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Surprise council adopts $985 million fiscal 2026 budget, prioritizes public safety and streets
Summary
The Surprise City Council adopted the city's final fiscal year 2026 budget of $985 million on June 3, 2025, increasing general-fund resources for public safety and street maintenance while noting a year-over-year decrease driven by lower capital carryover.
The Surprise City Council on June 3 adopted the City of Surprise final fiscal year 2026 budget, approving an all-funds spending plan of $985,000,000 and setting the final expenditure limits that precede property-tax adoption.
Staff told the council the FY2026 total uses across all funds are $985 million, a decrease from about $1 billion in the prior year. Staff attributed the decline mainly to lower capital carryforward: capital project spending in the prior year reduced the amount carried into FY2026.
Staff and council said the general fund—the city’s primary operating fund that pays for public safety and community services—saw increases focused on public safety and streets. Vice Mayor Hastings thanked staff and highlighted staffing additions, saying the budget adds “15 more, I believe, police officers … and 6 firefighters,” and praised pay adjustments intended to attract recruits. Mayor Sarter and other councilmembers commended staff for the budget work, describing it as the new council’s first joint budget and saying it puts resources toward stated priorities.
The council opened the required public hearing on the budget; no members of the public requested to speak. A motion to adopt Resolution No. 2025-71 (final budget adoption) was made and seconded; the clerk announced the vote as unanimous.
Next steps: staff will return at the June 17 meeting with materials related to final property-tax adoption; departments will implement budgeted staffing and capital projects per approved appropriations.
