Bill Amendment: AZ HB2218 | 2014 | Fifty-first Legislature 2nd Regular
Bill Title: Fire district reorganization elections
Status: 2014-04-30 - Chapter 260 [HB2218 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2014-HB2218-SENATE_ADOPTED_AMENDMENT_Crandell_flr_amend_ref_Bill_adopted.html
Bill
Number: H.B. 2218
Crandell Floor Amendment
Reference to: House engrossed bill
Amendment drafted by: Sharon Langford
FLOOR AMENDMENT EXPLANATION
The amendment exempts noncontiguous county island fire districts and reinstates the staggered four year term election cycle for board members.
Fifty-first Legislature Crandell
Second Regular Session H.B. 2218
CRANDELL FLOOR AMENDMENT
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO H.B. 2218
(Reference to House engrossed bill)
Page 1, line 43, strike “two
FOUR” insert “two”
Page 2, line 14, after the period insert “EXCEPT FOR A DISTRICT ORGANIZED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 3 OF THIS CHAPTER,”
Page 3, line 34, after the period insert “EXCEPT FOR A DISTRICT ORGANIZED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 3 OF THIS CHAPTER,”
Page 4, between lines 4 and 5, insert:
“E. FOR A DISTRICT ORGANIZED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 3 OF THIS CHAPTER, The words appearing on the ballot shall be "reorganize as a fire district administered by a five member board--yes", "reorganize as a fire district administered by a five member board--no". The ballots shall also allow each elector to indicate the elector's choices for two additional board members in the event of reorganization.
F. Within fourteen days after the election prescribed by subsection e of this section, the board of supervisors shall meet and canvass the returns, and if it is determined that a majority of the votes cast at the election was in favor of reorganizing the fire district as a district with a five member board, the board shall enter that fact on its minutes, declare the district duly reorganized and announce the names of those elected to the district board.”
Line 8, strike “J” insert “K”
Line 22, after “fourteen” insert “EXCEPT FOR A DISTRICT ORGANIZED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 3 OF
THIS CHAPTER,”
Between lines 26 and 27, insert:
“C. FOR A DISTRICT ORGANIZED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 3 OF THIS CHAPTER, WITHIN FOURTEEN DAYS AFTER THE ELECTION, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SHALL MEET AND CANVASS THE RETURNS, AND IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT A MAJORITY OF THE VOTES CAST AT THE ELECTION IN EACH OF THE AFFECTED DISTRICTS IS IN FAVOR OF MERGING THE FIRE DISTRICTS, THE BOARD SHALL ENTER THE FACT ON ITS MINUTES.”
Reletter to conform
Page 4, line 27, strike “D” insert “E”
Page 5, line 32, strike “J” insert “K”
Page 6, line 9, strike “G” insert “H”
Line 10, strike “C” insert “D”; strike “F” insert “G”
Amend title to conform
