A.R.S. tit. 18 ch. 3 — Arizona Revised Statutes Title 18 Chapter 3 — Governmental Reporting Of Information

18-301. Definitions In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Agency website" means a website that is connected to the internet and that is owned, operated or funded by a local government. 2. "Local government" means: (a) A county, city or town with a population of more than twenty-five hundred persons. (b) Any community college district and school district having a student count of more than six hundred pupils. (c) A state university. 3. "State government" means any department, commission, board, institution or other agency of the state organization receiving, expending or disbursing state funds or incurring obligations against the state. 18-302. Comprehensive internet web portal of local governments The department of administration shall establish an internet web portal that provides a list of all local governments with jurisdiction over any address entered by a user. Each listing shall be linked to an agency website maintained by each local government that shall primarily contain the following information: 1. The name of the local government's governing board with official contact information for each board member, including a phone number for direct contact by constituents. 2. The name and contact information for the administrative head of the local government. 3. Information for how the governing board and administrative head of the local government are selected, including dates of the next election, if any, durations of terms and names and contact information of appointing authorities, as applicable. 4. Information on taxes or fees controlled by the local government, including the total taxes per capita of the local government for the population within its jurisdiction along with a statewide average of all similar local governments as calculated by the department, and proposed changes in the taxes or fees. 5. Information on special elections, which shall be posted at least ninety days in advance of the election date. 6. A link to the official internet website required by section 41-725. 7. The total value of all outstanding debt obligations, including the actuarial value of unfunded pension liabilities and the equivalent amount on a per capita basis for the population within the local government's jurisdiction. 18-303. Reporting of public funding for public communications A. Every local government shall report to the department of administration all expenditures for communications that promote an individual elected public official and that include the official's name or physical likeness. This subsection does not apply to communications that are required by statute, ordinance or rule and activities that are conducted in the normal course of the local government's operations, including routine communications such as regular agendas, notices, regular reports and minutes of meetings. B. The department shall maintain a searchable database of these expenditures, including the type of medium and total expenditures. 18-304. Debt reporting by state and local governments; database A. State government and all local governments shall report to the department of administration all incurred debt, including the date of issue, purpose, original amount, current balance, interest paid to date and principal and interest paid in the latest full fiscal year according to a schedule determined by the department. B. The department of administration shall maintain an online accessible and searchable database and, subject to approval by the joint legislative budget committee, may require additional information that is not listed in this section. 18-305. Reports; electronic submission; exception; posting A. Notwithstanding any other law, state agencies may submit all statutorily required reports and budget estimates electronically, except those required by section 35-113. B. Each state agency shall post all statutorily required reports and budget estimates on the state agency's website. C. Each state agency shall consult with the secretary of state to ensure that the Arizona state library, archives and public records receives an adequate number of copies of the statutorily required reports and budget estimates in a format that is agreed on for the purposes of the state archives pursuant to section 41-151.08. D. Each state agency that maintains a generally accessible internet website, or for which a generally accessible website is maintained, shall include a link on that website to the website of the ombudsman-citizens aide and a statement that reads as follows: "The ombudsman-citizens aide helps citizens to resolve ongoing issues with state agencies."