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Surprise council receives FY26 budget kickoff; staff outlines process, state deadlines
Summary
At a Jan. 21 work session, city staff introduced the FY2026 budget process, emphasized that the budget implements council strategic goals, reviewed timeline and state requirements under Arizona Revised Statutes Title 42, and said initial capital and operating outlooks will be refined in coming meetings.
City of Surprise staff on Jan. 21 kicked off the fiscal year 2026 budget process, outlining the city's budgeting approach, state filing deadlines and the link between council strategic priorities and departmental budget requests.
"The city budget is allocating limited resources to the programs and services," said Sandy, a staff budget presenter, emphasizing that the budget functions as both a financial and an operating plan and should reflect council policy priorities. Staff urged council to confirm strategic priorities at an upcoming retreat so departments can align budget packages and staffing requests.
Staff described the flow of the budget: council sets strategic priorities, the city manager recommends allocations, departments…
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