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Senate Engrossed House Bill
county officers; salaries; increase |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session 2021
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HOUSE BILL 2700 |
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AN ACT
amending sections 11-419 and 12-281, arizona revised statutes; relating to county officers.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 11-419, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
11-419. County salaries
A. In counties having a population of five hundred thousand or more persons, as determined by the latest preceding federal decennial census, the following annual salaries shall be paid to county officers:
Annual Salary Annual Salary Annual salary
Through Beginning beginning
Officer December 31, 2008 January 1, 2009 January 1, 2025
through
December 31, 2024
Attorney $109,450 $123,678 $143,678
Assessor 67,800 76,600 96,600
Recorder 67,800 76,600 96,600
Sheriff 89,225 100,824 120,824
Superintendent
of schools 67,800 76,600 96,600
Supervisor 67,800 76,600 96,600
Treasurer 67,800 76,600 96,600
B. In counties having a population of less than five hundred thousand persons, as determined by the latest preceding federal decennial census, the following annual salaries shall be paid to county officers:
Annual Salary Annual Salary Annual salary
Through Beginning beginning
Officer December 31, 2008 January 1, 2009 January 1, 2025
through
December 31, 2024
Attorney $109,450 $123,678 $143,678
Assessor 56,500 63,800 83,800
Recorder 56,500 63,800 83,800
Sheriff 89,225 100,824 120,824
Superintendent
of schools 56,500 63,800 83,800
Supervisor 56,500 63,800 83,800
Treasurer 56,500 63,800 83,800
C. Each of the officers named in subsections A and B of this section, other than the board of supervisors and the county attorney, may appoint a chief deputy who shall receive an annual salary agreed upon ON by the board of supervisors and the officer appointing the deputy.
D. The county attorney shall devote full time to the county attorney's official duties and shall not engage in the private practice of law. The county attorney shall appoint a chief deputy who shall receive an annual salary agreed upon on by the board of supervisors and the officer appointing the chief deputy.
E. In any county included under subsection B of this section, a chief deputy county attorney shall not be appointed unless authorized by the board of supervisors who may authorize or prohibit the chief deputy from engaging in the private practice of law. The annual salary of the chief deputy shall be in an amount agreed upon on by the county attorney and the board of supervisors.
F. In case of a vacancy in office of any elected county officer included in subsections A and B of this section, the salary of the person appointed to fill such vacancy shall be the same for the balance of the unexpired term as that being paid the previous officeholder.
Sec. 2. Section 12-281, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
12-281. Oath; bond; salary; annual increase; prohibition
A. The clerk of the superior court shall take the oath of office and give a bond in the sum of five thousand dollars $5,000 conditioned upon on the faithful performance of the duties of that office and the payment of all monies to the person entitled to receive them. The bond is subject to approval by the presiding superior court judge.
B. Beginning January 1, 2023, in counties having with a population of five hundred thousand or more persons, as determined by the latest preceding federal decennial census, the annual salary of the clerk of the superior court is seventy-six thousand six hundred dollars $96,600 until modified.
C. Beginning January 1, 2023, in counties having with a population of less than five hundred thousand persons, as determined by the latest preceding federal decennial census, the annual salary of the clerk of the superior court is sixty-three thousand eight hundred dollars $83,800 until modified.
D. The annual salary of the clerk of the superior court that is established by subsections B and C of this section shall be reviewed by the commission on salaries for elective state officers pursuant to section 41-1903.
E. The clerk of the superior court and the clerk's deputies are prohibited from practicing law or forming a partnership with an attorney-at-law. This subsection does not prohibit the clerk or the clerk's employees from providing to the public, including litigants, information regarding documents routinely filed with the clerk.
Sec. 3. Effective date
Section 12-281, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended by this act, is effective from and after December 31, 2022.