Arizona Laws 48-1211. Fees, rentals and service charges; reserve fund
A. The board of directors may charge and collect fees, rentals and service charges for any service performed or property furnished by the district. Revenue derived from such sources shall be paid into the maintenance and operating fund of the district established pursuant to section 48-1210, subsection E or to the reserve fund established pursuant to subsection B of this section.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 48-1211
- Assessment: means a tax assessment made under this article for the purpose of financing the maintenance and operating costs of the district. See Arizona Laws 48-1201
- Board: means the district board of directors. See Arizona Laws 48-1201
- District: means a community park maintenance district established pursuant to this article. See Arizona Laws 48-1201
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- maintenance: means the maintenance of community parks certified for inclusion within a district by the board. See Arizona Laws 48-1201
- Operating costs: includes personnel, equipment, necessary capital investments in maintenance of related real property and related costs. See Arizona Laws 48-1201
- Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
B. The proceedings for the collection of a tax levy under section 48-1210 may provide for the establishment of a reserve fund in an amount found by the board of directors to be sufficient to secure payment of all potential maintenance and operating costs if the regular tax levy fails to collect sufficient monies to fund ordinary maintenance and operating costs for the district. The reserve fund may be funded from either excess revenues from the regular tax levy or from fees, rentals and service charges collected pursuant to this section.
C. Whenever the regular tax levy generates revenues insufficient to meet actual maintenance and regulated operating costs for the district in any fiscal year, the reserve fund shall be exhausted before making an emergency assessment levy on the real property located in the district.