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Maricopa County staff outlines budget timeline, conservative revenue estimates and continued push to lower property tax rate
Summary
A county staff member described Maricopa County’s annual budget schedule and priorities, emphasizing conservative revenue estimates, timeline milestones from December to July, the county’s low per-resident spending, and a five-year effort to reduce the property tax rate.
A county staff member outlined Maricopa County’s annual budget process during a public briefing, describing a timeline of departmental briefings and public comment periods and reiterating the board’s priority of conservative revenue estimates and recurring property tax-rate reductions.
The presenter said, "Maricopa County is the nation's fourth most populous county. And 1 of the most fiscally responsible governments in The United States," and explained that the county serves about 4.5 million residents and provides state-mandated services including public safety, public health and election administration.
The staff member described the timeline: the office of budget and finance briefs county leadership each December on expected revenues and…
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