Arkansas Code Title 14. Local Government § 14-40-1208. Existing officers, etc.

(b)(1) Any mayor who is forced from office because of a merger of two (2) or more municipalities under this subchapter is presumed to meet the minimum service period under § 24-12-123.

(2) If the mayor who is forced from office has less than ten (10) years of actual service as mayor, then he or she is entitled to a prorated retirement benefit in an amount equal to the percentage of the mayor's actual amount of service divided by the minimum ten (10) years of service required under § 24-12-123.