{"about":"Scottsdale, Arizona 2026 budget, compiled by County Commons (independent, nonpartisan; not a government website). Every amount cites its source document and page.","page":"https://scottsdaleaz.countycommons.us/budget","meta":{"document":"City of Scottsdale AZ FY2025-26 Adopted Budget","title":"Scottsdale — the money trail","grand_total":2203742144,"year":2026,"note":"The City of Scottsdale, Arizona — a council-manager city of ~245,000 in Maricopa County. This is the adopted all-funds budget for FY2025-26, $2.20 billion, shown by fund (adopted Ordinance 4670). Police is the largest General-Fund department — note its FY26 figure includes a one-time ~$50M pension paydown, so the recurring cost is closer to $150M. Scottsdale owns its own water utility. The combined city property-tax rate is $0.9124 per $100 (primary $0.4891 + secondary/bond $0.4233). Every fund figure ties to the adopted state forms and foots to the dollar."},"documents":[{"id":"scottsdale-fy26-budget","title":"City of Scottsdale FY2025-26 Adopted Budget (Ordinance 4670)","jurisdiction":"scottsdale","layer":"appropriation","source_url":"https://www.scottsdaleaz.gov/finance/budget","retrieved_at":"2026-08-21","status":"ingested","note":"Adopted June 23, 2025. All funds $2,203,742,144 by fund; General Fund appropriation $651,976,796. Combined property-tax rate $0.9124/$100. Foots to the dollar."}],"verification":{"total_checks":7,"passed":7,"failed":0},"nodes":[{"year":2026,"layer":"appropriation","section":"appropriations","docket_ref":null,"source":{"doc":"scottsdale-fy26-budget","page":null},"status":"sourced","id":"cip","parent":null,"name":"Capital Improvement Plan","amount":974236138,"note":"Water, roads, buildings, and long-term projects across all funding sources."},{"year":2026,"layer":"appropriation","section":"appropriations","docket_ref":null,"source":{"doc":"scottsdale-fy26-budget","page":null},"status":"sourced","id":"gf","parent":null,"name":"General Fund","amount":651976796,"note":"The main operating fund — Police and Fire are most of it. (Includes a large emergency reserve.)"},{"year":2026,"layer":"appropriation","section":"appropriations","docket_ref":null,"source":{"doc":"scottsdale-fy26-budget","page":null},"status":"sourced","id":"enterprise","parent":null,"name":"Enterprise Funds","amount":266748064,"note":"Self-supporting: Water, Solid Waste, Aviation, Tourism/Events, WestWorld, the stadium."},{"year":2026,"layer":"appropriation","section":"appropriations","docket_ref":null,"source":{"doc":"scottsdale-fy26-budget","page":null},"status":"sourced","id":"special","parent":null,"name":"Special Revenue Funds","amount":125044410,"note":"Restricted — the transportation tax, preservation, and tourism funds."},{"year":2026,"layer":"appropriation","section":"appropriations","docket_ref":null,"source":{"doc":"scottsdale-fy26-budget","page":null},"status":"sourced","id":"debt","parent":null,"name":"Debt Service Fund","amount":87293613,"note":"Principal and interest on voter-approved bonds."},{"year":2026,"layer":"appropriation","section":"appropriations","docket_ref":null,"source":{"doc":"scottsdale-fy26-budget","page":null},"status":"sourced","id":"internal","parent":null,"name":"Internal Service Funds","amount":73042334,"note":"Fleet, self-insurance, and PC replacement."},{"year":2026,"layer":"appropriation","section":"appropriations","docket_ref":null,"source":{"doc":"scottsdale-fy26-budget","page":null},"status":"sourced","id":"grants","parent":null,"name":"Grants & Special Districts","amount":25400789,"note":"Grant-funded programs and special districts."}]}