PIMA COUNTY, Arizona (Oct. 16, 2026) — Pima County supervisors approved a spending package Oct. 13 that directs additional year-end funds toward employee compensation, public safety, downtown improvements and assistance for residents facing the loss of food and health care benefits.
The Board of Supervisors voted 4–1 to approve County Administrator Jan Lesher’s recommendations, with an amendment allocating $1 million to the Health Department. The funding comes from additional fiscal year 2025–26 fund balance.
According to Tucson Daily Brief’s coverage of the meeting, the employee compensation measures include $4.62 million over two years to bring the minimum annual pay for the county’s five lowest pay grades to at least $45,000. The changes take effect Jan. 1, 2027, and exclude intermittent employees…