§ 2-46. Office hours for constitutional officers.

(a)

The offices of the elected constitutional officers of the County, including those of the County Judge, County Clerk, Circuit Clerk, Assessor, Treasurer, Sheriff, Collector, and Coroner will be open to serve the citizens of the County from 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

(b)

Offices shall be maintained through the noon hour, although they may be maintained by a reduced staff.

(c)

The County Judge will determine holidays to be observed and advise other elected officials of all holidays on or before December 10, and shall be for the forthcoming calendar year so that sufficient notice may be given to the public. County holidays shall not exceed the number outlined in A.C.A § 1-5-101 except the County Judge may declare the day after Thanksgiving a holiday.

(d)

Any elected official may elect to keep his or her office open longer than those hours specified in subsection (a), but in no case will the hours be shorter than specified in subsection (a).

(e)

Any elected constitutional officer who shall be guilty of violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00). Each day that a violation of this section occurs shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as a separate violation.

(Ord. No. 77-10, §§ 1—4, 5-12-77; Ord. No. 77-12, §§ 1—5, 6-24-77; Ord. No. 93-24, Art. 1, 8-12-93; Ord. No. 2016-65, Art. 1, 9-15-16)

Case Law reference— This section is a reasonable exercise of the Quorum Court's authority and is not in violation of the Constitution's separation of powers. Walker v. County of Washington, 263 Ark. 317 564 S.W. 2d 513 (1978).