14-262-110. County or district health departments — Dissolution.

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14-262-110. County or district health departments — Dissolution.

14-262-110. County or district health departments — Dissolution. (a) Any county or district health department may be dissolved by a referendum initiated by petition or submitted by vote as prescribed in § 14-262-106. (b) The proposition shall be stated “FOR the discontinuance of the county (or district) health department” and “AGAINST the discontinuance of the county (or district) health department.”

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-262-110

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14-262-106. County or district health departments — Establishment.

14-262-106. County or district health departments — Establishment. (a) Any county may, by proper order of the county court, establish and maintain a county health department. (b) Any two (2) or more counties may, with approval of the State Board of Health and, by order of the county court of the respective counties, establish and maintain a district health department. (c) As used in this act, unless the context otherwise requires, “department” means a county or district health department which shall consist of a public health officer and all other personnel employed or retained under the provisions of this act. (d)(1) Whenever a petition requesting the establishment and maintenance of a county health department is signed by fifteen percent (15%) or more of the qualified electors of a county and is presented to the county court of that county, the county court shall, by an order, instruct the county clerk to certify to the county board of election commissioners the proposition of the establishment and maintenance of such a health department, and the county board of election commissioners shall make provision for submitting the proposition to the electors of the county at the next general election. (2) If a majority of all the votes cast upon the proposition is in favor of it, the county court shall immediately proceed to establish a health department. (e)(1) Whenever a petition requesting the establishment and maintenance of a multiple-county health department is signed by fifteen percent (15%) or more of the qualified electors in each of at least two (2) adjacent counties, is presented to the respective county courts, and is approved by the State Board of Health, each county court shall, by an order, instruct its respective county clerk to certify to its cou

Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-262-106

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