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Coconino County opens two‑week FY2027 budget review, managers urge caution amid revenue uncertainty
Summary
Board of Supervisors began a two‑week review of the county’s fiscal 2027 budget on April 20, 2026, where staff laid out a balanced short‑term outlook but warned long‑term revenue pressures—driven by sales‑tax volatility and capped property‑tax growth—will limit recurring spending increases without new revenue.
Coconino County’s Board of Supervisors opened a special two‑week session on April 20 to review the county manager’s recommended fiscal 2027 budget and long‑term financial plan.
Chair Patrice Horseman opened the meeting by thanking staff and reminding the board that “through the budget process is our quite frankly number one responsibility as a board of supervisors,” a point county staff echoed as they walked supervisors through revenue forecasts, department requests and trade‑offs.
County Manager Andy (last name not specified in transcript) and finance staff framed the discussion around two realities: the county’s heavy reliance on point‑of‑sale sales taxes—about two‑thirds of general‑fund revenue—and statutory limits on primary property‑tax growth under Arizona’s truth‑in‑taxation rules (a 2% inflationary allowance plus new construction). Finance director Siri told the board the county uses a long‑term “baseline” approach to forecast sales‑tax revenue and has set aside a…
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