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2. SETTING TAX RATE - MARICOPA COUNTY & FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT FY 2008-09 The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors resolves that: 1. Pursuant to A.R.S. §§ 42-17151 and 48-3620, and based on the budget it has duly adopted for Maricopa County and the budget adopted by the Maricopa County Flood Control District Board of Directors, the Board fixes and determines the Tax Year 2008 tax rates for Maricopa County and the Maricopa County Flood Control District as follows: Fiscal Year 2008-09 Maricopa County Primary Tax Rate at $1.0327 /$100 of assessed valuation with a levy of $463,492,311 Fiscal Year 2008-09 Flood Control District Secondary Tax Rate at $0.1367/$100 of assessed valuation with a levy of $74,674,333; and 2. Based on the amount of taxes to be raised by prope rty taxation determined by each governmental entity set forth in the “Maricopa County 2008 Tax Levy Packet” (on file in the Clerk of the Board's office, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors has calculated the numerical tax rates necessary to raise the requested revenues, and pursuant to the direction of each such government entity, levies the amounts of taxes and sets the resulting tax rates, all as set forth in the “Maricopa County 2008 Tax Levy Packet”; and 3. As required by statue the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors has calculated, and therefore levies the amount of taxes and sets the resulting tax rates for specific statutory purposes as set forth in the “Maricopa County 2008 Tax Levy Packet”. 4. Pursuant to A.R.S. §42-18003, the Maricopa County Treasurer is directed to collect taxes as required by law from the persons listed on the tax roll. 5. Presentation and discussion of the impact of the Board of Supervisors' property tax policies and related future issues. On December 3, 2007 under C-49-08-019-8-00, the Board of Supervisors and the Flood Control District Board of Directors approved the Budgeting for Results Guidelines and Priorities for FY 2008-09 that departments/agencies used to prepare their budgets. The Flood Control District collects property taxes based on the secondary net assessed values of real property. Unlike the primary property tax rate, there is no constitutional limitation on growth for the secondary property tax rate. However, the Flood Control District Board of Directors has chosen to impose growth limitations similar to those imposed on the primary rate in order to minimize the burden on the taxpayers of Maricopa County . As a result, beginning in FY 2006-07 the secondary rate associated with the Flood Control District was capped at 2% annual growth on property taxed in the prior year. The Flood Control District Secondary Tax Rate in FY 2007-08 was at $0.1533/$100 of assessed valuation, and in FY 2008-09 is being determined and fixed at $0.1367/$100 of assessed valuation, a reduction of $0.0166/$100 of assessed valuation, as a result of continuing the cap. The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors adopted the Final Budget on June 19, 2008. (The Maricopa County 2008 Tax Levy Packet is on file in the Clerk of the Board's office) (C-49-09-012-2-00)

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