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7. CONSTABLE SALARIES Pursuant to A.R.S. § 11-424(A) fix the salaries for Constables in fourteen (14) precincts (North Valley, Arrowhead, Manistee, Highland, West Mesa, San Marcos, McDowell Mountain, Agua Fria, South Mountain, Kyrene, Encanto, White Tank, Downtown, West McDowell) at $48,294 or $67,000 commencing a four-year term on January 1, 2015. Newly elected Constables in these Precincts to receive $48,294, and Constables reelected to receive $67,000. Also, fix the salary for the Constable for the Ironwood Precinct to $16,500 or $26,000 commencing a four-year term on January 1, 2015. Newly elected Constable in this precinct to receive $16,500, and any Constable reelected to receive $26,000. Also fix the salaries at $48,294 for the newly elected Constables in East Mesa, University Lakes, and Hassayampa Precincts, commencing a four-year term on January 1, 2015. The current Constables are retiring or not seeking reelection. All 14 precincts set for salary adjustments have more than 16,000 registered voters. The Ironwood Precinct has 5,200 registered voters and has on the average served 100 documents per year for the previous 4 years. 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 a 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 $67,000. (C-25-14-015-2-00)

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8. CONSTABLES ONE TIME CONTINGENCY REQUEST Pursuant to A.R.S. §42-17106(B), authorize the following amendment to the FY 2015 budget: a) Decrease the expenditure authority for the Non Departmental (470) General Fund (100) Non Recurring Non Project (0001) Contingency (4711) in the line “Unreserved Contingency” by an amount not-to-exceed $35,683; b) Increase the expenditure authority in the Constables (250) General Fund (100) Non Recurring Non Project (0001) by an amount not-to-exceed $35,683. These actions will have a County-wide net impact of zero, and they do not alter the budget constraining the expenditure of local revenues duly adopted by the Board of Supervisors pursuant to A.R.S. §42-17105. Also, direct the Office of Management and Budget to increase the FY 2016 Constables Baseline Operating budget in the amount of $116,259 for the full year impact of this action. Approval of actions will allow the Constables to fully fund the salaries and benefits of the 26 elected Constables in FY 2015. The Board of Supervisors on July 25, 2014, fixed the salaries of the 17 Constables who will begin their four-year term on January 1, 2015 (Agenda Item C-25-14-015-2-00). (C-25-15-005-2-00)