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Resident questions jail-district tax disclosures; board explains revenue separation and approves outside counsel retention
Summary
A Portal resident asked the Cochise County Board of Supervisors on Oct. 21 why public figures about the jail-district half-cent sales tax and expenses appeared inconsistent; the board replied that sales-tax proceeds for planning and construction are sequestered while maintenance-of-effort costs have been paid from the general fund.
A Portal resident raised questions during the Oct. 21 call to the public about the jail district half-cent sales tax and inconsistent public statements about how those revenues have been spent.
Allison Morse said she requested records showing the total collected and itemized expenses tied to the sales-tax jail fund and reported seeing over $17 million collected but expense listings of less than $500,000. She asked why the public had been told the board “has not spent any of the jail tax fund” and named several contractors she said had been paid from jail-tax revenues: “Chin Planning, Phil Bordone, and Veneer Construction Management.” She also asked about a reported maintenance-of-effort (MOE) overrun of $1.1 million and why the sheriff’s department had apparent…
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