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Cochise County Jail District adopts tentative $19.9 million budget, holds sales-tax revenue pending November vote
Summary
The Cochise County Jail District board adopted a tentative fiscal 2025-26 budget that lists $19,928,931 in combined transfers and sequestered sales-tax receipts; supervisors clarified the county will run jail operations on general-fund transfers while a half-cent sales tax is held in contingency pending voter approval of a ballot measure.
The Cochise County Jail District board on June 10 adopted a tentative fiscal year 2025-26 budget listing $19,928,931 in combined transfers and sequestered sales-tax receipts.
County staff said the district will operate using a required transfer of general-fund dollars for maintenance of effort while revenue from a proposed half-cent jail sales tax is held in contingency pending voter approval in November.
Miss Gilman, a county staff member, told the board the district is in a transition as officials prepare a November ballot measure to approve or reject the proposed excise tax. "The sales tax…
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