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Clarkdale mayor says HB 4030 and related bills threatened municipal fee authority; rural campaign credited with stalling measures
Summary
Mayor Prudon Bower and town staff told the council that HB 4030 — which they described as a proposed four‑year moratorium on municipal fee changes — was held in committee and likely dead for the year after coordinated outreach by rural towns and the League of Arizona Cities and Towns.
Mayor Prudon Bower briefed the council on several state bills and described a coordinated campaign by small, rural communities and the League of Arizona Cities and Towns that she said helped stall measures that would have reduced local fee and tax authority.
"HB 4030 looks like it is dead ... which means we did our work out there," Mayor Prudon Bower said, recounting that the bill was held in committee and that several Republican lawmakers ultimately voted against it. Council and staff described the bill as having sought a…
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