Title 14 — Local Government
192 chapters · 901 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-42-101 Savings provision
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Any municipal corporation in which, under its former organization prior to March 9, 1875, by any law or charter regulating any literary, charitable, or benevolent institution, vested any power of appointing officers of supervision or control, shall continue to hold and possess th…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-42-102 Corporate authority of cities
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The corporate authority of cities that are organized shall be vested in one (1) principal officer, to be called the mayor, and one (1) board of council members, to be called the city council, together with such other officers as are mentioned in this subtitle or may be created un…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-42-103 Vacancies in municipal offices generally
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(a) A vacancy of a municipal office in a municipality, regardless of the classification or form of government of the municipality, shall be filled according to one (1) of the following methods:(1) (A) At the first council meeting after the declaration of the vacancy, the governin…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-42-104 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 14-42-104Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-42-105 Appointments of officers by council
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(a) All appointments of officers by any council of a municipal corporation shall be made viva voce, and the concurrence of a like majority shall be required. (b) On the votes resulting in the appointment, the names of those voting and for whom they voted shall be recorded, and al…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-42-106 Oath and bond required
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(a) All officers elected or appointed in any municipal corporation shall take the oath or affirmation prescribed for officers by the Arkansas Constitution. (b) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (b)(2) of this section, the officers shall take their oaths before:(A) The Secreta…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-42-107 Interest in offices or contracts prohibited
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(a) (1) A council member or elected official of a municipal corporation, during the term for which he or she has been elected or one (1) year thereafter, shall not be appointed to any municipal office that was created or the emoluments of which have been increased during the time…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-42-108 Prohibited actions by municipal officials or employees — Penalty
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(a) (1) It is unlawful for any official or employee of any municipal corporation of this state to receive or accept any water, gas, electric current, or other article or service from the municipal corporation, or any public utility operating therein, without paying for it at the …
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-42-109 Removal of elective or appointed officers
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(a) (1) (A) If the mayor, member of the city council, or any other elective officer of any city of the first class or second class or incorporated town in this state shall wilfully and knowingly fail, refuse, or neglect to execute, or cause to be executed, any of the laws or ordi…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-42-110 Appointment and removal of department heads
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(a) (1) Mayors in cities of the first class and second class and incorporated towns shall have the power to appoint and remove all department heads, including city and town marshals when an ordinance has been passed making city and town marshals appointed, unless the city or town…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-42-111 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 14-42-111Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-42-112 Municipal attorneys for cities of the second class or incorporated towns
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(a) (1) All cities of the second class and incorporated towns within the State of Arkansas may elect a municipal attorney at the time of the election of other officers of these cities of the second class and incorporated towns, if it is not established by ordinance that the offic…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-42-113 Salaries of officials — Salary withheld if professional license or registration suspended — Definition
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(a) (1) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the salary of an official of a city of the first class, a city of the second class, or an incorporated town may be increased during the term for which the official has been elected or appointed and may be decr…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-42-114 Social security for municipal employees
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Any municipality incorporated under the laws of the State of Arkansas shall have the power, by a majority vote of its city council or legislative body, to provide for establishing and maintaining a system of social security or old age pensions, or both, for its employees that are…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-42-115 Volunteer firefighter or volunteer police officer on governing body
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(a) (1) It is lawful for a volunteer firefighter or a volunteer police officer in any city of the first class, city of the second class, or incorporated town in this state to seek election to, and if elected, to serve as a member of the city council or other governing body of the…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-42-116 Retirement systems and benefits
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(a) No municipality shall hereafter establish any retirement benefit system or plan for members of the governing body of the city or town except cities of the first class, cities of the second class, or incorporated towns which had established such a system or plan before July 3,…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-42-117 Election of retirement benefits
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Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, any employee of a city of the first class, city of the second class, or incorporated town, and any elected official of a city of the first class, city of the second class, or incorporated town who is entitled by an act of the General…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-42-118 Removal of municipal officer for federal offense
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(a) Upon petition by any citizen of the municipality or the prosecuting attorney to the circuit court having jurisdiction, any municipal officer who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to or is found guilty of a federal offense involving embezzlement of public funds, bribery, forger…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-42-119 Removal of certain elected municipal officials
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(a) A person who holds an elected office in a municipality for a term of four (4) years in a mayor-council form of government is subject to removal from the office by the electors qualified to vote for a successor of the incumbent. (b) The procedure for the removal of a person ho…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-42-120 Monthly, bimonthly, biweekly, weekly, and hourly salaries for municipal employees
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(a) (1) (A) Except for those municipalities that operate principally on a scholastic year, or on a part-time basis, or where salaries or personal services are specifically established for a period less than one (1) year, all salaries established by the General Assembly or the gov…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-42-121 Allowance for meal tips
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(a) If authorized by the governing body of the municipality, reimbursements to municipal employees for the purchase of meals and meal tips shall be:(1) Based on the actual expense incurred; or(2) (A) Made on a per diem basis.(B) A per diem reimbursement under subdivision (a)(2)(A…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-42-122 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 14-42-122Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-42-123 Uniform catastrophic leave program — Definition
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(a) As used in this section, “municipality” means a city of the first class, a city of the second class, or an incorporated town. (b) (1) A municipality may develop, implement, and maintain a catastrophic leave program by ordinance.(2) A municipal employee may irrevocably donate …
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-42-201 Election of municipal officers generally
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(a) The general election for the election of municipal officials in all cities and incorporated towns shall be held on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November. (b) All municipal officials of the cities and towns of the State of Arkansas shall take office January 1 of t…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-42-202 [Repealed.]
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A.C.A. § 14-42-202Current through all legislation of the 2025 Regular Session.Arkansas Code of 1987 Annotated Official EditionCopyright © 2026 by the State of Arkansas All rights reserved
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-42-203 Special elections of city mayors
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(a) Special elections of mayors of cities of the first class and cities of the second class shall be held at such time and place as the council directs in accordance with § 7-11-101 et seq. (b) In all cities there shall be a place appointed in each ward for holding elections, exc…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-42-204 Election returns generally
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(a) The returns of all municipal corporations shall be made to the county board of election commissioners of the county in which the corporation is situated and shall be opened by them within three (3) days after their receipt. (b) (1) The election board shall count the vote as i…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-42-205 Elections in municipalities situated in different counties
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(a) In all municipal elections in municipalities situated in two (2) or more counties, a candidate for municipal office shall file for office with the county clerk of the county with the highest population of the municipality based upon the most recent city federal census. The co…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-42-206 Municipal elections — Nominating petitions
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(a) (1) The city or town council of any city or town with the mayor-council form of government may request the county party committees of recognized political parties under the laws of the state to conduct party primaries for municipal offices for the forthcoming year by resoluti…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-42-301 Construction
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Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to limit the powers of municipalities which shall continue to operate under the general laws of the State of Arkansas.
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-42-302 Appointment of commission
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(a) (1) The governing body of any city of the first or second class, upon passage of a municipal ordinance, may create a commission to frame a charter for the city.(2) The commission shall be appointed by the governing body and shall be composed of not less than nine (9) members,…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-42-303 Election on proposed charter
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(a) (1) Any charter framed as provided in § 14-42-302 shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the municipality at any election to be held at a time determined by the charter commission, but it shall be held within one (1) year after the appointment of the commission.(2) A…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-42-304 Amendments to charter
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(a) Amendments to any charter may be proposed by a two-thirds vote of the governing body of the municipality or by petition of ten percent (10%) of the qualified electors of the municipality. (b) The amendment shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the municipality at a …
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-42-305 Effect of approval
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Any proposed charter which is approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon, and with the additions of any such parts and as modified by any such alternative provisions as may be separately submitted and approved by those voting on any such parts and provisions, shall bec…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-42-306 Limitations on charters
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(a) No charter adopted pursuant to this subchapter shall be in conflict with it, nor shall it alter any civil service or pension laws in existence under the general laws of this state, any seventy-two-hour laws, vacation laws, two-platoon law for firefighters, or the Arkansas Con…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-42-307 Powers of municipalities
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(a) (1) Each municipality operating under a charter shall have the authority to exercise all powers relating to municipal affairs.(2) This grant of authority shall not be deemed to limit or restrict the powers of the General Assembly in matters of state affairs, nor shall this su…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-42-308 Annual budget, taxes, and rates
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(a) The governing body of each municipality operating under a charter shall prepare, approve, and publish, not less than sixty (60) days in advance of the annual municipal general election, a proposed budget of operational expenditures of the municipality for the forthcoming year…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-42-309 Election results
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(a) In all elections provided for in this subchapter, the results of the vote shall be certified immediately after the election by the county board of election commissioners to the mayor. (b) The certified results shall become final and conclusive if they are not attacked in the …
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-42-310 Election expenses
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The expenses of the elections provided by this subchapter shall be borne by the municipality concerned.
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-42-311 Expiration of charter
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By amendment to the charter, a date may be fixed for the expiration of the charter. On the date specified, the municipality shall cease to operate under this subchapter.