2014 Arizona Revised Statutes
Title 35 - Public Finances
§ 35-504 Debt oversight commission; membership; compensation; duties; commission termination

AZ Rev Stat § 35-504 (2014) What's This?

35-504. Debt oversight commission; membership; compensation; duties; commission termination

A. In order to provide more accurate and meaningful information to the public regarding bond issues, the debt oversight commission is established in the department of revenue.

B. The commission consists of the director of the department of revenue, who serves as chairman, and four private citizens knowledgeable in the area of finance or bond financing, one appointed by the governor and three appointed jointly by the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives. The terms of appointive members are three years.

C. An appointment to fill a vacancy on the commission resulting from other than expiration of term is for the unexpired portion of the term.

D. The department of revenue shall provide secretarial and staff support services to the commission.

E. The private citizen members of the commission are eligible to receive fifty dollars per day for time spent in the performance of their duties. These monies shall be paid from monies appropriated to the department of revenue.

F. The commission shall meet at least annually and, in addition, at the call of the chairman. The commission shall meet at such times and places as convenient or necessary to conduct its affairs and shall render its findings, reports and recommendations in writing to the governor, to the director of the department of revenue and to the legislature.

G. The commission shall:

1. Review the information provided to the department as prescribed in section 35-501.

2. Ascertain the bonded indebtedness of all taxing jurisdictions and the relationship to the appropriate debt limitation.

H. The commission established by this section ends on July 1, 2026 pursuant to section 41-3103.

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