Sandy council overrode a budget line-item veto in July 2026; 2020 and 2022 budget votes are also on record

The Sandy City Council voted 5 to 1, with one abstention, on July 7, 2026 to adopt Resolution 26-76C, overriding the mayor's June 30, 2026 veto of a portion of the FY2026-27 budget resolution (26-61C). ^[1]

The minutes say the mayor issued a line-item veto of a $93,100 water capital outlay appropriation and that the council had to reconsider it at its first meeting after the veto. Council Member Aaron Dekeyzer voted no and Council Member Alison Stroud abstained. ^[1]

The minutes record that the city attorney and the council attorney gave differing legal opinions on whether the mayor could re-appropriate the funds. Council Member Kris Nicholl moved and Council Member Marci Houseman seconded. ^[1]

2020

On June 25, 2020, the council adopted Resolution 20-23C, the FY2020-21 budget, 4-3. Council Members Brooke Christensen, Monica Zoltanski and Zach Robinson voted no. ^[2]

At that meeting Mayor Kurt Bradburn said he would veto portions of the resolution. On June 30, 2020, the council held a procedural discussion on reconsidering the veto, and the minutes record no motion or vote. ^[2][3]

2022

On June 14, 2022, the council voted 4-3 to direct staff to bring back a resolution setting a Truth in Taxation hearing for Aug. 16, 2022, to generate up to $5 million in additional revenue for building replacement and capital projects. ^[4]

On June 21, 2022, the council adopted the FY2022-23 city budget, fees and tax rate 7-0 without a Truth in Taxation hearing. ^[5]

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The Ledger could not retrieve the veto message or the FY2026-27 budget totals, which are attached to Legistar records the site does not allow automated access to.