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HomeMy WebLinkAbout95-509 . . . RESOLUTION NO. 95-509 WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of Mohave County met in Regular Session this 4th day of December, 1995, and WHEREAS, pursuant to ARS 48-4001 Et Seq. the Board of Supervisors is authorized to establish a jail district for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, operating, maintaining and financing county jails and jail systems; and WHEREAS, after the public hearing held for the purpose of hearing all persons in favor or opposed to the establishment of a Jail District, it appears to the Board of Supervisors that the public interest, convenience and necessity will be served by the formation of a Jail District, and WHEREAS, after public hearing, it appears to the Board of Supervisors that the funding mechanism best suited to the needs ofMohave County is an excise tax as provided for by ARS 48- 4021 and 48-4022; and WHEREAS, establishment ofajail district is contingent upon approval of an excise tax by a majority of qualified electors voting at the election; WHEREAS, pursuant to ARS 48-4001 et seq, the Mohave County Board of Supervisors at a Regular meeting held November 6, 1995, adopted Resolution No. 95-464 - Calling for the establishment of the Mohave County Jail District, setting a date for hearing and calling a Special District Election on March 12, 1995. NOW THEREFORE, IT IS FOUND, RESOLVED, DETERMINED AND ORDERED AS FOLLOWS: 1. That, after public hearing and due consideration, the Board of Supervisors finds that the public interest, convenience and necessity of the citizens of Mohave County would be served by the formation of a County-wide Jail District. 2. That, after public hearing and due consideration, the Board of Supervisors finds that the appropriate form of funding for a jail district would be an excise tax pursuant to ARS 48- 4021 and 48-4022. 3. That the fonnation of a Jail District in Mohave County is ordered, contingent upon approval of an excise ta'\. by a majority of qualified electors voting at the Special Election to establish the district. 4. That the Jail District shall be known in all proceeding as the "Mohave County Jail District", and the boundaries of the district shall be all ofMohave County, including the incorporated and unincorporated areas. 5. That the revenues generated by the proposed excise tax will only be used for acquiring, . constructing, operating, maintaining and financing of a County jail and jail system. 6. That the maximum rate of tax shall not exceed the limits prescribed in ARS 48-4022, and that the number of years for which the proposed excise tax will be authorized is tW01ty (20) years. 7. That a Special Election is hereby called for March 12, 1996, pursuant to ARS 16-225, for the fonnation of the Mohave County Jail District and authorization of a jail district excise tax. Passed, Approved and Adopted this 6th day of December, 1995. MOHA VE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ~~v Pat Holt, Chairman ATTEST: . O-~ ~ ~ l~A_~~: Pat Chastain, Clerk of the Board .