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RESOLUTION NO. 2378 A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF WICKENBURG, COUNTIES OF MARICOPA AND YAVAPAI, STATE OF ARIZONA, ADOPTING THE PRIMARY PROPERTY TAX LEVY AND RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF CONFLICTING RESOLUTIONS; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY WHEREAS, the Town of Wickenburg's proposed primary property tax levy for fiscal year 2025- 26, excluding amounts that are attributable to new construction, is greater than the amount levied by the Town of Wickenburg in the preceding fiscal year; and, WHEREAS, the Town of Wickenburg intends to set the primary property tax rate to .3997; and, WHEREAS, the Town of Wickenburg held a public hearing on the Final Budget including the Property Tax Levy at a Regular Council meeting on July 7, 2025 at 155 North Tegner Street, Wickenburg, Arizona 85390; and, WHEREAS, the Counties of Maricopa and Yavapai are the assessing and collecting authorities for the Town of Wickenburg; and, WHEREAS, this Resolution is in compliance with A.R.S. §42-17151. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF WICKENBURG, ARIZONA: Section 1: That the Town of Wickenburg’s primary property tax levy for fiscal year 2025-26 shall be $615,000 resulting in a tax rate of $0.3997 per $100 of assessed value of all real property, within the corporate limits of the Town of Wickenburg, except such property as may be by law exempt from taxation, a primary property tax rate, for general and administrative expenses of the Town of Wickenburg. Said figure subject to change only if a court decision were to reduce the net assessed valuation in a significant manner. Section 2: Failure by the County officials of Maricopa and Yavapai County, Arizona, to properly return the delinquent list, any irregularity in assessments or omissions in the same, or any irregularity in any proceedings shall not invalidate such proceedings or invalidate any title conveyed by any tax deed; failure or neglect of any officer or officers to timely perform any of the duties assigned to him or them shall not invalidate any proceedings or any deed or sale pursuant thereto, 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 shall not affect the lien of the Town of Wickenburg upon such property for the delinquent taxes unpaid thereon; overcharge as to part of the taxes or of costs shall not invalidate any proceedings for the collection of taxes or the foreclosure of the lien therefore or a sale of the property under such foreclosure; and all acts of officers de facto shall be valid as if performed by officers de jure. Section 3: All Resolutions and parts of Ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this Resolution are hereby repealed. Section 4: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Resolution, is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof. Section 5: The immediate operation of the provisions of this Resolution is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety of the Town and an emergency is hereby declared to exist. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, adoption and approval by the Common Council of the Town. APPROVED, PASSED, AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF WICKENBURG, ARIZONA, THIS 4th DAY OF AUGUST, 2025. BG Bratcher, Mayor ATTEST: Amy Brown, MMC, Town Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: __________________________________________________ Trish Stuhan, Town Attorney Pierce Coleman PLLC CERTIFICATION I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution Number 2378 was duly passed and adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the Town of Wickenburg, Arizona, at a regular meeting held on the 4th day of August 2025, and that a quorum was present at the meeting. Amy Brown, MMC, Town Clerk