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Prescott City Council adopts tentative FY2026 budget, adds city judge position after court deconsolidation
Summary
Council approved a tentative budget and set a public hearing for the final budget and tax levy; council also added a full‑time city judge position after the county deconsolidated consolidated court services, and staff described allocations tied to the public safety tax initiative and pension liability payments.
The Prescott City Council on June 10 adopted Resolution No. 2025-1926 to set the city's tentative fiscal year 2026 budget and to schedule a public hearing for the final budget, expenditure limitation and tax levy. The council vote to adopt the tentative budget was unanimous, 7-0.
Deputy Finance Director Lars Johnson presented the tentative numbers and said the operating budget is approximately $145 million and the capital budget about $148 million with a $10 million contingency; the presentation listed a combined maximum budget figure near $303 million. Johnson said $24 million of the proposed total is related to…
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