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14-42-103. Vacancies in municipal offices.
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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 the vacancy.
(b)(1) The governing body may appoint any qualified elector, including members of a governing body, to fill the vacancy.
(2) However, a member of the governing body shall not vote on his or her own appointment.
(c) This section does not apply to circumstances prescribed under § 14-43-501(a) or § 14-43-411(a).
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-42-103
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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 the vacancy.
(b)(1) The governing body may appoint any qualified elector, including members of a governing body, to fill the vacancy.
(2) However, a member of the governing body shall not vote on his or her own appointment.
(c) This section does not apply to circumstances prescribed under § 14-43-501(a) or § 14-43-411(a).
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14-43-411. Council member vacancy in mayor-council form of government.
(a)(1)(A) Whenever a vacancy occurs in the office of council member in a city of the first class having a population of less than twenty thousand (20,000) according to the most recent federal decennial census, at the first regular meeting after the occurrence of the vacancy, the city council shall proceed to elect by a majority vote of the remaining members elected to the council a council member to serve for the unexpired term.
(B)(i) However, at least a quorum of the whole number of the city council shall remain in order to fill a vacancy.
(ii) The election by the remaining members of the city council is not subject to veto by the mayor.
(2) The person elected by the council shall be a resident of the ward where the vacancy occurs at the time of the vacancy.
(b) When a vacancy occurs in any position of council member in a city having a population of twenty thousand (20,000) or more according to the most recent federal decennial census, a new council member shall be chosen in the following manner:
(1) If the unexpired portion of the term of a council member exceeds one (1) year, at the first regular meeting after the occurrence of the vacancy, the city council shall proceed to either elect by a majority vote of the remaining members elected to the council a council member to serve for the unexpired term or call for a special election to be held in accordance with § 7-11-101 to fill the vacancy; or
(2) If the unexpired portion of the term of a council member is one (1) year or less, a successor shall be chosen by a majority vote of the members of the council.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-43-411
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 14-43-411. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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14-43-501. Organization of governing body — Definition.
(a)(1) The members of a governing body elected for each city or town shall annually in January assemble and organize the governing body.
(2)(A) A majority of the whole number of members of a governing body constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.
(B)(i) The governing body shall judge the election returns and the qualifications of its own members.
(ii) These judgments of the governing body are not subject to veto by the mayor.
(C)(i) The governing body shall determine the rules of its proceedings and keep a journal of its proceedings, and the journal shall be open to the inspection and examination of any citizen.
(ii) The governing body may also compel the attendance of absent members in such a manner and under such penalties as it prescribes.
(iii) The governing body may consider the passage of rules on the following subjects, including without limitation:
(a) The agenda for meetings;
(b) The filing of resolutions and ordinances; and
(c) Citizen commentary.
(b)(1)(A) In a mayor-council form of government, the mayor shall be ex officio president of the city council and shall preside at its meetings.
(B) The mayor shall have a vote to establish a quorum of the city council at any regular or special meeting of the city council and when his or her vote is needed to pass any ordinance, bylaw, resolution, order, or motion.
(2) In the absence of the mayor, the city council shall elect a president pro tempore to preside over council meetings.
(3) If the mayor is unable to perform the duties of office or cannot be located, one (1) of the following individuals may perform all functions of a mayor during the disability or absence of the mayor:
(A) The city clerk;
(B) Another electe
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-43-501
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 14-43-501. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.