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Avondale council adopts tentative FY 2026 budget; approves water, sewer and solid-waste rate increases
Summary
At its May 5 meeting the Avondale City Council adopted a tentative fiscal year 2026 budget and approved multi-year increases to water, sewer and solid-waste rates after a required public hearing and staff presentations on rising costs and infrastructure needs.
Avondale City Council on May 5 adopted the tentative fiscal year 2026 budget and approved increases to water, sewer and solid-waste rates after a public hearing and staff presentations on rising costs and infrastructure needs.
The tentative budget, presented by Renee, finance director and budget director, sets the city's maximum expenditure limit for FY 2026 and preserves the council's ability to make adjustments before final adoption. At the same meeting the council held a statutorily required public hearing on proposed utility rate changes and then voted to adopt resolutions updating water and sewer rates and the solid-waste fee schedule.
The tentative budget matters because it establishes the spending ceiling the city will use to prepare the final budget and signals planned investments in projects such as a fire training tower and technology changes flagged by staff. Renee told the…
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