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Iron County Commission backs modest 2025 tax increase, cites rising insurance and jail costs
Summary
The Iron County Commission voted to adopt additional property tax revenue for 2025 after a public hearing on the proposed budget. Commissioners said higher employee insurance costs and jail medical expenses drove the change; the average primary homeowner would pay about $35.60 more next year under the proposal.
The Iron County Commission voted to adopt Resolution 2024-10, approving additional property tax revenue for the 2025 calendar year after a public hearing on the proposed final budget.
County auditor Lucas Little, the county's auditor, told the commission that while Iron County did not raise its county property tax in 2024, the 2025 proposal reflects several mounting costs, including an approximately $500,000 increase in county insurance and unusual inmate medical expenses in the sheriff's budget. "There is a proposed increase for 2025 that will be voted on later today,"…
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