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14-40-1205. Division of smaller municipality into wards.
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14-40-1205. Division of smaller municipality into wards.
(a) As soon as practicable after the annexation, the council of the larger city or incorporated town shall form by ordinance the territory of the smaller municipality into such number of wards as shall seem to be to the best interest of the combined city or incorporated town, or shall change the number and boundaries of all the wards of the entire city or incorporated town, or any part of them, as shall seem to be to the best interests of the combined city or incorporated town. In such way, however, the wards shall have as nearly an equal population and assessed valuation of property as practicable and as, in the opinion of the council, would best subserve the true interest of the citizens and taxpayers of the combined city or incorporated town.
(b) The territory and inhabitants of the smaller municipal corporation shall receive that fair and just representation in the city council as the size, population, and assessed valuation of property demands, as compared with the representation accorded to other wards of the city or incorporated town.
(c) If inhabitants of the smaller municipal corporation feel aggrieved at the number of wards, or in any manner dissatisfied with the division of the territory into wards, upon petition of fifty (50) qualified electors, the circuit court is authorized to make changes in the number of wards as the justice of the case requires, in the manner provided in § 14-43-311, so far as applicable.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-40-1205
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14-40-1205. Division of smaller municipality into wards.
(a) As soon as practicable after the annexation, the council of the larger city or incorporated town shall form by ordinance the territory of the smaller municipality into such number of wards as shall seem to be to the best interest of the combined city or incorporated town, or shall change the number and boundaries of all the wards of the entire city or incorporated town, or any part of them, as shall seem to be to the best interests of the combined city or incorporated town. In such way, however, the wards shall have as nearly an equal population and assessed valuation of property as practicable and as, in the opinion of the council, would best subserve the true interest of the citizens and taxpayers of the combined city or incorporated town.
(b) The territory and inhabitants of the smaller municipal corporation shall receive that fair and just representation in the city council as the size, population, and assessed valuation of property demands, as compared with the representation accorded to other wards of the city or incorporated town.
(c) If inhabitants of the smaller municipal corporation feel aggrieved at the number of wards, or in any manner dissatisfied with the division of the territory into wards, upon petition of fifty (50) qualified electors, the circuit court is authorized to make changes in the number of wards as the justice of the case requires, in the manner provided in § 14-43-311, so far as applicable.
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14-43-311. Redistricting of wards.
(a)(1)(A) City councils in cities of the first class may redistrict the wards in their city when they determine that the people can best be served by adding wards, combining wards, or changing ward boundary lines to equalize the population in the various wards.
(B) The city council shall ensure that each ward has as nearly an equal population as would best serve the interest of the people of the city.
(2)(A) Within ninety (90) days after redistricting, if one hundred (100) or more qualified electors in the city are dissatisfied with the redistricting of the city into wards, the electors may petition the circuit court.
(B) The court, after due hearing, may redistrict the city into such wards as the court shall deem best if the court finds that the redistricting action by the city council was arbitrary and capricious.
(b) At the next city election held, more than twenty (20) days after the approval of redistricted wards, there shall be elected from each of the new wards two (2) council members who shall organize the new city council at the first council meeting in January after their election.
(c)(1)(A) All council members elected in the city prior to redistricting of wards shall give up their positions to the new council members at the time for the organization of the new city council, as provided in subsection (b) of this section.
(B) From that date the terms of office of all previously elected council members shall cease and terminate.
(2)(A) It shall be lawful to increase the number of wards or continue the same number of wards without affecting the terms of office of incumbent council members of the city.
(B)(i) When the wards are reapportioned so as to increase the number of wards or readjust existing wards so tha
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-43-311
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