Title 14, Local Government

It is hereby found and determined by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas that additional funding is needed to improve the fire protection services in this state. It is further found and determined that the public policy of this state is to provide adequate fire protecti…

The provisions of § 26-57-614 and this subchapter are intended to be supplemental to current provisions of Arkansas law, and shall not be construed as repealing or superseding any other laws applicable thereto.

(a) (1) These premium tax moneys are assessed for disbursement from the Fire Protection Premium Tax Fund, § 19-43-256, by the Department of Finance and Administration to the counties in the following percentages:Arkansas County — 0.78%, Ashley County — 1.39%, Baxter County — 1.78…

(a) (1) The funds shall be used:(A) To defray training expenses of firefighters at the Arkansas Fire Training Academy and fire training centers certified by the Arkansas Fire Protection Services Board;(B) For the purchase and improvement of, or for pledging as security for a peri…

(a) No rural volunteer fire department or district shall receive payments or disbursements from the Fire Protection Premium Tax Fund unless the county quorum court and the board of commissioners of the fire protection district designate the current county fire service coordinator…

(a) (1) Pursuant to § 14-284-201(a)(2)(A), in any area in any county in which there is no rural volunteer fire department or fire protection district which qualifies for funds under the provisions of this subchapter, the quorum court is authorized, in its discretion and with the …

Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to prevent the organization of a volunteer fire department or district pursuant to the provisions of Arkansas law. If such a volunteer fire department or district is organized after January 1, 1992, the Department of Finance and Admin…

(a) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to prevent quorum courts and governing bodies of municipalities from contributing funds directly to any volunteer fire department or district serving such county or municipality. (b) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed t…

The county judge of any county is hereby authorized and empowered, in his or her discretion, to grade, gravel, pave, and maintain real property of a rural volunteer fire department, including roads or driveways, as necessary for the effective and safe operation of the rural volun…

No fire department shall receive funds under this subchapter after January 1, 1998, unless the fire department is certified by the Arkansas Fire Protection Services Board.

For the purposes of this subchapter, the mayor of any city or incorporated town whose fire protection district extends into an adjoining county shall be a member of the county intergovernmental cooperation council of the adjoining county.

(a) To be eligible for funding under this subchapter, a fire department shall have access to a washer-extractor capable of one hundred gravitational force (100 g-force) of spin installed by January 1, 2022, as certified by the county fire coordinator, except as provided under sub…

For the purposes of this act, “municipal recreation improvement district” means a municipal improvement district formed under Acts 1881, No. 84, as amended, or Acts 1929, No. 64, as amended, for the sole purpose of acquiring, constructing, operating, or maintaining a recreational…

(a) Payment of the annual installments of the assessments of benefits by municipal recreation improvement districts located within second class cities shall be due on the same dates as ad valorem real property taxes and the annual installments shall be collected by the county col…

(a) The county collector of each county wherein is located all or part of a municipal recreation improvement district formed in a second class city shall collect the annual installments of the assessment of benefits by the district and the amount shall be collected along with and…

(a) If a municipal recreation improvement district is composed of two (2) noncontiguous areas, one (1) of which lies outside the boundaries of the municipality, then the separate area which is located outside the boundaries of the municipality may withdraw from the district if no…

(a) In a municipal recreation improvement district which is composed of two (2) noncontiguous areas, one (1) of which lies outside the boundaries of the municipality, the separate area which is located outside the boundaries of the municipality shall be deemed to be released from…

(1) For purposes of this subchapter:(1) “Red Imported Fire Ant” means solenopsis invicta.(2) “Board” means the board of commissioners of each red imported fire ant abatement district. (1) “Red Imported Fire Ant” means solenopsis invicta. (2) “Board” means the board of commissione…

(a) The county board of commissioners shall call a special election in the county, city, or designated area of the city to determine whether a red imported fire ant abatement district shall be established for the area upon the filing of petitions with the county court of any coun…

(a) The special election called by the county court to submit the question of the establishment and financing of a red imported fire ant abatement district to the electors of the proposed district shall be held in accordance with § 7-11-201 et seq. at the next special election da…

(a) Upon approval by the voters of the red imported fire ant abatement district and the levy of assessed benefits to support the district, the county court shall enter an order establishing the district as described in the petitions and shall appoint five (5) qualified electors o…

(a) (1) The board shall annually choose from among its members a chair and a secretary-treasurer.(2) The chair and secretary-treasurer shall furnish bonds conditioned upon faithful performance of their duties in the amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000) each. The cost of secur…

Any county or city creating a red imported fire ant abatement district will be responsible to the Fire Ant Advisory Board. The board of commissioners of each red imported fire ant abatement district shall submit to the Fire Ant Advisory Board an annual report of any abatement pro…

(a) As soon as is practical after its establishment, the board shall prepare plans for providing red imported fire ant abatement services and for acquiring the property and equipment necessary to carry out the purposes of the district. (b) The board shall thereupon appoint three …

(a) The assessment shall be filed with the county clerk of the county in which the property is located, and the secretary of the board shall thereupon give notice of its filing by publication one (1) time a week for two (2) weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the count…

(a) The commissioners shall one (1) time a year order the assessors to reassess the annual benefits of the district, provided there have been improvements made or improvements destroyed or removed from one (1) or more tracts of land in the district, making it necessary to have th…

(a) The original assessment record or any reassessment record shall be filed with the county clerk, whose duty it shall be to extend the annual benefit assessment annually upon the tax books of the county until the district is dissolved. (b) It shall then be the duty of the count…

(a) Funds of the district shall be expended only upon the order of the board and upon a voucher check signed by the chairman and secretary/treasurer of the board.(1) Every voucher check shall state upon its face to whom the amount is payable, and the purpose for which it is issue…

(a) The board shall have the authority to issue negotiable bonds or certificates of indebtedness to secure funds for the expenses of the district including office supplies and salaries, the purchase of equipment, facilities, chemicals, and such other items as may be necessary to …

(a) (1) It shall be plainly stated on the face of each bond that it has been issued under the provisions of this subchapter, that the bonds shall be obligations only of the district, and that in no event shall they constitute any indebtedness for which the faith and credit of the…

(a) Bonds may be issued for the purpose of refunding any bonds issued under this subchapter. (b) Refunding bonds may be either sold or delivered in exchange for the bonds being refunded. If sold, the proceeds may be either applied to the payment of the bonds being refunded or dep…

Bonds issued under the provisions of this subchapter, and the interest thereon, shall be exempt from all state, county, and municipal taxes. This exemption shall include income, inheritance, and estate taxes.

(a) A red imported fire ant abatement district created under this subchapter may be dissolved upon a vote of a majority of the qualified electors of the district, and the question of dissolution of the district may be submitted to the electors in the same manner as is prescribed …

Cities may enact by ordinance a process to create a municipal management district to manage, develop, construct, and maintain public works and enhancement projects in areas of municipalities.

(1) Before a municipal management district can be created, a petition must be submitted to the governing body of the municipality that includes the following:(1) A resolution to the governing body in support of the creation of the district and signed by at least ninety percent (9…

The municipal management district will be limited to a maximum of one (1) square mile.

(a) The mayor will appoint two (2) members of the governing authority and three (3) residents or owners of property in the district to serve on the municipal management district commission. (b) Terms of the commissioners will be decided by local ordinance, not to exceed five (5) …

(a) Municipal management districts may establish and maintain reasonable and nondiscriminatory rates, fares, tolls, charges, assessments, rents, or other fees or compensation for the use of the improvements constructed, operated, or maintained by the district. (b) The district sh…

If the public obtains the right to use a road through adverse possession, the municipality or county in which the road is located shall have the authority to maintain the road.

All public roads and highways shall be laid out, opened, and repaired agreeably to the provisions of this chapter. The county court of each county in this state shall have full power and authority to make and enforce all orders necessary as well for establishing and opening new r…

(a) Previous to any petition being presented for a county road, or for the alteration or vacation of a county road, notice thereof shall be given by publication in some newspaper, published in the county, if one exists. (b) If there is no newspaper published in the county, then n…

(a) All applications for laying out, viewing, reviewing, altering, or vacating any county road shall be by petition to the county court, signed by at least ten (10) freeholders of the county. (b) One (1) or more of the signers to the petition shall enter into bond, with sufficien…

All petitions for laying out, altering, or vacating any county road shall specify the place of beginning, the intermediate points, if any, and the place of termination of the road.

(a) On presentation of the petition and proof of notice of publication as set out in § 14-298-102 and if the county court is satisfied that proper notice has been given in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, the court shall appoint three (3) disinterested citizens of …

(a) The viewers may call to their assistance a competent surveyor to assist them in laying out and surveying or altering any road they may be ordered by the county court to view, survey, and lay out or alter. (b) It shall be the duty of every surveyor, when called on by any viewe…

(a) It shall be the duty of one (1) of the petitioners to give at least thirty (30) days' notice in writing to:(1) The owner or his or her agents, if residing within the county, or if the owner is an incapacitated person as defined by § 28-65-104, then to the guardian of that per…