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| Elections
Services (602) 261-8683 |
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- Conducts regularly scheduled Mayor and Council
elections every odd numbered year.
- Provides candidate information to citizens
interested in running for City elected office.
- Conducts all special City elections as
required by citizen initiative or by Council order.
- Tracks and enforces filing of required
candidate and political committee campaign finance reports.
- Manages the “Vote-by-Mail Program”
and maintains a permanent notification list for voters wishing
to receive early ballots prior to each Election.
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Facts |
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- The City of Phoenix is the second largest
election jurisdiction in the state with almost 500,000 registered
voters.
- Conducted 8 elections between September
1999 and March 2002.
- Conducted 20 regular, runoff and special
elections in the past 10 years.
- Maintains over 150,000 City
voters on a permanent vote by mail notification list.
- Filed 390 campaign finance
reports in 2001.
- Tracks campaign finance report filings
for 75 political and candidate committee.
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Initiative,
Referendum and Recall Petition Services
(602) 262-6837 |
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- Provides information to citizens regarding
the initiative, referendum and recall petition process.
- Accepts applications and other legal documents
for the petition process
- Verifies signatures and certifies sufficiency
or insufficiency of all such petitions.
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Facts |
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- Verified initiative petitions containing over 32,000 signatures
in 2000.
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| Annexations
(602) 262-6837 |
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- Handles citizen inquiries and requests regarding the annexation
process.
- Conducts annexations in accordance with State law and initiates
public notices and Council actions to effectuate annexations.
- Communicates and coordinates with City departments to ensure
that annexed areas receive proper City services.
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Facts |
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- Annexed 18 areas in FY 2000-01 encompassing
1.2 square miles and $258,000 in assessed
valuation.
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| Property
Records (602) 262-6878 |
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- Maintains property ownership records including legal descriptions,
lot sizes, easements, dedications, addresses and ownership
for all properties in Phoenix.
- Records all Phoenix real estate transfers as recorded with
the Maricopa County Recorder’s office.
- Provides legal description and book, map and parcel information
on Phoenix building permits.
- Verifies property owners in violation of the property maintenance
ordinance and certifies court related documents.
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Facts |
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- Handled over 35,000 contacts with the public in FY 2000-01.
- Posted over 70,000 parcels in FY 2000-01.
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| Emergency
Operations Center (602) 256-4357 |
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- Operates a citizen information hotline for city emergency
situations.
- Provides accurate public safety information to the public.
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Facts |
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- Staffed the Y2K Citizen Information Hotline.
- Operating the Phoenix Celebration 2000 Hotline .
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Number
of Staff: 25
Temporary Staff: Ranges from 2 to 40
Locations:
Phoenix City Hall, 15th floor
Property Records, 4th floor
Elections Annex, 220 S. 9th St. |
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