Opinion No.

The Honorable Nick Wilson State Senator P.O. Box 525 Pocahontas, AR 72455

Dear Senator Wilson:

This is in response to your request for an opinion regarding A.C.A. 14-42-113. You have asked, specifically, whether this provision prohibits a reduction in salary during an official's term of office if the official voluntarily agrees to the reduction in order to benefit the city during a revenue shortage.

A.C.A. 14-42-113 states as follows:

The salaries of officials of cities of the first and second class and incorporated towns may be increased, but not decreased during the term for which they…