#1485: Guests include Kevin Dobbe and Bob Thorpe + Strategic oil reserve blunder, your property taxes to “desegregation”, Olivia with a frozen head update and Jeff with AZ proposition updates.

#1485: Guests include Kevin Dobbe and Bob Thorpe + Strategic oil reserve blunder, your property taxes to “desegregation”, Olivia with a frozen head update and Jeff with AZ proposition updates.
#1485: Wednesday, October 19, 2022

 

0:0021:36 Buying votes by draining the Strategic Oil Reserve is a national security risk and one of the more bone headed ideas in a long line of bone headed ideas. 

21:37-37:34 Kevin Dobbe is a write in candidate for the Flagstaff City Council and he explains a new plan he’s opposing that would eliminate traffic lanes in Flagstaff for pedestrians and bicycles.  

37:35-43:20 Mark Kelly wants your dollars and your 2 year old to wear a mask! 

43:21-66:20 Bob Thorpe breaks down some of those line items on your property tax bill, including a “desegregation” item. 

66:21-74:09 Olivia’s take on freezing your head and visiting your family in the future…yeah, people pay for this! 

 

Bob Thorpe wanted to share his notes on the property tax segment. 

Below please find a breakdown of the property taxes for your property, along with a brief overview and contact information to learn more.

 

• Primary Tax Rates: A primary tax is used for the maintenance and operation of a school district, city/town, community college, county, and state.  
  • Coconino County: Primary tax levy for Coconino County. Coconino County manages the County General Fund, as well as three special districts. For additional information on these districts, including its budgets, contact the Coconino County Finance Department at (928) 679-7176, County Manager's Office at (928) 679- 7140, or visit www.coconino.az.gov. 
  • SD#1 Flagstaff (Flagstaff Unified School District or FUSD): Primary tax levy FUSD. For more information on FUSD's property tax rates click here or call (928) 527-6000
  • _S SD#1 Flagstaff: State Aid to Education, which represents a reduction primary residence on the primary property taxes levied by a school district. This amount will be reimbursed to the school districts by the State of Arizona
  • SD#1 Adjacent Ways: Primary tax levy for FUSD to be used for a narrow set of construction, improvements, or maintenance projects to public ways on district or neighboring property as defined per A.R.S. 15-955.
  • Coconino Community College: Coconino Community College (CCC) has a primary property tax, which goes to support CCC's general operations. In May 2022 voters approved Proposition 438, authorizing a reset to the primary property tax rate for the college. For additional questions on tax rates and CCC's budget, please contact CCC at (928) 527-1222. For information on Prop 438 and the new tax rate please click here.
• Secondary Tax Rates: The secondary tax is comprised commitments to satisfy voter approved bonds, voter approved budget overrides, and to support the operations of special taxing districts such as fire districts and flood control. In most cases, taxpayers vote for the formation of these districts and for bond issues.
  • Highlands Fire District: Secondary tax used to fund the operation and maintenance of fire districts. For more information on how fire district taxes are levied click here. For more information on Highlands FD please contact the district at contact (928) 525-1717 or visit www.highlandsfire.org.
  • FD Assistance Fund: Established by the Arizona Legislature to provide a fund to assist rural fire districts with costs to assist with emergencies when responding outside their tax area. All property tax payers pay into this fund. For questions please contact the Coconino County at (928) 679-7120.
  • CAVIAT JTED (Joint Technical Institute): Voter approved secondary tax to provide funding for vocational education services to high school juniors and seniors. For more information contact (928) 645-2737.
  • SD#1 Flagstaff Desegregation: As a result of Senate Bill 1529 passed in 2018, school districts in Arizona under court order or remedial agreements with the Office of Civil Rights had to shift desegregation funds from a primary to a secondary tax, and list it separately on tax notices as "SD#_ Desegregation". For more information, including how FUSD is using the funds, click here. 
  • SD#1 Budget Overrides: School district budget overrides are voter approved to exceed a budget, tax or expenditure limitation. FUSD's budget override was last renewed by voters in 2018. For more information on FUSD's override click here to visit FUSD's FAQ website.
  • SD#1 Class B Bonds: Per Arizona statute, Class B bonds are general obligation bonds approved by voters after December 31, 1998. Voters passed FUSD's bond in 2018. For more information on FUSD's override click here to visit FUSD's FAQ website. 
  • Library District: Secondary property tax district to fund library services throughout the county. Coconino County manages the County General Fund, as well as three special districts. For additional information on these districts, including its budgets, contact the Coconino County Finance Department at (928) 679-7176, County Manager's Office at (928) 679- 7140, or visit www.coconino.az.gov. 
  • Flood Control District: Secondary property tax district to fund flood control projects throughout the county. Coconino County manages the County General Fund, as well as three special districts. For additional information on these districts, including its budgets, contact the Coconino County Finance Department at (928) 679-7176, County Manager's Office at (928) 679- 7140, or visit www.coconino.az.gov. 
  • Public Health Service District: Secondary property tax district to fund public health services throughout the county. Coconino County manages the County General Fund, as well as three special districts. For additional information on these districts, including its budgets, contact the Coconino County Finance Department at (928) 679-7176, County Manager's Office at (928) 679- 7140, or visit www.coconino.az.gov.