Arkansas § 14-235-208 - Appointment, members, etc., of sanitary board.

§ 14-235-208. Appointment, members, etc., of sanitary board.

The municipal council may, in its discretion, provide by ordinance that the custody, administration, operation, and maintenance of sewage system works shall be under the supervision and control of a sanitary board created as provided in this section. A sanitary board shall be composed of the mayor of the municipality and two (2) persons appointed by the council. No officer or employee other than the mayor of the municipality, whether holding a paid or unpaid office, shall be eligible to appointment on the board until at least one (1) year after the expiration of the term of his public office. The appointees shall originally be appointed for terms of two (2) and three (3) years, respectively, and, upon the expiration of each term and each succeeding term, an appointment of a successor shall be made in like manner for a term of three (3) years. Vacancies shall be filled for an unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment. Each member shall give such bond, if any, as may be required by ordinance. The mayor shall act as chairman of the board, which shall select a vice chairman from its members and shall designate a secretary and treasurer, who need not be members of the sanitary board. The secretary and the treasurer may be one (1) and the same. The vice chairman, secretary, and treasurer shall hold office as such at the will of the board. The members of the board shall receive such compensation for their services, either as a salary or as payments for meetings attended, as the council may determine, not in excess of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per month for each member, and shall be entitled to payment for their reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The council shall, in its discretion, fix the reasonable compensation of the secretary and treasurer and shall fix the amount of bond to be given by the treasurer. All compensation, together with the expenses referred to in this section, shall be paid solely from funds provided under the authority of this subchapter.