City of Phoenix Alternative Expenditure Limitation, Proposition 101 (August 2015)
A measure authorizing the city to set its own expenditure limitation was on the ballot for Phoenix voters in Maricopa County, Arizona, on August 25, 2015. It was approved.
Proposition 101 allowed the city council to set its own spending limits, providing for a more flexible budget. The Arizona Constitution sets a spending limitation for cities. The state constitution also allows city voters to override this limitation and allow the city to set an alternative expenditure limitation. Voters in Phoenix had approved such an override every four years between 2000 and 2015. The state-set budget limitation was designed to mandate a city budget $928 million less than the city council's proposed 2016-17 budget. This reduction in the city's budget would have been required if voters had rejected Proposition 101.[1]
Election results
| Phoenix, Proposition 101 | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 90,775 | 69.99% | ||
| No | 38,921 | 30.01% | ||
- Election results from Phoenix Elections Office
Text of measure
Official title
The following official title appeared on the ballot for Proposition 101:[1]
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A Resolution Of the Council Of The City Of Phoenix Proposing The Continuance Of A Locally Controlled Alternative Expenditure Limitation. This Alternative Expenditure Limitation Would Set the Limit Equal To The Budget Adopted by the City Council. (Resolution No. 21311)[2] |
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Descriptive title
The following descriptive title appeared on the ballot for Proposition 101:[1]
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Article IX, Section 20 (9) of the Arizona Constitution allows the voters to extend the locally controlled alternative expenditure limitation for the City of Phoenix, continuing it for the next four years. This alternative expenditure limitation has been in place since fiscal year 2000-01. If approved, it would keep the City of Phoenix's expenditure limitation equal to the amount of the budget adopted by the City Council. Annually, the Mayor and City Council will adopt a budget after public hearings for all Council districts. Constitutional and previously authorized voter exclusions shall continue to apply. If the alternative expenditure limitation, which is currently in effect for the City of Phoenix, is not extended, the state-imposed expenditure limitation will go into effect.[2] |
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Ballot statement
The following ballot statement appeared on the ballot for Proposition 101:[1]
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A "Yes" vote shall have the effect of continuing local control by allowing the Mayor and City Council, by a majority vote, and after public meetings and hearings to establish a local expenditure limitation. A "No" vote shall have the effect of the city operating under the state imposed expenditure limitation formula based on 1979-80 expenditures adjusted for inflation and population. This will result in an estimated $928 million reduction in the fiscal year 2016- 17 budgeted expenditures and reductions in or eliminations across all City services.[2] |
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Ballot question
The following ballot question appeared on the ballot for Proposition 101:[1]
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Shall the Alternative Expenditure Limitation set forth in Phoenix City Council Resolution No. 21311 be adopted as part of the local expenditure control program of the City of Phoenix?[2] |
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Full text
The full text of Proposition 101 is available here.
Path to the ballot
The Arizona Constitution sets a spending limitation for cities based 1979-80 expenditures adjusted for population increases and inflation. Section 20 of Article IX of the Arizona Constitution allows voters to authorize their city to develop an alternative expenditure limitation. The override of the state-set limitation lasts for four years, after which voter approval is again required. Phoenix voters have approved an alternative expenditure limitation for the city every four years since 2000.[1]
Related measures
Other 2015 Phoenix measures
City of Phoenix General Plan Ratification, Proposition 100 (August 2015)
City of Phoenix Electronic Payments Amendment, Proposition 102 (August 2015)
City of Phoenix Pension Plan Charter Amendment, Proposition 103 (August 2015)
City of Phoenix Comprehensive Transportation Plan Funding, Proposition 104 (August 2015)
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See also
- City budget on the ballot
- Gann overrides on the ballot
- August 25, 2015 ballot measures in Arizona
- Maricopa County, Arizona ballot measures
- Phoenix, Arizona
- Phoenix, Arizona municipal elections, 2015
Other elections
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