Patagonia Council's May 14 Meeting Set to Include Hearing, Possible Vote on $4.3 Million Annual Budget

The Town of Patagonia will hold a regular Town Council meeting Wednesday, May 14 at 6pm in Town Hall Council Chambers at 310 McKeown Avenue. The meeting, which is open to the public, can also be attended via Zoom: meeting I.D. is 957-511-4862, password is 338501.

During tonight’s meeting, the Council will conduct a public hearing on the Town’s proposed $4.376 million budget for fiscal year 2026, which begins July 1, 2025. The hearing will include public comments and discussions by Town Council, and will be followed by Council discussion and a possible vote to formally adopt the budget.

Although this budget was previously discussed at a 48-minute Town Council study session on April 2—which was attended by two members of the public in person and one on Zoom—and is the subject of a public hearing tonight, it has not been made available on the Town’s website. A single page summary was printed as part of a notice of public hearing in the April 25, 2025 edition of the Nogales International.

The PRT obtained an electronic copy of the tentative budget from the Town on Monday, May 12, and is sharing it here as a downloadable PDF.

The budget—prepared by Town Manager Ron Robinson and given tentative approval by a unanimous Council vote on April 9—proposes $4.376 million in expenditures during Fiscal Year 2026. Expenditures, as listed on Schedule E in the document, include:

Fire Contract: $70,008
Parks: $246,898
Library: $283,990
Law Enforcement: $456,095
Administration: $1,709,261

Other items on the agenda for tonight’s Council meeting include:

Discussion and possible action to dissolve the Patagonia Public Library Advisory Board and recognize “the authority of the Town Manager to appoint in his discretion a Library Operational Advisory Committee.”

Discussion and possible action to approve Town Manager Robinson to “sign a service contract with Finest Tree Service of Tucson for tree trimming in the Library garden area in the amount of $2,200.”

Discussion and possible action to “approve Town Manager Robinson signing a construction agreement with James Conway to make Reservoir Road improvements in the amount not to exceed $37,632.00. The road has been unused for about 15 years and it has [deteriorated].”