Midvale adopted a public safety tax increase projected at $78,814, below the $848,964 it first noticed

The Midvale City Council voted unanimously on Aug. 11, 2026 to set the city's public safety property tax rate at 0.000266 for tax year 2026, according to the meeting's approved minutes. ^[1]

Council member Heidi Robinson moved to adopt Resolution 2026-R-42, and council member Paul Glover seconded. Council members Glover, Robinson, Bryant Brown, Denece Mikolash and Bonnie Billings voted aye. Two residents spoke during the public hearing. ^[1]

What staff projected

Administrative Services Director Mariah Hill said the rate would generate about $78,814 in additional annual revenue, deposited into the Public Safety Fund. She said the tax was first levied in fiscal 2026 under Utah Code section 10-6-133.4. ^[1]

Staff put the average 2026 Midvale home value at $503,000, with a taxable value of $276,650, and said the change would raise the average annual bill by about $5.53. The approved budget book describes the increase as an estimated 8.04%, or approximately $5.53 annually for the median household. ^[1][3]

Staff projected the fiscal 2027 UPD cost at $14,571,337 and said the tax would cover about 7% of it. Other funding listed included about $3.2 million in state homeless mitigation funding, about $130,000 in motor vehicle in-lieu fees and a General Fund transfer of about $10.7 million. ^[1]

At the same meeting, the council voted 5-0 to adopt the fiscal 2027 budgets, including $15,080,546 in Public Safety Fund revenues and expenditures. ^[1]

The May proposal

The council's May 5, 2026 packet included a property tax impact schedule saying the city was considering an increase from 0.000249 to an estimated 0.000474, which it said would bring in $848,964 in additional annual revenue. ^[2]

The schedule estimated the increase at $60.80 a year for a primary residence valued at $492,000. It lists the increase as 90.36%, while Resolution 2026-R-26 and its summary in the same packet say 90.23%. ^[2]

The packet says the increase was meant to maintain existing service levels with public safety providers in light of increased contractual costs, and to offset an approximately $500,000 loss in state homeless shelter mitigation funding. It shows a proposed Public Safety Fund budget of $15,090,967, compared with $14,241,997 without the tax change. ^[2]

Resolution 2026-R-26 stated the council's intent to consider a rate above the certified rate and set the Aug. 11 hearing; it did not set a rate. The records reviewed do not explain why the adopted rate is lower than the one described in May. ^[2][1]