Opinion No.

The Honorable Brenda Gullett State Representative 28 Longmeadow Pine Bluff, AR 71603-6300

Dear Representative Gullett:

I am writing in response to your request for my opinion on the following questions:

1. Can the Cleveland County Solid Waste Authority ("SWA") collect delinquent solid waste fees through Small Claims Court?

2. If not, can the SWA ask the Quorum Court to pass an ordinance that will allow the SWA to collect these bills through the Small Claims Court?

Your constituent, Co-chairman Kent Rinehart of the SWA, has asked how these questions are affected by Act 1007 of 1991, which provides…