Resources and Research

Providing prompt and thorough responses to all inquiries from cities and towns is an important function of the League. If you need information on elections and opening meetings law, land-use and planning, finance and a wide range of other issues on governing and managing a city or town in Arizona, please contact a staff member who will be happy to assist you.

League's Robert's Rules of Order Cheat Sheet

Robert's Rules of Order is a manual of parliamentary procedures that governs many public bodies. IN the event of a conflict with a state law or local rule, the state law or local rule applies.

League's Robert's Rules of Order Cheat Sheet

Pension Funding Policy

House Bill (HB) 2097 from the 2018 Legislative Session requires all governing bodies (city/town council) participating in the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS) to establish a Pension Funding Policy and post that policy on the governing body's (city/town council) website. Below are links to a template Pension Funding Policy created by the League as well as a guide for how to complete the template.

Proposition 203 (Medical Marijuana) Implementation Tools

View ordinances from other cities and towns.

The League organized a workgroup made up of city attorneys, Planning and Zoning staff and Intergovs to develop principles for a model ordinance to implement Proposition 203.

Model ordinance (PDF)

View the Final Rules adopted by the Department of Health Services (DHS). DHS Director Will Humble has also posted two blog entries relating to zoning provisions in the final rules and their effort to encourage dispensary applications in rural parts of the state.

View the "Compliance With Local Jurisdiction Zoning" form (PDF).