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In a special meeting on May 21 following a Truth in Taxation (TNT) public hearing, the Navajo County Community College District Governing Board opted to not invoke the maximum tax increase available, instead voting to keep the taxation rate unchanged from the prior year at $1.8164, which was 1.5 percent above the TNT rate of $1.7899.
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The TNT rate did not take into account new construction or reevaluation of property, which resulted in a lower rate $1.7899. By keeping the current tax rate flat with last year, Northland Pioneer College (NPC) will see an increase of approximately $225,592 in tax revenues.
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Vice President for Administrative Services Maderia Ellison gave the presentation to the board, during which she noted, “Historically in the last 10 years we have gone to the maximum in the earlier years. In 2013-14 we did the TNT amount as opposed to the maximum. From there until 2018-19, we have done the maximum amount.”
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Ellison said that NPC’s current tax rate is mid-range compared to other community college districts in the state.
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There were no public comments at the hearing, and Ellison noted that there had been no comments posted on the website or phone calls received in her office regarding this hearing.
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Board Member James Matteson said, “This is the second year in a row that we have not gone to the maximum levy. The college is being very responsible with its revenues.”
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After the hearing and presentations, the board voted to approve the 2019-20 primary property tax rate of $1.8164, generating a tax levy of $15,487,000.
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In other business, the board adopted the 2019-20 proposed budget and the 2020-22 proposed capital budget.
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