§ 14-61-101. Title
This chapter shall be known as the “City Manager Enabling Act of 1989”.
§ 14-61-102. Applicability
This chapter shall apply to all cities of the first class that now have, or may hereafter adopt, the management form of government. For purposes of this chapter, the phrase “city affected by this chapter” shall mean a city of the first class that adopts or utilizes the management form of government.
§ 14-61-103. Construction
This chapter shall be liberally construed to provide affected cities with the maximum amount of freedom to structure their own municipal government within the basic constraints of the management form of government. Nothing in this chapter, however, should be read to diminish the powers and authority of the city manager in the management form of […]
§ 14-61-104. Ratification of existing procedures
A city affected by this chapter that is organized under the management form of government on July 3, 1989, shall continue to elect members of the board of directors, or mayor, or both, and to compensate them in the manner used at the time of the general election immediately preceding July 3, 1989, unless the […]
§ 14-61-105. Change in size of board of directors
A city affected by this chapter may choose, by ordinance, to increase or decrease the number of directors, provided that the board of directors, including the office of mayor, shall always be an uneven number and shall never have less than five (5) members.
§ 14-61-106. Voting order
If the city provides for the direct election of the mayor from an at-large position and if permitted to vote, that position shall vote last in board proceedings.
§ 14-61-107. Methods of selecting directors
A city affected by this chapter may choose one (1) of the options included within this chapter as the method by which to select a board of directors. These options are: (1) All members of the board of directors being elected at-large; (2) An odd number of directors, including the mayor, with any combination of […]
§ 14-61-108. Designation of positions
A city affected by this chapter shall provide for election of the city’s directors on the ballot as follows: (1) If a city chooses to select all members of its board of directors at-large, or chooses to select all of its members by ward, each position shall be numbered sequentially and candidates shall file for […]
§ 14-61-109. Determination of ward and district positions
Ward positions and positions for larger designated districts that overlap wards shall be determined as follows: (1) If a city affected by this chapter chooses to select some of its members by ward, the governing body shall divide the territory of the city into the number of wards having substantially equal population, according to the […]
§ 14-61-110. Compensation of directors
Neither a director nor the mayor of the city shall receive any compensation for his services unless authorized by the voters of the city at a special or general election. Following such authorization, the board of directors, by ordinance, shall set such compensation pursuant to the provisions of Arkansas Constitution Amendment 56, as may be […]
§ 14-61-111. Selection of mayor
(a) Unless a majority of the qualified electors of the city voting on the issue choose otherwise, the mayor will be selected by a majority vote of the board of directors from among its members. (b) (1) (A) If a majority of the qualified electors of the city voting on the issue vote to do […]
§ 14-61-112. Selection of directors and mayor
(a) Unless special provisions for the position of mayor are implemented pursuant to § 14-61-111, the candidate for mayor, who in any special or general election shall receive a majority of the votes cast in favor of another candidate for the position, shall be deemed to be elected. (b) If special provisions for the election […]
§ 14-61-113. Petition process for special elections
Except for questions that may be referred to the voters by the board of directors, unless it is a city where a federal court has ordered the redistricting of wards under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, options provided by this chapter shall be voted on at special elections called as a result of […]
§ 14-61-114. Options may also be referred by vote, ordinance — Mayor’s veto power
(a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision, the board of directors in a city operating under the city manager form of government may by a two-thirds vote of all the members, including the mayor, refer to a special or general election, for approval by a majority of the qualified electors voting on the issue, one (1) […]
§ 14-61-115. Initial organization as a management form of government
(a) A city affected by this chapter that has not yet held an election on petitions calling for an election to adopt the management form of government shall submit at a special election a ballot that addresses the following questions: (1) Whether to adopt the management form of government; (2) Which option to follow for […]
§ 14-61-116. Reorganization election by city with management form of government
(a) A city affected by this chapter that is already organized under the management form of government shall hold a special election on petitions calling for a reorganization under this chapter in accordance with the provisions of § 14-61-114 provided that no special election shall be held on the option already being utilized by the […]
§ 14-61-117. Implementation of change in form of government under this chapter
The following procedure will be used to implement this chapter by cities that have changed the manner by which directors and the mayor are selected: (1) If an option is chosen in which the mayor is directly elected, the position of mayor shall be elected at the first general election after the organization or reorganization […]
§ 14-61-119. Removal of director
(a) The holder of the office of city director or the mayor is subject to removal by the electors qualified to vote for a successor of the incumbent. (b) The procedure to effect the removal of the incumbent of this elective office is as follows: (1) The city clerk shall send to the subject of […]
§ 14-61-120. Limited voting — Cumulative voting
(a) A majority of the qualified electors voting on the issue may vote to permit limited voting or cumulative voting for directors, other than the mayor, elected at large. (b) Under a limited voting system, voters are restricted to casting only one (1) vote for any single candidate, but are not given as many votes […]