§ 14-40-503 - Procedure for annexation. - Arkansas Statutes

14-40-503. Procedure for annexation.

(a) (1) At the next regularly scheduled meeting following the public hearing, the governing body of the municipality proposing annexation may bring the proposed ordinance up for a vote.

(2) If a majority of the total number of members of the governing body vote for the proposed annexation ordinance, then a prima facie case for annexation shall be established, and the city shall proceed to render services to the annexed area.

(b) The decision of the municipal council shall be final unless suit is brought in chancery court of the appropriate county within thirty (30) days after passage to review the actions of the governing body.