Opinion No.

The Honorable Percy Malone State Senator 518 Clay Street Arkadelphia, Arkansas 71923-6024

Dear Senator Malone:

I am writing in response to your request for an opinion on the legality of a petition filed by an individual seeking the office of "City Clerk" in Caddo Valley, a second-class city. You note that Arkansas statutes14-44-109 and 14-44-115 provide that these will be the offices of City Recorder and City Treasurer, unless those offices are combined by passage of an ordinance by the city council. Your question is whether ". . . this individual [can] file a petition for `City Clerk' in Caddo…