Goodyear city manager recommends $1.83 billion FY26 budget, highlights $790 million five‑year CIP and $8 million in new ongoing funds

City Manager Wynette Reed and Finance Manager Ryan Biddle presented the City of Goodyear's fiscal year 2026 recommended budget at an April 14 work session, a spending plan programmed at roughly $1.83 billion and accompanied by a five‑year capital improvement program (CIP) totaling about $790 million.

Biddle said the recommended total includes an ongoing general fund portion of about $221 million within a $385 million general‑fund program. He told council the budget team identified roughly $8 million in new ongoing availability for FY26, up from the roughly $5.5 million projected in February, driven by stronger sales‑tax actuals, additional new‑construction property tax receipts and development services revenues.

The proposed budget, Biddle said, reflects the city's conservative forecasting policy: "we're going to walk through…