(a) In the exercise by the board of directors of its authority in respect to the filling of vacancies on municipal boards, authorities, and commissions, only those qualified electors of the city found by the board to possess the necessary qualifications shall be appointed or confirmed.
(b)
(1) In filling vacancies on any municipal board, authority, or commission, unless the statute applicable to the position forbids the appointment thereto of a city employee, the city administrator, if otherwise qualified, shall be an eligible appointee.
(2) The city administrator, however, shall not be, ex officio, a member of any municipal board, authority, or commission.
Structure Arkansas Code
Subtitle 3 - Municipal Government
Chapter 48 - City Administrator Form of Municipal Government
§ 14-48-102. Savings provisions
§ 14-48-103. Form of government
§ 14-48-104. Submission of governmental form question to electors
§ 14-48-105. Procedure to change to another form of government
§ 14-48-106. Effect of reorganization
§ 14-48-107. Division of city into wards
§ 14-48-108. Calling of elections for directors and mayor
§ 14-48-109. Election of directors and mayor — Oath
§ 14-48-110. Board of directors and mayor generally
§ 14-48-112. Assistant mayor or vice mayor
§ 14-48-114. Removal of mayor or directors
§ 14-48-115. Mayor or director vacancy
§ 14-48-116. Employment of city administrator
§ 14-48-117. Powers and duties of city administrator
§ 14-48-118. Acting city administrator
§ 14-48-120. Meetings of board of directors
§ 14-48-121. Initiative and referendum
§ 14-48-122. Budgets and appropriations
§ 14-48-124. Creation of new departments, etc
§ 14-48-125. Appointees generally
§ 14-48-126. Qualifications of appointees
§ 14-48-127. Bond of officers and employees
§ 14-48-128. Prohibited actions by officers or employees
§ 14-48-129. Competitive bidding required