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Municipal Tax Code Commission

The Municipal Tax Code Commission (MTCC) consists of a representative of the Department of Revenue and nine mayors or councilmembers of cities or towns that have adopted the model city tax code. Five members are appointed by the Governor, two members are appointed by the President of the Senate and two members are appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. No more than two members of the commission may be from the same city or town and their terms are three years.

The current membership of the MTCC is:

Carol West
Councilmember, City of Tucson
Chair

Claudia Walters
Vice Mayor, City of Mesa
Vice-Chair

Gilbert Lopez
Vice Mayor, City of Coolidge
Member

Georgia Lord
Councilmember, City of Goodyear
Member

Mark Nexsen
Mayor, City of Lake Havasu City
Member

Greg Stanton
Councilmember, City of Phoenix
Member

Lynne Skelton
Mayor, Town of Sahuarita
Member

Kerry Ballard
Vice Mayor, Town of Snowflake
Member

Mark Mitchell
Councilmember, City of Tempe
Member

Vincent Perez
Assistant Director, Department of Revenue
Ex-officio Member

The MTCC meets on the second Friday of every other month unless the chair determines that there is not enough business for the commission to consider. Additional meetings may be held on the call of the chairman or at the request of four or more of its members. The commission must give at least two weeks' notice of the meeting and the department of revenue maintains a list of interested recipients to mail meeting notices to.

The MTCC prepares an annual report for the Governor, the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by January 1 each year.

Requests for agendas and other information on the Municipal Tax Code commission can be obtained from:

Joe Lewandowski
Cities Program Liaison
1600 West Monroe
Phoenix, Az 85007
(602) 542-5005

Web. Rev. Date: 4-13-2007