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AZ Rev Stat § 9-232 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-232 - Council; qualifications of members; oath; selection of mayor; vacancy

9-232.  Council;  qualifications of members;  oath;  selection of mayor;  vacancy A. A person shall not be a member of a city or town council unless,  at the time of the election,  the person is eighteen years old,  is a qualified elector residing within the city or town and has resided in the city or town for at least one year next preceding the election,  or if an area has been annexed to the city or town for a period of less than one year next preceding the election has resided in such area for at least one year next preceding the election. If an annexed area is subject to the provisions of this subsection,  a person may meet the residency requirements if the person has resided within the existing limits of the city or town for the one-year period. B. Every member of the council shall hold the office for the term of two years,  except the members of the council first appointed,  and before entering on the duties of the office,  the member shall take and subscribe the oath of office. C. Except for a common council organized as prescribed by section 9-232.04,  the common council shall assemble within twenty days after their appointment or election,  and choose a mayor from among their number. D. If a member of the council,  at any time during the member's term of office,  ceases to be a qualified elector of the city or town or ceases to reside in the city or town,  the council seat held by the member is deemed vacant. The council seat shall be filled in the same manner as any vacancy on the council. On request,  the county attorney for the county in which the city or town is located shall investigate and determine whether a vacancy exists pursuant to this subsection.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-232.01 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-232.01 - Salaries

9-232.01.  Salaries The common council may by ordinance or resolution prescribe a daily compensation or salary to be paid the mayor,  councilmen and administrative board members for the performance of official duties.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-232.02 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-232.02 - Permitting town councilmen to hold office for four-year staggered terms

9-232.02.  Permitting town councilmen to hold office for four-year staggered terms The common council may,  by majority vote of the qualified electors of the town voting thereon,  provide for four-year staggered terms for members of the town council in the manner provided in section 9-272,  with respect to cities. In the event the common council consists of five members only,  the first class shall consist of two councilmen and the second class shall consist of three councilmen.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-232.03 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-232.03 - Alternative procedure for mayor to be directly elected by electors

9-232.03.  Alternative procedure for mayor to be directly elected by electors The common council may,  by a majority vote of the qualified electors of the town voting thereon either at a regular or special election,  provide by ordinance that the mayor shall be directly elected by the electors rather than selected by the common council.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-232.04 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-232.04 - District system as alternative organization

9-232.04.  District system as alternative organization A. The common council,  by a majority vote of the qualified electors of the town who vote on that issue,  may elect to be governed by a district system of municipal government. In accordance with that election,  the common council by a majority vote shall adopt a resolution or ordinance that divides the town into not more than six districts,  and the council members shall thereafter be elected from districts by the residents of the district. B. A mayor of the town shall be elected,  who is the chief executive officer of the town.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-232.05 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-232.05 - Town elected officials; term limits; applicability

9-232.05.  Town elected officials;  term limits;  applicability A. By majority vote of the qualified electors of the town voting on the initiative,  the qualified electors may by initiative: 1. Enact term limits on the number of terms a member of the common council or mayor may serve. 2. Enforce term limits on the number of terms a member of the common council or mayor may serve. 3. Repeal term limits on the number of terms a member of the common council or mayor may serve. B. Any enactment,  enforcement or repeal of a term limit pursuant to this section applies to any common council member or any mayor elected after the date that the majority of the qualified electors vote to enact,  enforce or repeal the term limit pursuant to subsection A of this section.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-233 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-233 - Council meetings; quorum; adjournment

9-233.  Council meetings;  quorum;  adjournment The common council shall,  by ordinance,  fix the time and place of holding stated meetings,  and the council may be convened at any time by the mayor. A majority of the councilmen shall constitute a quorum for transacting business but a lesser number may adjourn from time to time and compel the attendance of absent members in such manner and under such penalty as the council may,  by ordinance,  have previously prescribed. No such adjournment shall be to a day beyond the next stated meeting of the council.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-234 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-234 - Power of council to regulate proceedings; records

9-234.  Power of council to regulate proceedings;  records A. The common council shall judge the elections,  qualifications and returns of its members. It may prescribe rules for the government of its proceedings,  may punish any member or other person for disorderly conduct at any meeting of the council by a fine not exceeding twenty dollars,  and by imprisonment until the payment of the fine,  and with the concurrence of four councilmen may expel any member,  but not a second time for the same cause. B. The common council shall cause the clerk to keep a journal of its proceedings and a record of all ordinances adopted,  and at the request of any member shall cause the ayes and nays upon any question to be taken and entered upon its journals. C. The proceedings of the common council shall be public.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-235 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-235 - Vacancies in council

9-235.  Vacancies in council A. The council shall fill a vacancy that may occur by appointment until the next regularly scheduled council election if the vacancy occurs more than thirty days before the nomination petition deadline,  otherwise the appointment is for the unexpired term. This subsection does not apply to a charter city. B. The member appointed shall meet the qualifications established in section 9-232.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-236 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-236 - Mayor; duties

9-236.  Mayor;  duties The mayor of the common council shall be the chief executive officer of the town,  and shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by law and ordinance. In case of the absence of the mayor the council may appoint one of their number to act in his stead.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-237 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-237 - Appointive officers

9-237.  Appointive officers In addition to the common council,  the officers of every town shall be a town clerk,  town marshal,  town engineer and other officers deemed necessary by the common council,  who shall be appointed as provided by ordinance of the town.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-238 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-238 - Duties of appointive officers

9-238.  Duties of appointive officers A. The town clerk shall also be treasurer of the town. The town marshal shall be collector of all taxes of the town. The town engineer shall have charge of the town streets,  sewers and water works,  and in towns of three thousand or more inhabitants,  shall be a competent engineer. B. In towns of less than three thousand inhabitants the town marshal,  in addition to his duties as town marshal,  may act as town engineer.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-239 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-239 - Council powers relating to appointive officers

9-239.  Council powers relating to appointive officers A. The common council may prescribe the duties and compensation of all officers of the town,  and provide,  by ordinance,  the manner of filling vacancies in such offices. The council may appoint,  from time to time,  officers and agents of the town whose appointment is not provided for in this article,  and remove them. B. The common council may require all officers to give bond for the due discharge of their duties in such sums and with such security as it may direct and approve,  and for default of giving security,  may declare an office vacant.  C. The common council may provide severance pay for town officers by ordinance or by contract with an individual officer.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-241 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-241 - Purchase and sale of property

9-241.  Purchase and sale of property A. The corporation may purchase,  receive,  hold,  lease and convey property,  real and personal,  necessary or proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation,  within or without its limits. B. Every conveyance of real property to the corporation shall be in its corporate name. Conveyances by the corporation shall be executed by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council,  at a regular meeting thereof. C. Real property of the corporation shall be sold as provided by section 9-402.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-242 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-242 - Hospitals

9-242.  Hospitals A. The corporation may own,  operate and control hospitals in the interest of the general welfare. B. The council may lease a hospital to a nonprofit association or corporation organized under state law,  on such terms and conditions,  and for such consideration,  as the council may prescribe.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-243 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-243 - Construction of streets and sidewalks; default of property owner; abatement of assessment; appeal; definitions

9-243.  Construction of streets and sidewalks;  default of property owner;  abatement of assessment;  appeal;  definitions A. The common council may require the proprietor of any block,  lot or part of a lot within the town to construct a sidewalk in front thereof of a width and type of construction as it may direct,  and may by ordinance provide that upon failure of the proprietor to construct the sidewalk within a time to be prescribed after notice so to do it may be constructed by the town,  and the expense thereof assessed against the block,  lot or part thereof. The council may provide the manner of making the assessment,  may approve the same and provide the manner of collecting the assessment. B. The council may by ordinance require the proprietor or owner of any property within the town at the time of the development of the property to construct streets within and adjacent to the property. If the council determines that such streets are necessary before the development of the property,  the council may order these improvements to be constructed by the town at its expense and the expense shall be assessed against the property. The council may provide and approve the manner of assessing the property at the time of development and provide the manner of collecting unpaid assessments at the time of development of the property subject to the following limitations: 1. The assessment of property,  if adjacent arterial streets are involved,  shall not exceed the cost of improving more than one-half of the width or more than one thousand lineal feet of such adjacent arterial street,  except that if any parcel of land is presently being used for single family residential use and the width of such does not exceed two hundred lineal feet,  such property shall not be assessed greater than one-half the cost of the average residential street within such city or town. 2. The assessment of property shall not exceed the actual expense incurred by the town at the time of construction. C. Any assessment under this section shall abate if the property has not been developed within ten years of the assessment. D. The determination of necessity by the council resulting in the assessing of property under this section may be appealed by any aggrieved party to the superior court. E. As used in this section: 1. " Development"  includes construction of residential,  commercial or industrial buildings or structures or major additions or alterations to existing structures and includes new buildings or structures on property having existing buildings or structures situated on such property. When such property is zoned for agricultural or single family residential use at the time of assessment,  development shall also require a change of use or purpose. 2. " Streets"  may include asphaltic concrete surfacing,  aggregate base,  curb and gutter,  valley gutter,  concrete sidewalks and tiling of irrigation ditches and storm drainage facilities if required.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-244 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-244 - Levy of taxes

9-244.  Levy of taxes A. The common council may levy and collect annually,  upon the assessed value of the real and personal property within the town,  as shown by the equalized assessment roll of the current year,  except such as is,  or may be,  exempt from taxation under the laws of the state,  property taxes to defray the salaries of officers,  and the ordinary and contingent expenses of the corporation,  not herein otherwise provided for,  and for constructing and repairing streets,  sewers,  sidewalks and crosswalks,  or bridges and culverts upon such streets and sidewalks. B. The limitation imposed by this section shall not prohibit the right to levy and collect amounts necessary to defray the charges of the public debt of the corporation. C. Nothing contained in this section shall be held to repeal,  modify or affect the provisions of title 42,  chapter 17,  article 2.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-246 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-246 - Publication of financial statement

9-246.  Publication of financial statement The common council shall,  at least ten days before the biennial election,  publish in a newspaper published in the town,  or if there is none,  then post in three or more public places in the town,  a full and correct statement of all monies received into the treasury of the town since the last report,  and the sources from which they were severally derived,  and also of all disbursements and expenditures and the account upon which the disbursement was made.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-247 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-247 - Claims, warrants, substitute checks and vouchers

9-247.  Claims,  warrants,  substitute checks and vouchers When a town organized under this article is indebted on an account,  the official having power to audit and allow claims against the town shall draw a warrant,  substitute check or voucher upon the treasurer for the amount due. The official shall not draw more than one warrant,  substitute check or voucher for the amount allowed.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-248 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-248 - Warrants, substitute checks and vouchers; payee; form

9-248.  Warrants,  substitute checks and vouchers;  payee;  form No warrant,  substitute check or voucher drawn on the treasurer of any town shall be drawn in favor of a person other than the one to whom it is due. The warrant,  substitute check or voucher shall be in the form prescribed by ordinance.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-249 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-249 - Warrants, substitute checks and vouchers; presentment; payment; registry; definitions

9-249.  Warrants,  substitute checks and vouchers;  presentment;  payment;  registry;  definitions A. The treasurer of a city or town shall not pay any warrant,  substitute check or voucher unless presented for payment by the person in whose favor it is drawn or the person's assignee,  executor or administrator. When a warrant,  substitute check or voucher on the treasurer is properly presented for payment,  the treasurer shall pay it and write or stamp on the face of it " paid"  and the date of payment and shall sign it. An electronic image of the original warrant provided by or made available by the servicing bank in a format approved by the treasurer of a city or town shall be deemed properly presented. If the treasurer cannot pay the warrant,  substitute check or voucher for want of funds,  the treasurer shall write or stamp on the face of it " not paid for want of funds"  and the date of presentation and shall sign it,  and,  from that date until paid,  the warrant,  substitute check or voucher shall bear interest at a rate to be determined by the council,  but in no case to exceed six per cent per year. The city or town and the servicing bank shall agree upon the method of delivery of the warrant,  substitute check or voucher. B. The treasurer shall keep a registry of warrants,  substitute checks and vouchers presented for payment. C. For the purposes of this article: 1. " Substitute check"  means a paper reproduction of an original warrant created from an electronic image of the original warrant that: (a) Contains an image of the front and back of the original check. (b) Bears a magnetic ink character recognition line containing all of the information in the magnetic ink character recognition line of the original check. (c) Conforms in paper stock,  dimension and otherwise with generally applicable industry standards for substitute checks. (d) Is suitable for automated processing in the same manner as the original warrant. 2. " Warrant"  means an original warrant or an electronic image of an original warrant from which a substitute check may be created.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-250 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-250 - Violation of provisions relating to warrants; classification

9-250.  Violation of provisions relating to warrants;  classification An officer of a town who violates any provision of sections 9-247,  9-248 or 9-249 is guilty of a petty offense.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-251 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-251 - Survey and recording of town plats

9-251.  Survey and recording of town plats When a town is laid out,  the proprietors of the town shall cause to be made an accurate plat or map thereof,  setting forth: 1. Streets,  alleys,  avenues and highways and the width thereof. 2. Parks,  squares and other grounds reserved for other uses,  with the boundaries and dimensions thereof. 3. Lots and blocks,  with their boundaries,  designating the lots and blocks by numbers,  and giving the dimensions of the lots.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-252 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-252 - Acknowledgment and filing of maps

9-252.  Acknowledgment and filing of maps The maps required by section 9-251 shall be acknowledged by the proprietor,  or some person for him duly authorized by deed,  and a copy thereof,  so acknowledged,  shall be filed in the office of the county recorder,  and also in the office of the clerk of the town.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-253 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-253 - Recording of maps and plats; preservation of originals

9-253.  Recording of maps and plats;  preservation of originals A. The county recorder shall record the plats in a book to be kept for that purpose,  and,  when necessary,  may reduce the scale of the plat,  and upon each record in the book,  shall endorse his certificate that the plat is recorded from the original plat filed in his office. B. The original plat shall be preserved by the county recorder,  and the clerk of the city or town,  among the records of their offices respectively.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-254 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-254 - Title to streets

9-254.  Title to streets Upon filing a map or plat,  the fee of the streets,  alleys,  avenues,  highways,  parks and other parcels of ground reserved therein to the use of the public vests in the town,  in trust,  for the uses therein expressed. If the town is not incorporated,  then the fee vests in the county until the town becomes incorporated.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-255 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-255 - Unlawful act of officer; liability of council

9-255.  Unlawful act of officer;  liability of council A member of the common council of a town incorporated under the provisions of this article shall not be personally liable in damages or otherwise for an unlawful act of an officer or employee of the town,  unless the act is committed by the authority of the member,  or he has notice or knowledge thereof,  or unless the act is committed under circumstances which would cause,  or would have caused,  a reasonable or prudent person to have knowledge of the act.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-271 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-271 - Procedure for change; city officers

9-271.  Procedure for change;  city officers A. When a town has acquired a population of three thousand or over and the council shall by resolution so declare,  the town may by majority vote of the qualified electors voting thereon assume a city organization having and exercising all rights,  powers,  authority,  duties and privileges of a city under such name as the council may designate. B. Upon making the change from a town to a city organization the officers of the city shall consist of: 1. Seven councilmen elected at large by the qualified electors residing in the city at the regular election which would have been held had the change not been made. 2. A mayor elected by and from among the members of the council. 3. The following officers appointed by the mayor and city council: (a) A city clerk and ex officio treasurer. (b) A city attorney. (c) A city marshal or chief of police. (d) A city physician. (e) A city engineer. (f) When provided by ordinance,  a city health or sanitary officer,  a superintendent of streets,  a fire chief and such other officers as the council deems necessary. C. The same person may hold two or more of the appointive offices enumerated in paragraph 3 of subsection B. D. Pending the holding of the first regular election after the change,  the officers of the municipality and their terms of office shall continue as though the change from town to city government had not been made.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-272 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-272 - Classification of councilmen for purposes of election; terms of office

9-272.  Classification of councilmen for purposes of election;  terms of office A. The common council may,  by a majority vote of the qualified electors of the city voting thereon,  provide by ordinance or resolution,  that the members of the council be divided by lot into two classes. The first class shall consist of three councilmen and the second class of four. Those of the first class shall hold office until the next regular election,  and those of the second class until the second regular election. At the first regular election held after the change,  three councilmen shall be elected,  and at the second regular election four councilmen shall be elected. B. Thereafter councilmen shall be elected in classes of three and four at successive,  regular elections and shall hold their office for terms of four years each and until their successors are elected and qualified.