Alternative Expenditure Limitation (Home Rule)

In 1980, the Arizona Constitution was amended to set limitations on how much counties, cities and towns, and community college districts can spend. The Alternative Expenditure Limitation, or Home Rule, allows a City to set its own budget limits rather than defaulting to the state-imposed limit. If a City operates under Home Rule, the City’s total annual adopted budget becomes the City’s expenditure limit.

Home Rule in Sedona 

On August 2, 2022, the citizens of Sedona voted to approve the continued use of the “Home Rule” option for the City’s expenditure limitation requirement, effective for four years.   

Learn more from former Deputy City Manager Joanne Keene in this article on Home Rule FAQs