Marriott-Slaterville raises its municipal energy tax from 3% to 6%
The council voted 5-0 on June 18, 2026 to raise the municipal energy tax from 3% to 6%. Staff estimated the city would collect about $10,000 a month at the higher rate, split between grant matches and a cemetery project.
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Marriott-Slaterville's City Council voted 5-0 on June 18, 2026 to raise the city's municipal energy tax to 6%. The agenda listed a public hearing on an "Ordinance adopting 6% municipal energy tax." [1][2]
According to the minutes, Administrator Bill Morris said "the Tax Commission is currently collecting a 3% municipal energy tax," and that "for a short time they mistakenly collected the 6% amount which was later corrected." The minutes say "the residents would be refunded by the Tax Commission over the course of another 6 months." [1]
Where the money would go
Morris said "the amount the City collected at the 6% tax would be about $10,000 per month," with "half" to "support the grant matching requirements for future projects" and "the other half" to "support the cemetery project," according to the minutes. The minutes also say, "The additional 3% was approved as part of the budget for a future cemetery." [1]
Three members of the public spoke during the hearing, one in favor and two raising concerns about taxes. Council member Rob Smout moved to approve the ordinance and council President Dennis Illum seconded. The minutes record, "Ordinance passed unanimously." [1]
At the same meeting, the minutes record staff saying, "The City does not impose any property taxes." [1]
The $10,000-a-month figure is a staff estimate recorded in the minutes, not an amount collected.
Sources
- Marriott-Slaterville City Council · June 18, 2026 minutes
- Marriott-Slaterville City Council · June 18, 2026 agenda notice
Reporting by The Utah Ledger from the public records above. AI-assisted, checked against those records.