North Logan raises property taxes $139,615 for police, fire and the community center
The North Logan City Council voted 5–0 on Aug. 5, 2026 to adopt a fiscal 2027 budget with property tax increases for general operations and the library, which the city put at 7.89% above the certified rate and $139,615 a year.
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North Logan will collect an estimated $139,615 more in property taxes this fiscal year after the City Council voted Aug. 5, 2026 to raise its general operations and library tax rates. [1]
What the city proposed
The budget officer's statement for the hearing says the city was considering a General Fund property tax increase of approximately 7.5% and a 10.0% library increase, for a total of 7.89%. [2]
At the meeting, budget officer Scott Bennett presented the tax impact schedule. It put the increase at 7.89% above the certified tax rate and the additional revenue at $139,615. Of that, $93,812 was for general operations, split between $32,318 for police retention salaries and $61,494 to offset a fire contract rate increase, and $45,803 was for library operations, for community center utilities and community programs. [1]
The schedule estimated the increase at about $28.99 a year for a $659,000 residence, $19.45 general and $9.54 library, and about $203.74 a year for a business property valued at $2,544,465. [1]
The hearing and the vote
The public hearing ran from 6:41 to 6:52 p.m. Residents who spoke in person, a written statement read into the record and a remote commenter opposed the increase, citing cost-of-living pressures and calling for spending cuts, according to the minutes. [1]
Council member Buzzy Mullahkhel moved to adopt the fiscal 2027 budget with the general operations and library tax increases as presented, and Emily Schmidt seconded. The motion passed 5–0, with Mullahkhel, Schmidt, Kenny Reese, Mark Hancey and Larry Hepworth voting yes. The minutes were approved Aug. 19, 2026. [1]
In the budget
The fiscal 2027 budget the city filed with the state lists $93,812 in General Fund property tax marked "Restricted TNT," for Truth in Taxation, and $45,803 on the same type of line in the Library Fund. Neither line had any amount in prior years. [3][4]
The Library Fund budgets $761,988 for the library department and $20,000 in new community center reservation and rental revenue. [4]
The 7.89% describes the city's tax rate relative to the certified rate, not the change in any individual's total property tax bill, which also includes other taxing entities. Budget figures are plans; the records reviewed do not show the revenue collected or spent.
Sources
- North Logan City Council · Aug. 5, 2026 minutes
- North Logan City · FY2027 budget officer's statement, Aug. 5, 2026
- North Logan City · FY2027 state budget report, General Fund
- North Logan City · FY2027 state budget report, Library Fund
Reporting by The Utah Ledger from the public records above. AI-assisted, checked against those records.