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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1961
Page
4
The Scottsdale charter establishes a council manager form with powers vested in an elected council to legislate budgets set policies and appoint a city manager. It defines boundaries and outlines council structure a six member council plus a mayor with two year terms and conditions for vacancy and qualifications.
The document outlines mayoral honorary status, council authority, salaries, qualifications, meeting rules, and vacancy procedures. It also covers induction, public access to journals, petition handling, city manager appointment, residency, and the manager’s executive duties.
The City Manager enforces ordinances, oversees franchises and contracts, prepares and administers the budget, reports to the council, manages purchasing, and can appoint or remove staff as allowed. The City Manager must post a surety bond funded by the city. If absent or suspended, the council appoints an acting City Manager until conditions change.
The charter outlines a civil service board of three city electors with six year terms and staggered early terms. Vacancies fill by council. It empowers appointive boards, requires resident members, and sets ex officio nonvoting Mayor and City Manager. Fiscal year begins July 1.
Section 7 sets the tax rate levy day as the latest third Monday in August. Section 8 allows extra taxes to pay interest and fund sinking for bonded city debt. Section 9 limits a Transaction Privilege Tax to 1 percent without voter approval. Section 10 concerns Tax Exempt Property.
The document outlines council procedures for readings and final passage of ordinances, emergency measures, signing and publication, city manager removal, and administrative offices. It details budget preparation, public hearings, tax levies, transfers, audits, codification, and contract rules with thresholds and publication requirements.
The document outlines city procedures for purchases under thresholds, bidding requirements, and contract awards. It covers transfers, fraud rules, conflicts of interest, leases, sale of city property, and election types and elector qualifications as defined by state law.
The document outlines primary and general election rules with sections on majority to elect, nomination, timing, and runoffs, plus a section on initiative referendum and recall for city electors. It also establishes The City Court of Sale Maricopa County Arizona with the presiding officer and terms.
A citizen may seek a public utility franchise by presenting the request to the City Council. If beneficial, the council passes a resolution and submits the question to voters at the next regular or a special election. The franchise is published weekly for four weeks at the applicant’s expense, and a majority vote grants it for up to 25 years.
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