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10.D.
City Council Meeting - FINAL
Meeting Date:
01/17/2023
From:
Stacy Saltzburg, City Clerk

Information

TITLE:

Ratification of a previous City Council's instruction to City Attorney to initiate litigation against the Arizona Department of Administration et. al.

STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Ratify a previous City Council's instruction to the City Attorney to initiate litigation against the Arizona Department of Administration et. al. based on information provided in executive session.

Executive Summary:

The Flagstaff City Council proposes to ratify a previous City Council's instruction/action given by a previous City Council to the City Attorney. The City Attorney was instructed in executive session held on May 25, 2021, to file a complaint and motion for preliminary injunction against the State Department of Administration (and others) seeking to declare the minimum wage assessment by the State of Arizona in the amount of $1,110,992 unconstitutional under the Voter Protection Act, among other claims. 

A detailed written description of the instruction/action to be ratified, and deliberations, consultations and decisions by the City Council that preceded and related to the instruction/action that was taken, is attached hereto and posted at City Hall. The complaint and motion are also attached.

Financial Impact:

Funds for litigation are budgeted annually by the City Council and were also budgeted in previous years. 

Policy Impact:

Protect the Flagstaff minimum wage ordinance.

Connection to PBB Key Community Priorities/Objectives & Regional Plan:

Previous Council Decision on This:

See executive summary above.

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