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Jail district tax litigation and possible suspension could leave Cochise County facing a roughly $10.8M gap in FY26
Summary
Supervisors discussed the uncertain future of the county's jail district half‑cent sales tax amid ongoing litigation and potential settlement; staff said suspending the tax in July could reduce FY26 receipts by roughly $10,800,000 and the county must plan for the maintenance‑of‑effort transition should the district dissolve.
Cochise County supervisors spent part of the May 14 work session on the uncertain status of the county’s half‑cent jail district sales tax and the budgetary consequences of litigation and potential election outcomes.
County staff warned that if the jail district tax collection were suspended in July the county could forego about $10,800,000 in FY26 receipts. "Budget wise, Stacy's calculated for FY26 if we were to…
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