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AZ Rev Stat § 9-272.01 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-272.01 - Alternative procedure for mayor to be directly elected by electors

9-272.01.  Alternative procedure for mayor to be directly elected by electors The common council may,  by a majority vote of the qualified electors of the city 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 § 9-273 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-273 - District system as alternative organization

9-273.  District system as alternative organization A. Upon the change from town to city government,  the city,  by a majority vote of the qualified electors,  may elect to be governed by a district system of municipal government,  and in accordance with the election the common council by a majority vote shall adopt such resolution or ordinance,  dividing the city into districts,  not exceeding six in number,  and the councilmen shall thereafter be elected from districts by the residents of the district. B. There shall be elected a mayor of such city,  who shall be the chief executive officer of the city.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-274 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-274 - Powers of council; salaries

9-274.  Powers of council;  salaries A. When the change from town to city government is made,  the council of the city may: 1. Appoint and remove city officers,  board members and employees not expressly made elective in accordance with civil service regulations,  or in absence of such regulations,  as the council deems advisable. 2. Fix the salaries of officers,  board members and employees,  and of the mayor and councilmen. 3. Require and fix official bonds. 4. Prescribe the duties of officers,  board members and employees. 5. Fill by appointment vacancies in the office of mayor or councilmen and other vacancies occurring in any other city office,  board or employment. B. In fixing salaries the city council may by ordinance or resolution prescribe a daily compensation to be paid to the mayor,  councilmen and administrative board members for performance of official duties. C. The city council may by ordinance or resolution establish or alter salaries or compensation of the mayor and councilmen.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-275 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-275 - Applicability of certain provisions to specified cities

9-275.  Applicability of certain provisions to specified cities A. The provisions of sections 9-271 to 9-274,  inclusive,  shall not apply to a city operating under a special act or special charter or which has been organized prior to June 12,  1929 and is operating under the provisions of article 1,  chapter 2 of this title,  or any other state law or statute enacted prior to June 12,  1929,  but the officers of such city,  their manner of election or appointment,  their term of office,  duties,  salaries,  bonds and the filling of vacancies shall remain as provided by the special acts,  charter,  laws or statutes enacted prior to June 12,  1929. B. A city or town operating under any act,  special charter,  law or statute of the state enacted prior to June 12,  1929,  may by majority vote of its council avail itself of the benefits,  privileges and provisions of this article to take effect at the holding of the next regular election in the municipality. C. Pending the holding of the first regular election after such decision and action,  the officers of the municipality and their tenure of office shall continue as theretofore,  and as though such change of municipal government had not been made.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-281 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-281 - Adoption procedure; board of freeholders; election

9-281.  Adoption procedure;  board of freeholders;  election A. A city containing a population of more than three thousand five hundred inhabitants may frame a charter for its own government consistent with the constitution and the laws of the state,  by causing a board of freeholders,  composed of fourteen qualified electors of the city,  to be elected at large by the qualified electors thereof,  at a general or special election. B. An election of the board of freeholders may be called at any time by the legislative authority of the city. The election shall be called by the chief executive officer of the city within ten days after there has been filed with him a petition demanding the election,  signed by a number of qualified electors residing within the city equal to twenty-five per cent of the total number of votes cast at the next preceding general municipal election. C. The election shall be held not later than thirty days after the call therefor. At the election a vote shall be taken upon the question whether further proceedings toward adopting a charter shall be had in pursuance to the call,  and unless a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon shall vote to proceed further,  no further proceedings shall be had.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-282 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-282 - Proposed charter; publication; election; approval by governor

9-282.  Proposed charter;  publication;  election;  approval by governor A. The board shall,  within ninety days after the election,  prepare and propose a charter for the city. The proposed charter shall be approved and signed in duplicate by the members of the board,  or a majority of them,  who shall file one copy with the chief executive officer of the city and the other with the county recorder of the county in which the city is located. B. The proposed charter shall then be published in one or more newspapers of general circulation published within the city for at least twenty-one days if in a daily paper,  or in three consecutive issues if in a weekly paper,  and the first publication shall be made within twenty days after completion of the proposed charter. C. The proposed charter shall be submitted within thirty days and not earlier than twenty days after the publication to the vote of the qualified electors of the city at a general or special election. If a majority of the electors voting thereon ratify the proposed charter,  it shall be submitted to the governor for his approval,  who shall approve it if not in conflict with the constitution or the laws of the state.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-283 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-283 - Approval of charter; recording and filing; amendment

9-283.  Approval of charter;  recording and filing;  amendment A. On approval the charter shall become the organic law of the city and supersede any charter then existing and all ordinances inconsistent with the new charter. B. A copy of the charter,  certified by the chief executive officer of the city,  and authenticated by the seal of the city,  together with a statement similarly certified and authenticated setting forth the submission of the charter to the electors and its ratification by them,  after approval of the charter by the governor,  shall be filed in the archives of the city,  after being recorded in the office of the county recorder,  and thereafter all courts shall take judicial notice of the charter. C. The charter so ratified may be amended by amendments proposed and submitted by the legislative authority of the city to the qualified electors thereof,  or by petition as provided in this article,  at a general or special election,  and ratified by a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon,  and approved by the governor as provided in this article for the approval of the charter.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-284 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-284 - Effect of charter on inconsistent laws

9-284.  Effect of charter on inconsistent laws A. When the charter has been framed,  adopted and approved,  and any of its provisions are in conflict with any law relating to cities containing a population of more than three thousand five hundred inhabitants in force at the time of the adoption and approval of the charter,  the provisions of the charter shall prevail notwithstanding the conflict,  and shall operate as a repeal or suspension of the law to the extent of conflict,  and the law shall not thereafter be operative as to such conflict. B. The charter shall be consistent with and subject to the state constitution,  and not in conflict with the constitution and laws relating to the exercise of the initiative and referendum and other general laws of the state not relating to cities. C. Notwithstanding any statute,  the charter may authorize agreements setting wages and salaries which extend not more than two years beyond the term of the contracting council.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-285 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-285 - Expenses of board

9-285.  Expenses of board When a city has adopted a charter under the provisions of this article,  the chief executive and the legislative authority of the city may provide for the payment of the expenses of the board of freeholders necessarily incurred in the framing of the charter,  including clerical assistance which shall not exceed three dollars per day for the time actually employed.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-301 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-301 - Terms of office

9-301.  Terms of office In incorporated cities and towns which elect a mayor,  other than those specifically provided for,  councilmen and other officers shall hold their respective offices for two years.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-302 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-302 - Bonds of officers

9-302.  Bonds of officers A. Unless bonded pursuant to the provisions of subsection B of this section,  every officer of a city or town shall execute and file an official bond,  enforceable against the principal and his sureties,  conditioned on the due and faithful performance of his official duties,  payable to the state and to and for the use and benefit of the municipality or any person who may be injured or aggrieved by the wrongful act or default of the officer in his official capacity. A person injured or aggrieved may bring suit on such bond under the provisions of section 38-260. B. Any incorporated city or town may obtain and deliver to the city or town clerk a blanket bond conditioned on faithful performance of all such city's or town's officers payable to the municipality,  except the treasurer or tax collector by whatever title known,  who shall execute the official bond provided for in subsection A.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-303 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-303 - City or town manager

9-303.  City or town manager A. The governing body of a city or town,  in addition to the officers already specified by law,  may,  by ordinance,  create the office of city or town manager,  and appoint a person thereto to be known as the city or town manager. B. The city or town manager shall have and exercise the powers and perform the duties relating to the affairs of the city or town as shall be specified by the ordinance creating the office of city or town manager. C. The person appointed to the office of city or town manager shall serve at the pleasure of the governing body of the city or town and may be removed without cause by a majority vote thereof.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-304 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-304 - Compensation of alderman or councilman; failure to comply; classification

9-304.  Compensation of alderman or councilman;  failure to comply;  classification A. No mayor,  alderman or councilman of any city or town shall,  during the term for which he has been elected,  knowingly accept,  take or receive for his own use from the city or town,  any money or other thing of value other than that which is provided to be paid him for his services as such. B. A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a petty offense,  and his office shall be forfeited. C. The fine as provided in subsection B shall be deposited in the school fund of the county in which the city or town is located.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-305 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-305 - City or town auditor; examination of executive session minutes; confidentiality

9-305.  City or town auditor;  examination of executive session minutes;  confidentiality A. If a city or town has established the office of city or town auditor,  the city or town,  by ordinance,  may provide that the city or town auditor or the auditor's authorized representative,  in the performance of their official duties,  examine the minutes of executive sessions of the city or town council or any board,  commission or other public body established by the city or town. B. Working papers and other audit files that are maintained by the city or town auditor are not public records and are exempt from title 39,  chapter 1. Any audit report prepared for or presented to a city or town,  whether by city or town auditor,  the auditor's authorized representative or a consultant,  is a public record subject to title 39,  chapter 1.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-401 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-401 - Acquisition of land by city; extent and notice of city jurisdiction

9-401.  Acquisition of land by city;  extent and notice of city jurisdiction A. A city or town may purchase,  lease or rent land,  whether contiguous or noncontiguous,  lying outside its corporate limits,  for its purposes and uses,  and any violation of an ordinance of the city or town occurring within the territorial limits of the land may be punished by the city or town having control thereof to the same extent and with like effect as if the violation occurred within the corporate limits. B. At any point at which a public road enters land purchased,  leased or rented as provided by subsection A,  the city or town having control thereof shall erect and maintain a sign,  not less than eighteen inches by three feet in size,  containing a warning notice in bold letters that the area being entered is subject to the jurisdiction of the city or town.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-402 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-402 - Sale and disposition of property; advertising for bids; publication; donation; easements

9-402.  Sale and disposition of property;  advertising for bids;  publication;  donation;  easements A. A city or town may sell and convey all or any part of its real or personal property,  whether or not the property is devoted exclusively to public use. B. The sale shall not be made until an invitation for bids for the purchase of the property has been published as provided by section 39-204 and notice has been posted in three or more public places within the city or town. C. If no newspaper is published within the city or town,  then the invitation for bids shall be published as provided by section 39-204,  and by posting notices for bidders in three or more public places within the city or town. D. A city or town may donate lost and found or unclaimed personal property in its custody for at least ninety days to nonprofit charitable organizations.  E. Notwithstanding subsections A and B of this section,  a city or town may convey to the appropriate property owner without receiving payment an easement that the city or town no longer needs.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-403 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-403 - Sale of real property valued at more than one million five hundred thousand dollars; special election; sale at auction

9-403.  Sale of real property valued at more than one million five hundred thousand dollars;  special election;  sale at auction A. Real property of a city or town,  the value of which exceeds one million five hundred thousand dollars,  shall not be sold unless first authorized by a special election called for the purpose of submitting to the voters of the city or town the question of selling or not selling the real property proposed for sale. The election shall be held within the corporate limits of the city or town on a date prescribed by section 16-204,  and notice shall be given as provided in section 9-402. B. The ballots shall contain a description of the property proposed for sale and the reason why the governing body desires the property sold. The description and reasons shall be printed in eight-point type and shall contain not more than one hundred words. C. If a majority of the ballots cast is in favor of selling,  then the governing body may sell the property at public auction,  after giving the notice required in section 9-402,  to the highest bidder for cash,  reserving the right to reject any and all bids.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-404 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-404 - Payment of outstanding taxes, penalties and interest on acquiring property

9-404.  Payment of outstanding taxes,  penalties and interest on acquiring property A. If a city or town acquires real or personal property,  whether by purchase,  exchange,  condemnation,  gift or otherwise,  the city or town shall pay to the county treasurer any taxes on the property that were unpaid as of the date of acquisition,  including penalties and interest. B. The lien for unpaid delinquent taxes,  penalties and interest on property acquired by a city or town: 1. Is not abated,  extinguished,  discharged or merged in the title to the property. 2. Is enforceable in the same manner as other delinquent tax liens.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-405 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-405 - Sale, lease or exchange of surplus property to federal government

9-405.  Sale,  lease or exchange of surplus property to federal government A. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 9-402,  9-403 or 9-241,  the governing body of a city or town may sell,  lease or otherwise grant to the United States for governmental purposes any real property owned by it and surplus to its needs. The determination of the governing body that such property is surplus shall be final,  and the property may be sold to the United States for such consideration as may be agreed upon between the governing body and officials of the federal government,  including the exchange of land for land under the land exchange acts of the United States. B. Not less than ten days prior to the actual sale,  lease or other disposition of such property,  the governing body of the city or town shall cause to be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the county,  or,  if there is no such newspaper,  then by posting in three public places within the county,  a notice of the intent to dispose of the property,  together with a description of the property and the terms and conditions of the proposed sale,  lease or other disposition thereof. C. The sale shall be conducted without formalities,  advertisement for bids or consideration of bids by other persons,  but where the value of real estate proposed to be disposed of exceeds the amount of fifty thousand dollars,  such sale,  lease or exchange shall not be made unless first authorized by the voters of such city or town at a special election to be called and held in accordance with the provisions of section 9-403. D. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to affect the provisions of sections 28-8411 and 28-8414.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-406 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-406 - Sale, lease or conveyance of land by city or town incorporated pursuant to congressional enabling legislation

9-406.  Sale,  lease or conveyance of land by city or town incorporated pursuant to congressional enabling legislation A city or town which has incorporated under the laws of the state of Arizona pursuant to enabling legislation of the Congress of the United States and which upon incorporation acquires ownership of land in excess of one section from the United States may provide by ordinance for the manner of disposition,  sale,  lease or conveyance of land owned by such city or town.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-407 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-407 - Exchange and sale of real property; notice of intent

9-407.  Exchange and sale of real property;  notice of intent A. Any incorporated city or town may by ordinance authorize an exchange of a parcel of real property owned by that city or town for any other parcel of real property if the parcels of real property are of substantially equal value and the exchange meets the terms and conditions prescribed in the ordinance. B. Any incorporated city or town may sell a parcel of real property to another political subdivision without following the procedures prescribed in sections 9-402 and 9-403. C. A notice of intent to exchange or sell any property pursuant to this section shall be published pursuant to section 39-204 before the exchange or sale.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-408 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-408 - Home equity conversion program; authorization; use of proceeds

9-408.  Home equity conversion program;  authorization;  use of proceeds A. A city or town,  by ordinance,  may offer a home equity conversion program for persons sixty years of age or older. B. A city or town shall use any monies obtained from a home equity conversion program,  after payment of all costs and expenses,  on programs for senior citizens.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-409 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-409 - Condemnation actions; interest

9-409.  Condemnation actions;  interest Interest on a judgment in a condemnation proceeding instituted by the city or town,  including interest that is payable pursuant to section 12-1123,  subsection B,  shall be calculated for each month or portion of a month that interest is owed and shall be either: 1. The prime rate charged by banks on short-term business loans as determined for publication in the bulletin of the board of governors of the federal reserve system,  as of the first day of that month. 2. In the absence of a determination by the board of governors of the federal reserve system,  calculated in the same manner based on comparable data as determined by the United States department of commerce,  bureau of economic analysis,  for publication in " survey of current business" . 3. If the prime rate cannot be determined from publication as provided in paragraph 2,  determined by a federal agency that is annually designated by the governing body of the city or town and that makes and publishes data sufficient to determine the prime rate of interest.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-411 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-411 - Tax levy for library purposes

9-411.  Tax levy for library purposes A city or town may levy annually,  in addition to all other taxes,  a tax not to exceed one and one-half mills on the assessed value of all property in the city or town,  exclusive of the valuation of property exempt from taxation,  for the purpose of establishing and maintaining therein free public libraries and reading rooms,  for purchasing books,  journals and other publications,  and erecting and maintaining such buildings as may be necessary therefor.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-412 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-412 - Receipt of gifts for library

9-412.  Receipt of gifts for library Cities or towns may receive,  hold or dispose of gifts made to them for library purposes and may apply them in a manner which will best promote the uses of the library,  subject to the terms of the gift.
AZ Rev Stat § 9-413 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 9 - Cities and Towns|§ 9-413 - Library fund

9-413.  Library fund All money received for library purposes,  whether by taxation or otherwise,  shall belong to and be designated as the library fund,  shall be paid into the city or town treasury,  kept separate and apart from other funds,  and shall be drawn therefrom as provided in this article,  but only for purposes therein authorized.