Arizona § 9-239 Council powers relating to appointive officers

Arizona Statutes

§ 9-239 — Council powers relating to appointive officers

Arizona § 9-239

Title 9Arizona Revised Statutes

Ch. 2FORM OF GOVERNMENT

Art. 3Town Incorporated Under Common Council Government

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Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 9-239 (2026).

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A.The common council may prescribe the duties and compensation of all officers of the town, and provide, by ordinance, the manner of filling vacancies in such offices. The council may appoint, from time to time, officers and agents of the town whose appointment is not provided for in this article, and remove them.

B.The common council may require all officers to give bond for the due discharge of their duties in such sums and with such security as it may direct and approve, and for default of giving security, may declare an office vacant.

C.The common council may provide severance pay for town officers by ordinance or by contract with an individual officer.

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A. The common council may prescribe the duties and compensation of all officers of the town, and provide, by ordinance, the manner of filling vacancies in such offices. The council may appoint, from time to time, officers and agents of the town whose appointment is not provided for in this article, and remove them.

B. The common council may require all officers to give bond for the due discharge of their duties in such sums and with such security as it may direct and approve, and for default of giving security, may declare an office vacant.

C. The common council may provide severance pay for town officers by ordinance or by contract with an individual officer.