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Cochise supervisors vote to continue jail district pending November vote after contentious public hearing
Summary
The Cochise County Board of Supervisors voted 3-0 on Aug. 5 to adopt a resolution to continue the Cochise County Jail District until voters decide an excise tax on Nov. 4, following a public hearing in which residents raised constitutional and procedural objections.
Cochise County supervisors voted 3-0 Aug. 5 to adopt a resolution to continue the county's existing jail district until voters decide an excise tax in a Nov. 4 election. The board held a public hearing earlier in the meeting to take public comment before the motion.
The public hearing focused on whether the jail district should remain in effect while the board places an excise tax before voters. "Today, we have the public hearing on to order the continued establishment of the Cochise County Jail District pursuant to ARS 48 4001," said Miss Gilman during the staff presentation. She told the board the action follows prior litigation and a May 2023 election that fully established the district.
The nut of the matter, supervisors said, is procedural: because a court settlement and opinion did not explicitly dissolve the…
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