Title 14 — Local Government
192 chapters · 901 sections in this title.
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-45-101 Corporate authority
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(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. …
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-45-102 Election of council members
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(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 incorpor…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-45-103 Vacancies
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(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 vacancy shall be filled under § 14-42-103. (b) When a vacancy occurs in the office of recorder-treasurer in an incorporated tow…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-45-104 Election of mayor
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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.
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-45-105 Powers of mayor generally
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(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 t…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-45-106 Mayor of an incorporated town
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(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, ma…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-45-107 Presiding officer of council — Clerk
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(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…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-45-108 Election of recorder-treasurer
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(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-tre…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-45-109 Appointment of marshal and other officers
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(a) The council of any incorporated town shall have power to provide, by ordinance, for the election of a town marshal and such other subordinate officers as they may think necessary for the good government of the town. (b) In regard to the officers mentioned in subsection (a) of…
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-45-110 Residency of marshals
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Incorporated towns 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.
Ark. Code Ann. § 14-45-111 Powers and duties of marshals
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(a) The town marshal of incorporated towns shall be the principal ministerial officer of the town. He or she shall have the same power that sheriffs have by law, and his or her jurisdiction shall be coextensive with the county for offenses committed within the limits of the town.…