Opinion No.

The Honorable Charlotte Schexnayder State Representative Post Office Box C Dumas, Arkansas 71639-0220

Dear Representative Schexnayder:

This is in response to your request, on behalf of the Mayor of Dumas, for an opinion on the following two questions:

1) Can a city of the first class prohibit its elected Clerk-Treasurer from also serving as Municipal Court Clerk?

2) Can a city of the first class prohibit its Municipal Court Clerk from holding an elected city position?

It is my opinion that the answer to each of your questions is "yes."

You have enclosed with your request a copy of a letter from the…