Opinion No.

The Honorable William R. Bullock Conway County Prosecuting Attorney 5th Atlantic P. O. Box 220 Morrilton, AR 72110

Dear Mr. Bullock:

We are writing in response to your March 2, 1987 request for our opinion concerning four questions about Conway County's Personnel Handbook and its effect on the County's elected officials' personnel powers. We have answered your questions in the order that you presented them.

Your first question was: "Does the County Personnel Handbook's procedures for hiring affect each elected official's right to hire employees?" From the "Welcome" following the title page in…