Highlights
- The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a $4.157 billion FY 2027 budget on June 28, 2026.
- Property tax rate is set to collect the same revenue from existing properties as in FY 2021, levying $278.4 million below the statutory maximum.
- State-mandated costs, driven by behavioral health and elderly care, now represent 20% of the budget and have risen 47% over five years.
- The budget includes $30.7 million for Vulture Mountains Recreation Area and $5.3 million for a new animal shelter opening summer 2028.
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Sunday to adopt a $4.157 billion FY 2027 budget, a figure $150 million above the current fiscal year, while holding property tax collections to the same level extracted from existing properties in FY 2021 and levying $278.4 million below the county's maximum allowable rate.
The budget's growth is largely driven by costs the county cannot control. State-mandated spending, concentrated in behavioral health and elderly care, now accounts for 20% of the total budget and has climbed 47% over the past five years, according to reporting by The Center Square. To offset that pressure, the board rejected approximately $50 million in new discretionary spending requests.
On the capital side, the plan allocates $30.7 million for the Vulture Mountains Recreation Area and $5.3 million toward a new animal shelter scheduled to open in summer 2028. The county also reported a 40% reduction in inmate intake time through improvements to correctional health services.
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors approved the budget unanimously, with no dissenting votes recorded in the county's announcement.
The adopted budget takes effect July 1, 2026.
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