Opinion No.

The Honorable Jim Medley State Representative 2200 Carthage Drive Fort Smith, AR 72901-6820

Dear Representative Medley:

I am writing in response to your request for an opinion on the following:

In Opinion No. 97-057 your predecessor opined that because of the duties he exercises the Mayor of a city with a Mayor/Council form of government can be considered a member of the governing body for the purposes of A.C.A. § 26-75-605, (which requires that two members of the governing body sit on the City's Advertising and Promotion Commission). Since the Mayor in a City Administrator form of government…