The Lake Havasu City Council met on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at 5:30 PM for a regular meeting that included the final adoption of the Fiscal Year 2026-27 budget. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Cal Sheehy and adjourned at 8:55 PM. Councilmember Jim Dolan was absent. The council considered 14 items on the public hearing agenda, including the final budget adoption, property tax levy, appointments to boards and commissions, a development rezone, and several intergovernmental agreements. The budget was adopted by a 4-2 vote, with Councilmembers Nancy Campbell and Michele Lin dissenting.
6 at 5 30 p.m. We'll have an invocation from Pastor Dale Ray with Lake View Community Church, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance led by Stacey Lee from the Echo Group Band of Brothers, Veteran Suicide Prevention. Pastor. Good evening. Please stand with me. Paul wrote to young Timothy, this great council. He said, I exhort therefore that first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for kings for all that are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life. So Father, I give you thanks for these leaders tonight. I thank you for our mayor, our council members. I thank you for all those who serve Lake Havasu City. I pray, Lord, that as citizens may we be found in our roles, supporting our leaders. Let their choices promote our peace, our justice, that the city of Lake Avasu will flourish. Make them instruments of your goodness so that we may live quietly and with dignity and with hope in Lake Avasu City. In Jesus' name. Amen. If you are a veteran or active duty military, I invite you to render the salute with the Banner Brothers. Banner Brothers tit. Present who I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands. One nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. And uh welcome, Stacey. If you'd like to uh share a little bit about your organization with us and introduce your group. Do I need this? Oh goodness you do for those that hold me loud. I'm already pretty loud. Um, so to our mayor and of course our esteemed city council, thank you very much to have the opportunity to address all of you this evening. Um I would like to introduce or to begin by introducing some of my brothers and sisters seated here tonight. I have a few of them. Echo Group Banner Brothers is not a typical veterans organization. In fact, when I first approached our mayor four and a half years ago about bringing our chapter to Lake Havasu, I told him exactly that. We are different. Our mission is simple yet profound. Veteran suicide prevention. Many people in our community are aware of that mission, but what they may not fully understand is how we have been able to make a meaningful impact. We do not simply talk about preventing veteran suicide. We actively work to prevent it. We are boots on the ground. We support one another through life's challenges, and we involve our families in everything we do. We are an organization built on action. The citizens of Lake Havasoo may see us playing softball at Rotary Park, bowling, shooting pool, participating in community events, or selling our merchandise to raise funds that support our veterans and their families. They may see us cleaning the lake shorelines, helping elderly residents relocate to sever safer living environments, or volunteering throughout our community. What they do not see are the daily struggles many of our members have endured as a result of their military service and in some cases combat-related PTSD. They do not see the battles with addiction, alcohol abuse, broken relationships, isolation, anger, and hopelessness. Every individual seated here tonight has a story, many of them remarkably similar to those challenges, including my own. One couple sitting in this room today struggled with substance abuse, including methamphetamines, cocaine, and alcohol. When Echo Group Banda Brothers found them, we did not offer judgment, nor did we offer excuses. Another veteran was discovered living in his vehicle in the desert last summer. He had lost hope in humanity after experiencing significant trauma and hardship. He was angry, isolated, and unwilling to trust anyone. Working alongside members of this community, we helped secure him housing, furnishings, food, and essential resources within a matter of days.