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Ivins council debates FY2026 budget as managers warn of $1.3M shortfall
Summary
City staff presented a proposed FY2026 budget that adds staff and capital spending but leaves a projected operating shortfall of about $1.3 million; council discussed options including modest property-tax increases, use of one-time revenue, starting a road-replacement fund and packaging future service-fee changes.
Ivins City staff outlined a proposed fiscal year 2026 budget Thursday that would add several personnel and capital items while leaving an estimated operating gap of roughly $1.3 million.
Cade, the city finance presenter, told the council that while operating revenues are largely consistent with expectations, several factors are reducing one-time nonoperating revenues the city has used in recent years — chiefly a projected decline in interest earnings and slower-than-expected tourist-related receipts connected to a partially opened resort. Those changes, combined with proposed staffing and equipment requests, create the shortfall in the city’s draft plan.
Major items in the proposed FY2026 budget include: a request to fund six new full-time positions across departments…
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