Cochise County adopts tentative $293.1 million budget, schedules truth-in-taxation hearing

The Cochise County Board of Supervisors on July 1 adopted a tentative fiscal year 2025–26 county budget totaling $293,120,335 and set a truth-in-taxation hearing for 10 a.m. July 8, 2025, in the Board of Supervisors Hearing Room at 1415 Melody Lane, Building G, Bisbee.

The board adopted the tentative budget after a presentation from county staff outlining revenues, expenditures and key assumptions. The tentative plan includes funding the general fund and special revenue funds, maintains a contingency reserve and identifies several staffing and benefits changes countywide.

The tentative budget was presented by Miss Gilman, who summarized revenue sources as property tax collections, the county's share of state-shared sales tax, Highway User Revenue Fund receipts and vehicle license revenues, plus fees from justice courts and other departmental revenues. Gilman told the board the budget includes an $18,780,000 contingency (about 17% of the tentative total) to protect against revenue shortfalls and state budget changes.

Gilman outlined several…