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Far West adopts tentative 2025–26 budget; council debates building-inspector hire, possible city administrator and sheriff cost increase
Summary
The Far West City Council unanimously adopted a tentative 2025–26 budget after a work session focused on staffing requests, a projected county sheriff contract increase, grant opportunities for a general-plan update and capital projects including Meadows Park and a public works facility.
Far West — The city council adopted a tentative fiscal 2025–26 budget on unanimous vote after a work session where staff and council members detailed revenue estimates, capital projects and staffing priorities.
City staff presented a draft budget showing modest revenue increases driven by sales tax and property tax estimates and several one-time or uncertain items. The council discussed staffing requests including a new building inspector to address rising permit and inspection workload and a longer-term suggestion to hire a city administrator to provide administrative continuity.
Finance staff member Cody said sales tax is the city’s largest revenue source and that the draft projects a sales-tax increase of roughly $113,000 and a property-tax estimate up about $87,000. Cody told the council that the property-tax estimate will be revised after the county certifies rates in June and that other revenue items, including permit fees and grant income, are estimated conservatively.
Councilmembers flagged several lines in departmental budgets.…
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