At their May 14, 2024 Voting Meeting, Council adopted Ordinance No. 2024-1858 placing Proposition 478 Dedicated Transaction Privilege Tax the November 5th ballot and adopting the following ballot language:
Shall the City of Prescott adopt a dedicated transaction privilege tax of ninety-five hundredths of one percent (0.95%), taking effect on April 1, 2025, and then reducing to seventy-five hundredths of one percent (0.75%) by December 31, 2035, the revenue from which shall be contributed to the City’s general fund for the sole purpose of improving funding public safety services within the City.
A “yes” vote shall have the effect of adopting the dedicated transaction privilege tax of ninety-five hundredths of one percent (0.95%), reducing to seventy-five hundredths of one percent (0.75%) by December 31, 2035, the revenue from which shall be contributed to the City’s general fund for the sole purpose of funding public safety services within the City.
A “no” vote shall have the effect of not adopting a dedicated transaction privilege tax which would have contributed to the City’s general fund for the sole purpose of funding public safety services within the City thereby limiting funding opportunities for public safety services within the City.
Prescott’s legislative body consists of one Mayor and six City Council members who are elected at large. The Mayor serves a two-year term and Council members serve overlapping four-year terms.
Council Seats Up for Election:
To be eligible to vote in a City of Prescott Election:
The Nomination Filing Period for the 2023 Election Cycle Has Closed. Interested Citizens May Begin Contacting the City Clerk’s Office in December 2024 for the 2025 Election Cycle.
In order to begin circulating Nomination Petitions, interested citizens must schedule a meeting with the City Clerk to review the Candidate Handbook and submit a Candidate Statement of Interest. The City Clerk’s Office will begin scheduling appointments for citizens interested in running for Prescott City Council January 3, 2023.
The mayor and councilmembers shall be qualified electors of the city one year prior to the primary election.
A qualified elector of the City is defined as a person whose name appears on the Yavapai County voter registration rolls in a precinct of the City of Prescott for the last preceding general election, or who has subsequently registered in a Prescott precinct, and is otherwise qualified.
A Recall is a procedure that allows citizens to remove and replace a public official before the end of their term in office. A.R.S. § 19-201. A recall may commence after an individual has been in office for six months, except for state legislators which can be filed five days after the start of their first session, and no specific grounds are required. A.R.S. § 19-202(A).
A recall can be filed against any public officer on any grounds but may not be filed until after the elected official has been in office in his or her first term for at least six months, except for state legislators. In the case of state legislators, a recall petition may commence five days after the start of their first legislative session after their election. A.R.S. § 19-202(A).
The City Clerk’s Office received an Application for Serial Number & General Statement on November 27, 2023. In accordance with ARS 19-202-01 Petitioners have until March 26, 2024 to file the required 3,248.5 signatures necessary for the recall process to move forward.
Please contact the Yavapai County Elections Office regarding your Voter Registration Status or with any additional questions related to specific election processes: https://yavapaivotes.gov/.
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