Authorize budgeted expenditures of $500,000 or more for CIP projects and routine operating expenses.

 

The FY2026 adopted budget includes appropriations for the listed expenses in various funds and departments.

Section 3-4-8 of the city of Goodyear municipal code provides City Council the option to designate an amount, by way of resolution, above which a budgeted expenditure must be approved or identified in the adoption of the budget to be considered approved. The City Council established the limit of $500,000 with Resolution 08-1255. The FY2026 adopted budget will include appropriations for ongoing operating expenses, asset replacement programs, and expenditures related to the delivery of capital improvement projects.

The attached FY2026 Expenditures for Administrative Award document (included as attachment A) identifies the applicable expenditures anticipated to exceed $500,000. The expenditures are categorized by capital items and operating items. Capital items include project numbers, descriptions, and expenditure authority amounts. For capital item projects spanning multiple years, the amount of expenditure authority equals the total project budget. Operating items include descriptions and expenditure authority amounts. Approval of this list of items authorizes administrative award of contracts and purchase orders, up to the amount budgeted, in accordance with city policies and procedures. Any requests for budget increases will require additional City Council approval, in accordance with city policies and procedures.