§ 14-42-101. Savings provision
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 the like power and authority in every respect.
§ 14-42-102. Corporate authority of cities
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 under its authority.
§ 14-42-103. Vacancies in municipal offices
(a) (1) Vacancies in municipal offices that are authorized by state law to be filled by appointment by the city or town governing body require a majority vote of the remaining members of the governing body. (2) However, a majority of a quorum of the whole number of the governing body is required to fill […]
§ 14-42-105. Appointments of officers by council
(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 all such voting shall be public.
§ 14-42-106. Oath and bond required
(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 Secretary of State or his or her official designee; (B) A justice […]
§ 14-42-107. Interest in offices or contracts prohibited
(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 for which he or she […]
§ 14-42-108. Prohibited actions by municipal officials or employees — Penalty
(a) (1) It shall be 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 same rate and in the same manner […]
§ 14-42-109. Removal of elective or appointed officers
(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 ordinances within their […]
§ 14-42-110. Appointment and removal of department heads
(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 council shall vote by a two-thirds majority […]
§ 14-42-112. Municipal attorneys for cities of the second class or incorporated towns
(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 office of the city attorney will […]