Opinion No.

The Honorable James T. Jordan State Representative P.O. Box 518 Monticello, Arkansas 71655-0518

Dear Representative Jordan:

This opinion is being issued in response to your recent question regarding the waiver of retirement benefits. As background for your inquiry, you have indicated that the city council of a city of the first class voted to combine the mayor's public relation fund and his salary. This manner of payment was later questioned, and in order to settle the dispute, the mayor agreed to "waive all pension benefits, past or future, that he was entitled to as Mayor." (You point out…