San Tan Valley Governance: Incorporation as Response to Supervisor Criticism

Response to Corruption Concerns

  • Stockton acknowledges that many people are speaking out against the Pinal County Board of Supervisors, with some calling them crooked
  • She takes a neutral stance, stating she’s not there to say whether the supervisors are crooked or honest

Representation Argument for Incorporation

  • Stockton argues that if residents are dissatisfied with the current Board of Supervisors, incorporation would provide better representation
  • Under incorporation, residents would elect seven people to represent their community
  • Currently, San Tan Valley residents only have a voice in electing one board supervisor, while the other four are elected by other Pinal County residents

Mathematical Disadvantage of Current System

  • Stockton points out that the other four supervisors are elected by residents throughout Pinal County, not by San Tan Valley residents
  • This means four supervisors can vote against their single representative
  • She concludes that their current representation is so ineffective that they might as well not have a board of supervisors

Core Premise

  • The fundamental argument presented is that local self-governance through incorporation would provide San Tan Valley with more effective and responsive representation than the current county system
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