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Lake Havasu City council adopts tentative $278.8 million budget, adds pay adjustments for public safety and staff
Summary
The Lake Havasu City Council on June 10 adopted a tentative fiscal 2025–26 budget and amended it to add parity for fire with police pay adjustments and a 3.5% wage adjustment for other city employees; the move sets a top-line spending limit that can be reduced but not increased before final adoption.
The Lake Havasu City Council voted unanimously June 10 to adopt a tentative fiscal year 2025–26 budget with amendments that add parity between fire and police pay and a 3.5% wage adjustment for other city employees.
The council set the tentative budget total at $278,826,640 after approving an amendment to increase projected expenditures by $1.5 million to cover the added compensation adjustments. The tentative adoption locks in the top-line spending figure the city cannot exceed when it returns for final adoption in two weeks.
Why it matters: The vote follows a months-long classification and compensation study and several public discussions about recruitment and retention in public safety. City…
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