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Cochise County supervisors weigh constable pay as statute limits options
Summary
At a May 4 work session the Cochise County Board of Supervisors discussed how to set constable salaries under an Arizona statute that requires a four-year average of activity logs; Benson constable James Drummond urged higher pay based on 2025 activity, and staff said a June resolution and possible legislative fix are next steps.
Cochise County supervisors spent most of a May 4 work session debating how to set constable salaries when the law ties pay to four years of activity logs, and when some precincts lack that historical data.
Constable Drummond (Benson) joined remotely and told the board he recorded 55 services in 2024 and 138 services in 2025; including protection orders, he said Benson's 2025 total would be about 263. "In 2025 I did 138," Drummond said, and added that he had personally bought a badge and other supplies while building the office. He argued that a $20,000 salary would not cover the work and costs involved.
The board's staff warned that Arizona law requires the board to set constable salaries at the regular June meeting of the year preceding a general election and that the statute…
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