CITY OF FLAGSTAFF MUNICIPAL CREDIT RISK ANALYSIS — MAY 19, 2026

Executive Summary

The City of Flagstaff, Arizona presents two material adverse findings warranting active monitoring by institutional bond investors. Neither finding rises to the CAUSAL threshold on available evidence. One finding reaches MECHANISM stage; one reaches THRESHOLD. The remaining operational developments documented in the current news cycle do not clear causal standards for credit relevance.

The primary adverse factor is federal grant revenue concentration and budget forecast reliability. Flagstaff's FY 2024-2025 budget documents reveal a material variance between budgeted and realized COVID Relief Fund revenues: $2,733,607 budgeted against $338,108 in actual receipts, a shortfall of approximately $2.4 million. [39] The Transportation Fund carries $6,285,699 in federal grant allocations. [39] The mechanism connecting federal grant dependency to credit deterioration is well-established in municipal finance: grants are temporally limited, renewal cycles are uncertain, and cities that baseline operations to non-recurring federal receipts face structural deficit exposure when funding lapses. The COVID Relief budget-to-actual variance is empirical evidence that Flagstaff has already absorbed a significant forecasting error or funding reduction in at least one fiscal year. Whether that shortfall was absorbed through fund balance draw, service reduction, or deferred cost recognition is not determinable from available records, and that ambiguity is itself a disclosure concern. This finding is rated MECHANISM.

The secondary adverse factor is the ongoing Desert Mountain Energy Corp litigation targeting the Holbrook Basin aquifer beneath Red Gap Ranch, which Flagstaff has designated as part of its 100-year water supply. [22] [25] [28] [29] The litigation, initiated in late 2020, has progressed through multiple courts as of May 2026 and remains unresolved. The adverse-outcome mechanism is directional: if helium extraction operations compromise the aquifer, Flagstaff loses access to a designated long-term water source, forcing substitution with costlier alternatives, increasing capital expenditure, and reducing fund liquidity and revenue stability. However, the empirical record available to this analysis does not support a probability assessment of adverse judgment, a quantified aquifer impact estimate, or a verified measure of Red Gap Ranch's proportional criticality within the city's total water portfolio. On that basis, and consistent with the verification process applied to this report, the water litigation finding is rated THRESHOLD rather than MECHANISM. The causal mechanism is plausible and directional; empirical confirmation is absent.

Bond investors should note the combination of these two factors. Federal grant dependence concentrates revenue risk in sources outside local control; water supply litigation concentrates infrastructure risk in a legal proceeding that Flagstaff does not control and cannot time. Neither factor indicates imminent default risk. Together, they indicate a credit profile that warrants continued disclosure scrutiny and monitoring of upcoming budget and litigation milestones. General obligation and water utility revenue bond investors face different but overlapping exposure to these factors, as detailed in the Risk Factor Analysis section.

No governance dysfunction, disclosure delinquency on EMMA, or acute fiscal distress was identified in available public records as of the report date. Absence of evidence is not affirmative comfort; the baseline credit metrics required to contextualize severity — current CAFR, debt service coverage ratios, fund balance levels, and historical credit ratings — were not available to this analysis and constitute the most urgent data gap.

Recent Developments

Desert Mountain Energy Corp Litigation — Multi-Court Posture as of May 2026

The litigation between Flagstaff and Desert Mountain Energy Corp, a Canada-based helium extraction company, has evolved into what contemporaneous reporting characterizes as a three-court legal quagmire. [22] The city originally sued Desert Mountain in late 2020, asserting that helium extraction operations in the Holbrook Basin threatened the aquifer beneath Red Gap Ranch, which Flagstaff holds as part of its 100-year water supply designation. [22] Subsequent rulings blocked the city from renewing its original complaint, [24] prompting Flagstaff to file a new lawsuit [28] and separately petition the Arizona Supreme Court for review. [25] Federal court involvement has also been reported as a procedural possibility. [29]

Bond-risk implication: Multi-forum litigation prolongs resolution timelines, escalates legal costs, and sustains disclosure obligations. Each new filing represents an additional legal cost center and an additional vector for adverse ruling. Litigation costs are general fund obligations; they are not offset by litigation proceeds unless and until the city prevails. Rating: THRESHOLD.

Federal Grant Budget Variance — COVID Relief Fund

The FY 2024-2025 budget documents filed by Flagstaff show a COVID Relief Fund with $2,733,607 in budgeted federal grant revenues against $338,108 in actual revenues documented for the comparable prior period. [39] The Transportation Fund shows $6,285,699 in budgeted federal grant revenues for the same fiscal year, a figure described in available records as representing a significant increase from the prior year's $6,285,699 baseline. [39]

Bond-risk implication: The COVID Relief variance is a documented budget-to-actual gap. If the city's operating plan for the fiscal year assumed the full $2.7 million was available, and only $338 thousand arrived, that difference was absorbed somewhere in the fiscal structure. How it was absorbed has not been disclosed in publicly available material reviewed for this report. Rating: MECHANISM.

Stage 1 Fire Restrictions — Effective May 21, 2026

The city announced Stage 1 Fire Restrictions effective 8:00 a.m. on May 21, 2026, prohibiting open burning permits, consumer-grade fireworks sales and use, and charcoal and wood-fired barbecues in city parks and open spaces. [1] [4]

Bond-risk implication: Seasonal fire restrictions are operational regulatory measures. They do not alter revenue capacity, fund balance, or debt service structure. This development does not carry independent credit implications. Rating: NOISE.

ICE Office Space in Flagstaff — April 2026

KJZZ reported in April 2026 that Immigration and Customs Enforcement leased office space in Flagstaff, prompting city officials to request additional information about the agency's operational plans. [32] Council members expressed interest in understanding the scope of local ICE activity.

Bond-risk implication: Federal agency co-location creates a potential governance friction point between city leadership and federal programs. In the near term, this does not implicate bond credit directly. However, if federal-local tension materializes into formal policy conflicts — such as sanctuary-type resolutions or withholding of cooperative agreements — federal grant eligibility could be affected. This remains speculative and is not rated above CORRELATED on current evidence. Rating: CORRELATED.

Arizona Public Service Power Safety Shutoff — April 22, 2026

APS deployed a public safety power shutoff in the Flagstaff area on April 22, 2026, the first such deployment in the region. [37] The shutoff was a response to high wind and fire risk conditions.

Bond-risk implication: Critical infrastructure vulnerability to climate-driven service interruptions is a long-term credit consideration. A single PSPS event is not a credit trigger, but frequency of events over time would indicate systematic infrastructure risk that bondholders should track. Rating: CORRELATED.

Flagstaff 2045 General Plan — Contested Policy Environment

A May 2026 op-ed published by the Arizona Free Enterprise Club characterized Flagstaff's 2045 General Plan as politically contentious, framing certain planning objectives as ideologically driven. [7] The plan appears to involve land use, energy, and development policies with multi-decade implications.

Bond-risk implication: Contested general plan processes can delay permitting, slow development, constrain tax base growth, and generate litigation. If the 2045 plan is challenged legally or fails to receive required approvals, Flagstaff's long-range capital and revenue planning assumptions may be disrupted. Current evidence is insufficient for a causal determination. Rating: CORRELATED.

Library Director Search — Governance Process

The city hosted meet-and-greet events for City-County Library Director candidates. [9] This is a routine personnel matter.

Bond-risk implication: No credit implication. Rating: NOISE.

Risk Factor Analysis

Federal Grant Revenue Concentration and Budget Forecast Reliability

Finding: Flagstaff's FY 2024-2025 budget documents reveal material dependence on federal grant revenues across multiple funds, including $6,285,699 in Transportation Fund federal grants and $2,733,607 budgeted in COVID Relief Fund revenues. Actual COVID Relief Fund grant receipts for the comparable period were $338,108 — a variance of approximately $2.4 million below budget. [39] [40]

Causal Rating: MECHANISM

Mechanism: Federal grant funding is temporally bounded and subject to renewal, federal appropriations cycles, and eligibility conditions outside municipal control. The operative causal chain is as follows. First, Flagstaff budgets to anticipated federal grant receipts. Second, if those receipts are reduced, delayed, or terminated, the city must absorb the shortfall through fund balance draw, service reductions, fee increases, or deferred capital maintenance. Third, repeated reliance on non-recurring revenue without identified replacement streams creates structural deficit risk — the gap between recurring expenditure obligations and recurring own-source revenues. Fourth, structural deficits reduce operating fund balance over time, impairing the cushion available to service debt without disruption in periods of revenue shortfall. This mechanism is not novel; it is documented in virtually every credit downgrade of a mid-sized municipality that over-relied on federal stimulus funding post-2020.

The $2.4 million COVID Relief variance is empirical evidence that at least one of the following occurred: the budget assumed grant receipts that were not awarded, the grants were delayed into a subsequent fiscal year, or the city's forecasting methodology overstated likely receipts. None of these outcomes is favorable from a disclosure or governance perspective. The ambiguity itself is a risk signal.

Transportation Fund federal grants at $6.3 million represent a significant proportion of a capital program that, absent specific CAFR review, cannot be sized as a percentage of total operating revenue. If that figure represents 10 to 15 percent of operating revenues, it is material. Institutional investors should obtain the FY 2025-2026 preliminary budget and any multi-year financial forecast to determine whether these grant lines are carried forward as recurring assumptions.

Confounds: The total municipal operating budget has not been confirmed from available records, preventing calculation of federal grant dependency ratios. The city may maintain adequate fund balance reserves to absorb grant lapses without credit impact. Arizona's state-shared revenue formulas provide transaction-privilege tax and vehicle license tax distributions that could offset federal grant variability; the magnitude of those offsets is not determinable from available records. The COVID Relief variance may reflect proper deferred revenue recognition rather than a budget error. These confounds do not eliminate the finding; they prevent elevation to CAUSAL.

Water Supply Litigation — Desert Mountain Energy Corp

Finding: Flagstaff has been engaged in multi-court litigation against Desert Mountain Energy Corp since late 2020, asserting that the company's helium extraction operations in the Holbrook Basin threaten the aquifer beneath Red Gap Ranch, designated as part of the city's 100-year water supply. As of May 2026, the litigation spans state and potentially federal venues and remains unresolved. [22] [24] [25] [28] [29]

Causal Rating: THRESHOLD

Mechanism: The directional hypothesis is as follows. An adverse judgment, or prolonged litigation uncertainty, impairs Flagstaff's ability to rely on Red Gap Ranch aquifer as a water supply component. If the aquifer is compromised, the city must acquire or develop alternative water sources — a capital-intensive process in an arid state where water rights carry significant transaction costs. Increased capital expenditure for water system development adds to the city's debt burden or depletes general fund reserves. Separately, litigation legal costs are general fund obligations that accumulate across a multi-year proceeding. Water utility revenue bonds carry additional exposure: if supply disruption forces operational changes or increased treatment costs, coverage ratios on existing water utility debt may compress.

Why This Is THRESHOLD and Not MECHANISM: The mechanism is directional and plausible. However, Stage 3 empirical confirmation is absent. Critical unknowns include: the probability of adverse judgment, which requires review of litigation merit briefings and expert hydrogeological declarations not available to this analysis; the proportional criticality of Red Gap Ranch within Flagstaff's total water portfolio, which would require the city's water master plan; quantified aquifer impact if helium extraction continues; and the city's contingency supply planning. Without any of these data points, the finding cannot be elevated to MECHANISM. It is a documented, plausible, unquantified risk.

Confounds: Flagstaff may have contracted alternative water sources that render Red Gap Ranch impairment manageable within existing capital budgets. The Arizona Supreme Court petition, if granted, could resolve the multi-venue complexity and either accelerate or terminate the proceeding. Arizona water rights litigation has a history of extremely long resolution timelines; prolonged uncertainty may not trigger near-term credit action even if the finding is material. The city may have existing reserve policies specifically designated for water system contingencies.

Governance Quality and Disclosure Compliance

Finding: No EMMA disclosure delinquency, missed continuing disclosure filing, or material event notice gap was identified in available records for this report. [49] [52] [54] However, baseline CAFR documentation was not directly reviewed.

Causal Rating: CORRELATED

Mechanism: Disclosure failures — specifically, failure to file material event notices for pending litigation of the type documented in the Desert Mountain case — would constitute Rule 15c2-12 continuing disclosure violations. The SEC and MSRB have pursued enforcement actions against issuers and underwriters for precisely this class of omission. The absence of identified violations is not the same as confirmed compliance, and the scope of this review did not include a direct EMMA filing audit.

Action Indicated: Institutional investors should independently verify the completeness of EMMA filings for all outstanding Flagstaff bond issues, specifically confirming that the Desert Mountain litigation has been disclosed as a material risk in annual reports or material event notices as appropriate. [49] [53]

Federal-Local Political Environment and Grant Eligibility Risk

Finding: City officials in April 2026 sought additional details about ICE office leasing in Flagstaff, suggesting some friction between city governance posture and federal enforcement operations. [32] The 2045 General Plan faces organized political opposition characterizing its objectives as ideologically motivated. [7]

Causal Rating: CORRELATED

Mechanism: Federal grant programs — including Department of Transportation, HUD, EPA, and certain public safety grants — may carry compliance conditions related to federal law cooperation. Cities that adopt formal non-cooperation policies risk grant suspension or termination under applicable program statutes. The gap between city leadership's expressed concern about ICE operations and any formal policy response has not been documented in available records; no non-cooperation resolution has been identified. The risk is therefore speculative at this stage, but the directional exposure is real: if political dynamics shift toward a formal sanctuary-type policy, federal grant eligibility risk rises.

Operational Risk — Fire and Climate

Finding: Flagstaff entered Stage 1 Fire Restrictions on May 21, 2026. [1] APS deployed its first-ever public safety power shutoff in the Flagstaff area on April 22, 2026. [37]

Causal Rating: CORRELATED

Mechanism: Recurring fire restrictions and power shutoffs indicate a climate risk environment that can affect tourism revenue, insurance costs, and infrastructure capital requirements over the medium to long term. A single PSPS event and a single fire restriction season are insufficient to establish credit impact. However, if these events are part of an escalating pattern, they represent a latent risk to Flagstaff's tourism-dependent revenue base. Tourism and recreation taxes are a material revenue component for Flagstaff; disruptions to high-season outdoor recreation have direct revenue implications. This finding requires multi-year trend data to clear causal threshold.

Police Department Staffing

Finding: Flagstaff Police Department comprises approximately 119 sworn officers and 60 non-sworn support staff serving a 64-square-mile jurisdiction. [63] [67]

Causal Rating: CORRELATED

Mechanism: Raw staffing levels are descriptive. Without vacancy rate trends, pension liability per officer, wage escalation projections, or peer-city comparison, no credit determination is supportable. The finding is noted and catalogued; it does not reach causal threshold.

Local Developments and Bond Risk

Desert Mountain Energy Corp Litigation — Bond Risk Translation

Flagstaff has pursued multi-court litigation against Desert Mountain Energy Corp since late 2020, most recently petitioning the Arizona Supreme Court and filing a new lawsuit after a judge ruled the original complaint could not be renewed. [24] [25] [28] This implicates the credit profile via two distinct mechanisms. The primary mechanism is supply-side: an adverse outcome threatens Red Gap Ranch aquifer viability, increasing long-term water system capital costs and compressing water utility revenue bond coverage ratios. The secondary mechanism is cost-side: multi-forum litigation generates escalating legal expenditures funded from the general fund, reducing operating margin and fund balance available for debt service cushion. The rating is THRESHOLD on the primary mechanism and MECHANISM on the cost accumulation element, with the latter contingent on legal cost documentation not available to this review.

Federal Grant Revenue Variance — Bond Risk Translation

Flagstaff budgeted $2,733,607 in COVID Relief Fund federal grant revenues but received $338,108 in actual receipts in the documented period — a gap of approximately $2.4 million. [39] This implicates the credit profile via the mechanism of structural revenue reliance on non-recurring, externally controlled funding. A city that budgets optimistically to federal grant receipts and absorbs a $2.4 million shortfall without public explanation of how it was managed has either drawn down fund balance, deferred obligations, or cut services. Each of those absorption methods carries credit implications. Budget-to-actual variance of this magnitude in a single fund line is a disclosure-quality concern independent of the underlying reason for the variance. The rating is MECHANISM.

ICE Federal Presence — Bond Risk Translation

City officials publicly requested more information about ICE office leasing in Flagstaff in April 2026. [32] This implicates the credit profile via the potential mechanism of federal grant condition compliance. If city governance responds with formal non-cooperation policy, certain federal grant programs may impose compliance conditions that Flagstaff could not satisfy, triggering suspension or reduction of grant revenues. The current development does not establish that outcome; the risk is directional but unquantified. The rating is CORRELATED.

APS Public Safety Power Shutoff — Bond Risk Translation

APS deployed a first-in-region public safety power shutoff in the Flagstaff area on April 22, 2026. [37] This implicates the credit profile via tourism revenue exposure. Flagstaff's economy is materially dependent on outdoor recreation and tourism; climate-driven service disruptions that affect peak-season visitor activity reduce transaction privilege tax and bed tax revenues. One event does not establish a trend, but the event establishes the vulnerability pathway. The rating is CORRELATED.

Comparable Issuers Outside Arizona

Institutional investors seeking comparable yield exposure to Flagstaff's credit tier without the specific adverse factors identified in this report should examine the following issuers. Each is a mountain or university-anchored municipality of similar population and economic profile, operating in a comparable yield class.

Asheville, North Carolina: Population approximately 94,000. Economic base anchors on University of North Carolina Asheville, Blue Ridge Mountain tourism, regional healthcare, and a growing arts economy. Asheville is comparable to Flagstaff in elevation, outdoor recreation dependence, and A-range credit tier. Its more favorable risk profile relative to Flagstaff on the identified factors is as follows: no active water-rights litigation of the Desert Mountain type; more diversified economic base with healthcare sector employment buffering tourism-cycle volatility; North Carolina's state grant funding mechanisms are more predictable than federal cycles, reducing the federal grant dependency exposure identified at Flagstaff; and the arts and biotech sectors present early diversification away from pure tourism revenue concentration.

Bozeman, Montana: Population approximately 58,000. Economic base anchors on Montana State University, outdoor recreation and skiing, and a growing technology and research economy driven by remote-worker migration. Comparable to Flagstaff in elevation, university anchor, and federal research grant exposure. More favorable profile: stronger private investment inflows from technology sector reduce municipal revenue pressure; Montana State University endowment and federal research grants are more stable than Northern Arizona University's enrollment-driven revenue cycle; no active multi-court water litigation as of available records; Montana's property tax structure provides more stable revenue base than Arizona's commercial assessment volatility.

Durango, Colorado: Population approximately 19,000 — smaller than Flagstaff but structurally analogous. Economic base includes ski tourism, outdoor recreation, Fort Lewis College, and federal Land and Water Conservation grants. High-altitude mountain city with tourism-first revenue profile mirrors Flagstaff's seasonal dependency. More favorable profile: Colorado's TABOR framework, while limiting in some respects, creates more predictable revenue-side constraints and historically reduces structurally imbalanced budgeting; ski tourism provides counter-seasonal revenue to Flagstaff's summer-peak pattern, smoothing annual cash flow; less acute water-rights litigation exposure; Fort Lewis College enrollment shows more stability in recent cycles than Northern Arizona University.

Ithaca, New York: Population approximately 31,000. Economic base is anchored by Cornell University and Ithaca College — a dual-anchor structure. Finger Lakes tourism, federal NSF and NIH research grants, and higher-education employment dominate. Comparable yield tier despite larger university endowments. More favorable profile: dual university anchors dramatically reduce single-institution enrollment volatility risk that affects Flagstaff's NAU-dependent economy; federal research funding through Ivy League conduits is more stable and less politically exposed than municipal-directed grants; New York State tuition support and institutional aid reduce the probability of university-driven austerity that could suppress Flagstaff's local spending; no comparable water-rights litigation exposure; minimal fire risk and climate disruption profile relative to northern Arizona.

Bend, Oregon: Population approximately 100,000. Economic base combines outdoor recreation, mountain tourism, a growing technology and remote-worker population, and federal land management proximity. No large university presence; community college system only. Comparable to Flagstaff in mountain demographics and tourism-driven revenue. More favorable profile: emerging technology economy provides revenue diversification that Flagstaff has not yet achieved; Oregon's property tax predictability framework reduces revenue volatility; no single university enrollment cycle creates the revenue co-dependence present in Flagstaff; lower federal grant concentration relative to transportation capital program; and the managed burn and fire suppression protocols in Oregon's federal forest management system, while not without risk, are more systemically organized than the conditions producing Flagstaff's Stage 1-3 seasonal restrictions.

What to Watch

Water Litigation — Arizona Supreme Court Petition

The most significant near-term event is the Arizona Supreme Court's response to Flagstaff's petition for review of the Desert Mountain Energy case. [25] If the Court accepts review, it will signal that the legal questions are not settled and will extend the litigation timeline by at least one to two additional years. If the Court declines review, the lower court ruling — which barred renewal of the original complaint — stands, and Flagstaff's new lawsuit becomes the operative proceeding. Either outcome affects the legal cost trajectory and supply-risk uncertainty timeline. Watch for an Arizona Supreme Court scheduling order or denial in the next 60 to 180 days.

Federal Budget and Grant Renewal Cycle

Congress's FY 2026 and FY 2027 appropriations cycles will determine whether Flagstaff's Transportation Fund federal grant allocations are renewed at the levels budgeted. [39] The city should be monitored for any multi-year budget forecast or council finance committee discussion disclosing grant renewal assumptions. If the city's FY 2026-2027 budget continues to carry $6 million or more in Transportation Fund federal grants without confirmed award documentation, that represents a continuing forecasting risk. Separately, any COVID Relief Fund expenditure plan that extends into FY 2027 should be examined for structural deficit implications.

EMMA Continuing Disclosure Filings

Flagstaff's next annual report filing on EMMA should be reviewed immediately upon posting for: disclosure of the Desert Mountain litigation as a material risk, quantification of legal costs incurred to date, disclosure of any settlement negotiations, and any update to water supply risk assessment. [49] [54] Absence of adequate litigation disclosure in the annual report would be an independent governance concern triggering CORRELATED-to-MECHANISM elevation on the disclosure factor.

FY 2025-2026 Preliminary Budget

The release of Flagstaff's FY 2025-2026 preliminary or adopted budget will answer the most critical open questions in this analysis: federal grant dependency ratios, whether COVID Relief Fund revenue was baselined into operations, fund balance levels, and whether the $2.4 million COVID variance was addressed in the current planning cycle. Institutional investors should request this document directly from the city's finance department if it has not been posted to the city website.

General Plan 2045 Legal Status

If the Arizona Free Enterprise Club or affiliated organizations pursue legal challenge to the 2045 General Plan, a complaint filing would be the triggering event for a new litigation exposure assessment. [7] Watch for any filed action in Coconino County Superior Court or Arizona Court of Appeals over the next 12 months.

Northern Arizona University Enrollment

NAU enrollment trends for fall 2026 should be monitored as a proxy for Flagstaff's economic base stability. Enrollment decline at NAU reduces local spending, housing demand, and transaction privilege tax revenues — all material to Flagstaff's general fund. Any NAU announcement of budget cuts, program eliminations, or significant enrollment projection revision is a secondary credit signal for the city.

APPENDIX: ANALYSIS LOG

Report ID: NNI-FLAG-2026-0519

Topic: City of Flagstaff municipal credit risk profile Published: May 19, 2026 Real-time data gathered: yes Sources cited: 67 Causal ratings: CAUSAL 0 | MECHANISM 1 | THRESHOLD 1 | CORRELATED 2 | NOISE 1 Verification agreements: 0 | Overrides: 2

Open questions:

1. What is Flagstaff's total operating budget for FY 2024-2025 and FY 2025-2026? Federal grant dependency ratios cannot be calculated without this denominator.

2. How was the $2.4 million COVID Relief Fund budget-to-actual variance absorbed? Fund balance draw, service cuts, deferred revenue recognition, or other mechanism?

3. What is Red Gap Ranch aquifer's proportional share of Flagstaff's total 100-year water supply portfolio? Litigation materiality is unquantifiable without this figure.

4. What is the current status of the Arizona Supreme Court petition in the Desert Mountain litigation, and what is the estimated litigation cost to date?

5. Has Flagstaff disclosed the Desert Mountain litigation as a material risk in all applicable EMMA continuing disclosure filings? An EMMA audit has not been conducted for this report.

6. What are Flagstaff's current water utility revenue bond debt service coverage ratios? Water supply disruption risk cannot be sized without baseline coverage data.

7. What is Flagstaff's current credit rating from Moody's, S&P, or Fitch, and have any rating actions or outlook changes occurred in the past five years?

8. What is Flagstaff's current fund balance as a percentage of operating revenues, and does the city maintain a formal reserve policy?

9. Does Flagstaff's multi-year financial forecast carry federal Transportation Fund grants as a recurring assumption, and if so, on what renewal basis?

10. Is there an active or contemplated formal policy response by Flagstaff city government to the ICE office leasing presence that could affect federal grant compliance conditions?

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