February 16, 2021 – In its decision issued on February 8, 2021, the Arizona Supreme Court held that expenditures of public funds by the City of Peoria made to induce a private university to establish a branch campus in Peoria violated Arizona’s Gift Clause. The Arizona Gift Clause, which is […]
Author: Susan D. Goodwin
Effective August 3, 2018, clerks keeping minutes for public bodies, including cities towns, counties and school districts, must also record how each member voted on an item. Currently, it is common practice to just include the total number of votes for and against an item. Unchanged is the requirement that […]
A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision may require changes to how local governments manage grant and other publicly funded programs if religious entities are excluded from participation. On June 26, 2017, the Court decided the case of Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer, Director, Missouri Department of Natural Resources. […]