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10. CONSTABLE SALARIES Pursuant to A.R.S.11-424.01.A, preceding the general election, the Board of Supervisors shall fix the salaries for the Constables in 10 precincts (Arcadia/Biltmore, Country Meadows, Desert Ridge, Dreamy Draw, Highland, Maryvale, Moon Valley, North Mesa, San Tan, and South Mountain) commencing a four year term on January 1, 2013. First-term elected constable salaries will be set at the statutory minimum of $48,294 annually, re-elected second term constable salaries will be set at $55,640 annually, and re-elected third term constable salaries will be set at the statutory maximum of $61,208 annually. The Constables administration will return to the Board of Supervisors with additional action to adjust the FY2012-13 budget based upon the outcome of the election. All precincts set for salary adjustments have more than 16,000 registered voters. The remaining 16 Constable Precincts are not up for re-election 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 $48,294 nor more than $61,208.00. ( C-25-12-008-7-00)