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Navajo County board adopts tentative FY26 budget with flat property tax rate, 2.5% COLA
Summary
The Navajo County Board of Supervisors approved its proposed tentative budget for fiscal 2026, keeping the county property-tax rate flat, proposing a 2.5% across-the-board cost-of-living adjustment and new sabbatical leave tiers while phasing out the anniversary step program.
NAVAJO COUNTY — The Navajo County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to adopt the county’s proposed tentative budget for fiscal year 2026 during its public meeting, approving a plan that holds the county property-tax rate flat and allocates funds for employee pay increases and several capital projects. Jason Vowell, a county staff member who presented the budget, told the board, “It’s my pleasure to to stand before you today and to present the preliminary budget for fiscal 26.” The tentative budget keeps the county property-tax rate at 0.8114 and would result in an estimated property-tax levy of about $8.8 million, according to the presentation. Staff warned that rising assessed values could increase bills even with the rate held steady. Sales-tax projections were positioned conservatively in light of slower expected growth and the potential property-tax impact from the…
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