Title 11, Counties

A. The powers of a county shall be exercised only by the board of supervisors or by agents and officers acting under its authority and authority of law. It has the power to: 1. Sue and be sued. 2. Purchase and hold lands within its limits. 3. Make such contracts and purchase and …

A. Each county is a body politic and corporate, possessing all the powers expressly provided in the constitution or laws of this state and such powers as are necessarily implied therefrom. B. The name of the county designated in article 1, chapter 1 of this title is its corporate…

A. There shall be in each county having a population of one hundred seventy-five thousand or more persons a board of supervisors consisting of five members who shall be qualified electors of their supervisorial district, and who shall be elected at a general election at which the…

The board of supervisors shall meet at the county seat on or before December 1 following the release of the United States decennial census data and divide the county into three or five supervisorial districts as provided in this article, which shall be numbered, respectively, dis…

A. At the general election for state and county officers, one supervisor shall be elected from each district from among those nominated at the preceding primary election. They shall be nominated and elected by the qualified electors of their respective districts. If a supervisor …

Regular meetings of the board shall be held in the county on a working day or days of each month designated by the board. The board shall notify the public of the location and the day or days designated. Special meetings may be called by a majority of the board, or by the chairma…

A. The board of supervisors shall establish a duty station for each board member at an appropriate location in the county. For purposes of this subsection, "duty station" means the place where the board member spends the largest portion of the board member's regular workday or wo…

A. The supervisors shall elect a chairman, who, in addition to his other duties, shall sign all orders and warrants of the board. B. A majority of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. C. All sessions of the board shall be public.

A. Each board shall cause written minutes of its proceedings to be prepared pursuant to section 38-431.01. B. The clerk of the board shall maintain and permanently preserve the official copy of the minutes in accordance with section 39-101. C. The full minutes of proceedings, whi…

The board may, by its chairman, issue subpoenas to compel attendance of any person and the production of any records relating to the affairs of the county for examination upon any matter within the board's jurisdiction. A witness is bound to attend, when served, and to answer all…

The board may direct the sheriff to attend its meetings to preserve order, and serve subpoenas, notices or citations. Neither the officer serving subpoenas nor the witnesses are entitled to fees.

Any member of the board or the clerk may administer oaths, but no fees shall be charged therefor.

The books, records and accounts of the board shall be kept at the office of the clerk of the board, and in his care, and shall be open to public inspection.

A supervisor shall not vote upon any measure in which he, any member of his family or his partner, is pecuniarily interested.

A supervisor who neglects or refuses to perform any duty imposed on him without just cause, or who wilfully violates any law provided for or relating to the office of supervisor, or fraudulently or corruptly performs any duty imposed upon him by law, or wilfully, fraudulently or …

Each county shall maintain a website link on the county's website to the Arizona criminal justice commission.

The board of supervisors shall appoint a clerk of the board, who shall: 1. Record all proceedings of the board. 2. Make full entries of the board's resolutions and decisions on all questions concerning the raising of money for and allowance of accounts against the county. 3. Reco…

The board of supervisors, under such limitations and restrictions as are prescribed by law, may: 1. Supervise the official conduct of all county officers and officers of all districts and other subdivisions of the county charged with assessing, collecting, safekeeping, managing o…

The board of supervisors may convey any land and improvements thereon owned by the county directly and without compliance with the provisions of paragraph 9 of section 11-251 to a nonprofit corporation which operates housing units limited to those which are federally financed or …

The board of supervisors may: 1. Authorize the use of county personnel, facilities, equipment, supplies and other resources in search or rescue operations involving the life or health of any person. 2. Contract for the acquisition, rental or hire of equipment, services, services …

A. The board of supervisors may establish a central records center for the preservation, storage and handling of all records required by law to be kept by county officers and justices of the peace. B. In any county having a central records center, all county officers and justices…

A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, the board of supervisors may regulate the maximum rate and charge for towing, transporting or impounding a motor vehicle from private property without the permission of the owner or operator of the vehicle by any private towi…

A. The board of supervisors may: 1. In the conduct of county business, adopt, amend and repeal all ordinances necessary or proper to carry out the duties, responsibilities and functions of the county which are not otherwise specifically limited by section 11-251 or any other law …

A. Notwithstanding any other statute, the board of supervisors may require the following special districts to reimburse the county for the cost of services provided to the special districts: 1. Antinoxious weed districts formed pursuant to title 48, chapter 2. 2. Pest control dis…

A. On or before October 1 of each year the board of supervisors shall compile a report of all special taxing districts existing under title 48 in the county during the preceding fiscal year except for those organized under title 48, chapter 4 and chapter 6, articles 1 and 2. The …

A. In addition to any other county power or authority the board of supervisors may adopt fee schedules for any specific products and services the county provides to the public. Notwithstanding fee schedules or individual charges in statute, a board of supervisors may adopt an add…

A. The board of supervisors may designate an appropriate official to enforce, in unincorporated areas of the county, all or a portion of title 45, chapter 1, article 12, relating to water conservation plumbing requirements. If the board of supervisors designates an official pursu…

A. If a board of supervisors determines that any real property or interest in the real property owned, or to be purchased, by a county can be used to provide affordable housing for persons and families of low income as determined by the United States department of housing and urb…

The board of supervisors may provide severance pay for appointed county officers by ordinance or by contract with an individual officer.

A. A county that has a population of more than one million five hundred thousand persons and that has a county island that does not form a county island fire district may enter into an intergovernmental agreement with a municipality or municipalities for fire protection and emerg…

A. A board of supervisors may not levy or assess any new taxes or fees or increase existing taxes or fees pursuant to statute on a business without complying with this section. B. A board that proposes to levy or assess a tax or fee shall: 1. If the imposition of the proposed tax…

A board of supervisors is prohibited from accepting federal monies for a construction project if as a condition of accepting the federal monies the board of supervisors is required to give a preference to union labor.

A. A county may establish a home detention program for eligible sentenced prisoners, which shall be treated the same as confinement in jail. The presiding justice of the peace of the county justice court shall approve the program before its implementation. B. A prisoner is not el…

A. A county, at the request of a property owner, may abandon a federal patent easement established by the small tract act of 1938 that the county determines, after notifying and obtaining the consent of all affected utilities, is not being used by the public or is no longer neces…

A. A person may use, display or otherwise employ any facsimile, copy, likeness, imitation or other resemblance of the county seal only after obtaining the approval of the board of supervisors of that county. The board of supervisors may grant a certificate of approval on applicat…

A. The board of supervisors shall adopt procedures for the adoption, amendment, repeal and enforcement of rules. B. The procedures shall contain at least the following provisions for the county department that is proposing the change: 1. The department shall provide at least two …

A. Notwithstanding any other law, a county with a population of more than nine hundred thousand persons but less than one million five hundred thousand persons that has adopted a habitat conservation plan may acquire land that is located within a city or town only if the acquisit…

In addition to the powers granted to the board of supervisors by the provisions of this chapter, and not in limitation thereof, the board of supervisors may appropriate and expend annually such amounts as are necessary for the purpose of the counties belonging to and paying dues …

A. The board may require any county officer to make reports under oath on any matter connected with the duties of his office, and may require the officer to give such bonds or further bonds as may be necessary for the faithful performance of his respective duties. An officer who …

In addition to any other provision of law, the board of supervisors may appropriate from the general fund each year up to one million five hundred thousand dollars for the purpose of economic development activity which is operated and maintained within the boundaries of the count…

A. All purchases of supplies, materials, equipment and contractual services, except professional services, made by the county having an estimated cost in excess of ten thousand dollars per transaction, or the aggregate dollar amount provided for in section 41-2535, if pursuant to…

A. The board of supervisors of a county having a population of more than one million five hundred thousand persons according to the most recent United States decennial census may appropriate and contribute monies to any governmental agency or municipal corporation for the purpose…

In addition to the provisions of section 11-251, paragraph 5, if a board maintains a hospital or health care facility for the sick of the county or if a board has delegated this responsibility to a hospital board pursuant to section 36-183.01, the board or county hospital board m…

A. In addition to the authority granted under section 11-254, a board of supervisors may appropriate and spend public monies for and in connection with economic development activities. B. To fund economic development activities under this section, a county shall not impose a new …

A. The board of supervisors, by resolution, may purchase or lease the development rights of private land in the county with monies from any public or private source except for county development fees collected pursuant to section 11-1102. The board may not exercise the power of e…

A. The board of supervisors may designate an infill incentive district in any unincorporated area of the county that meets at least three of the following requirements: 1. There is a large number of vacant, older or dilapidated structures. 2. There is a large number of vacant or …

A. The board of supervisors may designate a renewable energy incentive district in any unincorporated area of the county if all of the following apply: 1. The proposed district consists of a vacant or underused parcel or parcels of property, or any other parcel or parcels of prop…

A. The board of supervisors may establish an energy and water savings account that consists of a designated pool of capital investment monies to fund energy or water savings projects in county facilities. The county may deposit in the account monies generated from the energy or w…

A. The board of supervisors may establish a program to allow persons to make gifts, grants or donations for the purpose of providing financial assistance to qualified owners of residential real property for making improvements to an existing drinking water well or providing for a…

A. The board shall contract for all advertising, publications and printing required to be done or made by all departments of county government. B. Written notice of letting the contract shall be provided to a representative of each qualified newspaper within the county, at least …