2014 Arkansas Code
Title 14 - Local Government
Subtitle 2 - County Government
Chapter 14 - County Government Code
Subchapter 3 - County Seats
§ 14-14-308 - Emergency temporary location for political subdivisions.

(a) (1) (A) Whenever, due to an emergency resulting from the effects of enemy attack, or the anticipated effects of a threatened enemy attack, it becomes imprudent, inexpedient, or impossible to conduct the affairs of local government at the regular or usual place thereof, the governing body of each political subdivision of this state may meet at any place within or without the territorial limits of the political subdivisions on the call of the presiding officer or any two (2) members of the governing body.

(B) The governing body shall proceed to establish and designate by ordinance, resolution, or other manner alternate or substitute sites or places as the emergency temporary location of government where all, or any part, of the public business may be transacted and conducted during the emergency situation.

(2) The sites or places may be within or without the territorial limits of the political subdivisions and may be within or without this state.

(b) (1) During the period when the public business is being conducted at an emergency temporary location, the governing body and other officers of a political subdivision of this state shall have and possess and shall exercise at the location all of the executive, legislative, and judicial powers and functions conferred upon the body and officers by or under the laws of this state.

(2) The powers and functions of the governing body and officers may be exercised without regard to or compliance with time-consuming procedures and formalities prescribed by law and pertaining thereto. All acts of the body and officers shall be as valid and binding as if performed within the territorial limits of their political subdivision.

(c) "Political subdivisions" shall mean all duly formed and constituted governing bodies created and established under authority of the Arkansas Constitution and laws of this state.