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Casa Grande council approves streamlined CIP and major-purchase ordinances; FY2025-26 budget hearing held
Summary
The City Council adopted three ordinances to streamline capital projects, large operating expenditures and vehicle purchases for FY2025-26 and held a public hearing on the proposed FY2025-26 city budget and property-tax rates; final budget and tax-levy votes are scheduled for June 16.
The Casa Grande City Council on June 2 adopted three ordinances intended to accelerate procurement and project delivery for the fiscal year beginning 2025-26 and held a public hearing on the city's proposed FY2025-26 budget and property-tax levy.
The city adopted Ordinance No. 3465 approving the FY2025-26 capital improvement plan (CIP) project listing, authorizing purchases in excess of $50,000 for projects on the approved list to be completed by resolution, and authorizing the transfer of budget authority. The staff report stated the FY2025-26 CIP total as $242,628,003.46. The ordinance vote was recorded by roll call and passed unanimously.
The council also adopted Ordinance No. 3466, approving a list of large operating expenditures totaling $35,371,222 for the fiscal year and authorizing purchases in excess of $50,000 on that list to be done by resolution. Staff described the ordinance as a way to streamline recurring large purchases (chemicals, lab services, software licenses and telecommunications) that frequently exceed the $50,000 ordinance threshold.
Ordinance No. 3467 authorized the purchase of budgeted replacement and new vehicles included in a blanket purchase list for FY2026, authorizing expenditures up to $11,084,632 and delegation to the city manager to execute necessary purchase documents. Staff said advance approval is intended to allow the city to act quickly amid supply-chain delays and pricing volatility; the ordinance passed by unanimous roll call.
Nut Graf: Council members and staff emphasized that the ordinances do not remove council oversight; items still must comply with procurement code and projects or purchases not on the approved lists and over $50,000 will require separate ordinance approval. Staff estimated the streamlining could move approvals forward by about 45 days on average.
The council also held a public hearing on the FY2025-26 proposed budget. Staff noted the tentative budget previously adopted on May 5 totals $387,557,897 and that final adoption and the property-tax levy are scheduled for a special meeting on June 16. As advertised, the proposed primary property-tax rate remains at $0.9643 per $100 of assessed value; projected primary property-tax collections total $5,987,000 (excluding new-construction revenue of $310,193). Staff also reported a proposed secondary rate of 0.4154 per $100, a decrease of 0.0364 from the prior year.
Ending: The council will consider final budget and the first reading of the property-tax levy at its June 16 meeting.
