Opinion No.

The Honorable Stanley Russ State Senator P.O. Box 787 Conway, AR 72032

Dear Senator Russ:

This is in response to your request for an opinion concerning the funding of the Faulkner County Emergency Squad. Specifically, you have asked whether funds received through private donations and various fund raising events held by the Squad, must be channeled through the county general fund and appropriated by the quorum court.

You have indicated that the Faulkner County Emergency Squad is a nonprofit corporation which assists local law enforcement officers in emergency situations. It is funded in part by…