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Greenlee County adopts tentative FY 2025–26 budget, holds property tax rate steady
Summary
The Greenlee County Board of Supervisors adopted a tentative fiscal year 2025–26 budget and scheduled a public hearing for final adoption. County staff recommended holding the primary property-tax rate at last year’s level while using one-time federal and reserve funds for capital projects.
County staff presented the Greenlee County tentative budget for fiscal 2025–26 at the June 24 meeting and the board adopted it by motion.
The motion as read into the record set the general fund budget at $22,134,729 and a total county budget of $41,569,007.89. The motion also included the flood control district budget of $569,009.31 and the public health services district budget of $2,742,588. The board adopted the county’s unassigned fund balance policy, the public safety personnel retirement system funding policy and the capital improvement plan as part of the tentative adoption.
County presenters explained the recommendation to hold the primary property-tax rate at 0.8036 despite a roughly $10 million drop in net assessed value (NAV), citing improved shared-sales-tax receipts and one-time federal funds (ARPA and LATCF) used to finance capital projects and reduce long-term liabilities. Staff said the county’s structural changes to expenditures, savings from pension payoff decisions and improved sales tax collections underpin the recommendation.
The board scheduled a public hearing on the proposed budget for July 22, 2025, and set the final tax-rate adoption for early August as required by state law. County staff said the tentative budget allows planned capital projects to proceed and preserves an unassigned fund balance equal to roughly 22.5% of the overall budget as a contingency against revenue shortfalls.
The board approved the tentative budget as presented and will accept public comment at the July 22 hearing before adopting a final budget and tax rates.
