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Tucson staff outline FY26 budget approach; council approves ward allocations
Summary
City staff presented a mid‑year FY25 status report and early FY26 planning assumptions, including state revenue projections, health insurance concerns and a calendar for the FY26 budget. Mayor and Council voted to approve ward framework allocations and noted major near‑term budget uncertainties.
City staff on Jan. 22 delivered a fiscal update covering the second quarter of fiscal 2025 and the opening phase of FY26 budget planning, and Mayor and Council approved framework allocations for mayor and ward offices.
What staff reported: Assistant City Manager and CFO Anna Rosenberry and business services staff told council that at midyear both revenues and expenditures in the unrestricted general fund were roughly on budget; the city had collected about 50% of budgeted revenues as of Dec. 31. Sales tax receipts through December were up 7.38% year over year for the same reporting period. Departments had spent about 45% of the unrestricted general fund budget as of the half year mark.
FY26 assumptions and…
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