Riverdale's tentative budget proposed a $120,000 property tax increase; in June the council accepted the certified rate
Riverdale's May tentative budget proposed raising property tax revenue by $120,000, or 6.89%. On June 16 the City Council unanimously accepted the certified rate of 0.001386 calculated by the Weber County Auditor, and the draft minutes do not mention an increase.
Continuing story: Auditing Riverdale
Riverdale city's tentative budget for fiscal 2026-27 proposed raising property tax revenue by $120,000. The rate the City Council accepted in June was the certified rate calculated by the Weber County Auditor. [1][3][5]
The proposal
The tentative budget worksheet presented May 5 notes on its property tax line: "TNT Proposed per Initial Budget Meeting - 6.89% increase in revenues of $120,000, before new growth reduction." It budgets $1,860,993 in current-year property tax, up from $1,740,993. [1]
The budget's summary table lists property tax at $2,100,000. The packet does not explain the $239,007 difference between the two figures. [1]
The May 5 agenda included the notice required when a city considers a tax rate above its certified rate. [1]
A proposed property tax impact schedule lists a current rate of 0.001414 and an estimated proposed rate of 0.001511. It estimates the increase at $24.12 a year on a $450,000 primary residence. [2]
The schedule splits the $120,000 among seven departments: $45,500 for building, $27,400 for police, $24,000 for fire, $8,000 for business administration, $6,600 for parks, $5,500 for community services and $3,000 for streets. [2]
What the council adopted
On June 16 the council considered Resolution 2026-17, accepting Riverdale's certified property tax rate of 0.001386 "as calculated by the Weber County Auditor." The draft minutes say new development growth added $70,454 in revenue. Council members Kent Anderson, Bart Stevens, Anne Hansen, Alan Arnold and Michael Richter voted yes. [3][5]
The draft minutes for that item do not mention a tax increase. Later the same evening, the council adopted the fiscal 2026-27 budget 4-1 after Business Administrator Cody Cardon "went over the changes since the tentative budget," according to the minutes. [3]
The council approved the June 16 minutes July 21 with corrections that the July minutes do not itemize. [4]
Sources
- Riverdale City Council · May 5, 2026 packet, FY2027 tentative budget
- Riverdale City · Proposed property tax impact schedule, fiscal 2027
- Riverdale City Council · July 21, 2026 packet with draft June 16 minutes
- Riverdale City Council · July 21, 2026 minutes (approved Aug. 18, 2026)
- Riverdale City Council · June 16, 2026 packet and agenda
Reporting by The Utah Ledger from the public records above. AI-assisted, checked against those records.