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Payson council approves tentative FY 2026-27 expenditure limit, 6-0
Summary
The Payson Common Council on May 20 adopted Resolution 2026-024, setting the town's tentative FY 2026-27 budget and expenditure limitation. Council approved the measure 6-0 after staff explained the role of PSPRS funding, payroll changes and carryovers in the overall total.
The Payson Common Council on May 20 approved a tentative budget and expenditure limitation for fiscal year 2026-27, adopting Resolution 2026-024 by a 6-0 vote.
At the special meeting, the chair opened the session and introduced the resolution that sets the town's upper limit for spending next year. The Town Manager told council, "So tonight what you're doing is setting the limits of spending," and explained that the figure is the budget's top boundary: the council can lower it later but cannot raise it after submission. Staff said the full budget "came in at a 107 something," and that a major driver of the increase was the town's required PSPRS (Public Safety Personnel Retirement System) funding and related borrowing to cover those obligations.
Finance staff provided additional detail when asked about year-to-date spending. Responding to a council query, finance staff said, "91,600,000 was [the] current year," and clarified that overall expenditures to date represented roughly 60% of the budget on aggregate, with monthly reports broken down by fund and department.
Council members questioned payroll and FTE counts. Staff explained that active full-time employees numbered about 181 at the time the report was pulled, while budgeted full-time-equivalent (FTE) positions were about 208; staff also noted vacancy and contract positions affect the personnel totals. One council member raised concerns that the budget left little for capital improvements; staff pointed out the council is setting aside about $1 million per year for facilities and $1 million for streets, though some 1% revenues were applied this year to the event center.
A council member moved to approve the tentative FY 2026-27 budget; the motion was seconded and carried by a 6-0 voice vote. The chair declared the motion passed and adjourned the meeting.
The vote recorded the resolution as adopted and the council directed staff to file the necessary state forms and provide department-level detail before final adoption. No final spending or permanent appropriations occurred at the special meeting; this vote establishes the town's expenditure limitation while staff completes supplemental schedules for council review.
