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Bullhead City council adopts $193.09 million fiscal 2025-26 budget
Summary
The Bullhead City Council on June 17 adopted a balanced FY 2025-26 budget totaling $193,087,363, including $50.58 million for the general fund and major capital projects for public safety, streets, utilities and parks.
The Bullhead City Council adopted the city's final fiscal year 2025-26 budget at a special meeting Tuesday, voting 6-0 to approve the plan that City Finance Director Robert Drexler described as "balanced." Council action formally closed the public hearing required under Arizona law and authorized the spending plan presented by city staff.
The adopted budget sets total expenditures at $193,087,363. City Finance Director Robert Drexler highlighted the major components during a brief presentation: "We have a balanced budget with total expenditures up to $193,087,363. The general fund expenditures are $50,580,517. We have over $23,000,000 for public safety. We have over $20,000,000 in the budget for streets and flood control." Drexler also noted $31,000,000 in utility capital projects, work to finish the animal shelter and continuing phases of the community center, and $1,500,000 in park projects.
The council discussed public access to the budget and the work that preceded final adoption. City Manager Cotter said council members had spent months reviewing the multi-hundred-page line-item document, which is posted on the city's website along with interactive budget materials and state-required schedules. A council member praised department heads and management for producing a plan intended to preserve the city's financial stability.
No members of the public spoke during the hearing on the budget, and the council took a single motion to approve. The motion passed 6-0.
The budget reflects the city's revenue mix: the city does not levy a property tax and relies primarily on local sales tax, state-shared revenues (including gasoline and state sales taxes and income tax distributions) and other smaller funds. City staff said planned capital work includes right-turn-lane additions along Highway 95 and other infrastructure projects previously discussed by the council.
The council did not alter the revenue assumptions during the public hearing and did not adopt any amendments at the time of passage. The adopted document and supporting schedules are available on the city finance page online.
