2014 Arkansas Code
Title 14 - Local Government
Subtitle 2 - County Government
Chapter 15 - Officers
Subchapter 2 - County Assessors
§ 14-15-203 - Pro rata contribution to salaries.

(a) (1) It is declared to be the policy of the state and local governments of Arkansas that from and after July 1, 1947, the state and every county, municipality, school district, and other taxing unit, excepting only special improvement districts to which the county assessor is not required by law to render service, receiving ad valorem or other tax funds collected by county collectors or certified to the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State pursuant to § 26-26-310 by county collectors shall contribute funds for the payment of the salaries, and the necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties, of the county assessors and their deputies.

(2) (A) At least twenty (20) days prior to the quorum court meeting at which the annual budget is adopted, the county assessor shall provide to each taxing unit a copy of the proposed budget of the county assessor for the next year.

(B) At least ten (10) days prior to any meeting of the quorum court at which an amendment adding an appropriation exceeding one percent (1%) of the original budget amount to the budget of the county assessor shall be presented, the county assessor shall provide to each taxing unit a copy of the proposed amendment.

(C) Copies of the budget and any amendments shall be provided by giving copies to the following:

(i) For the county, to the county clerk;

(ii) For a municipality, to the clerk or recorder; and

(iii) For a school district, to the superintendent.

(b) (1) For the purpose of carrying out this policy, the amount to be contributed annually by each of the taxing units shall be in the proportion that the total of such taxes collected or certified to the state pursuant to § 26-26-310 for the benefit of each taxing unit bears to the total of taxes collected for the benefit of all taxing units.

(2) The pro rata contribution of the salaries and expenses of any taxing unit that receives taxes collected or certified to the state pursuant to § 26-26-310 for the purpose of meeting debt service requirements of its issued and outstanding bonds shall be charged to and paid out of the taxing unit's general fund, and not to, or out of, any special fund it may maintain for this purpose, nor in such other manner as will diminish the amount necessary to meet the debt service requirements.