What Fruit Heights' June 16 minutes record about the fiscal 2027 budget vote

The minutes of Fruit Heights' June 16, 2026 City Council meeting record a 4-1 vote on a substitute motion during consideration of the city's fiscal 2027 budget, and do not record a separate vote on the original motion to adopt it. ^[1]

The motions

According to the minutes, Council Member Mark Cottrell moved "to approve Resolution 2026-11," and Council Member Blake Winslow seconded. As written in the minutes, the motion also contains the word "Deny." ^[1]

Council Member Eileen Moss then offered a substitute motion, which she revised during discussion. As recorded, the revised motion set the Youth City Council budget at $6,500 "while leaving the overall budget amount unchanged" and required council approval of any merit increase above 3%. Council Member Gary Anderson seconded. ^[1]

The minutes record Anderson, David Hale, Moss and Winslow voting yes and Cottrell voting no, and state "Motion Carried (4-1)." The minutes record no separate vote on the original motion. ^[1]

Staff told the council that salary increases totaled $178,447 and benefit increases $222,960, according to the minutes. ^[1]

The budget amendment vote

On Resolution 2026-10, amending the fiscal 2026 budget, the minutes record a motion by Anderson, seconded by Cottrell, carried 5-0. The roll-call list in the minutes names Anderson twice and does not name Cottrell. ^[1]

Approval of the minutes

The July 7, 2026 minutes record that the council approved the June 16 minutes 3-0, with Anderson and Hale excused, after Winslow asked staff to verify the prior year's certified tax rate; staff "confirmed the corrected certified tax rate." ^[1][2]

The July 7 minutes describe the compensation amounts as "previously approved as part of the Fiscal Year 2027 budget." ^[2]