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Treasurer warns Bristow's 2025'26 budget cut after sales tax projections fall short
Summary
Treasurer Ashley Hinshaw told the City Council on June 2 that last year's projected sales-tax revenue did not materialize, prompting department-level reductions to align with this year's actual receipts and a strategy focused on stabilizing next year's finances.
Treasurer Ashley Hinshaw presented the proposed 2025'2026 budget to the Bristow City Council on June 2, saying the prior year's projections for large sales-tax receipts were "nowhere close" to what actually materialized and that she had reduced departmental budgets to reflect this year's actual revenues. She framed the adjustments as an effort to put the city in a better position heading into the upcoming fiscal year.
Council members and staff discussed possible revenue-raising options but did not adopt a specific revenue package during the special meeting. Hinshaw said she pared each department back to amounts closer to current-year receipts; the transcript does not specify aggregate dollar totals or how much each department was reduced. The council is expected to consider additional budget actions in subsequent meetings as staff refines revenue and expenditure projections.
