During the Nov. 18 Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors meeting, treasurer's office staff told the board that corrected 2025 property-tax notices for Santa Cruz Elementary School District No. 28 will be mailed after the office discovered a rate-duplication error in initial notices.

A treasurer's office representative said the October 30 press release and the accompanying tax-bill mailing were issued after staff discovered that the initial notices mistakenly included the Type 3 school-district tax rate twice. "The initial notices mistakenly included the type 3 school district tax rate, twice on there," the representative said. The speaker described the correct combined rate and explained that the correction lowers bills for affected taxpayers.

The treasurer's office said taxpayers who already paid full-year payments would receive a reimbursement for the overpaid difference, and those who made first-half installment payments would receive a credit applied to their second-half installment. "So everybody will be made, whole and corrected, and everybody will receive their updated tax notices for their records," the treasurer's representative said.

Board members thanked staff for outreach and for holding informational meetings with concerned constituents, and members said they appreciated the coordination between the treasurer's and other county offices. The treasurer's office also recognized assistance from Coconino County Treasurer Sarah Benatar, who the treasurer thanked publicly for providing technical help during the transition.

The board and staff said corrected notices are in production and will be mailed; the county's press release and the updated tax notices in the county's public agenda packet contain additional details. For questions about individual bills or reimbursements, taxpayers should consult the county's posted materials or contact the treasurer's office.