{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-14-48-126","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 14-48-126","heading":"Qualifications of appointees","body":"(a) In the exercise by the board of directors of its authority in respect to the filling of vacancies on municipal boards, authorities, and commissions, only those qualified electors of the city found by the board to possess the necessary qualifications shall be appointed or confirmed. (b) (1) In filling vacancies on any municipal board, authority, or commission, unless the statute applicable to the position forbids the appointment thereto of a city employee, the city administrator, if otherwise qualified, shall be an eligible appointee. (2) The city administrator, however, shall not be, ex officio, a member of any municipal board, authority, or commission. Acts 1967, No. 36, § 7; A.S.A. 1947, § 19-807.\n\n(a) In the exercise by the board of directors of its authority in respect to the filling of vacancies on municipal boards, authorities, and commissions, only those qualified electors of the city found by the board to possess the necessary qualifications shall be appointed or confirmed.\n\n(b) (1) In filling vacancies on any municipal board, authority, or commission, unless the statute applicable to the position forbids the appointment thereto of a city employee, the city administrator, if otherwise qualified, shall be an eligible appointee. (2) The city administrator, however, shall not be, ex officio, a member of any municipal board, authority, or commission.\n\n(1) In filling vacancies on any municipal board, authority, or commission, unless the statute applicable to the position forbids the appointment thereto of a city employee, the city administrator, if otherwise qualified, shall be an eligible appointee.\n\n(2) The city administrator, however, shall not be, ex officio, a member of any municipal board, authority, or commission.","path":["AR Code","Title 14","Chapter 48"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"dd56e5c698c8190d1bada08a92e7f2457944985ec152e4ba354d264ca83e66d3","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-14-48-125","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-14-48-127"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}