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- All Subjects: Quality of life
- All Subjects: Finance, Public
- Creators: Morrison Institute for Public Policy
- Creators: Battelle Memorial Institute. Technology Partnership Practice
- Creators: Kizer, Elizabeth
The Board of Supervisors make an estimate of the different amounts required to meet the public expenditures/expenses for the ensuing year, also an estimate of revenues from sources other than direct taxation, and the amount to be raised by taxation upon real and personal property of Graham County.
The Annual Report is produced to provide the Board of Supervisors, the Citizen's Audit Advisory Committee, County leadership, and the citizens with information about Internal Audit's performance, accomplishments, and results achieved during the fiscal year.
The Navajo County Board of Supervisors has adopted this budget after declaring its alignment with the principles established in the Navajo County Five-Year Strategic Plan, which describes the vision and mission for Navajo County. Within this document, each department has identified measurable goals for the coming year that will support the success of the County’s Strategic Plan.
This report serves as an addendum to the Navajo County Community Health Status Assessment dated January of 2010. In most cases, the original data table from the 2010 report is reproduced here with an updated table below. The scope of the project was to update all data where current secondary sources of information existed. In a few instances, the research team did obtain primary data by telephone calls.
This report is prepared on a cash basis and reflects the financial transactions of the State of Arizona, as well as the financial condition of the State.
Department Should Strengthen Its Management, Support, and Oversight of the State-wide Procurement System.
Public finance—taxes and other revenues collected by government and the expenditure of those revenues—always has been somewhat controversial because of wide philosophical differences among residents regarding the role that government should play in providing public services and in collecting taxes and fees from its residents. Recently, public finance in Arizona has become a prominent public issue due to the need to resolve the deficits that afflict state government and most county and municipal governments in Arizona.
Numerous tax cuts over the last 15 years have substantially reduced revenue to the Arizona state general fund and greatly narrowed the tax base.
Building upon the work of many others who have contributed to quality of life research in Arizona, this report provides a framework for addressing key issues proactively. The data in Arizona Directions are presented in a highly graphic format with must-read information on our competitiveness, individual action steps, opportunities for public-private partnerships, and public policy options – all rooted in a deep understanding that revenue-neutral options are especially important in our current fiscal situation.
Survey results reveal that quality of life in Arizona is perhaps still high, but a shaky economy strikes at the basis of our sense of well-being.