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Mayor reads first reading to repeal firearm background-check fee to align with state law
Summary
Ordinance 2026-01, read for the first time, would repeal a Town Code fee for criminal background checks before firearm transfers to conform with A.R.S. 13-3108(A); the first reading was held Jan. 22, 2026.
At the Jan. 22 meeting Mayor Johann R. Wallace performed the first reading of Ordinance 2026-01, which would amend Title 2 of the Town Code to repeal a fee chargeable for criminal background checks before transfer of a firearm in order to align town code with A.R.S. 13-3108(A).
The minutes record the ordinance language and note the first reading was performed by the Mayor; no public hearing or final vote was recorded at this meeting. The ordinance was presented by the Town Attorney for the Council’s consideration; subsequent readings, public comment, or final adoption will be required per the town’s ordinance process.
The minutes do not record substantive debate or a vote on final adoption. The recorded action for this agenda item is the first reading only; further Council consideration is needed to adopt the ordinance into town code.
