A panel approved by voters to review and adjust salaries for Arkansas' top elected officials is holding its first meeting.
The Independent Citizens Commission planned to meet Thursday at the state Capitol to begin its review of the salaries for Arkansas' constitutional officers, legislators and judges.
The seven-member panel was formed as part of a constitutional amendment approved by voters last month that imposed new ethics rules on lawmakers and eased their term limits.
The salaries for those officials had previously been set by the constitution, which allowed the Legislature to make cost-of-living adjustments. Supporters of the panel say it will help update salaries that pale when compared to other states.
The commission's agenda on Thursday includes selecting a chair and vice chair.
