Legal Opinion

Opinion No.

Arkansas Attorney General Reports

Decided September 12, 2000Published

1Opinion of the Court

The Honorable Sam E. Angel II State Representative P.O. Box 748 Lake Village, AR 71653-0748

Dear Representative Angel:

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

1. Could you please clarify the difference between what the State of Arkansas considers general employment policies and what it considers to be executive?

2. For example, may the elected official create and administer their [sic] own employee disciplinary measures? What if these are contrary to the quorum court's established personnel policies?

3. May an elected official's employee handbook…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Bishop v. WoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. State Ex Rel. Schneider v. BennettSupreme Court of Kansas · 1976
  4. Michael W. Nolin v. Douglas County, Earl D. LeeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
  5. Crain Industries, Inc. v. CassSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1991

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