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14-47-132. Vacancy on municipal board, etc.
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14-47-132. Vacancy on municipal board, etc.
(a) Any vacancy on any municipal board or commission of any city of the first class having a population of fewer than fifty thousand (50,000) and having a city manager form of government shall be filled by a majority vote of the board of directors of the city or by the mayor, if the mayor has appointment power pursuant to § 14-47-108(a)(2)(E).
(b)(1) The provisions of this section shall apply to all existing boards and commissions and to all boards and commissions hereafter established in which vacancies are filled by the remaining members of the board or commission or by the city manager.
(2) The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to any Arkansas city which is divided by a state line from an incorporated city or town in an adjoining state.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-47-132
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14-47-132. Vacancy on municipal board, etc.
(a) Any vacancy on any municipal board or commission of any city of the first class having a population of fewer than fifty thousand (50,000) and having a city manager form of government shall be filled by a majority vote of the board of directors of the city or by the mayor, if the mayor has appointment power pursuant to § 14-47-108(a)(2)(E).
(b)(1) The provisions of this section shall apply to all existing boards and commissions and to all boards and commissions hereafter established in which vacancies are filled by the remaining members of the board or commission or by the city manager.
(2) The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to any Arkansas city which is divided by a state line from an incorporated city or town in an adjoining state.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
14-47-108. Effect of reorganization.
(a)(1) A reorganization is effective when in connection with the reorganization of a municipality under this chapter an initial board of directors shall be elected and the respective terms of office of the directors commence or when changes are made under subdivision (a)(2)(D) of this section.
(2) Concurrent with the commencement of the terms of the directors:
(A) The office of mayor, as existing under the mayor-council form of government, all memberships on the city council, and all memberships on the board of public affairs shall become vacant, each of these offices being abolished as to cities reorganized under this chapter;
(B) Subject to subdivision (a)(2)(D) of this section and except as is otherwise provided for city attorneys in cities with the city manager form of government, the statutory term of office of the city treasurer, city clerk, city attorney, city marshal, and recorder in cities of the second class shall cease and terminate, and the incumbent of each of these offices shall remain in office subject to removal and replacement at any time by the board of directors;
(C) Subject to subdivision (a)(2)(D) of this section, in cities with the city manager form of government having a population of more than one hundred thousand (100,000) persons according to the most recent federal decennial census, the statutory term of office of the city attorney shall cease and terminate, and the incumbent city attorney shall remain in office subject to removal and replacement at any time by the city manager, if the authority is vested in the city manager through:
(i) An ordinance of the board of directors; or
(ii) An initiated measure adopted pursuant to Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 7;
(D) In cities with the city man
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-47-108
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 14-47-108. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.