Opinion No.

The Honorable Bill Walters State Senator P.O. Box 280 Greenwood, AR 72936

Dear Senator Walters:

This is in response to your request for an opinion concerning the appointment of an individual to serve a term on the housing commission ("commission"), with the term beginning at the expiration of an existing term.

I assume that your question is asked with respect to a housing authority functioning by virtue of the city's adoption of a resolution pursuant to A.C.A. 14-169-207. You note in your request that the initial board was appointed and confirmed by the mayor and council. Apparently, the term of…