Pinal supervisors plan to continue cutting tax rate
by Mark Cowling | Maricopa Monitor
The Pinal County Board of Supervisors expressed a desire to continue a strategic goal of cutting the primary property tax rate another four cents in the new budget year to $3.75 per $100 of net assessed value.
Board Chairman Anthony Smith, R-Maricopa, also spoke up for continuing to provide raises to county employees, even if the average raise is reduced from 2.5% to 2%. “It’s important to keep our salary structure competitive” and “I’m not willing to lose ground,” he said. Vice Chairman Pete Rios, D-Dudleyville, agreed, “Let’s not zero them out completely.”
The board approved budget requests from county department heads at its Wednesday meeting while also signaling support for the tax cut. The board delayed action on funding requests for nonprofit agencies until June 10, when it is scheduled to consider approval of a tentative budget.
