Bullhead City Council Adopts FY 2025-2026 Budget at Special Meeting on June 17, 2025

The Bullhead City Council held a special meeting on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. in City Council Chambers, 1255 Marina Boulevard, Bullhead City, Arizona. The council held the required public hearing on the proposed Fiscal Year 2025-2026 budget and then adopted the final budget. Finance Director Robert Drexler submitted the budget materials; total expenditures for FY 2025-2026 will not exceed $193,087,363.

Consent Calendar

• The agenda included a motion to waive the reading in full of all ordinances and resolutions presented for adoption. No separate roll call result for this waiver motion appears in the transcript.

Public Comments & Testimony

• The presiding officer opened the public hearing under A.R.S. § 42-17104, providing taxpayers the opportunity to appear and be heard for or against any proposed expenditure.
• No members of the public spoke. After asking whether anyone wanted to comment, the presiding officer declared the hearing closed.

Discussion Items

• The council considered Resolution No. 2025R-28, adopting the Final Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-2026. The Finance Department recommended adoption, noting that the tentative budget had been adopted on June 3, 2025, and that the budget notice had been published as required by state statute.
• One council member expressed support for the budget, stating that the city is building infrastructure that future generations will rely upon and amenities that will improve quality of life, and called it a good budget.
• The council clarified that the motion pertained to agenda item 3 (budget adoption), because item 2 was a public hearing and required no action.

Budget Highlights

• Total FY 2025-2026 budgeted expenditures/expenses are $193,087,363, compared with $248,660,576 in the 2025 adopted/adjusted budget.
• The city does not levy primary or secondary property taxes; Schedule B was omitted.
• General Fund revenues are estimated at $50,810,801 and General Fund expenditures at $50,580,517.
• The budget provides for 361 full-time equivalent employees, with total estimated personnel compensation of $41,103,713.
• The expenditure limitation comparison shows $94,968,545 subject to the expenditure limitation, against an EEC expenditure limitation of $113,357,992.

Key Outcomes

• The public hearing was closed with no public comment.
• Resolution No. 2025R-28 was adopted by a vote of 6 in favor; the motion carried.
• The FY 2025-2026 final budget is established with total expenditures not to exceed $193,087,363.