Legal Opinion

Opinion No.

Arkansas Attorney General Reports

Decided March 20, 1991Published

1Opinion of the Court

The Honorable Gordon Webb Prosecuting Attorney P.O. Box 483 Harrison, AR 72601

Dear Mr. Webb:

This is in response to your request for an opinion regarding a quorum court's authority to add extra duties to an elected official. You have attached a Boone County ordinance that requires the County Treasurer, "[i]n addition to all other duties presently required by law," to attend all special quorum court meetings where deemed necessary by the court, and all regular meetings for the purpose of answering questions concerning the monthly financial statement. Your question is as follows:

What is the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Schneider v. BennettSupreme Court of Kansas · 1976
  2. Chaffin v. Arkansas Game & Fish CommissionSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1988
  3. Wilson v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
  4. Oates v. RogersSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1940
  5. Walker v. County of WashingtonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1978

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