City of Pine Bluff v. Southern States Police Benevolent Ass'n

Annabelle Clinton Imber, Justice.

The City of Pine Bluff appeals from an order of the Jefferson County Circuit Court granting a permanent injunction in favor of Appellees, the Southern States Police Benevolent Association, Inc., and Robert Henderson. The circuit court found that the Pine Bluff City Council had passed an ordinance removing all members of the civil service commission by less than a two-thirds vote and without cause, in violation of Ark. Code Ann. § 14-50-210 (Repl. 1998). The city alleges that the circuit court’s ruling was in error for three reasons: 1) Arkansas law allows a…