(A) The Town Council shall judge the elections, qualifications and returns of its members pursuant to A.R.S. § 9-234. Such qualifications shall not only include those contained within A.R.S. Title 16, but also any contained within this town code.
(B) The qualifications for eligibility of Mayor or Council candidates for election or appointment to these positions includes the requirement that no delinquent or fixed fines and penalties, user fees, permit fees and sales tax be owed to the town at the time of declaration of candidacy.
(C) Council members, candidates and appointees for town elected and appointed office shall be held to certain standards of conduct, which include compliance with all federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations (i.e., to include, but not exclusive of, state standards of conduct for public officials, conflict of interest, open meetings laws and the like).
(D) Failure to comply with this section shall result in ineligibility of the candidate or elected official seeking re-election to be qualified to run or be appointed to town office.
(E) Appointed official to town offices of Manager, Attorney, Town Clerk and Magistrate shall be held to the same standards and shall not be qualified to hold appointed positions.
(Prior Code, § 2-1-10) (Ord. 09-15, passed - -2009; Ord. 23-01, passed 1-24-2023)