Arizona § 36-185 - Local department of health funds
Full text of Arizona Arizona Revised Statutes § 36-185 — Local department of health funds, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 36-185. Local department of health funds
A. A county board of health annually, before May 1 of each year, shall estimate the cost of maintaining the department for the ensuing fiscal year and the monies that may be available from unexpended surpluses from grants or donations. The estimates shall be submitted in the form of a budget on or before May 1 of each year to the board of supervisors. The board of supervisors shall provide monies necessary to cover the cost of maintaining the department for the ensuing fiscal year.
B. Local health department monies made available under this article are nonreverting and nonlapsing monies.
C. The board of supervisors shall not require a city or town to contribute to the county's public health budget if the board of supervisors did not require the city or town to contribute monies to the county for a portion of the county's public health budget before January 1, 1999.
Source: official Arizona text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Arizona Revised Statutes § 36-185 cover?
Section 36-185 ("Local department of health funds") is part of the Arizona Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Arizona. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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