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The View from Arizona State Local Changes Ahead The advancing of the 2012 state budget by the Senate passed with a 21-9 vote that was consistent along party lines. With Republican and Democrat lawmakers agreeing that overspending led the state to this crossroad, the approved budget knocks out $264 million in proposed 2012 spending by Governor Jan Brewer. Even with legislative budget analysts reporting a significant development in Arizona’s economic recovery, crediting sales tax from the holiday retail season for January’s 6.2% increase from January 2010 numbers, the state’s fiscal woes run too deep, which is clearly reflected in the budget package. The budget package includes bills that aim to cut $1.3 billion from the state’s budget and limits budget increases to align directly with population growth and inflation. Local governments will be on the choppingblock in the realm of $55 million through the trickle-down effect as a result of drastic reductions for state program funding. In recent years, municipalities have cut everything from holiday parades to public safety personnel. Is it possible to carve more out? Early talks suggest passing on some prison costs to counties and reducing vehicle tax money shared with local governments. These suggestions have local officials worried that they will have to force local property tax increases to maintain law enforcement and other services. With real estate lulls and rampant foreclosures, local property taxes may not be enough. It is a scary thought to think that a house could burn down because the resident was put on hold by a 911 operator or because response times double. Local agencies will need to look to competitive funding to supplement reduced budgets. Additional cuts called painful and necessary by Republicans include: $172 million from K-12 education; $48 million from the Department of Economic Security; $20 million from Department of Health Services; $65 million from universities; and an overall statewide reduction of $12 million.

Even if lawmakers cut out funding for everything except education, healthcare and public safety, they would still fall short nearly $6 million to reaching what they need to cut. The Senate budget plan now must be worked out with the House of Representatives; Senate President Russell Pearce only expects minor changes. The House is planning to work things out with the Governor before moving forward. There seems to be a showdown brewing as the Governor Jan Brewer is committed to her plan and feels cuts have gone too far.

Strategizing Economic Development Yields Jobs In a turbulent first few months of 2011, lawmakers are hopeful for light at the end of the tunnel that weighs heavily on a new bill passed in early February that will build the Arizona economy. Something desperately needed with so much focus on Arizona’s budget deficit. Looking to increase the state’s economic development, legislature, with a majority of Republican votes and the Governor’s signature, passed a bill that they say will attract expansion of capital investment through business attraction, promote business growth and create jobs. Democrats voted against the bill in the special three-day session because the bill calls for a nearly 30 percent reduction in the corporate income tax rate. Starting in 2018 the reduction will occur over four years along with copious other income and property tax changes benefiting businesses. This is a hard hit for local agencies that rely on tax revenue, especially when the worst recession since the 1930’s has caused the steepest decline in state tax receipts on record, and public demand for services has not declined. Sacrificing the much needed tax revenue is a trade-off for what is anticipated to create new jobs. To ensure this trade-off is truly effective and worthwhile to reach its proposed outcome, an evaluation should be conducted on a sampling of companies measuring Arizonans hired and if it balances with the cuts. The evaluation cannot just be a baseline compari-

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available again in the coming year. The application period is rolling, so there is as much time as necessary to plan a competitive grant before applying. (See p.11 Demystifying the EDA Grant Process Additionally, one of the most promising resources for local governments looking for this kind of federal funding is through their state’s State Energy Program (SEP). However, SEPs vary as the Department of Energy emphasizes the state’s role as decision maker and administrator for SEP activities within each state. Priorities, and the amount available for this project type, are set by the state. To find out if funding is available in

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5+/'.+0' #((13&'& 51 5*' 9< AssessG =><?->?<+6 >2/ 79=> :+<> 1<+8>= DHS-11-MT-047-000-99 <+85 =?,+::63-+8>= !9,,C C9?< =>+>/ 9003-/ 09< + 199. <+85381 51 5*'/4'.7'4 51 09< 2'3(13/ %.'#062 +8. 898 =><?->?<+6 </> ment #0& Cleanup :<9>/->381 Programs :?,63- ,?36.381= 9< :<3 <9H3>>381 9H /B3=>381 ,?36.381= +8. #%5+7+5+'4 = 5*' *#4 # (+7' :'#3 2'3+1& 1( p.18 ~ The Fundbook | October 2010 0+-363>3/= 09< A36.H3</ =/3=73- A38. @+>/ </=3./8-/= +</ >2/ +A+<.= 79=> 2'3(13/#0%' &&+5+10#..: H699.A+66 =C=>/7= >2+> +</ ./ 9< H699. 2+D+<.= -69=/6C +==9-3+>/. A3>2 % " )236/ )3#054 %#0 $' #8#3&'& 62 51 =318/. =:/-3H3-+66C >9 :<9>/-> -<3>3 G 7389< =><?->?<+6 2+D+<. -98><96 >2/ 7+49<3>C 9H :<91<+7 0?8.381 3= FOA # FOA # Deadline /+..+10 &1..#34 3#5*'3 5*#0 %#22'& -+6 0+-363>3/= +8. >2+> .9 89> -98 9< :<9>/->398 :<94/->= >2+> 7+C Not soon: Dec 3, 2010 =:/8> 98 73>31+>398 :<94/->= + :9< EPA-OSWER-OBLR-10-11 EPA-OSWER-OBLR-10-10 .3. >2/C </-/3@/ >23= '&! 1<+8> 38 #5

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your state, contact your area State Energy Office.

Other funding mechanisms There are also other funding types available for local government energy efficiency in buildings projects, though most are available at the state, not federal, level. An excellent resource that lists state programs relevant to this project type is the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency, which can be accessed at goo.gl/h4b6 One federally available option is Qualified Energy Conservation Bonds (QECBs) which can assist financing qualified energy conservation projects – a term that includes energy efficiency capital expenditures for public buildings. QECB funding is available on a state-by-state basis, based on whether the federally issued funds have already been committed. Interested officials should contact their State Energy Office for additional information about availability. >

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son of the state unemployment rate, which results for this particular measurement, could be contaminated by many other factors. Grants funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 State Energy Program (SEP), in the tune of $2.7 million in awards, are anticipated to create 180 new jobs throughout the state. The Manufacturers’ EnergyEfficiency Grant Assistance (MEGA) Program targets companies in Chandler, Flagstaff, Glendale, Goodyear, Scottsdale and Tucson who will be the catalyst for Arizona to make its mark as a leader in global renewable energy. Creating and implementing energy solutions will generate many new, much needed and desired, job opportunities. Spreading funding to companies geographically diverse supports several local economies, especially with the requirement to create at least two jobs per $100,000 received. Grant funds were awarded to companies who must purchase new energy-efficient fixed assets with their own operating funds and then be reimbursed coupled with offering 50 percent in matching in-kind funds, a true demonstration of company and respective job stability. Though the Economic Strength Project Program (ESP), Technology & Market Assessment Grants and AZFAST Grants are all currently on hold the Arizona Job Training Program returns. The job-specific reimbursable grant administered by the Arizona Department of Commerce supports the design and delivery of customized training to meet specific needs of employers, create new jobs and help increase the skill and wage levels of employees in Arizona. While funds are available, applications will be taken on a first-come, first serve basis. Please contact Cindy Grogan, Program Manager by calling (602) 771-1221 or via email at cindyg@azcommerce.com, to request program guidelines and application.

The Grand Canyon State of Mind Did you know that Arizona is now “officially” the Grand Canyon State? Maybe you thought it was official already, but not until February 2011 did H.B. 2549 get signed by Arizona Governor Jan

Brewer and the State Nickname has officially been added and honored like other state emblems such as State Bird and State Neckwear. In case you are on the edge of your seat wondering, State Neckwear is the Bola Tie. One might be wondering the significance of this, and actually, although no apparent fiscal or economic impact is foreseen by H.B. 2549, pride in our state is critical at a time when some are suggesting dividing the state into two: Alta Arizona and Baja Arizona. Though receiving major attention recently, including Sen. Paula Aboud, D-Tucson facetiously introducing separation of the south, specifically Tucson, from Arizona as an amendment to an existing bill, Baja Arizona is not a new concept; the splitsville idea that is said to be just a state of mind came to be in the 1980’s when the Arizona area south of the Gila River wanted to end domination of Phoenix and Maricopa County. However, heated opposition on issues such as state and local budgets, immigration and economic development seem to be the driving force behind the movement’s recent push. As valid as the idea might seem, ramifications could include extra hoops for local government agencies, schools, non-profit entities and businesses, who would then have to adjust their entire operation, not to mention the social impact it would have on youth who might see this as being okay to walk away from problems or opposition without resolution. The Senate Committee of the Whole voted against Aboud’s amendment but supported the underlying existing bill, S.B. 1433, a bill that establishes a committee to essentially hand-pick federal laws the state wants to nullify. S.B.1433 now awaits a final vote of the Senate. It is anticipated that Governor Jan Brewer will sign the bill as she is looking for autonomy for state government. Autonomy can benefit the state by giving more power to lawmakers to address the needs and cultures of the target population. This may go against efforts to create “a more perfect union”. True to the American checks and balances system, settling conflicts relating to any nullification will then be in the hands of the US Supreme Court who

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will have to take any action required between Arizona and the federal government.

Arizona Healthcare Not Yet Settled If realized, S.B.1433 will enable Arizona to make changes to President Barrack Obama’s health care overhaul. Healthcare funding already being a teeter-totter topic in Arizona, the passing of the state budget by the Senate in March 2011 entails dropping over 250,000 of the 1.3 million people now enrolled, from Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), the state’s health care plan. Although not the massive budget cuts that the Governor originally intended to implement, the cuts to the plan will include adults without children. To reduce the cuts to individuals relying on AHCCCS, Sen. Steve Gallardo, DPhoenix suggested an amendment that would essentially eliminate the use of state money to pay for lawmakers’ and state-level elected officials’ health and dental insurance. As gallant as the effort, Gallardo’s fellow colleagues did not feel the same, not warranting the amendment. In 2000, voters passed the expansion of AHCCCS as a ballot measure; Democrats suggest that cuts to AHCCCS violates the voter-protection provision of the state Constitution. If cuts of this magnitude are imminent, hospitals, healthcare agencies and local human service agencies will be strained further. This seems hard to believe when the 2011 State of the Sector Survey found that 85% of the more than 1,900 nonprofit leaders surveyed expect demand for their organizations’ services to increase in 2011, while only 46% expect to be able to meet that demand fully. With Republicans in control of the legislature, the health care cuts are included in the budget passed by the Senate in March. §

This article is contributed by Meggie Chapman of Meggie Chapman & Associates. Meggie Chapman is very knowledgable of the grants and funding territory in AZ and works with local governments and non-profits on grants-related services there. p. ~ The Fundbook - AZ | April 2011

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