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Flagstaff proposals prioritize employee pay and one-time infrastructure spending; parental leave expansion deferred over cost
Summary
City staff presented a proposed FY25–26 spending plan that recommends $5.7 million in ongoing employee investments and $11.5 million in one-time general fund infrastructure projects while noting a proposal to expand parental leave was not advanced because of cost concerns.
City staff presented the Flagstaff proposed FY25–26 budget at a council briefing, outlining recommended investments in employee pay and one-time infrastructure projects while noting limits on available ongoing resources.
Brandy Suda, a staff member presenting the budget overview, said the city received $94.7 million in new budget requests across all funds and divisions and recommended roughly $49 million of those requests in the city manager’s proposed package. “Included in our recommended budget, employee investment in the general fund totaled $5,700,000,” Suda said, and she described $11.5 million in one-time general fund infrastructure investments.
The proposed general fund package would cover $2.8 million in merit and pay-for-performance increases and about $3.5 million in…
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