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Fountain Hills council approves tentative FY27 budget, reallocates $463,100 for street repairs and OKs new brush truck
Summary
The council approved the tentative FY27 budget (sets the maximum expenditure level), added $1 million capital contingency, reallocated $463,100 from the Kingstree project to reconstruct cul-de-sacs and approved a brush-truck purchase; votes were recorded by roll call (unanimous where shown).
The Fountain Hills Town Council on May 7 approved several budget and infrastructure actions ahead of the FY27 adoption calendar. Council passed a resolution setting the tentative FY27 budget and maximum expenditure level and approved staff-recommended reallocations and equipment purchases.
Paul (staff) presented the tentative budget, reporting projected revenues of $38,500,000 and a tentative total-expenditures figure of $50,300,000. He said staff added $80,000 to restore a tourism grant line that had been accidentally removed and added a $1,000,000 contingency in the capital projects fund to allow consideration of an energy-related project. Paul also reported that January through April produced an unusually strong revenue run for the town.
On pavement management, staff proposed reallocating previously authorized FY26 pavement funding for a short section of Kingstree Boulevard and instead directing $463,100 toward reconstruction of several cul-de-sacs and short street segments identified through pavement-condition indexing and staff observation. The council approved the reallocation by roll call, recorded as 7-0.
Chief Ott explained the vehicle replacement plan for the fire department: two brush trucks were scheduled across FY26 and FY27. The council approved acquisition of the FY27 brush truck (funded from the vehicle replacement fund) by unanimous roll call.
Other procedural motions passed at the meeting included the consent agenda (vote recorded as passing) and approval of the Cottonwoods Maintenance District tentative budget (CMD 2026-1), which was approved earlier in the proceedings (record shown as 6-0 for that specific item). Council members thanked staff for the pavement-selection work and for financial diligence in crafting the tentative budget.
Votes at a glance: - Cottonwoods Maintenance District (resolution CMD 2026-1): approved (recorded 6-0). - Brush truck purchase: approved (roll call recorded 7-0). - Reallocation of $463,100 from Kingstree to cul-de-sacs/street segments: approved (7-0). - Tentative FY27 budget resolution (sets maximum budget): approved (7-0).
Next steps: staff may return with final budget adoption on June 2; the capital contingency added to the capital projects fund requires council approval before being spent.
