Business Advocacy
AZ State Ballot Initiatives
Below are the links to the ballot proposition analyses adopted by the Arizona Legislative Council at a public meeting on Monday, July 8, 2024.
2024 City of Flagstaff Elections
- Becky Dagget (Mayor)
- Amethyst Deasy (Councilmember)
- Miranda Sweet (Councilmember)
- Anthony Garcia (Councilmember)
- Dennis Givens (Councilmember)
- David Spence (Councilmember)
- Robert Breunig (Councilmember)
Propositions
Proposition No. 487: A measure referred to the people by the City Council of the City of Flagstaff to continue the collection of the City Lodging, Restaurant and Lounge (BBB) Transaction Privilege Tax at the existing rate of 2% for an additional period commencing on April 1, 2029, through June 30, 2043.
Proposition No. 488: A measure referred to the people by the City Council of the City of Flagstaff to increase the Transaction Privilege Tax (sales tax) related to public transit, from 0.295% to 0.500%, commencing on July 1, 2025, to be used for the purposes of public transit, and continue to collect said Transaction Privilege Tax (sales tax) for an additional ten (10) year period ending June 30, 2040.
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Business Advocacy Division
Stephen Thompson, Division Chair – Great Charter Properties
Joe Galli – Senior Advisor for Public Policy, Greater Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce
David Carpenter – Hope Construction
David Hayward – Neighborhood Homes
Gerald Tarling – Desert Financial Credit Union
Guillermo Cortes – Shephard-Wesnitzer, Inc. an Andurra Company
Janet Dean – APS
Jed Westover – Loven Contracting
Kurt Riegelman
Paul Turner – Turner Engineering
Thomas Smith – Peak Engineering, Inc.
Timothy Dodt – Alliance Bank of Arizona