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A-15. SETTING THE CONSTABLE SALARIES Pursuant to A.R.S. § 11-424.01(A) fix the salaries for Constables in fifteen (15) precincts (Hassayampa, Moon Valley, West Mesa, University Lakes, Agua Fria, North Valley, San Marcos, Kyrene, Manistee, South Mtn., Arrowhead, Downtown, McDowell Mtn., Estrella Mtn. , East Mesa) at $48,294 or $61,208 commencing a four year term on January I, 2011. Newly elected Constables in these Precincts to receive $48,294.00 and Constables who are reelected to receive $61,208. These 15 incumbent Constable salaries are currently fixed at $60,000. Also, fix the salary at $48,294 from $60,000 for the Constable in the Encanto Precinct commencing January 1, 2011. The Constable currently holding office in this precinct will be retiring effective Dec. 31, 2010. The newly elected Constable in this precinct will have their salary fixed at $48,294. The Constables will return to the Board with additional action to adjust the FY2010-11 budget based upon the outcome of the election. All precincts set for salary adjustments have more than 16,000 registered voters. The remaining nine Constable Precincts are not up for reelection and do not meet the criteria for salary adjustments. A.R.S.11-424.01. A. states: “At the regular June meeting of the several boards of supervisors preceding a general election, the boards shall fix the salaries of all precinct officers, other than justices of the peace, for those officers to be elected for the four-year period commencing on the first day of the following January”. A.R.S.11-424.01.B.5 states: “In precincts with sixteen thousand or more registered voters, annual salaries of not less than forty-eight thousand two hundred ninety-four nor more than sixty-one thousand two hundred eight dollars” The constables, in an effort to reduce salary expenses during these tight fiscal times, have developed a pay plan where newly elected Constables will start at the statutory minimum of $48,294, any person elected to their second term as Constable shall receive a salary of $55,640 , any person elected to their third term as Constable shall receive a salary of $61,208. (C-25-10-009-7-00)