KINGMAN – At the June 16 Kingman City Council meeting, Tina Moline, Deputy City Manager/Finance Director compared Kingman tax rates to that of Bullhead City and Lake Havasu City and stated that Kingman has the eighth lowest tax rate in the state. With not much opposition, the council members approved the 0.5% increase. The revenue from the increase will repair and maintain roads.
Councilman Savage reminded residents that Kingman has no property tax nor food tax. The increase will cost consumers just fifty cents for every $100 they spend.
Two other topics got most of the attention in the meeting – drag races scheduled in October and the Yellow Bus route. Council members were concerned that only $6M was the amount of insurance to cover any mishaps at the event. They preferred $10M for liability, but accepted the fact that, according to the organizer, $6M was the cap for the insurance company.
Several petitioned to save the Yellow Bus route, many from Angel Manor who rely heavily on that bus. At the end of the meeting, Vice Mayor Cherish Sammeli asked for an update on the Yellow Bus route. City Manager Tim Walsh said it would be given at the next meeting.
The city, county and Mohave College are scheduled to meet again this week to come up with a shared funding plan to save the bus route. It’s a follow up meeting from last week’s discussion.
Sixteen items in the Consent Agenda were approved with no discussion.
Items 4 a-d were approved involving abandoning right of way associated with Broadway Avenue, KASI Settlement Agreement, Declaring the 2026 Tax Amendments to the Tax Code of the City of Kingman as a Public Record, and the Drag Race liability Insurance acceptable at $6M.
Also approved was a Conditional Use Permit to construct a three-story storage facility on almost two acres west of East Andy Devine and north of Horizon Boulevard.
Lastly, a city-initiated Text Amendment to City of Kingman Zoning Code was approved.
Next meeting will be July 7.
