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14-118-206. District board of commissioners.
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14-118-206. District board of commissioners.
(a) When the circuit court has established the improvement district upon the petition of the commission, it shall proceed for the appointment of a board of commissioners in the same manner as provided by § 14-118-106.
(b) The board of commissioners shall have all the rights, powers, authorities, and duties required or necessary for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the improvements set forth in the petition for the establishment of the district and as are provided under and by virtue of the provisions of §§ 14-118-106 — 14-118-114. However, any such board of commissioners shall consist of not less than five (5) members nor more than nine (9) members.
(c) The term of the initial board members shall be staggered whereas four (4) shall expire one (1) each year for four (4) years, and the remaining members of the board shall have five-year terms.
(d) Each member shall serve until his successor is appointed and qualified.
(e) Appointments by the court shall be made upon petition by the commission established under this subchapter.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-118-206
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14-118-206. District board of commissioners.
(a) When the circuit court has established the improvement district upon the petition of the commission, it shall proceed for the appointment of a board of commissioners in the same manner as provided by § 14-118-106.
(b) The board of commissioners shall have all the rights, powers, authorities, and duties required or necessary for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the improvements set forth in the petition for the establishment of the district and as are provided under and by virtue of the provisions of §§ 14-118-106 — 14-118-114. However, any such board of commissioners shall consist of not less than five (5) members nor more than nine (9) members.
(c) The term of the initial board members shall be staggered whereas four (4) shall expire one (1) each year for four (4) years, and the remaining members of the board shall have five-year terms.
(d) Each member shall serve until his successor is appointed and qualified.
(e) Appointments by the court shall be made upon petition by the commission established under this subchapter.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
14-118-106. Board of commissioners.
(a) When the circuit court has established any improvement district, it shall appoint any number of owners of real property within the district, the number to be fixed by the court, to act as commissioners. At least one (1) shall be appointed from each county containing lands embraced in the district.
(b) Each of these commissioners shall take the oath of office required by Arkansas Constitution, Article 19, § 20, and shall also swear that he will not directly or indirectly be interested in any contract made by the board, and that he will well and truly assess all benefits resulting from the improvement and all damages caused thereby. Any commissioner failing to take the oath within thirty (30) days after his appointment shall have been deemed to decline, and his place shall be filled by the circuit court, if in session, and if not, by the circuit judge.
(c) All vacancies of the board shall be filled by the circuit court wherein the district was formed or the judge thereof in vacation.
(d) The board shall select one (1) of their number as chairman, and a majority shall constitute a quorum.
(e) The commissioners provided for shall receive as compensation the sum of five dollars ($5.00) each day for attending meetings of the board, together with their necessary expenses.
(f) The board of commissioners shall have the right, power, and authority to:
(1) Employ attorneys, agents, and personnel as it deems necessary, and fix their respective compensation; and
(2) Purchase and operate machinery or to contract work required by the federal agency.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-118-106
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 14-118-106. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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14-118-114. Contracts of assurance with federal agencies — Eminent domain.
Districts formed under this chapter shall have:
(1) Full power to enter into contracts of assurance with the federal government or any of its agencies and to do and perform all acts required by that agency in furtherance of the plan of improvement as authorized by the Congress of the United States; and
(2) The right of eminent domain as provided by law for other levee or drainage districts.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-118-114
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 14-118-114. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.