In a daylong series of meetings on Tuesday, Aug. 23, the Prescott City Council is expected to select a new council member, discuss a possible settlement of claims with Tri-City College Prep and consider recruitment for “hard-to-fill” jobs in the Police Department and Fire Department.

With a reminder that “elections have consequences,” a majority of the Prescott City Council’s Water Issues Subcommittee appeared to oppose allowing city water service outside Prescott city limits.

When the City of Prescott adopted a new water policy in 2019, one of the major changes was an elimination of an annual water budget.

Back in 2011, the City of Prescott began the state-mandated process for an update of its 2003 General Plan, and the newly revised document was ultimately approved by Prescott voters in 2015.

Quad-Cities municipal governments and Yavapai County have announced schedules for closings during the upcoming Christmas and New Year holidays.

In the largest single-year decrease to date, the City of Prescott’s debt with the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System dropped by more than $20 million over the past year — from $43.2 million to $22.3 million.