14-45-109
, at the first regular meeting after the occurrence of the vacancy the town council shall elect by a majority vote of the town council a marshal to serve for the unexpired term.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 339,§ 4, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 879,§ 33, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 171,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 978,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1875, No. 1, § 43, p. 1; C. & M. Dig., § 7674; Acts 1937, No. 259, § 3; Pope's Dig., § 9796; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1206; Acts 1989, No. 386, § 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 45 - GOVERNMENT OF INCORPORATED TOWNS (§§ 14-45-101 — 14-45-111) › Section 14-45-104 - Election of mayor

The qualified electors in incorporated towns shall elect a mayor for a term of four (4) years on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November 1966 and every four (4) years thereafter.
Acts 1965, No. 554, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1201.1.
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 45 - GOVERNMENT OF INCORPORATED TOWNS (§§ 14-45-101 — 14-45-111) › Section 14-45-105 - Powers of mayor generally

(a)
The mayor in an incorporated town shall:
(1)
Be ex officio president of the town council;
(2)
Preside at the town council's meetings; and
(3)
Have a vote when the mayor's vote is needed to:
(A)
Pass any ordinance, bylaw, resolution, order, or motion; or
(B)
Establish a quorum of the town council.
(b)
(1)
The mayor in these towns shall have the power to veto, within five (5) days, Sundays excepted, after the action of the 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.
(2)
(A)
In case of a veto, before the next regular meeting of the council the mayor shall file a written statement of his or her reasons for the veto in the office of the town recorder-treasurer to be laid before the meeting.
(B)
An ordinance, resolution, or order, or part thereof, vetoed by the mayor shall not have any force or validity unless, after the written statement is laid before it, the council passes it over the veto by a vote of two-thirds (2/3) of all the council members elected thereto.
(c)
If the mayor is unable to perform the duties of office or cannot be located, one (1) of the following may perform all functions of a mayor during the disability or absence of the mayor:
(1)
The recorder;
(2)
Another elected official of the city if designated by the mayor; or
(3)
An unelected employee or resident of the city if designated by the mayor and approved by the city council.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 339,§ 5, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 879,§ 34, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 753,§ 3, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1875, No. 1, § 41, p. 1; C. & M. Dig., § 7671; Pope's Dig., § 9793; Acts 1981, No. 343, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1201.
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 45 - GOVERNMENT OF INCORPORATED TOWNS (§§ 14-45-101 — 14-45-111) › Section 14-45-106 - Mayor of an incorporated town

(a)
The mayor of an incorporated town shall perform all duties required by the ordinances of the city and shall give bond and security in any amount to be ascertained and approved by the city council.
(b)
In addition for his or her services as mayor, the council, by ordinance, may make proper allowance for, and payment of, compensation.
Acts 1875, No. 1, § 45, p. 1; C. & M. Dig., § 7676; Acts 1921, No. 368, § 1; Pope's Dig., § 9798; Acts 1941, No. 284, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1204; Acts 1995, No. 298, § 2; 2003, No. 114, § 1; 2003, No. 1185, § 27; 2007, No. 663, § 19.
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 45 - GOVERNMENT OF INCORPORATED TOWNS (§§ 14-45-101 — 14-45-111) › Section 14-45-107 - Presiding officer of council - Clerk

(a)
The mayor or, in case of his or her absence, the recorder-treasurer, shall preside at all meetings of the town council. The recorder-treasurer shall also be and act as clerk of the town. He or she shall attend all meetings of the council and make a fair, accurate, and correct record of all the proceedings, laws, rules, and ordinances made and passed by the council. The records shall be open at all times for the inspection of the electors of the town.
(b)
In the absence of the mayor and recorder-treasurer from any meeting of the council, the council shall have power to appoint any two (2) of their number to perform the duties of mayor and recorder-treasurer for the time being.
Acts 1875, No. 1, §§ 42, 43, p. 1; C. & M. Dig., §§ 7672, 7674; Acts 1937, No. 259, § 3; Pope's Dig., §§ 9794, 9796; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 19-1203, 19-1206.
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 45 - GOVERNMENT OF INCORPORATED TOWNS (§§ 14-45-101 — 14-45-111) › Section 14-45-108 - Election of recorder-treasurer

(a)
The qualified voters of incorporated towns shall elect one (1) recorder-treasurer on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November 1982 and every four (4) years thereafter.
(b)
(1)
(A)
The town council may provide by ordinance for the appointment of the town recorder-treasurer.
(B)
An ordinance under subdivision (b)(1)(A) of this section shall be passed before the filing period begins for an election for the office of town recorder-treasurer, but no later than the February preceding the beginning of the early filing period.
(2)
A town recorder-treasurer appointed under subdivision (b)(1)(A) of this section shall not administer the oath of office under §
14-42-106
or §
21-2-105
.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 234,§ 3, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1875, No. 1, § 41, p. 1; C. & M. Dig., § 7671; Acts 1937, No. 259, § 2; Pope's Dig., § 9793; Acts 1965, No. 483, § 1; 1981, No. 343, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-1201; Acts 2005, No. 1008, § 1.