Still no word..

Last week was a little hectic for my small office of just 13 women (yes, no men work in this office). One gal resigned, two women were out of town at a conference and a couple ladies took some vacation time off. When things like this happen (scheduling conflicts), the individuals that are working in the office have to cover the tasks/responsibilities of the absent individuals. Needless to say, I was not able to meet with my supervisors (one supervisor was out of town at a conference) to discuss the aspect of my internship that changed.

I have a tentative appointment on their calendar for this afternoon.

I have spent a lot of time on the internet researching the fees that other cities, towns and counties charge to process liquor license applications they received. I entered all of the information I gathered into an excel spreadsheet and separated the information by jurisdiction type (City/Town and County).

The reason I did this is because counties in Arizona are sub-divisions of the State of Arizona and they are governed by Arizona Revised Statutes. On the other hand, cities/towns in Arizona are municipalities that adopt their own set of rules to follow (charter). This means that there may be a statue that limits the amount of fees that can be charged by a county, but municipalities may be able to charge more in fees depending on what their charter states.

Since I work for Maricopa County, I want to make sure I do not suggest a fee schedule that may be in violation of the statutes that our office is required to follow. So far in my research, I found that other counties are charging fees to process liquor licenses. The fee amounts vary depending on the type of license that is being processed. For example,  Pima County and Yuma County charge $10 to process a Special Event License but Pinal and Navajo County charge $150 to process the same type of license.

This is just a small glimpse into the exciting research that I am completing for my internship project. Stay turned for more!