Opinion No.

The Honorable Brent Haltom Prosecuting Attorney Eighth Judicial District Miller County Courthouse Texarkana, Arkansas 75502

Dear Mr. Haltom:

This letter is in response to your request for an opinion regarding certain municipal retirement plan issues. On behalf of Thomas H. Johnson, City Attorney for the city of Garland City, Arkansas, you have presented the following specific questions:(1) Is a city of the second class required to pay a former mayor a retirement pension?(2) If a former city council of a second class city passes an ordinance providing a retirement pension for a former mayor, may…