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.
[edit] Website evaluation
In 2011 Pinal County earned a Sunny Award for having a perfect website transparency score.
This website was most recently evaluated on 20 January 2012.
[edit] The good
- Budget is available.[2]
- Meeting information is posted, along with agendas and minutes.[3]
- Board of supervisors are listed with contact information.[4]
- Officials are listed with contact information.[5]
- Zoning information is available[6], as well as building permits.[7]
- Audits are available.[8]
- Contracts are available by department, including Finance[9] and Public Works.[10]
- Forms to make a public records request are available.[11]
- The county lists a link for the Arizona Association of Counties, a taxpayer-funded lobbying organization, as well as a few others, under Related Links, but does not list its lobbying policies. [12]
- Tax bills are available in a searchable database[13], along with other useful local tax information.
[edit] The bad
- Does not disclose extensive lobbying information.
[edit] Elected Officials
[edit] Board of Supervisors
Pinal County is governed by a three-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[14].
| Supervisor | Title | District |
|---|---|---|
| Pete Rios | Chairman | 1 |
| Bryan Martyn | Vice Chairman | 2 |
| David Snider | Member | 3 |
[edit] County Officials
| Official | Title |
|---|---|
| L. Paul Larkin | County Assessor |
| James Walsh | County Attorney |
| Laura Dean-Lytle | County Recorder |
| Orlenda F. Roberts | County School Superintendent |
| Paul Babeu | County Sheriff |
| Dolores "Dodie" J. Doolittle | County Treasurer |
[edit] Budget
Pinal County provided an easy to read brochure summarizing the allocation of County revenues and expenditures. [15].
[edit] Revenue
Pinal County provided an easy to read brochure summarizing the allocation of County revenues. [16].
| 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% |
[edit] Expenditures
Pinal County provided an easy to read brochure summarizing the allocation of County expenditures. [17].
| 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 |
[edit] 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. [18]
[edit] Lobbying
In 2011, Pinal County spent $60,000 on lobbying. [19]
[edit] 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.[20]
[edit] Taxes
The County website posts information on tax rates.[21]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ↑ 2010 Census
- ↑ Budget
- ↑ Meeting Schedule
- ↑ Board of Supervisors
- ↑ Officials
- ↑ Zoning
- ↑ Building Permit
- ↑ Audits
- ↑ Finance Contracts
- ↑ Public Works Contracts
- ↑ Public Records Request
- ↑ Lobbying
- ↑ 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]
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