Budget & Operational Plan

The Financial Services Division disseminates the Budget Development Schedule to all stakeholders in the budget process following direction from the Governing Board and Fire Chief regarding previously identified expectations and critical priorities. Budget submission deadlines are set and guidelines provided for managers to use in the preparation of base and supplemental budget requests. Division and program managers developed their budgets at the line-item level with input from the Finance Director and from employees within their respective sections. Upon submission, the proposed line-item budgets were reviewed by the Fire Chief, the Assistant Chiefs, the Finance Director, and the responsible employee(s). Necessary modifications were made, reviewed, and finalized in the line-item budgets before inclusion in the budget. Throughout this process, the Governing Board's were updated regularly on the budget’s progress and informed of any items that may have had a significant variance over the previous year’s budget. Additional direction was issued by the Governing Boards regarding these variances when necessary.

Upon completion, tentative Annual Budget and Operational Plan was presented in detail by staff to the Boards and the public during the public budget meeting that was held on April 25, 2023. During this meeting, responsible division and program managers presented their proposed line-item budgets. The board members and public attendees were encouraged to ask questions and discuss the tentative budget and its contribution to supporting the Member Districts and the Authority's service level goals. Upon completion of the thorough examination of the tentative budget, modifications were assimilated into the document for finalization.

The Arizona Revised Statute, A.R.S. § 48-805(A)2, requires that a public notice of the proposed tentative budget be posted in three public locations, and be placed on the Authority/District’s websites at least twenty days prior to the public hearing held at a meeting called by the Governing Board for adoption. The mandated 20-Day posting period began on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 and ended on Monday, May 15, 2023. Copies of the budgets are available below and at the Arizona Fire & Medical District /Authority Administrative Offices.

The Public Budget Hearings to adopt the final Fiscal Year 2023/24 Annual Budget and Operational Plan for the Buckeye Valley Fire District will be held on Tuesday, June 20, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.