Pinal County, Arizona
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Pinal County is one of 15 counties in Arizona. It is located in the central part of the state, and its county seat is Florence. As of 2007, its population was estimated to be 299,246. As of 2010, the population is 375,770. [1]
Pinal County contains parts of the Tohono O'odham Nation and the Gila River Indian Community.
Growth from the Phoenix metropolitan area to the south has begun to spread into the northern parts of Pinal County. The cities of Maricopa and Casa Grande as well as many unincorporated areas have shown accelerated growth patterns; suburban development is likely to continue southward through the county.
Website evaluation
In 2011 Pinal County earned a Sunny Award for having a perfect website transparency score.
This website was most recently evaluated on Dec. 20, 2012.
The good
- Budget
- Meetings
- Meeting information is posted, along with agendas and minutes.[4]
- Elected Officials
- Board of supervisors and other elected officials are listed with contact information.[5]
- Administration
- Officials are listed with contact information.[6]
- Zoning
- Audits
- Audits are available and archived to 2002.[9]
- Itemized monthly financial expenditure reports are available.
- Contracts
- Public Records
- Forms to make a public records request are available.[13]
- Lobbying
- The county cites its reasons for lobbying and lists membership or affiliation with multiple government sector lobbying organizations [14]
- Total costs for lobbying and membership dues are also published.
- The county lists campaign finance reports for elected officials.[15]
- Taxes
Elected Officials
Board of Supervisors
Pinal County is governed by a five-member Board of Supervisors. Arizona lawmakers are discussing taking some budget control away from Supervisors and providing other elected officials with more control over their own expenditures[18].
Budget
Pinal County provided an easy to read brochure summarizing the allocation of County revenues and expenditures. [19].
Revenue
Pinal County provided an easy to read brochure summarizing the allocation of County revenues. [20].
| Revenue Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Intergovernmental | 31.7% |
| Property taxes | 25.1% |
| Fund Balance | 17.4% |
| Miscellaneous | 9.3% |
| Charges for service | 9.7% |
| Sales and Other Taxes | 4.8% |
| Other Financing | 0.6% |
| Licenses and permits | 0.7% |
| Fines and forfeitures | 0.7% |
Expenditures
Pinal County provided an easy to read brochure summarizing the allocation of County expenditures. [21].
| Expenditure Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Public safety | 24.1% |
| Public Health | 19.8% |
| Highways and streets | 11.0% |
| General government | 27.8% |
| Dedicated fund balance | 6.2% |
| Capital Projects | 4.6% |
| Grant Project contingency | 3.4% |
| Debt service payments | 4.2% |
| Culture and recreation | 0.8% |
| Education | 1.0% |
| Welfare | 1.4% |
| Sanitation | 0.3% |
| Total | $429,878,000 |
County Audit
An audit has found that three Pinal County administrators violated conflict-of-interest and ethics policies by accepting free trips from a vendor to semiannual training meetings, half of which were held at a resort in Idaho. A report by the county's internal-audit division called attention to the travel paid by AmeriBen/IEC Group, which processes employee-benefit claims for Pinal County. [22]
Lobbying
In 2011, Pinal County spent $60,000 on lobbying. [23]
Performance measurements
The Arizona City/County Managers’ Association (ACMA) recognized Pinal for adopting “Managing for Results” program performance, which evaluates how well government programs are run.[24]
Taxes
The County website posts information on tax rates.[25]
External links
References
- ↑ 2010 Census
- ↑ Budget
- ↑ Budget archives
- ↑ Meeting Schedule
- ↑ Elected Officials
- ↑ Administration
- ↑ Zoning
- ↑ Building Permit
- ↑ Audits
- ↑ Bids
- ↑ Finance Contracts
- ↑ Public Works Contracts
- ↑ Public Records Request
- ↑ Lobbying
- ↑ Campaign Finance, Accessed: Dec. 11, 2012
- ↑ Taxes
- ↑ Tax Search
- ↑ The Arizona Republic Arizona lawmakers aim to take some budget control away from supervisors Mar. 6, 2011
- ↑ Where does your tax dollar go? 2010-2011
- ↑ Where does your tax dollar go? 2010-2011
- ↑ Where does your tax dollar go? 2009
- ↑ Audit: Pinal officials violated policies, AZCounty.com, Jan. 14, 2012
- ↑ Open Secrets-Pinal County
- ↑ Weidner, Managing For Results: Success in Pinal County, AZ, Aug. 5, 2010
- ↑ [1]
