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Mohave supervisors debate FY26 budget priorities; several call to fund courts and sheriff’s pay increases
Summary
Mohave County supervisors debated FY26 budget priorities May 19, with several calling to add funding for court staff and sheriff pay increases while county finance urged caution about using one‑time fund balances to pay recurring expenses.
Discussion of Mohave County’s FY2026 budget dominated the May 19 meeting as supervisors weighed funding requests from the courts and the sheriff against county finance recommendations aimed at structural balance.
Supervisor Lettman said he supports a hybrid of staff’s Option C that would preserve a structurally balanced approach while adding targeted funding for judicial positions requested by the courts and pay increases for sheriff’s staff. Judge Steven Moss told the board the courts’ workload has grown in both case count and ‘case weight’ — the average time each case consumes — and urged additional judicial resources; he cited…
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