Arizona Laws 48-3648. Complaints; procedures
A. The board of directors shall establish a procedure to receive complaints from an adversely affected person concerning ordinances, rules, substantive policy statements or district practices alleged to violate this chapter.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 48-3648
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- District: means a district organized pursuant to article 1 of this chapter. See Arizona Laws 48-3641
- Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental subdivision or unit of a governmental subdivision or a public or private organization of any character. See Arizona Laws 48-3641
- Process: means a citation, writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Substantive policy statement: means a written expression that is only advisory and that informs the general public of a district's current approach to, or opinion of, the requirements of the ordinances or regulations, including, if appropriate, the district's current practice, procedure or method of action based on that approach or opinion. See Arizona Laws 48-3641
- Writing: includes printing. See Arizona Laws 1-215
B. The board of directors may require the complaint to be made in writing and to include the following information:
1. The name and address of the adversely affected person making the complaint.
2. The ordinance, rule, regulation, substantive policy statement or district practice alleged to violate this article or Section 48-3609.02.
3. Any facts relevant to, and the legal basis for, the complaint.
C. Procedures adopted by the board of directors pursuant to this section shall include reasonable time frames to address complaints and shall provide a process for appeal.