Apache Junction voters since 1985 have approved every four years a home rule option allowing the budget to be set at the local level. The last vote was in 2016.

In August voters will decide if a permanent base adjustment budget is approved in one election that would be adjusted annually by population and inflation. If approved by voters, the adjustment would be $5.5 million and the city’s budget could be as high as $93 million, which could allow it to fund water, sewer, trash or transit services, officials said.

The Apache Junction City Council on April 3 voted 7-0 on a resolution proposing a permanent adjustment to the 1979-80 base expenditure limitation for the city and placing the question on the Aug. 28 ballot.

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