HB 2551 Initials FK/BSR Page 1 Government ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session HB 2551: county salaries; approval Sponsor: Representative Griffin, LD 19 Committee on Government Overview Requires, beginning January 1, 2025, the County Board of Supervisors (Board) to approve an increase in specified county officer salary. History Currently, statute prescribes, by county population, the salaries for county officers (A.R.S. § 11- 419). These salaries were last increased in the 2021 Legislative Session. The annual salaries for county officers beginning January 1, 2025 are as follows: Counties with a population of less than 500,000 persons Officer Annual Salary Attorney $143,678 Assessor $83,800 Recorder $83,800 Sheriff $120,824 Superintendent of schools $83,800 Supervisor $83,800 Treasurer $83,800 Provisions 1. Instructs the Board in each county to approve an increase in salary for the following county officers: a) Attorney; b) Assessor; c) Recorder; d) Sheriff; e) Superintendent of schools; f) Supervisors; and g) Treasurer. (Sec. 1) 2. Authorizes the Board to approve a salary increase less than statutorily required but must not be less than the officers current salary. (Sec. 1) 3. States this act applies to increase salaries beginning January 1, 2025. (Sec. 2) Counties with a population of 500,000 or more persons Officer Annual Salary Attorney $143,678 Assessor $96,600 Recorder $96,600 Sheriff $120,824 Superintendent of schools $96,600 Supervisor $96,600 Treasurer $96,600 ☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note