CSA FY2016-17 ASSOCIATION REPORT - 6.2017.PDF

FY 2016-17 Annual Report
CSA’S PURPOSE CORE GOALS
The CSA is a non-partisan forum for Arizona’s 61 county  Protect and enhance county authorities and resources
supervisors to address important issues facing local in order to promote efficient, responsive constituent
constituents, to provide a mechanism to share services.
information, and to advance a proactive state and federal  Develop and disseminate information to assist state and
policy agenda. local decision-making.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP CORE CAPABILITIES
Hon. Tommie Martin, Gila County CSA capabilities leveraged by:
President
 County Supervisors
Hon. Anthony Smith, Pinal County  County Managers
President Elect  Legislative Affairs Staff
 Technical Experts
Hon. Russell McCloud, Yuma County
 Affiliate Organizations
First Vice President
Hon. Rudy Molera, Santa Cruz County
Second Vice President
Hon. Steve Gallardo, Maricopa County
Third Vice President
CSA PROFESSIONAL STAFF
Craig A. Sullivan, Executive Director STRATEGIES
Penny Adams, Director of Finance & County Services  Advance a proactive policy agenda
 Leverage statewide county supervisor lobbying force
Kristin Cipolla, Senior Legislative Liaison
 Develop legislative champions statewide
Brandon Nee, Budget & Policy Analyst  Support membership via outreach and specialized
support
Yvonne M. Ortega, Executive Assistant & Special Projects  Identify, prioritize and develop information products to
assist state and local decision-making
Angela Ruffalo, Intern  Retain and develop a talented, knowledgeable workforce
 Maintain a fiscally efficient, service-oriented organization

FY 2016-17 Annual Report
Select Outcomes, Information Products, and Support Services
Advocacy & Policy Development Engaged, briefed lawmakers and staff on county issues, Including:
 Facilitated/prepared content for CSA leadership meetings with
12th CSA Legislative Policy Summit hosted by Coconino County the Governor and Senate/House Majority/Minority leadership
 21 proposals analyzed for consideration  Regularly communicated with Governor’s Office policy staff
 7 CSA bills introduced; 1 signed into law  Regularly briefed House/Senate Majority/Minority leadership
 4 financial priorities pursued: 4 achieved in full or in part
& staff
Advocated for county interests in state budget, achieving the  Regularly briefed members of the legislature
following:  Testified before House Appropriations sub-committees
• Secured $19.6 million in financial relief for the counties in  Hosted “Effective Engagement with State Lawmakers” webinar
FY2017, including:  Hosted “County 101” briefing for legislative research staff
 Achieved a one-year $8 million cost reduction on county  Presented State/County nexus to ASU’s, AZ Legislative
payments to AZ Department of Juvenile Corrections Academy Orientation
 Secured additional $10 million in Highway User Revenue 
Provided support for supervisors participating in AACo LPC
Funds in FY2017. This allocation is now on-going 
Represented county interests in legislative workgroups &
 Expanded by $1.65 million the county in-lieu lottery
stakeholder processes on the following:
appropriation (now $7.2 million), providing $550,050 to
• CORP reform legislation
each of the 13 smallest counties
• PSPRS reform implementation and legislative clean-up
• Attached “flexibility” language, expenditure limitation exemption
• PTSD presumptions
to county issues in state budget
• Directed care for public insurers
• Secured additional “flexibility” authority for 12 smallest
• Home-based businesses
counties
• Adult justice reform
 Coordinated successful county opposition to Executive-proposed
• Juvenile justice reform
cost shift re: university bonding
• Legislative study group on “Prosperity Districts”
Defeated or favorably amended 24 bills problematic for county • Utility and wireless providers: micro cell deployment
operations, including proposals that: • Major tax-payer outreach: APS, SRP, and ATRA
• Severely limited in-house maintenance and construction • Prime contracting reform
capability  Groundwater mitigation public procurement processes
• Restricted county intergovernmental agreement authority  Transportation of mentally ill patients in court-ordered
• Mandated costly, duplicative reporting requirements evalution
• Capped fees on mandated occupational licenses
Engaged state agencies to promote county interests, Including:
• Changed distribution of TPT revenues
 Facilitated Auditor General IT Control Training
• Pre-empted local control over firearm policy
 Facilited input to ADEQ MS4 stormwater rule update
• Banned county ownership of lodging facilities and mandated
 Supported ADWR Planning Area Process: La Paz & Mohave
divestiture
counties
• Shifted costs to counties of certain mental health
 Engaged Legislative Council on quality control for U.S. Census
transportation services
Bureau Redistricting Data Program
• Required county involvement in fire district regulatory
processes  Provided input for AOC Court Security Rule
• Massively reduced the property assessments on greenhouses  Arizona Management System, focus groups: ADOR, ADOT,
• Formed a special interest district in unincorporated areas ADWR
• Limited flexibility regarding pension amortization  Department of Corrections plan re: inmates facing additional
• Preempted local control over permitting of wireless facilities charges
• Modified formation and oversight of community facilities CSA appointments/committees:
districts  Governor’s Water Augmentation Council
• Required board of supervisors oversight of certain RICO  Arizona Corporation Commission Water Emergency Team
expenditures  Arizona Supreme Court’s Commission on Technology
 PSPRS Board of Trustees
 PSPRS Advisory Committee
 Constable Ethics, Standards, & Training Board
 ADOC Juvenile Detention Regionalization Taskforce

FY 2016-17 Annual Report
Research & Information Documents Media, Communication & Outreach
 CSA County Government Internship Program  Provided counties with letters, resolutions, & press releases
 2017 Legislative Session Preview regarding:
 Overview of the State Budget Situation  County legislative priorities 2017
 County Priorities: 2017 Legislative Session  Resolution 1-16: Urging state leaders to increase state and
 2017 County Budget Priorities Pocket Guide local investment in transportation infrastructure
 Counties 101: Roles & Resonsibilities of County Government  Urging federal action to fund PILT
presentation  Ongoing social media presence with regular postings:
 Effective Engagement with State Lawmakers Presentation  Twitter: 736 followers, 78,600 impressions
 2017 Legislative Summary  Facebook: 164 follower likes
 2017 Session in Review: Briefing to the Board of Directors  Coordinated media availability & briefed reporter, Rebekah L.
 Analyses of FY2017 state budget proposals: Sanders, on CSA issues, helping generate media coverage
 FY2017 Budget Analysis  “Arizona Counties in Crisis After a Decade of State Funding
 FY2017 Baseline and Executive Comparison Sweeps”,The Arizona Republic, 4.20.2017
  “Counties Still on Edge Financially, But State Offers Some
FY2017 Budget Analysis (several variations)
Relief”, The Arizona Republic, 5.8.2017
 Aggregate State Impacts 
Issued over 25 press releases
 FY2017 State Impacts to Counties spreadsheet  CSA Legislative Update, weekly e-newsletter
 County Flexibility Language in 2016-17 State Budget  Weekly LPC Reports, distributed to full membership
 FY2017 County Revenue/Expenditure Report  Regular Action Alerts & Session Updates (as needed)
 County Budget and Audit Guide 2017  Web platform: www.countysupervisors.org
 Revenue distribution information  Established sponsorship partnerships with 38 businesses
 HURF distribution flow diagram  Hosted 2017 Legislators & Supervisors Reception, attended by 50
 TPT revenue sharing flow diagram state legislators
 VLT revenue sharing flow diagram  Facilitated “County Government Month” & procured
 Sales tax collection update proclamation from governor
 Public Lands Briefing Book:  State of the State & Opening Session: January 9, 2017
 PILT payments & acreage
 NACo PILT information Federal Advocacy & Policy Development
 Public lands research 
Lobbied AZ congressional delegation regarding:
 CSA Brochure: “What We Do & Why it Matters” 
Support of the Four Forest Restoration Initiative
 CSA Board of Directors Membership Poster 
Continuation of Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) Program
 CSA Board of Directors Contact Sheet 
Reauthorization of Secure Rural Schools & Community Self-
 County Encyclopedia, Vol. 3
Determination Act (SRS)
 County Posting Requirements  Opposition to EPA rule change re: definition of Waters of the
 Surveys: U.S. (WOTUS) under Clean Water Act
 EORP Salary Survey December-January  Support for increased State Criminal Alien Assistance
 Prop 206 Impact Survey Program (SCAAP) funding
 Justice of the Peace Survey  Coordinated 15-county mobilization urging support of PILT
 Juvenile Detention Regionalization Task Force Cost Survey reauthorization
 HURF/VLT Transportation Survey  Provided policy briefings to board on LWCF, SCAAP, WOTUS, and
 Clerk of the Court Budget Survey the Federal Budget
 Assisting County Engineers with update of Roadway Needs  Conducted County Federal Issues Survey
Study  U.S. Senators & Supervisors Breakfast, Co-sponsor
 Arizona/Mexico Commission Congressional Border Briefing

FY 2016-17 Annual Report
NACo Engagement  Hon. Jeff Flake, U.S. Senator
 Hosted The Honorable Greg Cox, NACo Second Vice President  Richard Stavneak, JLBC
 Hosted Paul Beddoe, NACo Deputy Legislative Director  Hon. Scott Bales, Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court
 Participated in NACo Knowledge Management Forum  Kristine FireThunder, Governor's Office of Tribal Relations
 Jason Baran, Salt River Project
 Presented “Arizona Issues” to NACo Western Caucus
 Barry Drost, Major Projects, Navajo Generating Station
 Facilitated/supported member participation in NACo
 Linda Lind, AZ State Liaison to the U.S. Forest Service
 Advocated appointment of 38 members to NACo
 Neil Bosworth, Tonto National Forest Supervisor
 CSA NACo Board Representative Supervisor Manny Ruiz 
Heather Procencio, Kaibab National Forest Supervisor
 Supported WIR Board Representative Supervisor Tommie Martin  Mark Masterson, AZ Department of Education (ADE)
 Supported WIR Board Alternate Supervisor Liz Archuleta  Milan Eaton, ADE E-Rate Director for Schools
 Nominated Supervisor Steve Gallardo (Maricopa) for NACo  Hon. Paul Peterson, Maricopa County Assessor
County Leadership Institute  Kurt Maurer, AZ Governor’s Office, AZ Management System
 Supported members with NACo credentials process 
Floyd Roehrich, Jr., PE, ADOT
 Supported members participating in NACo Steering Committees 
Tom Betlach, AHCCCS
 Arizona Caucus Reception, Co-sponsor 
Paul Galdys, AHCCCS
 Western Interstate Region, Ex Officio 
Hon. Tim Carter, Yavapai County Superintendent
 Strengthened research collaboration with NACo 
Debbie Davenport, AZ Auditor General
 Jared Smout, PSPRS Administrator
Informing County Leaders 
Dean Scheinert, PSPRS Board of Trustees
 Hosted New Supervisor Orientation, attended by 24 elected  Dave Byers, Director, Administrative Office of the Courts
officials. Topics included:  Hunter Moore, AZ Govenor’s Office Policy Advisor
 Leadership as a Supervisor  Rosalyn Boxer, Work Force Development, AZ Office of
 Open Meeting Law 101 Economic Opportunity
 Public Records Law  Matt Clark, AZ Governor's Office Local Government Liaison
 County Governance Authority  Mara Mellstrom, AZ Governor’s Office Policy Advisor
 Working with the Media  Tony Sissons, Research Advisors Services
 Risk Management and Workers Compensation  Kevin Tunell, Yuma County Communications Director
 CSA hosted over 100 county meetings to support its membership  Provided legislative briefings to the following:
 Prepared content/briefing materials for the following:  County Supervisors Association Board of Directors
 9 Board of Directors meetings  County Managers/Administrators Association
 11 County Managers Association meetings  AZ County Planners Association
 12 Legislative Policy Committee meetings  ACIP Public Practice Legal Seminar
 15 County Outreach Presentations to the Boards of  AZ County Finance Officers Organization
Supervisors  AZ City/County Management Association, Winter/Summer
 Guest presentations included: Conferences
 Hon. Michele Reagan, Arizona Secretary of State  AZ Association of County Engineers
 Hon. Greg Cox, NACo Second Vice President  AZ County Director of Environmental Health Services
 Paul Beddoe, NACo Deputy Legislative Director Association
 Joe Kelroy, Office of the Courts Juvenile Justice Division  AZ Civil Deputy Attorneys Association
 Buchanan Davis, Senator Jeff Flake’s Outreach Officer  AZ County Clerks Association
 Rhett Larson, ASU Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law  AZ Local Health Officials Association
 Andrew LeFevre, AZ Criminal Justice System  Gila Valley Leadership
 Cindy DeLancey, UofA Natural Resources Users Law & Policy  Government Finance Officers of Arizona, Winter/Summer
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