Presentation

TOWN OF WICKENBURG
BUDGET WORK SESSION
May 5, 2025

• Workshop III
o Property Tax
o Capital Improvement Program 
Overview
o Tentative Adoption May 19th
o Final Budget Adoption July 7th
Town Council 
Budget Workshop
Agenda

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Introduction

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Property Tax

• Town current RATE is .4132, LEVY is $600,000
• Reduce RATE to .3997 – LEVY will increase to $615,000
o No Truth in Taxation Hearing Required
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Your Tax Dollars at Work

• Restricted Projected End of Year Fund Balance- $22,103,499
o-Contingency $3,193,980
o-Capital Reserve $1,000,000
o-Reserve $5,476,519 (30%) – policy is 15%
• Unrestricted Fund Balance- $12.433M
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Start With the End in Mind

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5-Year Capital Improvement Plan

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Parks – Master Plan Maintenance Recommendations

• Refurbish/Paint Sunset Park 
Concession Stand – $36,500
• Seal and Stripe Sunset Park Parking 
Lots – $75,000
• Resurface Coffinger Park Tennis 
Courts – $38,000
• Add wood chips to playground 
areas – $10,000
• ADA Safety Upgrades at Town Parks 
– $48,000
• Engineering/Design of Sunrise 
Park – $1,122,000
• Sunset Park Pickleball Restrooms –
$250,000
• Coffinger Park Field Renovation for 
Baseball and Football – $125,000
• Coffinger Park Pool improvements –
$222,000
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Summary of FY26 Park Improvements
Maintenance
Capital Improvement Projects

Parks Master Plan – Sunset Park Dog Park Concept
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Parks Master Plan – Coffinger Dog Park Concept
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• Monitoring Wells - WIFA
• Adams/Santa Cruz Waterline 
Replacement – WIFA (CDBG $340K)
• Vulture Mine Booster Station
• Aztec Lift Station Odor Control
• South WWTP Headworks Upgrade - 
ARPA
• South WWTP UV Disinfection/Effluent 
Pump Station - WIFA
• South WWTP Grit Removal 
Improvements – WIFA
• South WWTP Intensification Expansion 
Construction & Engineering - WIFA
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Water and Wastewater
Water
Wastewater

Scope: Mill, regrade, pave with 3" of asphalt, and stripe
Cost: $1.2 Million
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Constellation Road Reconstruction

• Improve the interior and exterior of the building and add publicly accessible restrooms 
added to the rear of the building
• Includes utilizing the facility for youth after-school programming featuring a life skills 
curriculum
• FY26 Design & Exterior Renovations - $300,000
o To include roof replacement, painting, sidewalks, etc.
• FY27 Interior Renovations - $150,000
o To include ADA compliant restrooms, space for programming.
• Total Project Construction Cost $450,000 (over two-years)
* Potential Opioid Settlement Funding: ~$53,500 for building improvements and furnishings
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Smoke Eaters

Community Center
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Basic Remodel
Substantial Remodel
Cost: $3-4 million
Cost: $5-6 million
Roof replacement
Roof replacement
ADA accessibility upgrades
ADA accessibility upgrades
Essential repairs & maintenance
Structural and interior improvements
No major aesthetic or functional upgrades
Exterior renovations & possible amenities
Maintains existing structure
Improves functionality but retains aging framework

• April 7, 2025:
oCouncil gave direction to explore options related to solid waste 
programs
oStaff is preparing a future work session for Council with a variety of 
alternatives
• Council Direction for Budget:
1. Maintain the $25K cap for Recycling
2. Increase the cap to $66K for Recycling
Solid Waste- Recycling Program
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• Community Center Design and Construction  - $2,300,000
• Constellation Road - $1,200,000
• Complete Park Maintenance Projects – Parks Master Plan
• Sunrise Design - $1,122,000
• Sunset Improvements - $250,000
• Smoke Eaters - $300,000
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Summary of Council Priority Project Expenses for FY26

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CIP Chart

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CIP Chart

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CIP Chart

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CIP Chart

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CIP Chart

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Other Funds
•
The Town has 38 Special Funds
•
9 Enterprise Funds
•
29 Special Revenue Funds
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Examples: Rodeo Grounds, Cemetery, Prop 207 Polie/Fire
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Budget for these funds will sent to council ahead of the Tentative Budget (05/19)

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Enterprise Funds
Fund Name / No.
2023-24 Actual
2024-25 Budgeted
2024-25 YTD
2025-26 Proposed
Water 1 / 500
1,315,980
8,528,372
826,341
7,553,313
Water 2 / 501
1,024,147
1,942,407
470,926
1,485,351
Electric / 510
2,406,517
6,963,653
2,612,960
6,885,335
Sanitation / 520
1,337,652
2,235,526
1,721,795
1,242,565
Wastewater 1 / 530
61,960
6,884,237
1,149,818
4,991,087
Wastewater 2 / 531
1,766,560
4,049,714
720,066
3,647,420
Airport / 580
1,119,533
1,654,642
549,921
3,784,233
Maintenance Shop / 600
207,805
300,490
193,289
292,954
Fuel Facility / 620
382,118
436,505
233,188
398,000
Total
9,622,272
32,995,546
8,478,304
30,280,258

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• Tentative Budget Adoption May 
19th
• Final Budget Adoption July 7th
Next Steps

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Tentative Budget Adoption
(A.R.S.) § 42-17105 Municipalities are required to post their adopted 
Budget Schedules on their official websites within seven business days to 
the Town’s Official website and must remain accessible for at least 60-
months afterwards.
Most important policy being adopted is setting the expenditure 
limitation.
After this point council can only lower expenditure limitation.

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• Council Discussion
Recap and Close of Work 
Session