Staff Reports
The McKinley County Board of Commissioners announced March 25 that it is postponing consideration of a proposed ordinance that would have increased local taxes to support economic development efforts.
Ordinance 2026-MAR-001 would have implemented a 0.4375% increase in Gross Receipts
Tax, with revenue designated for economic development initiatives in McKinley County.
“After strong feedback from the public, we have decided to hold off on considering the tax
increase until we can solicit more input,” McKinley County Commission Chair Robert
Baca, Dist. 3, said.
In recent years, McKinley County has experienced a significant decline in revenue following
the closures of Marathon Petroleum and Escalante Generating Station, which were the
county’s largest and third-largest taxpayers, respectively.
County officials said the ordinance may be brought forward again next calendar year to
allow additional time for public discussion and input.
