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County administrator presents conservative FY 2025–26 recommended budget; tax rate held flat

3513063 · May 5, 2025
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County Administrator Ian McGahee presented Yuma County’s recommended FY 2025–26 budget, which holds the combined property tax rate steady, includes a 3% performance-based compensation increase, reduces overall appropriations by about 4%, and sets recession contingencies for major funds.

Ian McGahee, Yuma County administrator, presented the recommended fiscal year 2025–26 budget to the Board of Supervisors on May 5. The recommended budget reflects a multi-month review and is intended to be fiscally conservative and sustainable, McGahee said.

McGahee said the county’s recommended total appropriations decrease by about 4% compared with the current year, driven in part by reductions in one-time expenditures. The General Fund showed a roughly 1.4% decrease in appropriations. The recommended budget includes a 3% performance-based compensation increase for employees and proposes no…

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