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14-48-124. Creation of new departments, etc.
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14-48-124. Creation of new departments, etc.
(a)(1) The board of directors may from time to time by ordinance create, reorganize, or abolish, except as provided in § 14-48-106, any municipal departments, offices, employments, boards, authorities, commissions, and agencies and fix the term of employment and compensation of each appointee.
(2) The city administrator, with the approval of the board, shall appoint the personnel to serve in the departments, offices, employments, boards, authorities, commissions, and agencies.
(b)(1) The board also in the exercise of its discretion by ordinance may consolidate the office of the city treasurer with the office of the city clerk or such other department, office, or position as the board by ordinance may charge with the responsibility of administering the financial affairs of the city.
(2) The board may delegate all of the duties of the city treasurer to the person holding such an office or position in the city and fix the term and compensation of the appointee.
(3) With the approval of the board, the city administrator may fill this consolidated office by appointment.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-48-124
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14-48-124. Creation of new departments, etc.
(a)(1) The board of directors may from time to time by ordinance create, reorganize, or abolish, except as provided in § 14-48-106, any municipal departments, offices, employments, boards, authorities, commissions, and agencies and fix the term of employment and compensation of each appointee.
(2) The city administrator, with the approval of the board, shall appoint the personnel to serve in the departments, offices, employments, boards, authorities, commissions, and agencies.
(b)(1) The board also in the exercise of its discretion by ordinance may consolidate the office of the city treasurer with the office of the city clerk or such other department, office, or position as the board by ordinance may charge with the responsibility of administering the financial affairs of the city.
(2) The board may delegate all of the duties of the city treasurer to the person holding such an office or position in the city and fix the term and compensation of the appointee.
(3) With the approval of the board, the city administrator may fill this consolidated office by appointment.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
14-48-106. Effect of reorganization.
(a)(1) When, in connection with the reorganization of a municipality under this chapter, an initial board of directors shall be elected, the reorganization shall be deemed to be effective as of the time when the respective terms of office of the directors commence.
(2) Concurrently with the commencement of the terms of the directors:
(A) The office of mayor and the offices of the members of the city council in the case of the mayor-council form of government, the office of mayor and the offices of the other members of the board of commissioners in the case of the commission form of government, and the office of the mayor, the board of directors, and the city manager in the case of the city manager form of government shall become vacant;
(B) 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. The incumbent of each of these offices shall remain in office subject to removal and replacement at any time by the city administrator, with the approval of the board of directors; and
(C)(i) Every other executive officer or executive employee of the city, including, without limiting the foregoing, the city purchasing agent and the members, hereinafter called “board members”, of every other municipal board, authority, or commission, whether such office, employment, board, authority, or commission exists under statute or under any ordinance or resolution, whose official term of office or employment is fixed by statute, shall serve until the expiration of the term so fixed. Any of the executive officers or executive employees of the city and members of municipal boards, authorities, or commissions whose respective term of office
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-48-106
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