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Budget committee debates $22 dues bump, APF rise and revenue options to fund $6M master plan
Summary
At the Feb. 17 Budget & Finance Committee meeting, staff presented a draft operating budget that proposes a $22 increase in annual dues (from $5.98 to $6.20) and an APF bump; the committee discussed multiple funding scenarios, including dues carve-outs, APF increases, operational revenue changes and project-timing adjustments to protect reserve health.
The Sun City West Budget & Finance Committee spent much of its Feb. 17 meeting parsing a draft operating budget and modeling options to fund a proposed community master plan.
Cliff Swan, who presented the financial package, said the draft budget includes a proposed $22 annual dues increase — taking dues from $5.98 to $6.20 — and a proposed rise in the asset preservation fee (APF) from $5,400 to $5,600. Swan said the combined changes would generate additional revenue the committee could direct into reserve accounts to help pay for master-plan work.
"We're proposing a $22 increase to go from $5.98 to $6.20," Swan said, and he showed models that tested several scenarios including a $10 annual carve‑out for master-plan funding and APF increases of $200–$300 to close multi‑year funding gaps.
The committee and residents pressed staff on alternatives that might reduce the need…
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