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Resources & Research
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Providing prompt and thorough responses to all inquiries from cities and towns is an important function of the League. If you need information on elections and opening meetings law, land-use and planning, finance and a wide range of other issues on governing and managing a city or town in Arizona, please contact a staff member who will be happy to assist you.
League leaders discuss declining revenues on KJZZ
Phoenix City Councilman Greg Stanton and League Executive Director Ken Strobeck discuss the impact declining revenues will have on cities. ...... Read more
Added: March 2009
2008 Municipal Impact/Development Fee Survey
Click here to view the League's annual survey of impact and development fees for cities and towns
Added: May 2008
Propsition 207 Information
 
Prop 207 Waiver Information
 
  1)   Recommendations Regarding Proposition 207 Waiver Form
  2)   Sample Proposition 207 Waiver Form and Claims Checklist
  3)   Sample Waiver
  4)   Claims Checklist
 
League Breakfast Discussion - Prop 207 And Arizona: What We Can Learn From Oregon
 
  Handouts and reference materials
 
    Measure 37: Some Preliminary Thoughts for Implementation by Cities
    A Practical Guide to Measure 37
    A Primer on Oregon's Ballot Measure 37 (2004)
 
  Audio recording
 
    40 Mb Windows Media file (.wma)
 
  Websites with more information
 
    http://www.lcd.state.or.us/LCD/MEASURE37/index.shtml
    http://www.harrang.com/Newsroom/measure37.html
New Report Says Cities & Towns Key to State Economic Success
(Phoenix)-A new research report says the overwhelming amount of economic activity in the state occurs within incorporated cities and towns, and describes them as "the economic engines of Arizona."

The report was commissioned by the League of Arizona Cities and Towns and was written by researchers at the Economic and Business Research Center, Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona in Tucson.
 
Click here for more information
Public Records and Open Meeting Law Publications
Below are revised September 2007 open meeting law and public records law publications compiled by the Arizona Ombudsman's Office. They reflect the 2007 legislative changes and recent case law.
 
Arizona Public Records Law publication (.pdf)
Arizona Open Meeting Law publication (.pdf)
Alternative Expenditure Limitation Information
Home Rule Option Packet (.pdf)
Permanent Base Adjustment Packet (.pdf)
- Updated April 2008
"It's Budget Time" and "State Shared Revenue" Reports
It's that time of year again and to assist you with your budget endeavors the League has sent out the "It's Budget Time" and "State Shared Revenue" reports. Information about issues that affect your budgeting as well as preliminary information about state shared revenue estimates are included in those reports. If you have any questions, please contact Tom Belshe at (602) 258-5786 or at tbelshe@azleague.org.
 
Download "It's Budget Time" (.pdf)
Download "State Shared Revenue" (.pdf)
- Updated April 2010
Resource Library
The League, in conjunction with the Arizona City/County Management Association (ACMA) and the Government Finance Officers Association of Arizona (GFOAZ), presents our online City and Town Resource Library.

The Resource Library will provide information and downloadable documents on all aspects of municipal government including legal opinions, model ordinances, financial information, rules and procedures to name just a few.

If you have an item you would like to add to the Resource Library or suggestions on possible topics, please contact Liisa Laikko at llaikko@azleague.org or call at (602) 258-5786.

To link to the resource library, click here.
Evaluation of Pavement Cut Impacts
    View Evaluation of Pavement Cut Impacts document in PDF form
Refer to page 128 for suggested Model Ordinance language
    View Pavement Fee Calculator description in PDF form
    View Pavement Fee Calculator in Microsoft Excel (.xls) form
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