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Huachuca City councilors direct staff to begin Truth in Taxation public notice process
Summary
Council reviewed midyear finances showing a $231,000 net positive through Jan. 31 and voted unanimously to start the Truth in Taxation public notice process as part of next year's budget schedule. Staff warned figures are unaudited and noted a landfill fund reimbursement timing concern.
Ruben Villa presented the town's financial report through Jan. 31, telling the council the figures are unaudited and subject to change and that, overall, revenues currently exceed expenditures by about $231,000.
"These numbers are unaudited and are subject to change," Villa said, and he flagged the landfill fund as the only fund currently of concern pending reimbursement from a GADA grant that would be amortized over 10 to 15 years. Villa told the council most departments are under budget and staff will reexamine line items during the budget process.
Council members then considered whether to begin the Truth in Taxation public notice process. Town Manager Suzanne Harvey explained the step is procedural (publication and additional hearings) and does not itself set a tax rate. Staff provided illustrative scenarios: a neutral-rate scenario yielding about $17,765 in additional revenue with a levy rate near 1.3619; a midpoint option yielding roughly $128,000 (an example increase of about $12 a year for a $100,000 home); and a maximum-allowable scenario near $139,000 (about $24 a year for the same example home).
Mayor Johann Wallace moved to direct staff to begin the Truth in Taxation public notice process; Councilmember Debra Trate seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. The action directs staff to prepare required notices and hearings for the budget calendar—any final rate decision will come later in the formal budget adoption process.
Provenance: The budget presentation and the Council's direction to begin the Truth in Taxation process appear in the meeting packet and were discussed on the record (topic introduced SEG 013; additional rate scenarios discussed SEG 015).
