Apache Junction council adopts final budget for fiscal 2026-2027

The Apache Junction City Council on June 15 unanimously approved Resolution 26-28, adopting the citys final budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027. The vote followed a brief staff presentation and an open public hearing that drew no speakers.

Matt, a city staff member, told the council that the final budget is unchanged from the tentative budget the council adopted on May 18. "Nothing has changed from what you adopted with the tentative budget," Matt said, and he said staff had completed required public notifications and was available to answer questions.

After the public hearing was opened and no members of the public signed up to speak, a council member moved to approve Resolution 26-28, which the motion described as "fully adopting estimates of expenditures by the City of Apache Junction for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027," and declaring an emergency. A second to the motion was recorded in the minutes; the transcript does not identify the mover or seconder by name.

The council then took a roll call vote, with each council member voting in favor. The roll call recorded the following affirmative votes: Council member Heck; Council member Nesser; Council member Cross; Council member Johnson; Vice Mayor Schroeder; Council member Soller; and Mayor Wilson. The motion passed unanimously, and the presiding officer adjourned the meeting.

The record available for this meeting does not include dollar amounts or line-item changes in the final budget; those figures were not specified in the transcript and would appear in the formal adopted budget document. The resolution approved on June 15 is listed in the minutes as Resolution 26-28 and includes an emergency declaration as stated in the motion text.