MUNICIPAL POLICY 2015 STATEMENT OVERVIEW INFRASTRUCTURE The League of Arizona Cities and Towns, a voluntary association The League is concerned with the ability of cities and towns of the 91 incorporated municipalities in Arizona, is governed to meet the ever-increasing demands that our growing by two core principles: to protect shared revenues and promote population places on existing infrastructure. Therefore, the local decision-making authority. League will: PRESERVE LOCAL CONTROL tSupport legislation to allow improvement districts to pay for the Decentralized government at the local level represents a operation and maintenance of retention and detention bases; fundamental principle of American democracy, recognizing t1SFTFSWF)JHIXBZ6TFS3FWFOVF'VOET )63' BMMPDBUFEUP that when it comes to community governance, one size does Arizona cities and towns and follow statutory formulas for the not fit all. EJTUSJCVUJPOPG)63'NPOJFT The League calls upon the Legislature to respect the authority t&TUBCMJTIB)JHIXBZ6TFS3FWFOVF'VOET )63' TUVEZ of cities and towns to govern their communities in the best committee to develop recommendations to improve interests of their residents. The League will endorse legislation transportation maintenance and infrastructure funding; and that supports and sustains the principle of local control and reject legislation that conflicts with the autonomy of cities t3FTUPSFGVOEJOHGPSUIF(SFBUFS"SJ[POB%FWFMPQNFOU"VUIPSJUZ and towns. to facilitate economic development in rural communities.
PROTECT STATE SHARED REVENUE COMMUNITY SUPPORT The League is determined to safeguard the economic The League recognizes that all levels of government must resources that cities and towns require to ensure safety and work cooperatively in order to be successful and provide provide high-quality services for their residents. To that end, citizens with the quality they expect and deserve. To that end, the League calls upon the Legislature to enact a budget that the League calls upon the Legislature to: maintains existing historical formulas for the distribution of t Support efforts to restore the Arizona State Park )FSJUBHe'VOE state-collected shared revenue to local governments. t4FFLUPSFEVDFUIFTIPSUBHFPGIFBMUIDBSFQSPGFTTJPOBMTBOE ECONOMIC VITALITY The League is determined to safeguard the fiscal tools cities tSupport the long-term retention of "SJ[POBT military installations. and towns require to provide the high-quality services their GENERAL GOVERNMENT residents demand and continue to attract new economic The League recognizes that success at the local level requires opportunities. To that end, the League calls upon the well-written state laws. Therefore, the League will support Legislature to: legislation to: tAllow for the creation of Enhanced Municipal Services t4JNQMJGZUIFSFRVJSFNFOUTGPSBOOFYBUJPO Districts in areas that are not considered slum or blighted; t Support the long-term retention of "SJ[POBT military installations; t"VUIPSJ[FUIFGPSNBUJPOPG3FWFOVF"MMPDBUJPO%JTUSJDUTUPGPTUFS economic activity within targeted geographic areas; t1FSNBOFOUMZBVUIPSJ[FDJUJFTBOEUPXOTUPVTFUIFUPUBMOVNCFS t&YQMPSFNFDIBOJTNTUPJNQSPWFUIFFDPOPNJDTVTUBJOBCJMJUZPG of votes cast for an office when calculating the majority of UIF1VCMJD4BGFUZ1FSTPOOFM3FUJSFNFOU4ZTUFNBOE votes cast: t4VQQPSUFGGPSUTUPJNQSPWF"SJ[POBTQPSUTPGFOUSZXJUI.FYJDP t Provide properly apportioned indemnification among parties and related infrastructure. in intergovernmental agreements; and t4USFBNMJOFBOEJNQSPWFUIFQSPDFTTGPSDSFBUJOHBOE implementing development impact fees. of Arizonans live in one of the state’s 91 incorporated cities and towns.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION: CALL 602-258-5786 VISIT: WWW.AZLEAGUE.ORG t TWITTER: @AZCITIES S Steve Pierce(R) S Steve Smith(R) S Debbie Lesko(R) R Noel Campbell(R), Karen Fann(R) R Mark Finchem(R), Vince Leach(R) R Rick Gray(R), Tony Rivero(R) Carefree, Cave Creek, Chino Valley, Casa Grande, Eloy, Marana, Maricopa, El Mirage, Peoria, Surprise, Youngtown 1 Dewey-Humboldt, Peoria, Phoenix, 11 Oro Valley, Tucson 21 Prescott, Prescott Valley, Wickenburg
S Andrea Dalessandro(D) S Andy Biggs(R) S Judy Burges(R) R John C. Ackerley(R), Rosanna Gabaldon(D) R Eddie Farnsworth(R), Warren Petersen(R) R David Livingston(R), Phil Lovas(R) Nogales, Patagonia, Sahuarita, Chandler, Gilbert, Queen Creek Glendale, Peoria, Surprise 2 South Tucson, Tucson 12 22
S Olivia Cajero Bedford(D) S Don Shooter(R) S John Kavanagh(R) R Sally Ann Gonzales(D), Macario Saldate(D) R Darin Mitchell(R), Steve Montenegro(R) R Jay Lawrence(R), Michelle Ugenti(R) Tucson Buckeye, El Mirage, Glendale, Goodyear, Fountain Hills, Paradise Valley, Scottsdale 3 13 Litchfield Park, Surprise, Wellton, 23 Wickenburg, Yuma
S Lynne Pancrazi(D) S Gail Griffin(R) S Katie Hobbs(D) R Charlene Fernandez(D), Lisa Otondo(D) R David Gowan(R), David Stevens(R) R Lela Alston(D), Ken Clark(D) Buckeye, Gila Bend, Goodyear, San Luis, Benson, Bisbee, Clifton, Douglas, Duncan, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe 4 Somerton, Tucson, Yuma 14 Huachuca City, Pima, Safford, Sierra Vista, 24 Thatcher, Tombstone, Tucson, Willcox
S Kelli Ward(R) S Nancy Barto(R) S Bob Worsley(R) R Sonny Borrelli(R), Regina Cobb(R) R John Allen(R), Heather Carter(R) R Russell Bowers(R), Justin Olson(R) Bullhead City, Colorado City, Kingman, Cave Creek, Phoenix Mesa 5 Lake Havasu City, Parker, Quartzsite 15 25
S Sylvia Allen(R) S David Farnsworth(R) S Ed Ableser(D) R Brenda Barton(R), Robert Thorpe(R) R Doug Coleman(R), Kelly Townsend(R) R Juan Mendez(D), Andrew Sherwood(D) Camp Verde, Clarkdale, Cottonwood, Flagstaff, Apache Junction, Mesa, Queen Creek Mesa, Phoenix, Tempe 6 Holbrook, Jerome, Payson, Sedona, Snowflake, 16 26 Star Valley, Taylor, Tusayan, Williams
S Carlyle Begay(D) S Steve Yarbrough(R) S Catherine Miranda(D) R Jennifer Benally(D), Albert Hale(D) R J.D. Mesnard(R), Jeff Weninger(R) R Reginald Bolding(D), Rebecca Rios(D) Eagar, Fredonia, Page, Pinetop-Lakeside, Chandler, Gilbert Guadalupe, Phoenix, Tempe 7 Show Low, Springerville, St. Johns, Winslow 17 27
S Barbara McGuire(D) S Jeff Dial(R) S Adam Driggs(R) R Frank Pratt(R), T.J. Shope(R) R Jill Norgaard(R), Bob Robson(R) R Kate Brophy McGee(R), Eric Meyer(D) Casa Grande, Coolidge, Eloy, Florence, Globe, Chandler, Guadalupe, Mesa, Paradise Valley, Phoenix, Scottsdale 8 Hayden, Kearny, Mammoth, Miami, 18 Phoenix, Tempe 28 Superior, Winkelman
S Steve Farley(D) S Lupe Chavira Contreras(D) S Martin Quezada(D) R Randall Friese(D), Victoria Steele(D) R Mark Cardenas(D), Diego Espinoza(D) R Richard Andrade(D), Ceci Velasquez(D) 9 Marana, Oro Valley, Tucson 19 Avondale, Phoenix, Tolleson 29 El Mirage, Glendale, Phoenix
S David Bradley(D) S Kimberly Yee(R) S Robert Meza(D) R Stefanie Mach(D), Bruce Wheeler(D) R Paul Boyer(R), Anthony Kern(R) R Jonathan Larkin(D), Debbie McCune Davis(D) 10 Tucson 20 Glendale, Phoenix 30 Glendale, Phoenix
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