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Senate committee pauses bill allowing temporary suspension of county officials after audit findings
Summary
Sen. Wallace introduced a bill to allow circuit courts to suspend county officers following legislative-audit findings and criminal filings; after wide questioning about due process and scope, Wallace agreed to pull the measure for revision.
Sen. Wallace brought forward a bill, described as an Association of Counties measure, that would allow a circuit court to order the immediate suspension of a county officer after the filing of information, presentment, or indictment in a circuit court related to a reported shortage of county funds arising from a legislative audit.
Lindsey Bailey French of the Association of Arkansas Counties told the committee the bill grew from a Craighead County case…
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