Opinion No.

The Honorable Doyle Webb State Senator P.O. Box 1998 Benton, AR 72018-1998

Dear Senator Webb:

This is in response to your request for an opinion on the following question:

Can a fire department formed under Act 41 of 1941 enter into a lease purchase agreement for used or new equipment?

It is my opinion that the answer to this question is, generally, "yes." The power to enter into a lease purchase agreement for equipment is, in my opinion, fairly included within those powers expressly granted under Act 41 of 1941, codified at A.C.A. § 14-92-201 et seq. (1987 and Supp. 1995). See generally Page v.…