SB 1056
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-sixth Legislature
Second Regular Session
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SB 1056: municipalities; counties; fee increases; vote
Sponsor: Senator Petersen, LD 14
Committee on Government
Overview
Prescribes a two-thirds' vote requirement by a municipality or county to increase taxes or
fees.
History
The corporate powers of a town incorporated under statute is vested in a common council.
Dependent upon population, a common council consists of five- or seven-members total. A
common council of a municipality has control of the finances and property of the corporation.
Additionally, a common council has statutory authority to accomplish various tasks including
to erect, lease or purchase necessary buildings for the purposes of the corporation and to
appropriate money and provide for the payment of its debts and expenses (A.R.S. §§ 9-231,
9-240).
The powers of a county must be exercised only by a board of supervisors and based on county
population, a board of supervisors consists of three- or five-members total. A county board of
supervisors has statutory authority to accomplish various tasks including to make order for
the disposition or use of its property, levy and collect taxes for purposes under its exclusive
jurisdiction and purchase and hold lands within its limits (A.R.S. §§ 11-201, 11-211).
Provisions
1. Stipulates that the common council of a municipality and the county board of supervisors
must have a two-thirds' vote in order to levy or increase any assessment, fee or tax. (Sec.
1, 2)
2. Declares that the regulation of increases in municipal and county assessments, fees and
taxes is a matter of statewide concern. (Sec. 1, 2)
3. Specifies that the ability of a municipality and county to increase assessments, fees and
taxes by the two-thirds' vote requirement is not subject to further regulation by the
municipality or county. (Sec. 1, 2)
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note