Arkansas Statutes
§ 14-14-109 — Public meetings
Arkansas·Title 14
(a)(1) All meetings of a county government governing body, board, committee, or any other entity created by, or subordinate to, a county government shall be open to the public except as provided in subdivision (a)(2) of this section.
(2)A meeting, or part of a meeting, which involves or affects the employment, appointment, promotion, demotion, disciplining, dismissal, or resignation of a county government official or employee need not be open to the public unless the local government officer or employee requests a public meeting.
(b)In any meeting required to be open to the public, the county quorum court, committee, board, or other entity shall adopt rules for conducting the meeting which afford citizens a reasonable opportunity to participate prior to the final decision.
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Legislative History
Acts 1977, No. 742, §§ 8, 9; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 17-3108, 17-3109.
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