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Pima council unanimously approves DOC IGA and adopts FY26 budget after contingency cut
Summary
The Pima Town Council voted unanimously July 8 to approve an intergovernmental agreement and Resolution 2025-11 to match increased inmate labor pay and adopted the FY26 budget after reducing contingency from $4 million to $2 million; motions passed without recorded opposition.
The Pima Town Council on July 8 voted unanimously to approve an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with the Department of Corrections and adopt Resolution 2025-11 to match an ADOT increase in pay for inmate labor. Manager Vernon Batty told the council that ADOT raised pay for inmate labor and the town sought to adopt the same increase. Councilmember Cade Bryce moved to approve the IGA and resolution; Vice Mayor Teresa Bailey seconded and the motion carried unanimously.
In separate action on the fiscal year 2026 budget, Manager Batty reported he had revised the contingency line item from $4,000,000 to $2,000,000 per council direction. Councilmember Cade Bryce moved to adopt the final FY26 budget and Mayor Brian Paull seconded; the budget adoption passed unanimously.
Why it matters: approving the IGA aligns the town with ADOT’s inmate-labor pay increase and adopting the FY26 budget finalizes town spending priorities and contingency levels for the upcoming fiscal year. The contingency reduction reduces the town’s held reserve in the budget presented to voters or used for unexpected costs.
Votes at a glance: - IGA for DOC / Resolution 2025-11: Motion by Councilmember Cade Bryce; second by Vice Mayor Teresa Bailey; vote: Mayor Brian Paull — yes; Vice Mayor Teresa Bailey — yes; Councilmember Georgia Luster — yes; Councilmember Cade Bryce — yes; outcome: approved unanimously. - FY26 Budget adoption: Motion by Councilmember Cade Bryce; second by Mayor Brian Paull; vote: Mayor Brian Paull — yes; Vice Mayor Teresa Bailey — yes; Councilmember Georgia Luster — yes; Councilmember Cade Bryce — yes; outcome: approved unanimously.
Other action and context: Manager Batty approved replacement police vehicles (two Silverado trucks) after Enterprise said it could not supply the previously contracted Tahoes; the town expects delivery of the Silverados within weeks. The council also directed staff to bring a resolution on a proposed new fee schedule to the next meeting and discussed sales tax (TPT) and property-tax considerations without taking action.
Next steps: implement IGA per resolution terms, staff to prepare fee-schedule resolution for the next meeting and staff to draft code language for the special/conditional permit process referenced during the public hearing.
