ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Forty-seventh Legislature, Second Regular Session
FACT SHEET FOR H.B. 2575
county supervisors; membership; number
Purpose
Reduces the population threshold for counties to elect a five-member board of supervisors to 175,000 persons.
Background
The Pinal County Board of Supervisors (Board) is the governing body for the county. Each member represents one of the three supervisorial districts, which are divided geographically and by population to include a mix of urban and rural constituencies. Members must be residents of the district they represent, are elected to four-year terms, and may serve an unlimited number of terms. The Board’s duties include supervising the official conduct of all county officers and county subdivisions that assess, collect and disburse public revenues. The Board also presides over elections, manages public roads and makes appointments to vacant county offices.
Currently, counties with a population of 200,000 or more persons must have a five‑member board of supervisors. Pima and Maricopa counties are the only counties that meet this requirement based on the 2000 census.
With a population of 179,727 persons, Pinal County is eligible to add two additional members to its board of supervisors under this legislation. Currently divided into five districts, each member of its Board would represent an average of 35,945 persons.
There is no fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provision
1. Requires each county to have a population of at least 175,000 rather than 200,000 to elect a five members board of supervisors.
2. Reduces the population cap from less than 200,000 to less than 175,000 to petition the board of supervisors to call an election to increase the board from three to five members.
3. Requires counties, based on the 2000 U.S. Census Bureau data, with a population of more than 175,000 to elect two additional supervisors at the next general election of the United States President.
4. Defines the term “population.”
5. Makes technical and conforming changes.
6. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
House Action
CMMA 2/14/06 DP 8-1-2-1-0
3rd Read 3/13/06 38-22-0-0
Prepared by Senate Research
March 27, 2006
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