CLAIM UNDER REVIEW
If approved, Proposition 436 would permanently add $30 million to Yuma’s expenditure base used to calculate the AEL.
The proposal changes the calculation base, not the amount of cash held by the City.
Assessment
The cited evidence establishes the claim as stated.
This is an editorial assessment of the cited evidence, not a finding by a court or public authority.
Evidence summary
The Council report identifies a $30 million permanent adjustment to the 1979-80 expenditure base; the Constitution provides the base-adjustment framework.
What the evidence establishes
The proposed amount and calculation mechanism, conditional on voter approval.
What it does not establish
A $30 million cash receipt, an exact $30 million annual-limit increase, or a particular project appropriation.
What remains unknown
The election outcome and the resulting official annual limits and actual expenditures.
Attributed to 1
Supporting sources 2
- Primary source · Government recordO2026-015: Proposition 436 Permanent Base Adjustment
Council legislative record and staff report describe the proposed $30 million permanent adjustment, AEL framework, and FY2028 implementation.
- Primary source · Government recordArizona Constitution, Article IX, Section 20: Expenditure limitation
Official constitutional framework for local expenditure limitations, historical bases, adjustments, and defined revenues.
Contradicting sources
No published contradicting sources are attached. This does not establish that none exist.
Sources 2
- Primary source · Government recordArizona Constitution, Article IX, Section 20: Expenditure limitation
Official constitutional framework for local expenditure limitations, historical bases, adjustments, and defined revenues.
- Primary source · Government recordO2026-015: Proposition 436 Permanent Base Adjustment
Council legislative record and staff report describe the proposed $30 million permanent adjustment, AEL framework, and FY2028 implementation.
Related articles 2
- Proposition 436 Explained: Yuma's $30 Million Base Adjustment and the Spending Limit
The proposed $30 million changes the base used to calculate spending authority. It does not create $30 million in cash. Here is how the AEL and FY2028 timing fit together.
- What Are Yuma Propositions 436 and 437? What Your Vote Actually Changes
Two ballot measures, two different decisions: what changes and what stays the same for Yuma’s spending authority and candidate nomination signatures.
Organizations 1
- City of Yuma
The City issues the biosolids contract award for its wastewater operations. Council authorization, contract execution and actual payments require different records.
Related topics 1
- Yuma Propositions 436 & 437
A plain-English evidence guide to City of Yuma Propositions 436 and 437 on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Proposition 436 concerns a permanent adjustment to the City's expenditure base. Proposition 437 concerns how nomination-petition signature requirements for City elected office are calculated.