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Navajo County projects modest revenue growth, proposes holding property tax rate steady for FY2027
Summary
Navajo County staff told the Board of Supervisors the general fund is projecting positive variances driven by sales tax growth; staff recommended holding the property tax rate at 0.8114 for fiscal year 2027 while forecasting roughly $19.4 million in state-shared sales tax revenue and $11.4 million in county sales tax.
Jason Val, Navajo County budget staff, presented the general fund revenue forecast for fiscal 2027 at the March 10 meeting, saying the county expects continued year-over-year growth led by sales-tax collections. Val reported fiscal 2025 audited general fund actuals of about $48.6 million—approximately $3.3 million above the previous budget—and projected fiscal 2026 collections to finish near $50.5 million. For fiscal 2027 he recommended budgeting state-shared sales-tax revenue at about $19.4 million and county-designated sales tax around $11.4 million.
Val said roughly 79% of general-fund revenue comes from taxation: state shared sales tax (about 38%), county sales tax (about 22%) and property-related revenue (about 19%). He recommended keeping the property-tax rate at the current 0.8114 and estimated the board could assess roughly $9.3 million in that tax category for the coming fiscal year. Val cautioned that a one-time large refund in FY24 depressed that year’s totals and that the county’s forecasting remains conservative to account for potential statewide headwinds.
Supervisors thanked staff for the work and emphasized ongoing concerns about state-driven costs that counties may be asked to fund. No budgets were adopted at the meeting; the presentation opened the formal FY2027 budget process and the board will consider adjustments in upcoming sessions.
