Opinion No.

The Honorable David Dunn State Representative Post Office Box 208 Forrest City, AR 72336

Dear Representative Dunn:

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

1. Can the Quorum Court pass an ordinance which states that an elected official must obtain permission of the court before changing a line item within their budget, even though it does not change the total appropriation?

2. Can the Quorum Court, by ordinance, reduce the bidding price required of each purchase from $15,000 to $5,000, and if so can the excluded items be changed?

RESPONSE

In my opinion, with respect…