Opinion No.

The Honorable Lloyd C. McCuiston, Jr. State Representative 1501 N. Golf Link Cove West Memphis, Arkansas 72301-3867

Dear Representative McCuiston:

This is in response to your request for an opinion on the length of the term of office of a city treasurer in a city of the second class. Specifically, you have noted that such cities have authority to combine the offices of recorder and treasurer into that of "recorder-treasurer" (A.C.A. § 14-44-114) and that when this occurs, the recorder-treasurer is elected for a four year term. See A.C.A. § 14-44-115. There is some confusion, however, as to what…