PRESCOTT - Yavapai County supervisors Monday approved the county's primary and secondary tax rates and voted a portion of Page Springs Road for the county's first scenic/historic designation.
District 1 and 2 supervisors Carol Springer and Tom Thurman met in Prescott, and District 3 Supervisor Chip Davis joined them via videoconference from Cottonwood.
Although the state Legislature as of Monday had not voted on a budget, Arizona statutes require that the board approve the primary and secondary tax rates by the third Monday in August, County Administrator Julie Ayers explained.
"Even though the Legislature is considering repealing the state equalization tax, we are required by statute to pass the rates through to the county treasurer," Ayers told the board.
Individual jurisdictions' board of directors such as fire, school, lighting and sanitation districts set the primary and secondary tax rates, but the board must vote to approve the rates.
"The board has no say in what the primary and secondary tax rates are for the districts," Ayers said previously. "The board is a pass-through authority. The supervisors have no control over what the individual districts set as their tax rates."
The secondary and primary tax rates are available to read and download at www.co.yavapai.az.us, under the supervisors meeting agenda.
With little discussion, supervisors approved a five-mile portion of Page Springs Road as the county's first scenic/historic route. The state in 1982 started a scenic/historic route designation program, but the county only recently started a county designation program.
"I am thrilled that Page Springs Road is the first one recognized," Deanna King of the Cornville Community Association said after the board's unanimous vote.
"It's one of the prettiest roads in the county," Chairman Tom Thurman said.
Chris Bridges, Yavapai County Public Works transportation planner, said representatives from other communities such as Williamson Valley, Beaver Creek and Cordes Lakes have talked to him about applying to the program.
Public Works is designing a sign that would designate the portion of Page Springs Road as a scenic/historic route.
The board also voted to spend $210,000 of forest fee money, the maximum amount allowed, on countywide forest projects. The board will decide at a future meeting how much money would go to the various project applications. The county still has $153,000 left from the previous year that it could decide to spend along with this year's forest fee money.
In other business, the board:
• Approved an additional $8,620 for the Pioneer Park In-Line Hockey Arena's architecture designs for a concession stand, restrooms, bleachers and landscaping.
• Agreed to swap Columbus Day, a county-paid employee holiday, for the day after Thanksgiving.
Posted: Tuesday, August 18, 2009
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What happened to the VERY high$$$ deputy position they were supposed to authorize? Don't tell me reason finally took hold as we all know this BOS and reason don't quite fit in the same sentence, or for that matter paragraph or even story.
