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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Nov 6, 2001

. § 14-42-307 ; Amason v. City Of El Dorado, 281 Ark. 50 , 661 S.W.2d 364 (1983). Accord, Civil Serv. Comm'n v. … Amason v. City of El Dorado, 281 Ark. at 53 (emphasis added).

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Sep 2, 1992

Hodges v. Dawdy, 104 Ark. 583 , 149 S.W. 656 (1912); Road District v. Glover, 89 Ark. 513 , 117 S.W. 544 (1909). … Hodges v. Dawdy, 104 Ark. at 596 .

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Oct 31, 2008

Fayetteville, supra ; Owen, supra ; Board of Trustees v. City of Little Rock , 295 Ark. 585 , 750 S.W.2d 950 (1988); Streight v. Ragland , 280 Ark. 206 , 655 S.W.2d 459 (1983). Of particular interest, is Phillips v. … See also Arkansas Health Services Commission v. Regional Care Facilities, Inc. , 351 Ark. 331 , 339 , 93 S.W.3d 672 (2002), citing Foster v.

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Jun 27, 1996

As stated by Professor Watkins, "[w]hile the board of directors of a private corporation would qualify as a governing body, it must meet publicly only to discuss matters pertaining to the activities for which the corporation … Cole, 298 Ark. 203 , 766 S.W.2d 606 (1989); Rehab Hospital Services Corp. v. Delta-Hills Health Systems Agency, Inc., 285 Ark. 397 , 678 S.W.2d 840 (1985); North Central Association of Colleges Schools v.

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Apr 5, 1996

See, e.g. , Jacksonville v. Venhaus, 302 Ark. 204 , 788 S.W.2d 478 (1990), Halbert v. West Helena Industrial Development Corp. , 226 Ark. 620 , 291 S.W.2d 802 (1956) and T. … It is my opinion, under the most recent case law on point ( City of Jacksonville v. Venhaus and Halbert v.

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Jun 20, 1989

See also Morris v. Torch Club, 278 Ark. 285 , 645 S.W.2d 938 (1983). … Co. v. State Bd. of Eq., 151 Cal.App.2d 559 , 312 P.2d 19 (1957).

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Mar 10, 2003

There is already a levy of 0.8 mill for the city police and fire pension boards (0.4 mill for each board). … Term Limits, Inc. v. Hill, 316 Ark. 251 , 872 S.W.2d 349 (1994), citing Porter v. McCuen, 310 Ark. 674 , 839 S.W.2d 521 (1992).

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Sep 7, 1982

Meyer v. State Board of Equalization and Assessment, 185 Neb. 490 , 176 N.W. 920 (1970), provides authority for this proposition. … Aiken County Board of Education v. Knotts, 262 S.E.2d 14 , 17 (S.C. 1980).

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Jul 8, 2004

Steve White Arkansas Employment Security Division Board of Review 323 Center, Suite 800 Little Rock, AR 72201 Ladies and Gentlemen: I am writing in response to your request for an opinion, made pursuant to A.C.A. § 25-19- … However, as the court noted in Stilley v.

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Apr 7, 1995

See generally Byrd v. State, 240 Ark. 743 , 402 S.W.2d 121 (1966) and Tappan v. Helena Fed. Sav. Loan Ass'n, 193 Ark. 1023 , 104 S.W.2d 458 (1937). … Murphy v. Townsend, 72 Ark. 180 , 79 S.W. 782 (1904).

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Sep 29, 2009

Section 24-4-1003 provides as follows: All records kept by an Arkansas public retirement system, whether required to be kept by law or board policy, shall be open to public inspection as provided in § 25-19-105 , except that … See generally Gannett River States Pub. v. Ark. Ind. Dev. Comm'n, 303 Ark. 684 , 799 S.W.2d 543 (1990) (burden was on agency to prove that it correctly decided records were exempt from disclosure).

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Mar 23, 2001

the police department of the city for violation of ordinances or state law; (6) Six percent (6%) of the monthly salary of each member of the department, to be deducted each month by the city and immediately paid to the board … Weiss v. Chem-Fab Corp. , 336 Ark. 21 , 984 S.W.2d 395 (1999).

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Jul 17, 2002

In Northwest Airlines v. … See also Goldberg v.

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Jan 6, 1994

Wood v. Miller, 154 Ark. 318 , 322-323 (1922), citing State v. Spaulding, 102 Iowa 639 , and Mechem on Public Officers, 24. As was stated in Bean v. … See Bean v. Humphrey, supra; Martindale v. Honey, 259 Ark. 416 , 533 S.W.2d 198 (1976).

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Feb 23, 1994

Roy v. Farmers Merchants, Ins. Co., 307 Ark. 213 , 819 S.W.2d 2 (1991). … Mourot v. Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians, 285 Ark. 128 , 685 S.W.2d 502 (1985). It is my opinion, for all the foregoing reasons, that the answer to your question is "no."

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Jan 27, 2000

City of Fordyce v. Vaughn, 300 Ark. 554 , 781 S.W.2d 6 (1989). … Dreyfus v.

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Jun 18, 1997

It has been noted twice by the Arkansas Supreme Court that this statute leaves it entirely to the city council in each city to prescribe the duties of city attorney. 1 See Campbell v. … City of Hot Springs, 232 Ark. 878 , 341 S.W.2d 225 (1960) and Rowland v. State, 213 Ark. 780 , 213 S.W.2d 370 (1948).

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Jun 9, 1999

See, e.g. , Hattison v. State, 324 Ark. 317 , 920 S.W.2d 849 (1996) (when General Assembly uses the word "shall" the effect is mandatory unless an absurdity would result). Cf. also Lovell v. … See McCoy v. Walker, 317 Ark. 86 , 876 S.W.2d 252 (1994); Bell v. Board of Directors Jefferson County Bridge District, 109 Ark. 433 , 160 S.W. 190 (1913); 82 C.J.S.

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Jan 27, 1992

Hoban v. Hall, 229 Ark. 416 , 417 , 316 S.W.2d 185 (1958); Becker v. Riviere, 270 Ark. 219 , 223 , 226 , 604 S.W.2d 555 (1980). … Becker v. McCuen, 303 Ark. 482 , 789 S.W.2d 71 (1990) citing Leigh v. Hall, 232 Ark. 558 , 339 S.W.2d 104 (1960).

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · May 11, 1990

In City of North Little Rock v. … Greene Acres Nursing Home, Inc., 296 Ark. 475 (1988); Arkansas Public Service Commission v. Allied Telephone Company, 274 Ark. 478 (1981); and Arkansas Contractors Licensing Board v.