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County and city finance teams brief boards on expenditure‑limitation rules; voters may be needed to lift limit
Summary
Yuma County and City of Yuma finance officials told the joint meeting that rising costs and a 2020 census adjustment have narrowed the gap between legal expenditure limits and actual spending and outlined options that include seeking voter authorization to raise the limit.
Yuma County and City of Yuma finance staff outlined how Arizona’s expenditure‑limitation law constrains local spending and described options — including a voter authorization — to keep services funded.
Humberto del Castillo, Yuma County chief financial officer, said the expenditure limitation follows Article IX, Section 20 of the Arizona Constitution and is computed from a 1980 base with population and inflation adjustments. He said the county must file an annual report and that the county’s CFO is the official filer.
"What does it do? It sets the base limit for actual expenses of local revenues," del Castillo said,…
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