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Queen Creek finance staff outline $682.7 million tentative budget; 37 positions proposed, council to set tax levy June 4
Summary
Deputy Director Dan Olson presented the town’s tentative $682.7 million budget, which includes 37 proposed new positions (21 for public safety), a large capital program and continued reliance on sales tax; council consideration of the final budget and the property tax levy is scheduled in coming weeks.
Deputy Director Dan Olson of the Town of Queen Creek’s finance department presented the town’s tentative budget to the Planning and Zoning Commission, describing how officials balance capital needs and ongoing operations and previewing several financial assumptions and policy items.
"This is taxpayer money," Olson said, emphasizing stewardship as the guiding principle in budget decisions. Olson told commissioners the tentative budget that council adopted as a tentative figure was $682,700,000. He said the town proposes adding 37 positions in the coming year, of which 21 are public‑safety related, and that the town continues to plan a large capital program and infrastructure investments.
Olson said about half of…
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