Legal Opinion
Opinion No.
Arkansas Attorney General Reports
Decided February 10, 2005Published
1Opinion of the Court
The Honorable Jay Bradford State Representative Post Office Box 8367 Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71611-8367
Dear Representative Bradford:
I am writing in response to your request for an opinion on the following question:
In a city of the first class, can the salary of an elected official's position be reduced once a person has been elected to that position?
RESPONSE
The answer to this question is clearly "no," if you are referring to the salary being reduced "during the term" for which the official has been elected and if the officer has not requested the decrease. See A.C.A. §14-42-113(a). If your…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Harbert v. County Court of Harrison CountyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1946
- McLaughlin v. FordSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1925
- Holcomb, Aud. v. State, Ex Rel.Ohio Supreme Court · 1933
- Crain v. City of Mountain Home, ArkansasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1979
- Gilmore v. PearsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1925
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