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Town of Gilbert, Arizona Official Website

Government

Elected Officials

List of Frequently Contacted Governmental Agencies

Taxes

Town of Gilbert Local Government

Town of Gilbert Municipal Center
50 East Civic Center Drive
Gilbert, AZ 85296
Phone: 480.503.6000
Fax: 480.497.4943
www.gilbertaz.gov

The Town of Gilbert is a council/manager form of government. The Town Council is comprised of six council members and the Mayor. The Council Members representing Gilbert are:

John Lewis - Mayor
mayor@gilbertaz.gov

Linda Abbott - Vice Mayor
Linda.Abbott@GilbertAz.gov

Dave Crozier - Councilmember
Dave.Crozier@GilbertAz.gov

Jenn Daniels - Councilmember
Jenn.Daniels@gilbertaz.gov

Les Presmyk - Councilmember

Les.Presmyk@gilbertaz.gov

John Sentz - Councilmember
John.Sentz@gilbertaz.gov

Steve Urie - Councilmember
steve.urie@gilbertaz.gov

All written correspondence can be sent to the Council at the Municipal Center Address.

Town of Gilbert Development Services Office
90 East Civic Center Drive
Gilbert, AZ 85296

Phone: 480.503.6700

Fax: 480.503.6170


Maricopa County Government

Maricopa County has a Board of Supervisors which consists of five Supervisors elected by district, one of whom is elected by the Board to serve as Chairperson. The Supervisors representing Gilbert are:

District 1
Fulton Brock
301 West Jefferson
Phoenix, Arizona 85003
Phone: 602.506.1776

District 2
Don Stapley
301 West Jefferson
Phoenix, Arizona 85003
Phone: 602.506.7431


Arizona State Legislators

Gilbert is located in Legislative Districts 22, represented by one State Senator and two House Representatives.

District 22
Senator Thayer Vershchoor (R)
1700 West Washington Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
Email: tverschoor@azleg.gov
Phone: 602.926.4136

Representative Andy Biggs (R)
1700 West Washington Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
Email: abiggs@azleg.gov
Phone: 602.926.4371

Representative Laurin Hendrix (R)
1700 West Washington Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
Email: lhendrix@azleg.gov
Phone: 602.926.5735


U.S. Legislators

United States Senate
The State is represented by two senators:

Senator John Kyl (R)
2200 East Camelback Road, Suite 120
Phoenix, Arizona 85016
Phone: 602.840.1891

Senator John McCain (R)
4450 South Rural Road, Suite B-130
Tempe, Arizona 85282
Phone: 480.897.6289


United States Congress
Arizona has eight Congressional Representatives in the House of Representatives. The House Representative for Gilbert is:

District 6

Congressman Jeff Flake (R)
1640 South Stapley Ste 215
Mesa, Arizona 85204
Phone: 480.833.0092


List of Frequently Contacted Governmental Agencies

Community

Town of Gilbert Business Development Division
90 E Civic Center Drive
Gilbert, AZ 85296
Phone: 480.503.6010
Fax: 480.503.6170

Gilbert Chamber of Commerce (Tourism information & SCORE Business Counseling)
119 North Gilbert Road
P.O. Box 527
Gilbert, AZ 85296-0527
Phone: 480.892.0056
Fax: 480.892.1980
E-mail:  info@gilbertchamber.com
www.gilbertaz.com


Arizona Cities and Towns

League of Arizona Cities and Town
League of Arizona Cities and Towns Online Directory


County/State/Federal

Internal Revenue Service
For determining Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA) requirements and Social Security Taxes (FICA):

210 East Earl Street
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Phone: 1.800.829.3676 or 1.800.829.1040
http://www.irs.gov/


State Compensation Fund
For Worker's Compensation Insurance information:

7641 West Southern Avenue, Suite 205
Mesa, AZ 85210
Phone: 480.668.6200 or 1.800.419.3863
Fax: 480.668.6222
www.statefund.com


Arizona Corporation Commission
For filing articles of incorporation:

1300 West Washington Street, Room 102
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Telephone: (602) 542-3135
FAX: (602) 542-4111


Arizona Department of Revenue
For application of Arizona income tax withholding number:

3191 N. Washington Street
Chandler, AZ  85225
Telephone: (602) 255-1112
FAX: (602) 255-1481
www.revenue.state.az.us


Arizona Department of Economic Security

Employers are required by law to display the Department of Economic Security's information poster, "Notice to Employees." Pamphlets entitled, "What You Should Know About Unemployment Insurance in Arizona," can be given to each employee if available upon termination/separation.

1717 West Jefferson Street
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Telephone: (800) 352-8168
www.de.state.az.us


Arizona Department of Environmental Quality

Contact if your operation has the potential to discharge pollutants impacting air, water or soil.

1110 West Washington Street
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Telephone: (602) 771-2300 or (800) 234-5677


Maricopa County Department of Environment Management
Telephone: (602) 506-6625
www.maricopa.gov/envsvc/business.asp

Persons with questions about air quality may call the information line for current pollution readings:

Telephone: (602) 420-9458
www.envquery.maricopa.gov/air/airday.asp

Other types of pollution questions or inquiries:

1101 North Central Avenue, Suite 300
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Telephone: (602) 506-6010
Fax: (602) 506-6862

Small Business Environmental Assistance Program
1001 N. Central Avenue, Suie 500
Phoenix, AZ  85004
Telephone:  (602) 506-6750
www.maricopa.gov/sbeap/

Maricopa County Assessor's Office
This office is responsible for determining the value of property for taxation purposes.
301 W. Jefferson Street
Phoenix, AZ  85003
Telephone:  (602) 506-3406
www.maricopa.gov/assessor/

Regional Public Transportation Authority
302 N. 1st Ave, Suite 700
Phoenix, AZ  85003
Telephone:  (602) 262-7242


Taxes

Residential Property Tax Records - need your parcel number
http://treasurer.maricopa.gov/parcels/

Residential Parcels - where to get your parcel number
http://www.maricopa.gov/parcelApplication/default.asp

Property Tax

Tax Year 2008 rate per $100 Assessed Valuation

State of Arizona: $ 0.0000
Maricopa County:
Maricopa County Operating/Debt 1.0327
County Free Library 0.0353
Flood Control District 0.1367
Education Equalization 0.0000
Community College District 0.9386
Central Arizona Water Conservation 0.1000
Fire District Assistance 0.0053
East Valley Inst. of Technology 0.0500
Hospital District #1 0.0000
Local School District

5.1017-

5.8372

Town of Gilbert 1.1500
Total $8.5503

Multiplier:
Class 1 - Commercial/Industrial Property, assessed ratio is 22% of full cash value.
Class 2 - Agricultural land, Vacant Land, assessed at 16% of full cash value.
Class 3 - Residential, assessed at 10% of full cash value.

Example:
Class 1 - Industrial Property with $250,000 full cash value:
$250,000 x 22% - $55,000 x 8.5503% = $4,702.67


Sales Tax

State 5.60%
County (Highway) 0.50%
County (Jail) 0.20%
Town of Gilbert 1.50%
Total 7.80%

Note: Exemptions for manufacturing and other firms include:

  • Sales of machinery and equipment and chemicals used directly in manufacturing or processing.
  • Professional or personal services.

Corporate State Income Tax

For 2009 tax year, the corporate tax rate is 6.968%.


Unemployment Compensation Tax

Please contact the Arizona Department of Economic Security  at (602) 542-4791.


Worker's Compensation Rates

Please contact the Arizona Industrial Commission at (602) 542-1836.


Sales Tax on Commercial Real Estate

State 0.00%
County (Highway) 0.50%
Town of Gilbert 1.50%
Total 2.0%

System Development Fees

The following System Development Fees became effective on June 19, 2008.

Police Fees
Residential (per dwelling unit) 615.00
Retail (per sq.ft.) .328
Office/Industrial (per sq.ft.) .328
Other non residential (per sq.ft.) .328
   
Fire Fees
Residential (per dwelling unit) 1,093.00
Retail (per sq.ft.) .583
Office/Industrial (per sq.ft.) .583
Other non residential (per sq.ft.) .583
   
Parks and Recreation Fees
Residential (per dwelling unit) 4,185.00
Multi-family residential (per dwelling unit) 3,599.00
Retail (per sq.ft.) .00
Office/Industrial (per sq.ft.) .00
Other non residential (per sq.ft.) .00
   
General Government Fees  
Residential (per dwelling unit) 702.00
Multi-family residential (per dwelling unit) 604.00
Retail (per sq.ft.) .374
Office/Industrial (per sq.ft.) .374
Other non residential (per sq.ft.) .374
   
Traffic Signal Fees  
Residential (per dwelling unit) 415.00
Multi-family residential (per dwelling unit) 291.00
Retail (per sq.ft.) 1.562
Office (per sq.ft.) .559
Industrial (per sq.ft.) .398
Other non-residential (per sq.ft.)*  

*To be determined by the Town Engineer. The Town Engineer will estimate trip generation and determine the traffic SDF based on the most closely aligned category of either: retail, office or industrial. The SDF then is assessed as follows:

Retail (per square foot)          1.562

Office (per square foot)         0.559

Industrial (per square foot)     0.398


State Personal Income Tax

Tax Year 2009

Progressive 2.59 - 4.54% scale