(a) Any vacancy on any municipal board or commission of any city of the first class having a population of fewer than fifty thousand (50,000) and having a city manager form of government shall be filled by a majority vote of the board of directors of the city or by the mayor, if the mayor has appointment power pursuant to § 14-47-108(a)(2)(E).
(b)
(1) The provisions of this section shall apply to all existing boards and commissions and to all boards and commissions hereafter established in which vacancies are filled by the remaining members of the board or commission or by the city manager.
(2) The provisions of this section shall not be applicable to any Arkansas city which is divided by a state line from an incorporated city or town in an adjoining state.
Structure Arkansas Code
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
§ 14-47-114. Director not compensated — Per diem
§ 14-47-115. Prohibition against director interest in contracts
§ 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
§ 14-47-127. 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