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Cochise County Jail District adopts resolution to notify state to resume jail tax collection; resident urges broader outreach
Summary
The Cochise County Jail District Board approved Resolution 25‑04 to notify the Arizona Department of Revenue to resume collection of the half‑percent jail district excise tax and approved using previously collected funds for new jail financing; a public commenter said some businesses are still charging the terminated tax and urged county outreach.
The Cochise County Jail District Board of Directors on Tuesday adopted Resolution 25‑04 to levy the district’s excise tax and notify the Arizona Department of Revenue (ADOR) to resume collection of the half‑percent jail district tax.
The vote followed public comment from Lisonbee Morris, who said receipts from several businesses in Douglas and Bisbee showed the extra half‑percent tax was still being charged after the board’s prior action to end collection. "The extra revenue that is being collected does not benefit the county or the state of Arizona. It is kept by the businesses," Morris said, and asked the county to…
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