CSA PRESENTATION PPT 10.02.17.PPTX

County Supervisors Association
53 r d Legislature, First Regular Session:
Briefing to Maricopa County
October 2, 2017

County Supervisors Association
CSA’s Purpose:
• CSA is a non-partisan forum for Arizona’s 61 county supervisors to
address important issues facing local constituents, providing a mechanism
to share information, and to advance a proactive state and federal policy
agenda.
Core Goals:
• Protect and enhance county authorities and resources in order to promote
efficient, responsive constituent services.
• Develop and disseminate information to assist state and local decision-
making.

Annual Report FY17-18
• State & Federal Advocacy and
Engagement
• Research & Information to Assist with
Decision Making
• Building Capacity of County Leaders
and Professional Staff

Legislative Report

Getting the Message Out
• Counties mobilize to
communicate priorities
• Ongoing
conversations with
lawmakers (bipartisan,
rural caucus)
• Engaged
appropriators,
including
subcommittees

State Budget: County Results
ADJC: Maintains county payment of $11.26 million for the cost of Arizona
Department of Juvenile Corrections (ADJC); however the budget includes a
one-time appropriation of $8 million to the Arizona Department of Administration
to partially reimburse counties for ADJC costs in FY2018. County impact is
$3.26 million.
Lottery: Appropriates $7.2 million to Arizona Department of Administration to
distribute to 13 counties under 900,000 persons in lieu of county lottery revenue.
HURF: Provides an ongoing appropriation of $30 million for the Highway User
Revenue Fund (HURF), of which, $10 million will be allocated to counties.
University Bonding: No county impact

CSA Priorities: Results by County
County FY2018 FY2018
Maintained Net New Relief Flexibility Language
In-Lieu Lottery
Apache $ 550,050 $ 362,513 Any Fiscal Obligation
Cochise $ 550,050 $ 487,046 • Counties with fewer than
Coconino $ 550,050 $ 559,144 250,000 persons may meet
Gila $ 550,050 $ 215,944 any county fiscal obligation
Graham $ 550,050 $ 143,308 up to $1.25 million
Greenlee $ 550,050 $ 47,025
La Paz $ 550,050 $ 184,699 Linked to Shifts
Maricopa $ 0 $ 8,950,566 • SVP payments
Mohave $ 0 $ 1,294,118 • RTC payments
Navajo $ 550,050 $ 463,067 • ADJC payments
Pima $ 0 $ 2,968,414 • ADOR payments
Pinal $ 0 $ 1,801,892
Santa Cruz $ 550,050 $ 197,050
Yavapai $ 0 $ 1,280,856
Yuma $ 550,050 $ 663,807
Total* $ 19,619,450

State Budget: New Spending
FY2018 New Spend Major Ongoing Items
(One-time & Ongoing)
HURF • $30 million Local HURF Offset
(Cities/Counties)
o Begins in FY2018
Counties
o Counties receive $10 million
Other
• $27 million University Capital Bonding
Health o Begins in FY2019
Insurance
State Prop 206 K12 Education • Teacher Salary Increase over 2 years
o $34 million in FY2018
o $68 million in FY2019+
Universities

State Budget
In Millions*
FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20
Ongoing Revenues $9,377 $9,676 $10,028 $10,464
Ongoing
$9,373 $9,655 $9,943 $10,320
Expenditures
Structural Balance/
$4 $21 $85 144
(Deficit)^
Carry Forward $288 $192 $123 $202
Fund Transfers $144 $8
One-Time
$261 $162 $65 $45
Expenditures
Ending Balance /
$171 $38 $58 $157
(Deficit)
*Figures may not add due to rounding.
^Excludes one-time revenues and expenditures and does not account for $460M in “rainy day” fund.
Note: All numbers are taken from the JLBC report on the FY 2018 budget as passed by the Legislature.

CSA Supported Legislation
&
Reactive Advocacy
CSA Legislative Summary:
Accessible online at www.counysupervisors.org
General effective date for bills: August 9, 2017, 90 days after Sine Die.

2017 Session by Numbers
Bills
Introduced 1,079 bills
County Relevant 423 bills
Passed 353 bills
Signed 342 bills
Ballot Propositions 1 bill
Vetoed 11 bills
Signed Rate 31.69%
% 122 122 day day Legislative Legislative Session, Session, 5 5 days days longer longer than than last last year year
117 day session in 2016
81 day session in 2015
101 day session in 2014
151 day session in 2013

CSA Adopted Legislation
Enacted into law:
• HB2065 waste tire disposal; continuation (Coleman) Ch.192
• HB2407 appropriation; counties; essential services (Stringer) In Budget
Did not advance through the process:
• HB2230 intergovernmental public transportation auth.; taxation (Shooter)
• HB2332 property tax valuation appeals (Campbell)
Message Bills:
• HB2258 county contributions; hospitalization; medical; repeal (Thorpe)
• HCR2011 motor vehicle fuel taxes (Campbell)
• SB1406 contributions; committed youth repeal; committee (Fann)
Please note, bills with a chapter number have become law, bills without a chapter number died in the process.

CSA Supporting Legislation
Risk Management
• SB1025 public entities; absolute immunity; defenses
(Burges) Ch. 253
• SB1332 workers' compensation; settlement; travel expenses
(Fann) Ch. 287
• SB1407 workers' compensation; employee definition; notice
(Fann)
Additional County Support
• SB1308 flood control districts; easements, leases (Griffin)
Ch. 179
• SB1316 jail districts; maintenance of effort (S. Allen) Ch. 181
• SB1328 election proclamation; board clerk (S. Allen) Ch. 271
• HB2152 emissions credits; voluntary emissions bank
(Bowers) Ch. 225

CSA Concerns: Defeated
Select Defeated Bills
• HB2143 public contracts; procurement (Leach)
• HB2179 municipalities; counties; intergov. agreements; reqs (Ugenti-Rita)
• HB2212 federal financial assistance; reports (Leach)
• HB2325 property tax assessment of greenhouses (Ugenti-Rita)
• HB2398 invalid annexation; procedure (Bowers)
• HB2419 S/E occupational regulation (Leach)
• HB2521 TPT reform; contractors (Cobb)
• SB1243 misconduct involving weapons; public places (Kavanagh)
• SB1329 fire flow requirements; rural applicability (S. Allen)
• SB1371 S/E hotel and motel ownership; prohibition (Peterson)
• SB1479 mental health treatment; patient transport (S. Smith)

CSA Concerns: Amended & Passed
Select Favorably Amended
• HB2365 NOW: wireless facilities; collocation; rights-of-way (Weninger) Ch. 124
• HB2477 civil forfeiture; report information; remedies (E. Farnsworth) Ch. 149
• SB1214 NOW: cable affiliates; Wi-Fi equipment (Fann) Ch. 205
• SB1442 CORP; modifications (Lesko) Ch. 163
• SB1480 revisions; community facilities districts (S. Smith) Ch. 208

CSA Concerns: Signed
Problematic Bills Signed
• HB2233 NOW: home-based businesses; regulations (Weninger) Ch. 228
• HB2406 counties; municipal land acquisition; limitation (Leach) Ch. 296
• SB1152 tax authorization; consolidated election dates (Lesko) Ch. 332

2017 Summary: By the numbers
• $ 19.6 million in net new financial
relief to counties
• 1 CSA bill signed into law
• 1 CSA policy issue inserted in the
budget
• 24 bills defeated or amended that
would have harmed counties
• 3 bills of concern signed into law

Post Session Work Plan
Interim Research and Stakeholder Next Steps:
Processes:
Ø 2017 CSA Legislative Summit
• County Data Collection Project Hosted by Maricopa County
October 24-27, 2017
• Department of Juvenile Corrections
• EORP Crisis/Pension Reform Implementation Ø Coordinate 15 County
• Transportation Advocacy: Roadway Needs Communication on Priorities
Study (AACE)
Ø Ongoing Outreach to the
• Emerging Tax Reform Initiatives Executive, Legislators and staff
• Governor’s Water Solutions Stakeholder
Process