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AZ HCR2025
Concurrent Resolution
Status
1/23/2024
Primary Sponsor
Alexander Kolodin
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AI Summary
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Divides Maricopa County into three counties: Maricopa, Mesquite, and Saguaro, with specific geographic boundaries defined by roads, rivers, and survey lines.
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Establishes a three-year transition period during which the current Maricopa County Board of Supervisors retains authority until new boards are elected within 120 days and sworn in by June 15, 2025.
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Creates an intercounty oversight and accountability board composed of the three counties' board chairpersons to make shared decisions and enter intergovernmental agreements during the transition period.
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Requires Mesquite and Saguaro counties to hold special elections within 120 days of board elections to determine county seats through a municipal application process.
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Mandates intergovernmental agreements for shared services, special districts, community colleges, and capital assets, with a ten-year minimum for community college operations.
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Submits the proposition to voters at the next general election for approval under the Arizona Constitution.
Legislative Description
Division; Maricopa county; new counties
Division
Last Action
House read second time
1/24/2024