§ 16-21-2002 - Office space and telephone expense -- Contingent expense allowance. - Arkansas Statutes

16-21-2002. Office space and telephone expense -- Contingent expense allowance.

(a) (1) The Prosecuting Attorney of the Fifteenth Judicial District shall be furnished suitable office space and telephone expense.

(2) The office space is to be furnished in the county in which the prosecuting attorney resides and shall be paid for by that county monthly at the rate of two hundred dollars ($200) per month from the county general fund.

(3) The telephone expense shall be prorated one-fifth (1/5) from Scott County, the balance equally between Logan County, Yell County, and Conway County.

(b) (1) In addition, the prosecuting attorney shall be allowed as contingent expense of this office, including postage, printing, office supplies and equipment, stationery, travel expense, special service, operation of automobiles, and such other expenses which, within the discretion of the prosecuting attorney, may be proper expenses of the office, and also including necessary expense in connection with any proper investigation incident to any criminal law violation or trial before any grand jury or any court within the Fifteenth Judicial District, coming within the duties of his office, eleven thousand three hundred dollars ($11,300) per annum, to be allocated as follows:

(A) Scott County ..................... $2,500;

(B) Logan County ..................... $3,000;

(C) Yell County ..................... $2,500; and

(D) Conway County ..................... $3,300.

(2) The expenses are to be paid from the county general fund of the respective counties of the Fifteenth Judicial District and shall be paid in equal monthly installments by each county.