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Mohave County adopts FY26 budget, raises sheriff pay effective July 12 amid board split
Summary
The Mohave County Board of Supervisors approved the fiscal year 2025–26 final budget and primary property tax levy June 16, and approved a modification to make a compensation package for sheriff’s deputies effective July 12. The 3–2 vote followed weeks of discussion over staffing, fund balance and timing of pay adjustments.
The Mohave County Board of Supervisors approved the fiscal year 2025–26 primary property tax levy and final budget on June 16 and voted 3–2 to make sheriff office compensation adjustments effective July 12.
The board, sitting as the county’s budget authority, adopted the budget package that includes pay and staffing increases for the sheriff’s office, courts and prosecutors, as well as $6 million set aside for Phase 2B of the Law and Justice Center and $3 million earmarked in case the county builds a morgue. Supervisor Ezra Gould and Supervisor Martin voted no on the motion to set the sheriff pay adjustment effective July 12; Supervisors Lettman, Borelli and Chair Lingenfelter voted yes.
Why it matters: the budget sets county spending levels for the new fiscal year starting July 1 and funds near‑term steps aimed at addressing staffing and public‑safety pressures that county leaders and local judges said are acute. The board also adopted a new…
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