Grantsville proposes drawing $71,406 more from general fund balance

Grantsville is proposing to increase the planned use of general fund balance in its fiscal 2027 budget by $71,406, from $1,593,698 to $1,665,104, according to a notice dated Oct. 14, 2026. The council has scheduled a public hearing for 7 p.m. Oct. 21 at City Hall. ^[1]

The budget posted with the notice shows the general fund rising from $15,076,109 to $15,147,515. ^[2]

What would change

The notice lists increases for general government professional services and dues and fees, library employee appreciation and grant spending, rodeo expenses, building department software, community development grant expenses and planning commission stipends. It lists decreases for parks and recreation salaries and cemetery salaries. ^[1]

In the amended budget, general government's other professional services line would rise from $17,510 to $52,510, and its dues and fees line from $5,000 to $12,700. The building department's software line would rise from $15,000 to $20,000. ^[2]

The notice says water and sewer salaries would increase, offset within those funds by decreases to a water line capital project and the sewer fund's contribution to fund balance. It says total water and sewer budgets are unchanged. ^[1]

Other reserve lines

The line being amended is one of several general fund revenue lines that draw on earlier money. The adopted budget also lists $310,439 in prior-year surplus, $152,400 in prior-year surplus for equipment, $100,000 from the cemetery fund, $30,000 from veterans donations and $1,600,000 in prior-year park impact fees. ^[2][3]

For comparison, the city's fiscal 2025 audit shows the general fund balance rising $2,188,904 that year, to $10,317,505. That is an earlier year's audited result, not a forecast for fiscal 2027. ^[4]