ACMA Legislative Report ~Summer 2014~ Craig Sullivan Executive
Director
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CSA Legislative Priorities 2 Eliminate payments to the Arizona
State Hospital (ASH) for the Sexually Violent Persons (SVP)
population Re-establish the county share of lottery revenues
Increase investment in transportation infrastructure, by: Stopping
the diversion of local government HURF revenues Identify and enact
enhanced revenue options and efficiencies In addition to the
restoration of HURF, CSA urged the legislature to work with
stakeholders to identify and enact revenue enhancements for the
existing HURF distribution system, and to pursue policies that
improve efficient utilization of transportation resources.
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CSA Legislative Priorities: Result The budget includes the
following county-related provisions: Sexually Violent Persons (SVP)
Payments: Maintains FY15 payments at FY14 levels, approximately 34%
of costs. Includes "flexibility language" allowing counties to pay
via any county resource. Direct Appropriation to Counties (Lottery
Revenue): $7.15 million line item appropriation, distributed to 13
counties under 900,000 persons. HURF Restoration: $30 million
appropriated for HURF restoration Counties receive: $10 million
County Flexibility Language: Allows counties, with fewer than
200,000 persons, to use any source of county revenue to meet a
county fiscal obligation for FY 2015.
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Fiscal Year 2015 State Budget JLBC Baseline FY15 Changes to
JLBC Baseline Total Revenues 1 $8,708$8,762$54 Total Expenditures 2
$9,035$9,224$189 4 Note: Figures may not add due to rounding 1
Excludes $601 million beginning balance 2 Excludes $120 million in
HURF restoration
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State Budget as Enacted FY15FY16FY17 Ongoing Revenues
$8,708$9,061$9,465 Ongoing Expenditures $9,200$9,415$9,719
Structural Balance/ (Deficit) 1 $(492)$(354)$(254) Carry Forward
$601$139$0$(215) Fund Transfers $54$0 One-time Capital Outlay $24$0
Ending Balance / (Deficit) $139$(215)$(254)$(469) Note: Figures may
not add due to rounding 1 Excludes one-time revenues and
expenditures and does not account for $460M in rainy day fund In
Millions 5
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State Budget with K-12 Judgment FY15FY16FY17 Ongoing Revenues
$8,720$9,069$9,486 Ongoing Expenditures $9,564$9,774$10,074
Structural Balance/ (Deficit) 1 $(844)$(706)$(589) Carry Forward
$596$0$(220)$0$(932) One Time Revenue $52$(6)$0 One-time Capital
Outlay $24$0 Ending Balance / (Deficit)
$(220)$(706)$(932)$(589)$(1,520) Notes:a) Figures are taken from
JLBC K-12 Inflation Funding Lawsuit Update Table 4, based on the
April FAC forecast; b) Figures only reflect projected balances due
to the K-12 inflation reset, if back payments are required the FY16
ending balance could reach $(1.4) billion. c) some figures may not
add due to rounding 1 Excludes one-time revenues and expenditures
and does not account for $460M in rainy day fund In Millions 6
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CSA Legislative Agenda & County-related Bills
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CSA-sponsored Legislation Enacted into law: HB 2218: fire
districts reorganization elections (Fann) Ch. 260 HB 2240:
developmental disabilities; client income; retention (Brophy McGee)
Ch. 167 HB 2320: county seals; approval of use (J. Pierce) Ch. 57
SCM 1006: urging Congress; PILT program; funding (Griffin)
Transmitted Did not advance through the process: HB 2149: state
parks; SLIF fund distribution (Borrelli) Held House Rules HB 2224:
sale of fireworks; counties (Fann) Failed in House Public Safety,
Military and Regulatory Affairs HB 2531: court-ordered evaluation
services; payment (Brophy-McGee) Held Senate Third Read, to pursue
an administrative remedy SB 1271: county liens; abatements (Ward)
Assigned to Senate Government & Environment 8
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Public Finance & Secondary Districts 9 HB 2379 special
districts; secondary levy limits (Olson) Held House Rules HB 2386
special districts; elections; financing; limits (Olson) Held House
Gov. SB 1316 financial reporting; political subdivisions (S.
Pierce) Held, Senate Third Read SB 1413 taxes; manufacturers
electricity sales; exemption (Yarbrough) Ch. 7
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Public Health & Healthcare 10 HB 2436 food handler
training; courses; certification (Shope) Ch. 210 HB 2530 county dog
licensing; temporary license (Brophy McGee) Held House COW SB 1035
special health care districts; reimbursement (Melvin) Ch. 65
Administrative implementation of Medicaid Expansion
General Government 12 HB 2126 S/E municipal annexation; size;
exception (Pratt) Ch. 256 HB 2196 election law amendments; repeal
(Farnsworth) Ch. 5 HB 2225 county medical examiner; autopsies;
images (Fann) Ch. 88 HB 2339 firearms; permit holders; public
places (Barton) Vetoed HB 2420 county supervisors; pop. threshold;
membership (Stevens) Ch. 265 HB 2483 firearms; private land; lawful
discharge (Kavanagh) Ch. 62
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2014 Summary Incremental progress on financial objectives
resulted in $10 million in HURF relief for counties in FY15.
Secured direct county appropriation, projected through 2017 Session
law flexibility language Elevated awareness of growing
transportation funding crisis Lawmakers exercised caution when
funding new items or addressing cost shifts due to projected
structural deficits. Situation made worse by lawsuits (Medicaid
Expansion, K-12 inflation) and child welfare crisis Improved
operating environment with many new legislators taking an interest
in county issues. Education efforts and relationships paying
dividends Major changes on the horizon. New Executive = New Agenda
New Leaders in 3 of 4 legislative caucuses Legislative mix? 13
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Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) FY2013 Annual PILT Payments
County by County Breakdown 14
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Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) 15 The purpose of PILT is to
offset losses in tax revenue and to reimburse counties for services
provided on, or associated with federal public lands. *PILT using
actual FY14 payment as reported by The Department of Interior,
Bureau of Land Management **Net Assessed Value as reported in
Arizona Department of Revenue (ADOR) Average Statewide Property Tax
Rates 2013 State Fiscal Year 2014 PILT Payment Compared to Property
Tax Rate FY2014 NAV* FY2014 PILT Payment** PILT Equivalent Property
Tax Rate FY2014 Actual Primary Tax Rate PILT Payment as a percent
of Property Tax Rate Apache$525,723,278$1,657,1820.31520.459369%
Cochise$1,006,475,403$2,142,9850.21292.67608%
Coconino$1,519,086,333$1,705,0080.11220.546621%
Gila$438,624,843$3,426,4200.78124.190019%
Graham$192,240,653$2,784,5601.44852.371161%
Greenlee$335,715,128$844,8900.25170.743234% La
Paz$216,835,366$1,928,2690.88931.960845%
Maricopa$31,996,204,979$3,011,2640.00941.28071%
Mohave$1,771,371,872$3,469,6430.19591.819611%
Navajo$903,351,854$1,519,2560.16820.699624%
Pima$7,559,129,097$3,152,5840.04173.65831%
Pinal$1,988,882,373$1,223,7470.06153.79992% Santa
Cruz$338,356,662$978,1730.28913.72158%
Yavapai$2,232,629,599$3,177,5990.14231.93087%
Yuma$1,112,115,440$3,476,3760.31262.060615% Total /
Average$52,136,742,880$34,497,9560.34882.127916%
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Emerging & Ongoing Issues The state & federal fiscal
situation: Federal appropriations processes (PILT, SRS, SCAAP,
etc.) What does the education lawsuit mean for the state fiscal
situation? Research & stakeholder issues, including:
Transportation PSPRS Cost Containment Strategies Animal licensing
and control practices Auditor General county audit training Title
36 and indigent defense costs County data collection 16