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| ARF- 2639 |
Regular Agenda Item 3. C.
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| Regular BOS Meeting |
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| Information |
| Request/Subject |
| Gila County 1/2 Cent Transportation Excise Tax General Election Resolution No. 14-07-02 |
| Background Information |
On October 29, 2013, the Board of Supervisors agreed to appoint a Citizens Committee to explore the advisability of holding an election in November 2014 to get voter approval to continue the 1/2 Cent Transportation Excise Tax for an additional 20 years.
On January 7, 2014, a 16 member Citizens Committee was established by the Board of Supervisors. The Committee met twice and after receiving a considerable amount of information from County staff regarding the positive impact the tax has had for the last twenty years and transportation needs in the future, they unanimously agreed to call for a continuation of the tax.
On March 4, 2014, the Board of Supervisors voted to: 1) receive the Transportation Excise Tax Continuation Citizens Committee recommendation to adopt a resolution calling for a November 4, 2014, election providing funding to be used solely for highway and street purposes; 2) thank and acknowledge the following sixteen Committee members with a certificate of appreciation: Gary Andress, Don Ascoli, Robert Bleyl, Ed Carpenter, Darryl Dalley, Rex Hinshaw, Mitch Malkovich, Ronnie McDaniel, Joe Miller, Dixie Mundy, Mickie Nye, Melvin Palmer, Marie Petroff, Cliff Potts, Rick Powers and Joe Sanchez; and, 3) officially disband the Committee.
Since the Board accepted the Committee's recommendation in March, staff has been working with consultants to develop a brochure of pertinent facts and plans and to provide information to the public through community meetings and presentations to various civic and community organizations.
On June 24, 2014, the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 14-06-09, a resolution providing funding to be used for highway and street purposes including costs of right of way acquisitions and expenses related thereto and construction, reconstruction, maintenance, repair and roadside development of county, city and town roads, streets and bridges and payment of principal and interest on highway and street bonds, and for regional transportation projects that are included in the regional transportation plan of the County prepared by the County, any city, town or regional planning agency; and levying a transportation excise tax to provide funds for said purposes.
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| Evaluation |
Resolution No. 14-07-02 is a resolution establishing the November 4, 2014, General Election for the continuation of the Gila County 1/2 Cent Transportation Excise Tax. The resolution is recommended pursuant to applicable sections of A.R.S 42-6107, that a majority of qualified voters voting at a general election shall approve a transportation excise tax in a county with a population of four hundred thousand or fewer persons.
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| Conclusion |
The Citizens Committee thoroughly reviewed uses to which this tax has been put in the past 20 years and studied the future needs as set forth in the transportation plans of the County and major population centers in the County and recommended that the Board call for an election to continue the tax.
The tax revenue would be collected by the State Department of Revenue and distributed to Gila County for use within the unincorporated areas of the County and to the incorporated cities and towns for use within their jurisdictions. The calculation of the amounts to be distributed shall be made on the basis that the population of each jurisdiction (Gila County, cities, towns) bears to the total population of the County.
Each respective jurisdiction shall receive a minimum of 0.85% of the total amount to be distributed. In addition, after the distribution of the minimum to each jurisdiction, the remaining amount shall be distributed to each jurisdiction in the amount to be determined by multiplying the total tax revenues remaining after the minimum distribution, by a fraction, the numerator being the population of each respective jurisdiction and denominator being the total population of Gila County including the cities and towns in the County.
This call for an election by the Board of Supervisors is a necessary step in providing the voters the opportunity to vote to continue the 1/2 cent transportation excise tax in Gila County and to share the revenue with the city and towns in the County. |
| Recommendation |
| Staff recommends that the Board of Supervisors adopt Resolution No. 14-07-02 establishing the November 4, 2014, General Election for the continuation of the Gila County 1/2 Cent Transportation Excise Tax. |
| Suggested Motion |
| Information/Discussion/Action to adopt Resolution No. 14-07-02 establishing the November 4, 2014, General Election for the voters to decide whether or not to continue the Gila County 1/2 Cent Transportation Excise Tax and to share the revenue with the city and towns in the County. (Don McDaniel) |
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