By Jason Stone | Daily Independent
Keeping an eye on an uncertain financial situation because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Surprise City Council approved a “flat” budget June 2 — while adding some flexibility in case things get better faster than expected.
The council unanimously passed a $415.5 million budget for fiscal year 2021, which was up a little less than $3 million from last year’s.
“We tried to stay as flat as we possibly could,” assistant finance director Holly Osborn told the City Council.