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Cochise County Jail District board adopts ballot language for half‑cent jail sales tax after executive session
Summary
The Cochise County Jail District Board voted 3-0 to adopt ballot language for a half‑cent sales excise tax to finance jail construction and debt, after reviewing a draft in executive session and answering public concerns about transparency.
The Cochise County Jail District Board of Directors voted 3-0 during a public meeting in the Supervisor Hearing Room to adopt ballot language authorizing a half‑cent sales excise tax to pay for construction and financing of county jail facilities.
The ballot question the board approved reads in part: “Shall the Cochise County, Arizona Jail District be authorized to levy an excise sales tax of up to a half cent (0.50%) on most business transactions starting 07/01/2026? This tax would only pay for the construction and financing of county jail facilities and will end on the earlier of 90 days after the jail district debt secured by such tax is fully repaid or 07/01/2043.” The question will appear on the Nov. 4, 2025, ballot if the Elections Office accepts the submitted language.
The ballot language and the decision mattered because the measure would create a time-limited local revenue stream dedicated to paying bond financing and construction costs for jail facilities. County…
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