Arkansas Code
Chapter 47 - City Manager Form of Municipal Government
§ 14-47-121. Acting city manager

(a) If the city manager is absent from the city or is unable to perform his or her duties, if the board of directors or the mayor, if authorized, suspends the city manager, or if there is a vacancy in the office of city manager, the board, by resolution, or the mayor, if authorized to employ the city manager pursuant to § 14-47-119(a), may appoint an acting city manager to serve until the city manager returns, until his or her disability or suspension ceases, or until another city manager is appointed and qualifies, as the case may be.
(b) The board or the mayor, if authorized, may suspend or remove an acting city manager at any time.
(c)
(1) The board, in the exercise of its discretion, or the mayor, if authorized, may determine whether the acting city manager shall furnish bond.
(2) If in any instance the board requires the acting city manager to furnish bond, in respect to form, amount, and security it shall be subject to the approval of the board or the mayor.

(d) The acting city manager shall receive a reasonable compensation to be fixed by the board.

Structure Arkansas Code

Arkansas Code

Title 14 - Local Government

Subtitle 3 - Municipal Government

Chapter 47 - City Manager Form of Municipal Government

§ 14-47-101. Applicability generally

§ 14-47-102. Applicability of 1957 amendments

§ 14-47-103. Savings provisions

§ 14-47-104. Penalties for election violations

§ 14-47-105. Forms of government

§ 14-47-106. Election on city manager form of government

§ 14-47-107. Subsequent election on mayor-council form of government

§ 14-47-108. Effect of reorganization

§ 14-47-109. Board of directors generally

§ 14-47-110. Election of directors

§ 14-47-111. Refusal of director to serve

§ 14-47-112. Removal of director

§ 14-47-113. Director vacancy

§ 14-47-114. Director not compensated — Per diem

§ 14-47-115. Prohibition against director interest in contracts

§ 14-47-116. Mayor

§ 14-47-117. Assistant mayor

§ 14-47-118. Acting mayor

§ 14-47-119. Employment of city manager

§ 14-47-120. Powers and duties of city manager

§ 14-47-121. Acting city manager

§ 14-47-123. Meetings of board of directors

§ 14-47-124. Initiative and referendum

§ 14-47-125. Budget and appropriations

§ 14-47-126. Annual audit

§ 14-47-127. Civil service plans

§ 14-47-128. Deferred compensation agreements

§ 14-47-129. Dependents of killed police officer or firefighter

§ 14-47-130. Public health jurisdiction

§ 14-47-131. Creation of new departments, etc

§ 14-47-132. Vacancy on municipal board, etc

§ 14-47-133. Appointees generally

§ 14-47-134. Qualifications of appointees

§ 14-47-135. Relations barred from employment

§ 14-47-136. Bond of officers and employees

§ 14-47-137. Prohibited actions by officers or employees

§ 14-47-138. Competitive bidding required

§ 14-47-139. Public utility franchises, etc

§ 14-47-140. Powers and duties of mayor