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14-43-316. City clerk, treasurer, or clerk-treasurer in mayor-council cities of fewer than 50,000.
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14-43-316. City clerk, treasurer, or clerk-treasurer in mayor-council cities of fewer than 50,000.
(a)(1) The qualified voters of cities of the first class having a population of fewer than fifty thousand (50,000) and having the mayor-council form of government shall elect on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November, 1962, and every four (4) years thereafter:
(A) One (1) city clerk and, unless appointed pursuant to § 14-43-405, one (1) city treasurer; or
(B) One (1) city clerk-treasurer.
(2) The city clerk and city treasurer, or the city clerk-treasurer, shall hold office for four (4) years and until a successor is elected and qualified.
(b) The city clerk and the city treasurer, or the city clerk-treasurer, shall take the oath of office with the other city officials that are elected in the general election in 1962 and in that manner every four (4) years thereafter.
(c) The city clerk and city treasurer, or city clerk-treasurer, shall give the bond and perform the duties as are prescribed by law and shall receive a salary as is prescribed by ordinance in each of these cities.
(d) Each incumbent in any city having this population shall continue to be the city clerk, city treasurer, or city clerk-treasurer and receive the salary and perform the duties until a successor is elected and qualified.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-43-316
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14-43-316. City clerk, treasurer, or clerk-treasurer in mayor-council cities of fewer than 50,000.
(a)(1) The qualified voters of cities of the first class having a population of fewer than fifty thousand (50,000) and having the mayor-council form of government shall elect on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November, 1962, and every four (4) years thereafter:
(A) One (1) city clerk and, unless appointed pursuant to § 14-43-405, one (1) city treasurer; or
(B) One (1) city clerk-treasurer.
(2) The city clerk and city treasurer, or the city clerk-treasurer, shall hold office for four (4) years and until a successor is elected and qualified.
(b) The city clerk and the city treasurer, or the city clerk-treasurer, shall take the oath of office with the other city officials that are elected in the general election in 1962 and in that manner every four (4) years thereafter.
(c) The city clerk and city treasurer, or city clerk-treasurer, shall give the bond and perform the duties as are prescribed by law and shall receive a salary as is prescribed by ordinance in each of these cities.
(d) Each incumbent in any city having this population shall continue to be the city clerk, city treasurer, or city clerk-treasurer and receive the salary and perform the duties until a successor is elected and qualified.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
14-43-405. Treasurer — Clerk-treasurer in mayor-council cities.
(a)(1) Each city of the first class having the mayor-council form of government may provide by ordinance for the election or appointment of its city treasurer.
(2)(A) The city council may designate by ordinance or resolution the city clerk as “clerk-treasurer”, allowing one (1) person to assume the duties of both clerk and treasurer.
(B) The city council may combine the offices of clerk and treasurer to take effect at the next election under § 14-43-316 or when the offices are vacant.
(3) When one (1) person assumes the duties of both clerk and treasurer, the position shall not be separated during the elected clerk-treasurer's term unless the position is vacant.
(b) The term of office for these positions, combined or separate, is four (4) years.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-43-405
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 14-43-405. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.