Flagstaff staff present FY25–26 budget requests totaling $94.7M; manager recommends targeted employee investments and infrastructure spending

City budget staff presented an overview of FY25–26 requests and the city manager's recommended allocations during a council budget briefing, saying divisions submitted roughly $94.7 million in new requests across all funds and divisions.

"This year, we had total request across all funds and divisions totaling $94,700,000 in new requests," City staff member Brandy Suda told the council. Brandy said the total includes operating capital and operating grants and that requests have increased compared with prior years as the city has broadened what flows through the priority-based budgeting process.

Key numbers presented by staff included a general fund request total of $43.2 million, with roughly $5.0 million in ongoing personnel requests and $1.2 million in one-time personnel requests. Brandy said the manager's recommended employee investments in the general fund total $5.7 million, including…