Ark. Code Ann. § 12-75-139: Division of County Operations - Employees

If a state of disaster emergency under this chapter or a federal disaster is declared, the Division of County Operations may:

(1) Contract labor for periods that exceed the limitations imposed by rules adopted by the Department of Finance and Administration; and

(2) Waive the limitation of one thousand five hundred (1,500) hours per state fiscal year for extra help positions under § 21-5-224 .