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Page council approves $27,000 settlement after Arizona Supreme Court ruling on initiative
Summary
After the Arizona Supreme Court found an initiative to be legislative in nature, the Page City Council agreed to a settlement including paying $27,000 in legal fees to the initiative proponents and will request the court put the measure on the Nov. 2026 ballot.
The Page City Council voted on Oct. 8 to approve a settlement related to litigation with an initiative group and to seek placement of the measure on the Nov. 2026 ballot.
Council members said the city had previously prevailed in lower courts where the initiative was judged administrative, but the Arizona Supreme Court determined the initiative was legislative in nature. As part of the settlement the city agreed to pay $27,000 in legal fees and costs to the initiative proponents.
The council recorded a motion to approve the settlement and instructed the city attorney to ask the court to place the initiative on the November 2026 ballot, a move the council said would lower election costs and maximize voter turnout.
The motion to approve the settlement carried by voice vote; meeting record shows the motion passed and the council directed staff to proceed to bring the contract or ballot placement back to the council at its Oct. 22 meeting for public discussion and action.
The meeting record includes a council statement summarizing the litigation path and the settlement terms; the statement also invited the public to the Oct. 22 meeting when the matter will be considered in more detail.
