)25-06-06 Property Tax Levy Adoption

ORDINANCE O25-06-06
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 
SECONDARY
TAXATION A CERTAIN SUM UPON EACH ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS ($100.00) OF VALUATION SUFFICIENT TO RAISE THE
AMOUNTS ESTIMATED TO BE REQUIRED IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET
LESS THE AMOUNT ESTIMATED TO BE RECEIVED FROM OTHER
SOURCES; PROVIDING FUNDS FOR VARIOUS BOND REDEMPTIONS,
FOR THE  PURPOSE  OF  PAYING INTEREST UPON BONDED
INDEBTEDNESS AND PROVIDING 
FUNDS 
FOR 
MUNICIPAL
EXPENSES; ALL FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING THE 30th DAY OF
JUNE, 2026.
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 2025-2026 Final Budget
on May 20th, 2025; 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,
2026, and allowable tort liability claims. The total primary levy for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 is Three
Million Two Hundred Seventy-Six Thousand ($3,276,000.00).
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 One Million Nine
Hundred Thirty Thousand Dollars  ($1,930,000.00) for  the fiscal  year ending  on the 30th  day of
June, 2026, to be collected as provided by law for the purposes provided by law.

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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 3rd day of June 2025.
Alexis Hermosillo, Mayor
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Jill Boltz, City Clerk
Justin Pierce, City Attorney
CERTIFICATION OF RECORDING OFFICER
STATE OF ARIZONA
)     
County of Maricopa
) ss.
I, the undersigned Jill Boltz, being the duly appointed, qualified City Clerk of the City of El Mirage, Maricopa County,
Arizona, certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. _________ is a true, correct and accurate copy of Ordinance No.
__________, passed and adopted at a Voting Meeting of the Council of the City of El Mirage, Maricopa County, Arizona,
held on the _____day of ____________ 2024, at which a quorum was present and, by a _______ vote,  _______ voted in
favor of said ordinance.
  
Given under my hand and sealed this _____ day of ____________, 2025.
_____________________________________
Jill Boltz, City Clerk