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Council adopts home‑rule expenditure limit resolution, citing inflexibility of 1980 formula
Summary
The council adopted a resolution March 25 to place a four‑year home‑rule alternative expenditure limitation on the ballot, citing the state formula’s inability to account for modern service needs and capital projects; staff presented projected gaps between the statutory limit and forecasted expenditures.
Prescott — The Prescott City Council adopted a resolution on March 25 to place a four‑year home‑rule alternative expenditure limitation before voters, with staff presenting projections that the statutory 1980 expenditure formula would limit city spending below forecasted needs.
Mark Woodfill, the city’s budget and finance director, explained that Arizona’s statutory expenditure limit is tied to a 1980…
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