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Committee advances bill allowing Little Rock to adopt alternative mayoral hiring options
CITY, COUNTY & LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE - SENATE · April 4, 2019
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Summary
House Bill 1875, presented by Representative Andy Davis, would make permissive options available for Little Rock's form of government—principally allowing the mayor to hire the city attorney and city manager, subject to city-board ordinance and two‑thirds override authority—and passed the committee by voice vote.
Representative Andy Davis told the committee that House Bill 1875 would add permissive options to Arkansas law to allow Little Rock more flexibility in its local government structure. Davis said the bill does not require any city to change its form of…
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