# Apache Junction City Council Work Session - 10/5/26

The City of Apache Junction Council work session on October 5, 2026, focused on procurement and funding for major city projects. Staff recommended a $463,734 preconstruction-services contract with Wilming Construction, Inc., for the City Services Expansion Project, below the approved $603,250 budget. The project includes a police station, library branch, park and lake, maintenance building, and site improvements. Wilming was selected through a qualifications-based process under Arizona Revised Statutes Title 34. The contract was expected to go to the October 20 consent agenda; staff said it would return later with a construction contract and guaranteed maximum price, and may seek separate approvals for long-lead and owner-procured items. No award vote was recorded at this work session.

Police staff also presented grant funding: $83,800 in Governor’s Office of Highway Safety awards for enforcement and safety activities, including $4,800 for an electric police bicycle, and a $114,008.37 Homeland Security grant for vehicle barriers to protect the city complex. Council discussed aesthetic options for the barriers, favoring a less militarized appearance; no grant-acceptance votes were recorded. The council also reviewed proposed rules for automated license plate readers and related surveillance technology, directing staff to remove a provision requiring city manager approval for police policy changes and to add language on body-camera footage use, with a redline to be provided. This discussion could shape future oversight of police technology, but no technology purchase was considered.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure, Public Safety
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** October 05, 2026

### Sources
- [Apache Junction City Council Work Session - 10/5/26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQiVqGaugQI) - City of Apache Junction, Arizona