Public Pensions and Arizona Counties: What Lawmakers Need to Know
$1.2 BILLION Additional County Pension Debt Contributions Securing benefits at lower taxpayer cost 33,000+ Dedicated County Employees Each of those employees holds constitutionally protected benefits that counties must fund. $1.0 BILLION Outstanding Public Safety Pension Debt Through POBs and public safety unfunded liabilities Public pensions are one of the most consequential — and least flexible — areas of state and local government finance. For Arizona's counties, understan
Judicial Salaries and Arizona Counties: What Lawmakers Need to Know
70% County Share of Arizona Court Funding Up from 54% in FY 2000 — and still growing $2.50 County Cost for Every $1 the State Spends on Judicial Salaries Including salary and state retirement system costs 6 States Require Local Government to Fund State Judicial Officer Costs Arizona is one of only a handful nationally — making this an outlier funding structure Arizona's judicial branch is a foundational part of the state's three-branch government structure. For lawmakers and
