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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Feb 4, 1991

Legislative Research Commission v. Brown, 664 S.W.2d 907 (Ky. 1984), (construing language identical to Art. 4, §§ 1 and 2). … Beck v. Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, 160 Fla. 1 , 133 So.2d 594 , (1948) and State ex el. Public Utilities Commission of Ohio v. Controlling Board of Ohio, 130 Ohio St. 127 , 197 N.E. 129 (1935).

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Oct 2, 1991

. 2 See Charles Johnson, County Judge, et al. v. … Unlike advisory boards, administrative boards may exercise administrative powers granted by county ordinance. A.C.A. § 14-14-705 . Administrative board members must be appointed by the county judge.

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Jun 2, 1992

Does the County Board have any discretion or option to make a decision, or is the County Board absolutely required to grant the petition, regardless of condition? 2. … Love v. Hill, 297 Ark. 96 , 759 S.W.2d 550 (1988); Stone v. State, 254 Ark. 1011 , 498 S.W.2d 634 (1973).

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Mar 31, 1994

This was the conclusion reached by the Arkansas Supreme Court in Brown v. … The proposed lease/purchase agreement must, therefore, depending upon the method of finance, be scrutinized in light of Brown v. City of Stuttgart.

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Aug 18, 1987

Mourot v. Arkansas Board of Dispensing Opticians, 285 Ark. 128 , 685 S.W.2d 502 (1985); Hot Springs School District No. 6 v. Wells, 281 Ark. 303 , 663 S.W.2d 733 ; 744 (1984). … Vault v. Adkisson, 254 Ark. 75 , 491 S.W.2d 609 (1973).

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Dec 10, 1997

There is no general prohibition against holding a business meeting of the State Board of Education ("Board") on a Sunday. … See also Texas State Board of Dental Examiners v. Fieldsmith, 242 S.W.2d 213 (Tex.Civ.App. 1951), discussed in Chester and in 26 A.L.R. 2d 996 .

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Jun 17, 1999

See Conway Corp. v. Construction Eng'rs, 300 Ark. 225 , 778 S.W.2d 919 (1989), cert. denied, 494 U.S. 1080 (1990); Worth James Construction Co. v. Jacksonville Water Comm'n, 267 Ark. 214 , 590 S.W.2d 256 (1979). … That situation is similar to a situation that was recently considered by the Arkansas Supreme Court in Quality Fixtures v. Multi-Purpose Facilities Board, Case No. 98-834, March 25, 1999.

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Jun 26, 1998

See Brown v. Brown, 332 Ark. 235 , ___ S.W.2d ___ (1998).

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Dec 31, 2001

Tom Allen, Chair Homes Inspector Advisory Board c/o Secretary, Homes Inspector Advisory Board 47 Jamestown Drive Searcy, AR 72143 Dear Mr. … Brimer v. Arkansas Contractors Licensing Board, 312 Ark. 401 , 405 , 849 S.W.2d 948 (1993).

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Aug 6, 1996

See generally Brimer v. … See generally Jones v. Cheney, 253 Ark. 926 , 489 S.W.2d 785 (1973). No vested rights are impacted by nonpayment of the DROP account.

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Jan 25, 1996

See, e.g., City of Little Rock v. Pfeifer, 318 Ark. 679 , 887 S.W.2d 296 (1994); Brooks v. City of Benton, 308 Ark. 571 , 826 S.W.2d 259 (1992); City of Fordyce v. Vaughn, 300 Ark. 554 , 781 S.W.2d 6 (1989); Covell v. … The Board may wish to seek the advice of its regular counsel.

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Jul 11, 1994

Thus, a school board member may be seated in the legislature, but the legislator may not thereafter be elected a school board member. … In my opinion, the question at hand would be approached by the Arkansas Supreme Court in the same manner as the issue in Williams v. Douglas.

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Jul 11, 1994

With respect to the second issue, the Arkansas Supreme Court, in Rehab Hospital Services Corp. v. … See Mayor and City Council of El Dorado v. El Dorado Broadcasting Co., 260 Ark. 821 , 544 S.W.2d 206 (1976). In Op. Att'y Gen.

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Mar 9, 2001

The Arkansas courts have long interpreted this general statute as allowing school boards wide latitude in governing their districts. See, e.g., Safferstone v. … Tucker, 235 Ark. 70 , 72 , 357 S.W.2d 3 , 4 (1962); Isgrig v. Srygley, 210 Ark. 580 , 197 S.W.2d 39 (1946). See also Springdale Board of Education v.

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Dec 8, 2006

See Keith v. Barrow-Hicks Ext., Imp. Dist. 85 , 275 Ark. 28 , 88 , 626 S.W.2d 951 (1982) ("We have long held that statutory construction requires a common sense approach.") … See Yarbrough v. Witty , 336 Ark. 479 , 484 , 987 S.W.2d 257(1999).

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Aug 21, 2007

Rev. 268 , 294-295 (1984), citing Sanders v. Benton, 579 P.2d 815 (Okla. 1978) and McLarty v. Board of Regents, 231 Ga. 22 , 200 S.E.2d 117 (1973). … Most importantly, the State Board of Education ("State Board") ultimately revises the frameworks, as is evident from A.C.A. § 6-15-1502 wherein it provides: Upon completion of the review, the State Board of Education shall

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Jan 26, 1996

commission to which the board's appointive power extends. … See Langford v. Brand, 274 Ark. 426 , 428-429 , 626 S.W.2d 198 (1982). Under subsection (1), a city manager may supervise and control city employees only to the extent provided for by ordinance. See generally Op.

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Feb 1, 1995

See City of Fort Smith v. … Att'y Gen. 93-09 (finding constitutionally suspect race based classification for appointment to parole board); Peters v. Moses, 613 F. Supp. 1328 (W.D.

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Feb 10, 1993

In Field v. … While Field v. Board of Trustees, supra, is not controlling authority in Arkansas, the court's reasoning is persuasive.

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Arkansas Attorney General Reports · Nov 14, 1989

See, e.g., Byrd v. State, 240 Ark. 743 , 402 S.W.2d 121 (1966). In my opinion, however, it is not clear that a city council member cannot serve on a local school board. … It should also be noted that Section 25 of Article 19 of the Arkansas Constitution authorizes one's service as both mayor and school board member. 2 See, e.g., Craighead County Bd. of Educ. v.