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County sets budget at $251M

Yavapai County Board of Supervisors created a budget ceiling 5 percent lower for its general fund in the upcoming fiscal year. At its July 6 meeting, the board unanimously adopted a tentative budget for fiscal year 2009-10 setting the...

Prescott jail slated to close April 1

The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors can’t balance the county’s budget without closing the Yavapai County Jail in Prescott after voters rejected a jail district tax, supervisors determined Monday, Jan. 5. A unanimous...

Jail saves money on medical

Prisoners in county jails in need of hospital care and eligible for financial assistance will be enrolled in the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System possibly saving the county thousands of dollars a year. The Yavapai...

Roads may suffer to pay cost of jail

When the jail district tax increase didn’t pass Nov. 4, it didn’t shock everyone. “I wasn’t surprised just due to the economy nationwide,” Yavapai County District 3 Supervisor Chip Davis said. On the Nov....

Waugh faces challenger in sheriff race

Newcomer Ernie Cox needs to come to the gunfight ready to fire if he plans to chase incumbent Yavapai County Sheriff Steve Waugh from his three-year post. On Tuesday, Sept. 2, Yavapai County voters will decide...

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Council approves $438,009 for APS power conduit

The Sedona City Council unanimously approved a $438,009.33 construction agreement with Arizona Public Service for work on the Forest...

27 city staff salaries now exceed $100,000

The American economy may have been stagnating for years, but the latest figures show that city of Sedona staff...
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