United States — Arizona
ARS § 9-251
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When a town is laid out, the town’s proprietors must prepare an accurate plat or map showing streets, reserved areas, lots, and blocks, with their boundaries and dimensions.
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United States — Arizona
ARS § 9-252
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Maps required by section 9-251 must be acknowledged by the proprietor, or someone duly authorized by deed, and a copy must be filed with the county recorder and the town clerk.
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ARS § 9-253
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The county recorder must record plats, keep them in a dedicated book, endorse each record with a certificate, and preserve the original plat. The city or town clerk must also preserve the original plat among office records.
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ARS § 9-254
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When a map or plat is filed, title to the reserved public streets and similar parcels vests in the town in trust; if the town is unincorporated, title vests in the county until incorporation.
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ARS § 9-255
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A common council member is generally not personally liable for an unlawful act by a town officer or employee, unless the member authorized it, knew about it, or should have known about it.
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ARS § 9-271
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A qualifying town may become a city if it has at least 3,000 people, the council declares that by resolution, and the electors approve it by majority vote.
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ARS § 9-272
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The common council may, if approved by a majority of city voters voting on it, divide council members into two classes by ordinance or resolution.
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ARS § 9-272.01
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The common council may adopt an ordinance to make the mayor directly elected by city electors, if approved by a majority vote of the qualified electors voting at a regular or special election.
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ARS § 9-273
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A city may choose a district system after becoming a city government, and the common council must adopt an ordinance or resolution dividing the city into up to six districts.
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ARS § 9-274
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When a town changes to city government, the city council may appoint and remove certain officials and employees, set salaries and compensation, require bonds, prescribe duties, and fill vacancies.
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ARS § 9-275
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Certain older-city laws do not apply to specified cities, but those cities may choose to adopt the article by council vote.
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ARS § 9-276
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Cities and their governing bodies may exercise a broad set of powers over streets, public works, nuisances, fire limits, markets, inspections, and local improvements. A qualifying domestic gas, water, or sewer company may also build facilities and lay pipes in city rights-of-way if the governing body consents and city
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ARS § 9-281
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Cities over 3,500 residents may start a charter process by electing a 14-member board of freeholders, and the election must be held within 30 days after it is called.
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ARS § 9-282
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The board must prepare and propose a city charter within 90 days after the election, file signed copies with the city chief executive officer and county recorder, publish the proposed charter, submit it to the electors for a vote, and then send it to the governor for approval if the vote ratifies it.
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ARS § 9-283
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The charter becomes the city’s organic law when approved, must be recorded and filed, and courts must take judicial notice of it afterward.
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ARS § 9-284
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A charter provision prevails over conflicting city law in the stated circumstances, must stay consistent with the state constitution and certain state laws, and may authorize wage and salary agreements extending up to two years beyond the contracting council’s term.
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ARS § 9-285
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If a city has adopted a charter under this article, the chief executive and legislative authority may pay the board of freeholders’ necessary charter-framing expenses, including clerical help up to $3 per day.
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ARS § 9-301
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In incorporated cities and towns that elect a mayor, councilmen and other officers hold their offices for two years, except where another specific provision applies.
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ARS § 9-302
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City and town officers must file an official bond unless covered by a subsection B blanket bond; cities or towns may instead obtain and deliver a blanket bond for their officers, except treasurers or tax collectors.
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ARS § 9-303
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A city or town governing body may create the office of city or town manager by ordinance, appoint someone to it, and remove the appointee without cause by majority vote.
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