HOLBROOK — The Navajo County Community College District Governing Board will conduct a Truth in Taxation and Public Budget Hearing for consideration of the proposed budget for the 2024–2025 fiscal year at the Tiponi Community Center, 2251 E. Navajo Blvd., Holbrook, Arizona, 86025, on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. (M.S.T.). The hearing may also be attended remotely using the link: https://npc.webex.com/npc/j.php?MTID=mc0d6b22d2239ed9594e7ba940acdbd9a (password May24DGB – if needed), for both public viewing and comment. Additional access to the hearing is available by phone: dial-in +1-415-655-0001, meeting number (access code): 2634 089 9444 or join by video system: dial 26340899444@npc.webex.com.

At its April 16 meeting, the board adopted a preliminary 2024-2025 budget. The college stands ready to help students and employees. The proposed budget includes the following key items.

• Upgrade the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software used to manage college operations, including class offerings, registration, financial aid, student payments, and all aspects of accounting. 
• Facilities expansion will continue at the Show Low campus by renovating an existing building to offer one-stop-shop services for students.
• Facilities expansion at the Winslow and Holbrook campus are planned and will affect the Automotive, Cosmetology, and Allied Health programs.
• NPC conducted a third-party salary study, and the results of the study will be implemented.

Under the state’s Truth in Taxation (TNT) statutes, the college district is requesting an increase in primary property taxes of $719,516 or 4.23 percent. According to the TNT formula, the primary property tax for an owner-occupied residence with an assessed valuation of $100,000 would increase from $169.88 to $177.07. NPC does not have a secondary tax rate to pay for any improvement bonds or budget overrides.

The assessed valuation of utilities, power plants, transmission lines, and mines is set by the state’s Department of Revenue. The Navajo County Assessor’s Office is responsible for setting the assessed valuations for local real property and buildings. These combined assessed valuations are used by various taxing jurisdictions as the basis for calculating the primary property tax levy.

After the public hearing, the governing board can decrease or accept the budget from the preliminary figures adopted on April 16. The budget data can be viewed or downloaded as a PDF from the college’s website: https://www.npc.edu/fy2025-preliminary-budget. Answers to many frequently asked questions are also posted on the website.

Interested citizens are encouraged to attend the Truth in Taxation and Public Budget Hearing and make comments prior to the formal adoption of the budget by the local governing board during a special meeting immediately following the public hearing.

Comments about the proposed primary tax rate or budget can be made during the meeting or submitted online at www.npc.edu/public-comment-form.