Title 48 — Special Taxing Districts
37 chapters · 1,636 sections in this title.
A.R.S. § 48-2202 Establishment of health service district; purpose; limitations; definition
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A. Health service districts may be established only: 1. For the purpose of purchasing, leasing, lease-purchasing, constructing, establishing, equipping, operating or maintaining an ambulance service, a medical clinic or clinics or a combined medical clinic and ambulance service. …
A.R.S. § 48-2203 Formation of district; district impact statement; petition; hearing; notice; definition
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A. Any person proposing to create a district shall prepare a district impact statement and submit the statement, with the petition prescribed in subsection B of this section, to the board of supervisors of the county in which the district is to be located. If a proposed district …
A.R.S. § 48-2204 Bond of petitioners
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At the time of filing a petition for the establishment of a health service district, or at any time thereafter but before publication of the notice of the hearing on the petition, a bond or cash deposit shall be filed by the petitioners, with security approved by the board of sup…
A.R.S. § 48-2205 Hearing on petition
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A. At the hearing all interested property owners and electors may appear and be heard on any matter relating to the establishment of the proposed district. Before the date set for the hearing, any person wishing to object to the establishment of the district may file written obje…
A.R.S. § 48-2206 Election to determine organization of district; notice of election; qualifications of voters
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A. Notwithstanding the provisions in sections 16-225 and 16-226, the board of supervisors may order formation of a health service district, the board shall give notice as prescribed by this section of an election to be held within the proposed district for the purpose of determin…
A.R.S. § 48-2207 Declaration of election result and recording order
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A. The board of supervisors shall canvass the votes cast at the election at its next succeeding regular or special meeting. If it appears that a majority of the voters voting favors formation of the district, the board by order shall declare the district duly organized and shall …
A.R.S. § 48-2207.01 Territory of health service district; additions and deletions; notice and hearing
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A. If it appears at the hearing for establishment of a health service district that territory not included in the petition should be included in the district, notice shall be given in the manner provided for the original hearing and a subsequent hearing shall be held on the quest…
A.R.S. § 48-2208 Board of directors; selection; qualifications; terms; compensation; expenses; restrictions
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A. A health service district shall be governed by a board of directors of at least three members. B. At the election to determine whether a district shall be formed, as provided in section 48-2203, the ballot shall contain the names of three or more persons to be elected to the b…
A.R.S. § 48-2209 Powers of health service district
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A. In addition to the powers specifically granted, a health service district may, acting through its board of directors: 1. Sue and be sued in all courts and places and in all actions and proceedings whatever. 2. Construct, establish, maintain and operate an ambulance service, a …
A.R.S. § 48-2210 Health services survey and report; review by department
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A. When a health services district is established, the board of directors shall conduct or cause to be conducted a survey of the ambulance service, ambulatory or other nonhospital-based medical service problems within the district. B. Upon the completion of the survey, there shal…
A.R.S. § 48-2211 Health services survey report; hearings; approval
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A. When the health services survey report is filed, the board of directors may reject such report and direct that a new report be prepared or that changes be made. If the report complies with the provisions of section 48-2210 and is satisfactory to the board, the board of directo…
A.R.S. § 48-2212 Construction of facilities; provision of services; methods; contracting for services
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A. The board of directors shall superintend the construction of medical facilities and the delivery of ambulatory medical services and ambulance service, if any, as specified in the approved report of the health services survey. B. The construction of medical facilities or any po…
A.R.S. § 48-2213 Elections; qualifications of voters; affidavit; challenges
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A. Elections held pursuant to this article, except as otherwise specified, shall be conducted as nearly as practicable in accordance with the general election laws of the state. Returns shall be canvassed by the board of directors within ten days after the election is held. B. On…
A.R.S. § 48-2214 Bond election; subsequent bond election
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A. After approval of the health service survey report the board of directors of the district shall submit to the qualified electors of the district the proposition of incurring bonded indebtedness to obtain funds with which to acquire the property and perform the work set forth b…
A.R.S. § 48-2215 Issuance of bonds; subsequent bond issues
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A. If a majority of the votes cast at a bond election favors the bonded indebtedness proposed, bonds of the district for the amount stated shall be issued and sold. B. The board of directors shall, subject to the provisions of this article, prescribe by resolution the form of the…
A.R.S. § 48-2216 Sale of bonds; disposition of proceeds
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A. The board of directors of a health service district shall sell bonds issued pursuant to section 48-2215, subsections A through C at not less than par value, and the proceeds shall be placed in the county treasury of the organizing county to the credit of the district. The coun…
A.R.S. § 48-2217 Limit of bonded indebtedness
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No health service district shall incur a bonded indebtedness exceeding five per cent of the assessed value of all taxable property in the district as shown by the last assessment roll of the county.
A.R.S. § 48-2218 Tax exemption of bonds
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Bonds issued pursuant to this article are not taxable by the state or by any county, city, town or other political subdivision of the state.
A.R.S. § 48-2219 Bonds
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Any bonds issued under this article may contain a provision requiring the establishment of a reserve or reserves in an amount equal to the requirements of principal and interest payments for the two years during the life of the bonds requiring the largest amount of principal and …
A.R.S. § 48-2220 Tax levy to pay principal and interest of bonds
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A. The principal of and interest on bonds issued pursuant to this article shall be paid from the following, either singly or in combination: 1. Revenue derived from an annual tax on the real property within the health service district issuing them, and such real property shall re…
A.R.S. § 48-2221 Rentals and service charges
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The board of directors of a health service district may charge and collect rentals and service charges for any service performed or property furnished by the district. Revenue therefrom shall be paid into the organizing county treasury to the credit of the operating fund or bond …
A.R.S. § 48-2222 Leases of medical clinic and equipment; provisions; cancellation for failure to pay rent; release; auction; notice
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A. A lease of a district-owned medical clinic and its equipment executed by the board of directors of the district, shall: 1. Extend for a term to be determined by the board, but not less than five nor more than ten years. 2. Be executed for the purpose of providing ambulatory me…
A.R.S. § 48-2223 Tax levy for current expenses
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A. The board of directors of a health service district, at the time of certifying the amount required for payment of principal and interest on bonds, may certify to the board of supervisors the amount necessary to maintain and operate the health service system of the district dur…
A.R.S. § 48-2224 Dissolution of health service district
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A. A health service district organized under this article which has no bonded indebtedness may, when all legal indebtedness of the district has been discharged, be dissolved on the vote of a majority of the qualified electors of the district at a special election called by the bo…
A.R.S. § 48-2225 Jurisdiction of the department of health services
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Nothing in this article shall in any way limit or authorize the limitation of the jurisdiction of the department or the director of the department as established under any other authority including, but not limited to, sections 36-132 and 36-136.
A.R.S. § 48-2226 Reimbursement for county services
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Services provided by a county to a health service district are subject to reimbursement pursuant to section 11-251.06.
A.R.S. § 48-2227 Incorporated area in the district; withdrawal
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A. The district may be established or the boundaries changed pursuant to section 48-262 to include incorporated cities or towns as well as unincorporated areas. B. Notwithstanding section 48-262, the governing body of an incorporated city or town that desires to withdraw from the…