Documents › Board of Trustees Work Session, 2025-12-04

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Also attached to this agenda item: Budget survey memo City of Timmins Survey

 Demographics (/portals/tucsonaz/Issue_14357/survey_responses/demographics)  Map (/portals/tucsonaz/Issue_14357/survey_responses/map)  Filter (/portals/tucsonaz/Issue_14357/survey_responses/analyze) Summary Responses (2028) Survey Budget Engagement Survey for Fiscal Year 2026 How you would prioritize City needs and services? Would you like to comment on City budget priorities? This topic is closed 2028 registered responses Using the detailed responses given above, which services do you consider important for the City to work into future budgets? Please select up to eight (8) service areas that you consider important to fund. *If using a desktop, hold down ctrl while making multiple selections. Response PercentResponse Count Hire more officers 40.2% Affordable housing 59.7% 1,211 Violence prevention 29.6% More CSOs 21.6% More firefighters 43.7% Fund early education 51.9% 1,052 More 911 call-takers 30.5% Update safety sites 12.0% Substance use help 51.4% 1,042 Upgrade safety gear 21.7% Homelessness support 57.5% 1,167 Police air support 21.7% More shade & trees 54.0% 1,096 Safety tech upgrades 13.0% Job skills training 39.7% Help local business 30.8% More arts & culture 36.7% City property care 23.5% Neighborhood cleanup 32.5% No funding needed 0.7% Are there expenses in the City’s General Fund that you consider to be wasteful/unnecessary that the Mayor & Council should examine cutting? Answered Unregistered (2280) (/portals/tucsonaz/Issue_14357/survey_responses?scope=off_ Download Registered (2028) (/portals/tucsonaz/Issue_14357/survey_responses) 2,028 Skipped Show Word Cloud Are there City service changes you think would save money and or/improve impacts for the community and visitors that the Mayor & Council should consider adjusting? Answered 2,028 Skipped Show Word Cloud (/portals/tucsonaz/Issue_14357/97745/question_summary?filter%5Border_by%5D=Date&for_action=index&scope=on_forum) What options should the City explore for new or increased dollars to help solve its projected budget deficit? Average priorities over 2028 responses 1. Creating an Advertising Transaction Privilege Tax 2. Re-implement transit fares 3. Increasing the local per-night-stay bed surtax 4. Secondary Property Tax increase for capital equipment and projects 5. Adding sales tax of one quarter-cent 6. None of the options listed should be used. City should cut existing services to pay for any new needs. What additional thoughts or comments do you have regarding the City’s FY26 Budget development? Answered 1,340 Skipped Show Word Cloud (/portals/tucsonaz/Issue_14357/97748/question_summary?filter%5Border_by%5D=Date&for_action=index&scope=on_forum) Race & Ethnicity - Which of the following describes your racial or ethnic identity? Please select all that apply. Response PercentResponse Count American Indian or Alaska Native 3.0% Asian 3.1% Black or African American 2.7% Latinx or Hispanic 18.3% Middle Eastern/North African 0.8% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0.4% White 60.7% 1,209 Prefer not to say 21.4% Gender - What is your current gender? Select all that apply. Response PercentResponse Count Male 35.5% Female 42.0% Transgender 2.6% Response PercentResponse Count Nonbinary 5.4% Prefer not to say 16.4% I use a different term 1.5% Age - What is your age? Response PercentResponse Count 15 - 19 0.8% 20 - 24 6.1% 25 - 34 27.6% 35 - 44 22.9% 45 - 54 11.8% 55 - 59 5.0% 60 - 64 4.0% 65 - 74 8.3% 75 - 84 2.8% 85 and older 0.1% Prefer not to say 10.3% Tribal Affiliation - Are you an enrolled member and/or a descendant of a Federal or State recognized American Indian Tribe? If so, which one(s)? Please select all that apply. Response PercentResponse Count Pascua Yaqui Tribe 0.8% Tohono O’odham Nation 0.1% Not listed 5.3% Not a member or descendent 77.0% 1,427 Prefer not to say 17.4% Disability - Do you have difficulties with any of the following? Please select all that apply. Response Percent Response Count Hearing (Deaf or serious difficulty hearing) 2.5% Vision (Blind or serious difficulty seeing even while wearing glasses) 0.9% Cognitive (Difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition) 5.7% Ambulatory (Difficulty walking or climbing stairs) 3.9% Self-care (Difficulty dressing or bathing) 0.8% Independent living (difficulty doing errands alone such as visiting doctor's office or shopping because of physical, mental, or emotional condition) 1.5% I do not identify with having a disability 65.6% 1,244 Prefer not to say 23.6% Income - What is your total household income? Response PercentResponse Count Less than $10,000 2.3% $10,000 - $24,999 5.8% $25,000 - $39,999 10.1% $40,000 - $54,999 10.6% $55,000 - $69,999 9.9% Response PercentResponse Count $70,000 - $84,999 8.6% $85,000 - $99,999 5.9% $100,000 - $114,999 8.6% $115,000 - $129,999 3.8% $130,000 - $144,999 2.6% $145,000 - $159,999 2.6% $160,000 - $174,999 2.1% $175,000 or more 6.4% Prefer not to say 20.8% Language - How well do you speak English? Response PercentResponse Count Very well 86.6% 1,726 Well 4.2% Not well 0.1% Prefer not to say 9.1%