O21-06-08 - 2021 Adoption of Property Tax Levies

ORDINANCE O21-06-08 
 
 
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL  OF THE  CITY  OF EL 
MIRAGE, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, LEVYING UPON THE 
ASSESSED  VALUATION OF  THE  PROPERTY   WITHIN  THE CITY OF 
EL MIRAGE SUBJECT TO PRIMARY 
AND SECONDAR Y 
TAXATION 
A CERTAIN 
SUM UPON 
EACH 
ONE HUNDRED 
DOLLARS ($100.00) OF VALUATION SUFFICIENT TO RAISE THE 
AMOUNTS ESTIMATED TO B E R EQUIR ED IN  THE  AN N UAL B 
UD GET LES S THE AM OUN T ESTIMATED TO BE RECEIVED FROM 
OTHER 
SOURCES; 
PROVIDING 
FUNDS 
FOR VARIOUS BOND 
REDEMPTIONS,  FOR THE  PURPOSE  OF  P A YI N G   I N T E R ES T U 
P O N B O N D E D I N D E B T E D N E S S A N D PROVIDING FUNDS 
FOR MUNICIPAL EXPENSES; ALL FOR THE FISCAL 
YEAR 
ENDING THE 30th  DAY OF JUNE, 2022. 
 
 
WHEREAS, pursuant to A.R.S. §42-17151 et. seq., §42-17201 et. seq. and §42- 
17251 et. seq. the council is  required,  on  or before  the  third  Monday  in  August  each year, 
to fix, levy and assess the amount to be raised from primary property taxation and secondary 
property taxation; and, 
 
WHEREAS, pursuant to A.R.S. §42-17107 et. seq., the council has complied with the 
publication, public hearing, and roll call vote requirements; and, 
 
WHEREAS, the El Mirage City Council adopted the fiscal year 2021-2022 Final 
Budget on June 1st, 2021; and, 
 
WHEREAS, the County of Maricopa  is  the  assessing  and  collecting  authority  for the City 
of El  Mirage,  the City  Clerk is  hereby directed  to transmit  a certified  copy of this  ordinance to the 
County Assessor and the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors. 
 
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF 
THE CITY OF EL MIRAGE, ARIZONA, AS FOLLOWS: 
 
Section  1. Primary  Taxation.  There  is  hereby  levied  on each one  hundred  ($100.00) of the 
assessed value of all property,  both  real  and  personal,  within  the  corporate  limits  of the City of 
El Mirage, except such property as may be by law exempt from taxation,  a primary property tax levy 
not to exceed the maximum  levy  allowed  by law  for  the  fiscal  year  ending  on the 30th day of June, 
2022, and allowable tort liability claims. The total primary levy for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 is Two 
Million Six Hundred Eleven Thousand Five Hundred Four Dollars ($2,611,504.00). 
 
Section 2. Secondary Taxation. In addition to the primary property tax levy established above, 
there is hereby levied on each one hundred  dollars  ($100.00) of the assessed valuation of all property, 
both real and personal, within the corporate limits  of the City  of El Mirage,  except such property as 
is exempt by law, a secondary property tax levy sufficient to raise the sum

of Two Million Thirty Thousand Dollars  ($2,030,000.00) for  the fiscal  year ending  on the 30th  
day of June, 2022, to be collected as provided by law for the purposes provided by law. 
 
Section 3. No failure by the county officials of Maricopa County, Arizona,  to properly return  
the  delinquent list,  and irregularity  of any kind  in  the assessment  or omission  in  the same, or 
irregularity of any kind in any proceedings shall  invalidate  such proceedings  or invalidate  any title 
conveyed by any tax deed; nor shall any failure of neglect of any officer(s)  to timely perform any 
of the duties assigned to him/her or to them on the day or within the time specified invalidate any 
proceedings or any deed or sale pursuant thereto, or affect the validity  of the assessment or levy  of  
taxes  or of the  judgment  of sale  by  which  the  collection of the same may be enforced, or in any  
manner  affect  the  lien of the City of El  Mirage  upon such  property for the delinquent taxes unpaid 
thereon, and no overcharge  as to  part  of the  taxes  or of costs shall invalidate any proceedings for 
the collection of taxes or the  foreclosure;  and  all  acts  of officers de facto shall be valid as if performed 
by officers de jure. 
Section 4. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby 
repealed. 
 
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the Mayor and Council of the City of El 
Mirage, Maricopa County, Arizona this 15th day of June 2021. 
 
 
Alexis Hermosillo, Mayor 
 
 
ATTEST: 
APPROVED AS TO FORM: 
 
 
 
Sharon Antes, City Clerk 
Justin Pierce, City Attorney