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AZ Rev Stat § 48-2340 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2340 - Right of eminent domain

48-2340.  Right of eminent domain Condemnation proceedings may be brought by the board of directors in the name of the district,  and all laws of the state relating to the exercise of the right of eminent domain and the taking of private property for public purposes and obtaining immediate possession thereof shall apply to the proceedings. The use of the property which is condemned,  taken or appropriated under the provisions of this chapter is declared to be a public use,  subject to regulation and control by the state in the manner provided by law.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2341 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2341 - Right of entry to survey; acquisition of property for works

48-2341.  Right of entry to survey;  acquisition of property for works A. The board,  its agents,  employees and authorized representatives may enter upon any land to make surveys or locate necessary irrigation or drainage works,  rights of way,  buildings,  structures,  power transmission lines,  telephone lines or any other structures or appliances which it finds necessary or useful for the purposes of the district. B. The board may,  for and in the name of and for the use and benefit of the district,  exercise the right of eminent domain and thereby take,  hold and possess all land and other property necessary for the construction,  use,  maintenance,  repair,  improvement or extension of works necessary or useful for the purposes of the district.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-2342 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-2342 - Effect of inclusion of drainage district within boundaries

48-2342.  Effect of inclusion of drainage district within boundaries A. When a drainage district organized under the laws of the state is included wholly or in part within the boundaries of an agricultural improvement district organized under this chapter,  the board of directors of the drainage district shall cooperate in every reasonable manner with the board of directors of the agricultural improvement district,  and shall permit the use by the agricultural improvement district of all or any part of the drainage works of the drainage district as required by the agricultural improvement district. B. The board of directors of the drainage district may transfer or otherwise surrender to the board of directors of the agricultural improvement district the full and complete management,  control,  maintenance,  use and operation of all or any such portions of the drainage works of the drainage district as the agricultural improvement district may require,  and thereafter the agricultural improvement district shall have full power to manage,  control,  maintain,  use,  operate,  extend,  change,  enlarge or improve the works in the same manner and to the extent it is authorized,  empowered or permitted to control,  maintain,  manage,  use,  operate,  extend,  enlarge,  change or improve any works owned or otherwise controlled by it,  as its board of directors,  its agents or representatives find necessary to accomplish any of the purposes of this chapter. C. From and after the date of such transfer or surrender and thereafter as long as such works remain under control of the agricultural improvement district,  the drainage district shall not be liable for any of the cost and expense of making the enlargement,  change,  extension or improvement of or on the works,  or for the management,  control,  maintenance or operation thereof,  but the drainage district shall continue to be and shall remain liable for and shall pay and discharge its indebtedness and other obligations incurred or sustained prior to the date of such transfer or surrender in the same manner and extent as if the transfer or surrender had not been made. The board of directors of the drainage district,  for such purpose,  shall continue to exercise all the powers and perform all the duties by law conferred on or required of it to pay and discharge such indebtedness or other obligation and to provide the funds therefor.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-4831 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-4831 - Permanent board of directors; qualification and organization; compensation

48-4831.  Permanent board of directors;  qualification and organization;  compensation (L93,  ch 107 sec 15.) A. The permanent board of directors shall consist of eleven persons,  each representing a separate division established pursuant to section 48-4834,  subsection A,  paragraph 2 plus one person appointed by the board of supervisors of any county in which fifty per cent or more of the assessed value of that county is located in the district. Each director shall be a qualified elector of a county located in whole or in part in the district and be a resident of the division or county that the director represents. B. On adopting a plan of permanent operation and administration,  the initial board shall continue to constitute the district board until the elected directors of the permanent board are elected and qualify. At the next general election after the adoption of the plan of permanent operation and administration,  the directors from divisions 1 through 5 shall be elected to serve four year terms and the directors from divisions 6 through 11 shall be elected to serve two year terms. Thereafter,  all elected directors shall be elected to serve four year terms. Each director elected shall assume office on January 1 immediately following the election. The term of office and the time of assuming office for persons appointed to the permanent board by a board of supervisors are the same as for those persons elected from divisions 1 through 5. C. Each member of the permanent board shall qualify for office by taking and subscribing the official oath. The official oath shall be filed with the permanent board. D. If a vacancy occurs on the board,  the board shall nominate and the governor shall appoint a replacement from the division in which the vacancy occurs. A director so appointed shall qualify within thirty days after receiving notice of the appointment in the same manner as prescribed by this section and shall hold office for the remainder of the term to which the appointment was made. E. The board shall select a chairman,  vice-chairman and secretary-treasurer from among the members who shall hold office at the pleasure of the board.  F. Board members are not eligible for compensation but are eligible for reimbursement of actual and necessary expenses while engaged in official business under order of the board.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-4831; Version 2 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-4831; Version 2 - Permanent board of directors; qualification and organization; compensation

48-4831.  Permanent board of directors;  qualification and organization;  compensation (L93,  ch 144 sec 1.) A. The permanent board of directors shall consist of eleven persons,  each representing a separate division established pursuant to section 48-4834,  subsection A,  paragraph 2 plus one person elected at large from that portion of any county in which fifty per cent or more of the assessed value of that county is located in the district. Each director shall be a qualified elector of a county located in whole or in part in the district and be a resident of the division or that portion of the county that the director represents. B. On adopting a plan of permanent operation and administration,  the initial board shall continue to constitute the district board until the directors of the permanent board are elected and qualify. At the next general election after the adoption of the plan of permanent operation and administration,  the directors from divisions 1 through 5 shall be elected to serve four year terms and the directors from divisions 6 through 11 and the at large county directors shall be elected to serve two year terms. Thereafter,  all directors shall be elected to serve four year terms. C. Each member of the permanent board shall qualify for office by taking and subscribing the official oath. The official oath shall be filed with the permanent board. D. If a vacancy occurs on the board,  the board shall nominate and the governor shall appoint a replacement from the division or that portion of the county in which the vacancy occurs. A director so appointed shall qualify within thirty days after receiving notice of the appointment in the same manner as prescribed by this section and shall hold office for the remainder of the term to which the appointment was made. E. The board shall select a chairman,  vice-chairman and secretary-treasurer from among the members who shall hold office at the pleasure of the board.  F. Board members are not eligible for compensation but are eligible for reimbursement of actual and necessary expenses while engaged in official business under order of the board.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-4832 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-4832 - Elections; nominating petitions

48-4832.  Elections;  nominating petitions A. A candidate for election to the permanent board as a division director shall be nominated by a petition signed by at least one hundred fifty qualified electors of the division in which the candidate resides. A candidate for election to the permanent board as an at large county director shall be nominated by a petition signed by at least one hundred fifty qualified electors of that portion of the county that is within the district. B. If a division is located wholly in one county and for the at large board position for that county,  the nominating petition shall be filed with the clerk of the board of supervisors or the elections officer of that county as prescribed by title 16,  chapter 3. C. If a division is located in two or more counties,  the nominating petition shall be filed as prescribed by title 16,  chapter 3,  with the county elections officer for the county with the highest number of registered voters within the district. The county election officer shall immediately notify the board of supervisors of each county included in the division. Each board of supervisors so notified shall provide for the manner of voting and conduct of the election as provided for in subsection D. D. The names of the candidates for election to the permanent board shall be included on the election ballot of the division in which the candidate resides,  or on the election ballot for that portion of the county that is within the district,  as appropriate,  without party designation. The manner of voting and conducting the election for the directors shall conform to the provisions of law relating to the general election of county officers including compliance with any applicable federal voting laws. E. Title 16,  chapter 2,  article 3 does not apply to any election held pursuant to this section. F. All expenses for the election of members of the permanent board incurred pursuant to this section are the responsibility of the county or counties involved. If a division is located in two or more counties,  election expenses for that division shall be shared proportionately based on the number of qualified electors of each county who are residents of the division. G. Candidates for the permanent board and their campaign committees shall register with and report to the secretary of state and otherwise comply with the requirements of title 16,  chapter 6,  regarding elections under this section.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-4833 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-4833 - Meetings; agenda

48-4833.  Meetings;  agenda A. The board shall hold regular meetings every calendar quarter and additional meetings on the call of the chairman or a majority of the members of the board. The secretary-treasurer shall give at least three days' notice of each meeting to each member of the board in addition to the public notices required by law. B. The district is a public body for purposes of title 38,  chapter 3,  article 3.1.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-4834 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-4834 - Administrative powers and duties; division boundaries; executive director and employees; annual report

48-4834.  Administrative powers and duties;  division boundaries;  executive director and employees;  annual report A. The board shall: 1. Determine its organizational and procedural structure,  adopt,  amend or repeal bylaws,  rules and forms consistent with the requirements of this chapter and prescribe a system of accounts. 2. Determine the boundaries of the divisions in the district that shall be numbered respectively divisions 1 through 11. After each United States decennial census the board shall define the boundaries and limits of each division and shall: (a) Make the divisions equal or as nearly equal in population as is practicable,  based on the census. (b) Make the configuration of each division as compact as practicable consistent with equal population. (c) Preserve existing communities of interest within the same division to the extent practicable. (d) If possible,  align the divisions over identified groundwater sub-basins and the division boundaries along existing voting precinct boundaries,  survey lines or political or administrative boundaries. B. The board may: 1. Manage,  set policy and conduct the business and affairs of the district. 2. Make and execute all necessary contracts,  including intergovernmental agreements pursuant to title 11,  chapter 7,  article 3. 3. Sue and be sued. 4. Adopt a seal for the district to be used to attest to documents. 5. Provide for payment of all debts and appropriate claims against the district from the appropriate funds. 6. Employ an executive director and such administrative,  legal,  engineering,  accounting,  clerical and other staff as may be necessary and prescribe the duties,  terms and conditions of employment. 7. Retain outside professional services,  including legal counsel. 8. Acquire suitable offices,  furnishings and necessary equipment and supplies. 9. Perform all other acts necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. C. The board shall prepare and publish an annual report on or before December 1 each year containing a full and complete account of its transactions and proceedings for the preceding fiscal year and other facts and recommendations deemed to be of public value. This annual report may include and may be combined with the financial report prescribed by section 48-4888. The district shall make copies of the annual report available to the public on request. D. All employees shall be selected on a nonpartisan basis according to their qualifications. The executive director shall serve at the pleasure of the board. E. Immediately on organization,  the permanent board shall initiate proceedings to determine the application of federal voting laws to the district and shall take any necessary action to comply with the applicable federal law.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-4835 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-4835 - Advisory council

48-4835.  Advisory council A. As part of a plan of permanent operation and administration adopted under section 48-4806,  subsection B,  paragraph 1,  the initial board shall determine the size and representative nature of a permanent advisory council to the permanent board. The advisory council shall include representatives of mining,  agricultural and environmental interests,  water companies,  each incorporated city and town in the district and each county located in whole or in part in the district. B. The advisory council shall have the powers,  functions and duties prescribed by the plan of permanent operation and administration including mandatory oversight and review and the right to make recommendations to the permanent board regarding the capital and operating budgets of the district and any planned projects of the district.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-1571 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-1571 - Election of directors; term of office

48-1571.  Election of directors;  term of office The regular election of the district for the purpose of electing a board of directors shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in December of each alternate year,  at which time one director from each division in the district and two directors at large shall be elected for a term of two years. If two or more persons have the same number of votes,  their terms shall be determined by lot under the direction of the chairman of the board of supervisors of the county in which the organization of the district has been perfected. The person receiving the highest number of votes in any division for any office to be filled at the election shall be deemed elected thereto.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-1572 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-1572 - Nomination procedure

48-1572.  Nomination procedure A. Nominations of candidates at regular elections to the board of directors shall be by petition,  in writing,  signed by at least five bona fide owners of land in the power district who possess the qualifications of electors provided by section 48-1508. No person shall be entitled to sign the petition for nomination of a person for director except a bona fide land owner in the division from which the director is to be elected or for one of the directors elected at large which shall be designated in the petition. B. At elections held under the provisions of this article,  no elector may vote for any director except the director who is to be chosen to represent the division on the board of directors,  and the two directors to be elected at large. C. Petitions for nominations of directors shall be filed with the clerk of the board of supervisors twenty days before the time fixed for holding the regular election.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-1573 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-1573 - Notice of election; election officers

48-1573.  Notice of election;  election officers A. Fifteen days before an election held under this article,  the secretary of the board shall cause notice specifying the polling places of each division to be posted in three public places in each election division,  stating the time and place of holding the election. The secretary shall also post a general notice thereof in the office of the board. B. Prior to the time for posting the notices,  the board shall appoint from each division from among the electors thereof three judges,  one of whom shall act as clerk,  who shall constitute a board of election for the division. If the board fails to appoint a board of election,  or the members appointed do not attend the opening of the polls on the morning of the election,  the electors of the division present at the hour named in the notice may appoint the board or appoint another person in place of an absent member. C. At the election the board of directors shall provide the judges with necessary election supplies,  including ballots.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-1574 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-1574 - Duties of election officers; opening and closing polls

48-1574.  Duties of election officers;  opening and closing polls A. One of the judges of the board of election for each division shall be chairman of the election,  and may: 1. Administer oaths required during the election. 2. Appoint judges and clerks if during the election a judge or clerk ceases to act. B. Any member of the board of election or clerk thereof may administer and certify the oath required to be administered during the progress of an election. Before opening the polls each member of the board shall take and subscribe to an oath to faithfully perform the duties imposed upon him by law. An elector of the division may administer and certify the oath. C. The polls shall be opened at eight o'clock a.m. and remain open until six o'clock p.m. of the same day. D. The clerk of the board of election shall forthwith deliver the returns duly certified to the board of directors of the district.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-1575 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-1575 - Canvass of returns; postponement; declaration of result

48-1575.  Canvass of returns;  postponement;  declaration of result A. A list,  tally paper or certificate returned from any election shall not be set aside or rejected for want of form if it can be satisfactorily understood. B. The board of directors shall meet at the district office on the first Monday after the election and canvass the returns. If at the time of meeting the returns from each division in the district in which the polls were open have been received,  the board of directors shall canvass the returns,  or if all the returns have not been received,  the canvass shall be postponed from day to day until all returns have been received or until six postponements have been made. The canvass shall be made in public by counting the votes of the district for each person voted for and declaring the results thereof. C. The board shall declare elected the person receiving the highest number of votes cast for each office and shall declare the result of any questions or proposals submitted.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-1576 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-1576 - Statement of results

48-1576.  Statement of results A. The secretary of the board shall,  as soon as the result of an election is declared,  enter in the records of the board,  and file with the clerk of the board of supervisors of the county in which the office of the district is located,  a statement of results disclosing: 1. A copy of the notice of the election. 2. The names of the judges of the election. 3. The total number of votes cast in the district and in each division of the district. 4. The names of the persons voted for. 5. The office for which each person was voted for. 6. The number of votes cast in each division for each candidate. 7. The number of votes cast in the district for each candidate. 8. The names of the persons declared elected. 9. The result declared on any question or proposal submitted in accordance with the majority of the votes cast for or against the question or proposal.
AZ Rev Stat § 48-1577 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 48 - Special Taxing Districts|§ 48-1577 - Issuance of certificate of election; vacancy in office

48-1577.  Issuance of certificate of election;  vacancy in office A. The secretary of the board shall immediately make out and deliver to the persons elected a certificate of election,  signed by him and authenticated with the seal of the board. B. If a vacancy occurs in the board of directors by death,  removal or disability resulting in inability of a director to discharge his duties properly,  the vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the remaining members of the board. The appointee shall be a resident of the division in which the vacancy occurs if the director was elected from a division of the district,  and if elected at large,  the appointee shall be a qualified elector of the district. Upon failure or inability of the board to act within thirty days after the vacancy occurs,  the vacancy shall be filled,  upon petition of five electors of the division,  by the board of supervisors of the county where the board of directors has its office. C. A director appointed to fill a vacancy shall hold office until the next general election of the district and until his successor is elected and qualified.