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Navajo County adopts $258.2 million fiscal 2027 budget after Truth in Taxation hearing; property tax rate unchanged
Summary
After a Truth in Taxation public hearing with no speakers, Navajo County supervisors adopted a $258.2 million fiscal‑year 2027 budget. County staff said the primary property tax rate will remain unchanged at 0.8114; assessed valuation increases produce a small average homeowner increase of about $9.75 annually in the example provided.
Navajo County supervisors on Monday adopted the county’s fiscal 2027 budget, approving a $258,200,000 spending plan after holding a Truth in Taxation hearing that drew no public comments.
Administration Services staff told the board the county’s primary property tax rate will remain the same at 0.8114, but that increases in assessed valuations mean an overall levy increase is necessary. Staff said the recommended levy is about $9.2 million against a maximum allowable levy of roughly $9.8 million.
The hearing matters because it sets the county’s levy and explains how changes in property values translate to homeowner bills. Administration staff ran the example of a 1,900‑square‑foot, three‑bedroom home with an assessed valuation of $288,000 (Zillow estimate shown as $554,000), saying the combined county primary and secondary change would raise that property’s annual county portion by about $9.75, or less than $1 a month.
Budget highlights presented to the board include a 5% total compensation increase for employees (a 3% across‑the‑board increase plus a 2% performance component), several new positions (three general‑fund positions and three‑and‑a‑half public‑health grant‑funded roles), spending for roadway and bridge improvements, technology upgrades (including AI redaction software and vehicle tracking), and a capital projects program that includes the Winslow levy appropriation. Officials said public safety will remain a large portion of the general fund, and contingency balances remain in place.
Finance staff described the county’s general fund at $72.6 million, special revenue funds at $150.2 million, debt service at roughly $2.3 million and capital projects near $33 million, for the $258.2 million total. Officials said the county’s status as typically among the lower property tax rates in Arizona was preserved and that the budget maintains funding for mandated services.
The board approved the budget by voice vote following the presentation and procedural roll call on the Truth in Taxation hearing.
