Page County opens public hearing and approves notice for proposed 2027 property tax levy

Page County officials opened a required public hearing on the proposed 2027 property tax levy, heard staff figures showing modest reductions in several levy rates and an overall tax asking increase of about $260,000, approved that the notice had been published as required and adjourned.

The presiding official introduced the hearing, saying it is the first of two statutorily required hearings and that the publication sets the maximum levy the county may adopt; the levy can be lowered before the next hearing but not increased. A board member then asked staff to summarize the levy lines.

Kristen, a staff member, said the levies are largely unchanged from last year but noted small shifts in several lines. "Last year it was at 350. This year it's like 343," she said, adding that the general supplemental levy remains at $2.60. She reported the basic levy decreased from "2.94 to 2.91" and that debt service for the jail fell from "1.37 to 1.31." Kristen said the county's total tax asking represents an approximately $260,000 increase.

No members of the public spoke during the hearing. After discussion, a member moved to approve the public hearing notice for the proposed tax levy; the board paused to formally open the hearing (it had been overlooked), then closed the hearing and approved on a voice vote that the notice had been published as required. Individual roll-call votes were not recorded in the transcript.

The meeting record shows routine procedural motions earlier in the agenda (approval of the agenda and later adjournment), all carried by voice vote. Officials said the levy figures presented may be adjusted before the next hearing, when a final levy could be adopted.

The county did not record further detail in the transcript about how many votes were cast for each motion or the exact date for the next hearing.