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REFERENCE TITLE: county salaries; approval |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session 2022
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HB 2668 |
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Introduced by Representative Griffin
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AN ACT
amending section 11-419, 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, the following annual salaries shall be paid to county officers:
Annual Salary Annual Salary
Through Beginning
Officer December 31, 2024 January 1, 2025
Attorney $123,678 $143,678
Assessor 76,600 96,600
Recorder 76,600 96,600
Sheriff 100,824 120,824
Superintendent
of schools 76,600 96,600
Supervisor 76,600 96,600
Treasurer 76,600 96,600
B. In counties having a population of less than five hundred thousand persons, the following annual salaries shall be paid to county officers:
Annual Salary Annual Salary
Through Beginning
Officer December 31, 2024 January 1, 2025
Attorney $123,678 $143,678
Assessor 63,800 83,800
Recorder 63,800 83,800
Sheriff 100,824 120,824
Superintendent
of schools 63,800 83,800
Supervisor 63,800 83,800
Treasurer 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 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 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 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.
g. notwithstanding any other law, the county board of supervisors in each county shall approve an increase in any of the salaries prescribed in subsections a and b of this section. If there is an increase in the salaries prescribed in subsections a and b of this section, the board may approve a lesser amount than that increase. The amount approved may not be less than the officer's current salary.