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Economic Development Links

• Pima County Economic Development Office
• Economic Development Office Contacts
• Economic Development - Attractions & Tourism

Current Economic Development Plan:

• Economic Development Plan - Update Through 2018

Past Economic Development Plans:

• Economic Development Plan, 2015 through 2017
• Economic Development Plan, 2012

Pima County Development Opportunities

• County Business Parks and Available Properties
• The Sonoran Corridor -  A Regional Economic Catalyst

County Administrator Memorandum on Economic Development (click to open)

Budget

• Board of Supervisors and Department Budget Planning Memoranda

County Administrator Memorandum about Pima County taxation and tax policy

2017

February 6, 2017 - State-shared Income Taxes and Primary Property Tax Reductions
February 1, 2017 - Use of Highway User Revenue and Vehicle License Tax Funds
January 26, 2017 - Change in Pima County's Tax Base
January 17, 2017 - Formation of the Rocking K South Community Facilities District
January 9, 2017 - Proration of Taxes on Exempt Properties

2016

December 20, 2016 - Visit Tucson Support and County Bed Tax
November 22, 2016 - Foreign Trade Zone Payment in Lieu of Taxes Agreement for New Employer Monsanto
October 27, 2016 - Call to the Public Concern Regarding Fire District Tax Rates
August 31, 2016 - Arizona Tax Research Association Newsletter Article Regarding the Maricopa Integrated Health System 
August 15, 2016 - Tax Levy and Rate Adoption
August 15, 2016 - Settlement Agreement with the State of Arizona Regarding the One-percent Constitutional Property Tax Limit Litigation
August 12, 2016 - August 15, 2016 Tax Levy and Rate Adoption Amended Memorandum
August 5, 2016 - Pima County Versus Arizona Property Tax Oversight Commission Regarding the One-percent Constitutional Property Tax Limit for Homeowner Occupied Residential Property
July 29, 2016 - Various Alternatives to Reduce the Pima County Primary Property Tax Rate for Inclusion in Legislative Agenda
July 22, 2016 - July 20, 2016 Property Tax Oversight Commission Letter
July 21, 2016 - Transportation Funding in Arizona and Pima County
July 19, 2016 - Pima County Property Statements
July 12, 2016 - Final Judgment Pima County Versus State of Arizona
June 29, 2016 - Homeowner Property Tax Burden in Pima County Low to Average in National Comparisons
June 7, 2016 - Updated Analysis on Property Tax Base and Revenue Impacts Attributable to Pima County's 2004 Open Space Bond Program
May 24, 2016 - Senate Bill 1476 and Imposed Unconstitutional Property Tax Transfer from Pima County to Schools in the Form of Additional State Aid to Education
May 16, 2016 - Standard and Poor's Global Rating of Pima County, Arizona; Gas Tax
April 22, 2016 - Notice of Appeal and Request for Formal Evidentiary Hearing Regarding the Decision of the Property Tax Oversight Commission to Assess Full Additional State Aid to Education Liability to Pima County
April 5, 2016 - Pima County versus State of Arizona; Property Tax Oversight Commission
March 28, 2016 - Response to Supervisor Miller's  March 22, 2016 Newsletter Regarding the One Percent Residential Property Tax Cap
March 17, 2016 - Additional State Aid to Education One Percent Homeowner Property Tax Cap

2015

December 17, 2015 - Highway User Revenue Fund (HURF) Sweeps and/or Diversions of HURF Revenues Due State Transportation, Cities, Towns and Counties
December 17, 2015 - Funding Transportation Obligations in the County and the Use of Transportation Revenues; Highway User Revenue Funds and Vehicle License Tax
November 23, 2015 - One Percent Homeowner Cap Discussion by Arizona Tax Research Association
October 30, 2015 - Incorrect and Misleading Information on Hunting on County Open Space Lands, the November 3, 2015 Bond Election, County Debt and Property Taxes
September 17, 2015 - Estimated Property Tax Increase if Voters Approve All Seven Bond Propositions
September 11, 2015 - Tax Burden Comparison Maricopa County versus Pima County
August 27, 2015 - Total County Taxes Per Capita
August 17, 2015 - Tax Levy and Rate Adoption
August 5, 2015 – Notice of State Cost Transfers to be Included in the Annual Pima County Tax Statement
August 5, 2015 – Additional State Aid to Education Litigation Related to State of Arizona Budget Transfers to Pima County
June 16, 2015 - Pledge to Reduce the Primary Property Tax Rate and Tentative Increase in the Property Tax Levy of $8.4 million
June 12, 2015 - Property Tax Comparison; Maricopa versus Pima County
June 8, 2015 - State Cost Shifts Have a Disproportionate Impact on Pima County Taxpayers
June 8, 2015 - Pima County versus the State of Arizona and the Property Tax Oversight Commission
May 26, 2015 - Maricopa County Superior Court Case Regarding Arizona Cardinal Football Stadium Tax and Funding of our Stadium District
May 4, 2015 - Annual Property Tax Increase for the Average Residential Homeowner
April 3, 2015 - March 31, 2015 Article in The Atlantic Regarding State Trend Toward Increasing Gasoline Taxes March 9, 2015 - Presidential Preference Election - Unnecessary Taxpayer Expense
February 27, 2015 - Arizona Daily Star Report Regarding the Pima County Assessor's Mailing of Tax Year 2016 Notices of Value
February 12, 2015 - County Budget Transfers and Levied Property Tax to the State
February 3, 2015 - Homeowner Rebates Regarding Primary Property Tax Rates
January 23, 2015 - State Budget Impacts on County Property Taxes
January 21, 2015 - States with the highest (and lowest) gas taxes
January 16, 2015 - City of South Tucson Secondary Property Tax Rate and Levy Claim
January 14, 2015 - New York Times - Raise the gas tax to fix America's roads
January 13, 2015 - Issues Regarding the Gasoline Tax
January 13, 2015 - Foreign Trade Zone Agreement for Property Tax Abatement for New Employer HomeGoods to Locate to 3649 E. Corona Road in Pima County
January 6, 2015 - Total Property Tax Levy in Pima County vs. Maricopa County
January 5, 2015 - Maricopa and Pima County Primary Property Tax Comparisons

2014

October 28, 2014 - City of South Tucson Secondary Property Tax Levy
September 16, 2014 - Revision to BOS policy C 6.2 Tax Appeal Litigation
August 18, 2014 - Tax Levy and Rate Adoption
June 6, 2014 - Tax Notice
June 4, 2014 - Per Capita Inflation-adjusted Primary Property Tax Levy
May 28, 2014 - River Park Maintenance through the Regional Flood Control District Property Tax Rate Increase 
February 14, 2014 - Special Taxing District Legislation and the Goldwater Institute Report
February 7, 2014 - House Bill 2379 Severely Limiting the Library District Secondary Property Tax
January 21, 2014 - Film Tax Incentive
January 9, 2014 - Property Tax Base
January 6, 2014 - Historical Perspective on the Property Tax Base, Tax Levy and Fund Balances for the Various Tax Levies Imposed by the Board of Supervisors

2013

December 10, 2013 - Property Tax Implications Associated with Open Space Purchases
August 19, 2013 - Tax Levy and Rate Adoption
June 28, 2013 - Fact Sheet Regarding Statewide Gas Tax Increase
June 11, 2013 - Tax Roll Corrections and Development of a System Independent of the Legacy System
May 24, 2013 - Normalizing, Comparing the Maricopa County Primary Property Tax Rate with that of Pima County
May 1, 2013 - Arizona Daily Star Headline: "County wants 5 percent property tax hike"
March 7, 2013 - State Shared Revenues to Our Region Based on Annexation or New Incorporation

Previous Pima County Managers/Administrators

Oct. 19, 1971 - Joseph C. Herrick, Chief Administrative Officer (resigned 5/15/1972)
May 31, 1972 - Kenneth Scharman (succeeded Mr. Herrick, first time w/title of Manager in BOS minutes.)
Nov. 14, 1979 - Craig McDowell (his position of Chief Administrative Officer was changed to County Manager)
May 27, 1986 - James Riley
March 28, 1989 - Jane Verner, Interim County Manager
Nov. 7, 1989 - Enrique Serna
Jan. 4, 1993 - Manoj Vyas, County Administrator (Board changes the name of the position from Manager to Administrator)
Dec. 21, 1993 - Chuck Huckelberry, Interim County Administrator
March 15, 1994 - Chuck Huckelberry, County Administrator
Dec. 7, 2021 - Jan Lesher, Acting County Administrator (served while Chuck Huckelberry was recovering from a biking accident)
April 5, 2022 - Jan Lesher

A tribute to Chuck Huckelberry

Chuck Huckelberry worked for Pima County from 1974 to 2022. He was County Administrator from December 1993 to April 2022, serving longer in the position than all the previous County Administrators combined. 
In honor of his service, the County has published a tribute page that reviews his major accomplishments and includes thank you notes from dozens of community leaders.