Carson City board approves FY 2026 tentative budget; adds courthouse security and other supplemental items

The Carson City Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the city’s FY 2026 tentative budget and capital improvement plan on May 1 after an all‑day review involving department requests, supplemental proposals and public comment. The board included multiple changes requested on the record and directed staff to bring a final budget and CIP for formal adoption at the May 27 public hearing.

Key actions and additions in the tentative budget included: 1) authorization for staff to pursue a courthouse reconfiguration and court security funding package (board directed a combined allocation in the redevelopment/CIP program, including $5.675 million identified for the courthouse reconfiguration and $200,564 for an intercom/security system); 2) insertion of supplemental public‑safety and court items discussed earlier in the meeting (including a recommendation that the Board keep a line item for “court security” to allow the courts and sheriff to develop the exact security staffing/contract model); 3) approval of multiple…