11-269.06 - Arizona Statutes

11-269.06. County assessor's property information storage and retrieval conversion and maintenance fund; purpose; special recording surcharge; definition (Rpld. 1/1/12) A. Beginning from and after December 31, 2001, a county assessor's property information storage and retrieval conversion and maintenance fund may be established in each county having a population of five hundred thousand persons or less, consisting of monies received pursuant to subsection C. B. The board of supervisors shall administer the fund and, in cooperation with the county assessor, spend the monies in the fund in order to defray the cost of converting the county assessor's property information storage and retrieval system to micrographics or computer automation. Monies in the fund may only be used for purchasing hardware and software, including a graphical information system, and training employees to operate the system. Monies in the fund shall not be used for expenses other than for the acquisition of the county assessor's automation system. If the expenditures are determined by the auditor general to be improper and inconsistent with this section, the county general fund shall reimburse the county assessor's property information storage and retrieval conversion and maintenance fund for all improper and inconsistent expenditures. C. In addition to any other fee charged pursuant to this article, the board of supervisors may assess a special recording surcharge of not more than four dollars for each instrument, paper or notice filed with the county recorder, unless the document is exempt from recording fees or surcharges by law. Arizona health care cost containment system administration documents shall not be subject to this surcharge. The county recorder shall collect all monies for the county assessor's property information storage and retrieval conversion and maintenance fund. All monies received pursuant to this subsection shall be transmitted to the county treasurer and deposited in the county assessor's property information storage and retrieval conversion and maintenance fund. D. Implementation of the fees described in subsection C shall require the approval of the board of supervisors. Any resolution of the board of supervisors implementing such fees shall contain the following: 1. A determination of the total amount of monies and schedule of the time required to implement the systems provided for in subsection B. 2. An estimate of the annual fees to be collected pursuant to subsection C. 3. An automatic repeal of the authority to impose and collect the fees established by subsection C when monies actually collected equal the total amount of monies determined by paragraph 1 of this subsection or the original time schedule is completed. E. The county recorder shall annually submit to the board of supervisors the amount of projected revenues to be raised for the county assessor's property information storage and retrieval conversion and maintenance fund pursuant to this section. If projected revenues of the fund are deemed insufficient to pay for conversion costs, fund monies may accumulate until sufficient monies are available in the fund. F. For the purposes of this section, "training" means the cost of seminars or classes that are directly related to the purpose of the fund. Training does not include costs related to travel or employee salaries.