Opinion No.

The Honorable Chaney Taylor, Jr. State Representative P.O. Box 2721 Batesville, AR 72503-3721

Dear Representative Taylor:

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

What authority does the city council have in regulating the approval or disapproval of the water and sewer commission providing services outside the city limits?

You report that this question has been posed by the city attorney of Batesville, who seeks guidance regarding the legality of two proposed city ordinances that you have attached to your request. The first dictates that any decision to…