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Council approves FY2026 tentative budget after debate over contingency and park spending
Summary
The council approved the town’s FY2026 tentative budget, a document that sets the maximum spending authority for the year. Staff recommended retaining a $50 million CIP contingency; council discussion focused on contingencies, long‑term infrastructure obligations and differing views on park operations costs.
The Queen Creek Town Council voted unanimously to adopt the fiscal year 2026 tentative budget, which sets the maximum spending authority for the coming year and frames subsequent budget decisions.
Deputy Town Manager and CFO Scott McCarty presented the tentative budget and walked council through key elements: an operating budget reduction of roughly 6% compared with the prior year; projected net revenues of about $6.1 million more than expenditures in the tentative plan; an infrastructure (capital improvement program or CIP) allocation that includes a $50 million contingency; and organizational staffing growth of about 37 full‑time equivalents (FTEs) across departments, primarily in police and fire. McCarty described how large multiyear…
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