Opinion No.

The Honorable John Paul Verkamp State Representative 1405 W. Center Street Greenwood, AR 72936-3405

Dear Representative Verkamp:

You have presented the following question for my opinion:

Can a city clerk treasurer retire and draw both retirement benefits from the city's retirement fund and ½ of her salary pursuant to A.C.A. § 24-12-121?

You indicate that your question arises out of the following scenario: The City of Greenwood maintains a retirement program for the city clerk treasurer, as well as other officials and employees, under which the city contributes 7% of the employees' salary to a…