House Engrossed

 

county officers; salaries; increase

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-fifth Legislature

First Regular Session

2021

 

 

 

HOUSE BILL 2700

 

 

 

AN ACT

 

amending section 11-419, arizona revised statutes; relating to county officers.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 


Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Section 11-419, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE11-419. 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. END_STATUTE