On Tuesday, June 23, the Sedona City Council unanimously approved its $97,963,222 budget for Fiscal Year 2026 to 2027, which begins July 1. The vote was 6-0 with Councilwoman Charlotte Hosseini absent. There were no major changes from the tentative...

Budget, spending and ‘home rule’ divide hopefuls Newcomers Jean Christophe Buillet, Rich Gay and Tony Hauserman and incumbent City Councilwoman Melissa Dunn, made their pitch to voters at the League of Women Voter's forum at the Sedona Performing Arts Center...

Number of earners triple since NEWS began tracking in 2021 Since the NEWS began its annual tracking of the salary group of city of Sedona staffers earning six-figure salaries in 2021, there are 48 employees currently earning in that group,...

The Sedona City Council is considering a proposed $94.7 million budget for fiscal year 2026-27, a roughly 8% reduction from the current year's $103 million spending. The decrease is driven primarily by a 19% — or $8.177 million — drop...

City has $29K in assets per resident The city of Sedona received a clean audit during the March 10 Sedona City Council meeting, at which council heard a presentation about the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2024–25. The presentation...