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Buckeye council hears PMO's CIP update, bond projects and proposed cost-recovery ordinance
Summary
PMO staff presented a capital improvement program update, reporting markedly improved spending rates, previewing Sensei IQ project dashboards, outlining bond-funded projects including two fire stations and corridor work on Jackrabbit and Miller, and previewing a cost-recovery ordinance for early April.
At a Feb. 17, 2026 City of Buckeye council workshop, PMO staff led by James Shanno gave a detailed update on the city's Capital Improvement Program, the Program Management Office's first-year work and upcoming bond-funded projects, and previewed a proposed cost-recovery ordinance and a new project dashboard called Sensei IQ.
Shanno said the city moved from an annual CIP submission to a monthly intake and evaluation process and described the PMO's role coordinating transportation, real estate, an administrative function and the CIP itself. He said outside evaluation work began in April 2024 and the PMO was formally established in March 2025.
Why it matters: the PMO frames how projects are vetted, prioritized and financed and will manage the bond projects that residents voted to fund.
Shanno told council the city set staged spending targets after consultant work: a 40% execution target in FY25, 60% in FY26 and 80% in FY27 and beyond. "If a PM doesn't know…
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