Peoria Council to consider overages from fiscal year 2023 budget
The Peoria City Council at their public meeting April 4 will consider approval of budget overages totaling $6.23 million to cover anticipated budget shortfalls in various departments.
The Council-adopted budget for fiscal year 2023 sets spending limits by department and fund. City departments cannot exceed these "appropriations" without city council approval. For different reasons, several departments expect to exceed their appropriations for fiscal year 2023.
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The Peoria City Council at their public meeting April 4 will consider approval of budget overages totaling $6.23 million to cover anticipated budget shortfalls in various departments.
The Council-adopted budget for fiscal year 2023 sets spending limits by department and fund. City departments cannot exceed these "appropriations" without city council approval. For different reasons, several departments expect to exceed their appropriations for fiscal year 2023.
The city is currenlty finalizing its fiscal year 2024 budget.
The council meeting will be 6 p.m., in the city council chamber, 8401 W. Monroe St.
Meet Philip Haldiman is an award-winning journalist who most recently took first place for investigative reporting in 2023 from Arizona Newspapers Association. He joined Independent Newsmedia, Inc., USA, in 2015, covering Sun City West his first year. Since 2016, he has covered the city of Peoria. Prior to coming to INI, he was a reporter with The Arizona Republic for seven years, covering numerous cities throughout the Valley. Before that, he was a freelance writer.
Community: Haldiman spearheads the Peoria Independent Hometown Heroes Awards program, honoring local individuals and businesses that give back to the community. He has hosted local candidate forums over the years and is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists. Haldiman also served as a member of the Journalism Program Community Advisory Board at Glendale Community College. Outside journalism, Haldiman served as a member of the city of Peoria Complete Count Committee for the Census, 2019-2020. Lastly, he has served as a member of his HOA governing board since 2021.
Education: Arizona State University with a BA in Journalism and Mass Communications and a BA in Theater.
Random Fact: Haldiman is a fourth-generation Arizonan as well as wrote and produced an autobiographical comic book about his time spent in Hollywood and his life as a cult film star.
Hobbies: He enjoys hiking Arizona’s mountainous landscapes and is currently working on a play for the stage.
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