Arizona Press Club, Inc. v. Arizona Board of Tax Appeals

CAMERON, Chief Justice.

We accepted the petition for special action of the Arizona Press Club, Roger Downey, and Common Cause of Arizona to determine whether the respondents, Charles Moody, George S. Borazon, and Richard D. Searles, members of the Arizona Board of Tax Appeals, Division 1, are violating the Arizona open meeting law, A.R.S. § 38—431 et seq.

The facts necessary for a determination of this matter are as follows. A taxpayer dissatisfied with the full cash value placed on his property appealed to the Arizona, Board of Tax Appeals. The taxpayer’s appeal was duly noted and a public…