Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Municipal Budget topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Quartzsite council adopts tentative FY2026-27 budget and expenditure limitation
Summary
The Quartzsite Town Council adopted a tentative fiscal-year 2026–27 budget and set an expenditure limitation of $17,265,703, scheduling a public hearing for July 14; council added $8,610 for tablets to balance the tentative budget.
The Town of Quartzsite council on June 23 adopted a tentative budget for fiscal year 2026–27 and set the legally required expenditure limitation at $17,265,703, staff said.
Town staff told the council the tentative budget reflects prior workshop discussions and that the only accounting change since those sessions was moving lease revenue from an enterprise fund back into the general fund. The council was informed that adoption of the tentative budget triggers a public hearing, scheduled for July 14, before final adoption.
Council members debated minor cuts proposed during earlier workshops, including removing a $8,610 tablet purchase. Several members and public commenters argued the tablets would improve transparency and save paper; the council voted to add that $8,610 back into the tentative budget so the budget remains balanced.
The motion to adopt the tentative budget and expenditure limitation carried. The council did not give final approval to the budget at the June 23 meeting; staff will publish the tentative figures and return the budget for final adoption after the public hearing.
Speakers quoted in this article are drawn from the meeting record and include the presenting staff member (identified in the record as a presenter), the chair and council members who spoke during the budget discussion.
