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Mesa council hears budget update showing narrower gaps, one-time costs and public-safety drivers
Summary
The Mesa City Council received an update on the proposed FY 2026–27 budget and five‑year capital plan that narrows projected gaps due to higher sales tax and one‑time carryovers, but that also reflects ongoing public‑safety labor costs tied to a new MOU and transit funding shifts.
Brian Mitchell, director of the Office of Management and Budget, told the City Council at its April 30 study session that higher-than-anticipated sales-tax receipts and reconciled project carryovers helped improve the city’s projected net sources and uses for the coming years but that public-safety labor costs and ongoing transit expenditures remain a major driver of future deficits. "We went from the projected for 25‑26 to 31.1," Mitchell said during the presentation, summarizing changes between the earlier forecast and the proposed budget.
The update, which staff described as the final step before the council’s tentative budget consideration on May 18 and final adoption June 1, repeatedly distinguished one‑time investments from ongoing expenses. Mitchell highlighted roughly $16.2 million…
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