Santa Clara's fire budget rises to $4.3 million; the city manager puts Ivins's share at about 57%
Santa Clara's fiscal 2027 budget raises the fire department budget from about $3.3 million to $4.3 million for three new firefighters and a second wildland crew. The city manager said the cost split with Ivins is about 43% Santa Clara and 57% Ivins.
Continuing story: Auditing Santa Clara
Santa Clara's fire department budget rises from about $3.3 million to $4.3 million in the fiscal 2027 budget the City Council adopted June 10, 2026, according to the meeting minutes. [1]
The minutes attribute the increase to budgeting three new firefighters and expanding wildland fire crews from one to two. [1]
The split with Ivins
Santa Clara and Ivins share public safety services. Councilman Justin Caplin asked about the fire budget increase and the cost-sharing split with Ivins. City Manager Brock Jacobsen confirmed an approximate split of 43% to Santa Clara and 57% to Ivins, according to the minutes. [1]
The minutes connect the change to revised population estimates, saying Ivins's estimated population dropped by more than 1,000. [1]
Ivins's fiscal 2027 budget lists $2,513,858 under account 10-44-700, Santa Clara Fire / Rescue. That compares with $1,640,032 in fiscal 2025 actual spending and a fiscal 2026 estimate of $2,134,320. [2]
Police and county money
The June 10 minutes say police services through Ivins are budgeted at just over $1,750,000. Ivins's fiscal 2027 budget lists $1,760,585 in law enforcement revenue from Santa Clara. [1][2]
The minutes also record that Washington County's current $100,000 for emergency medical services was described as a one-time gesture rather than an ongoing commitment. No agreement on that funding was approved. [1]
The council adopted the budget 5-0. The June 10 minutes were approved June 24, according to the minutes of that meeting. [1][3]
Figures are budgeted amounts, not spending. The $4.3 million and $3.3 million fire figures are rounded as stated in the minutes. This story does not combine the two cities' budget lines into a single total.
Sources
- Santa Clara City Council · June 24, 2026 packet (June 10 minutes, Ordinance 2026-11, water rate proposal)
- Ivins City · Fiscal 2027 budget
- Santa Clara City Council · July 8, 2026 packet (June 24, 2026 minutes)
Reporting by The Utah Ledger from the public records above. AI-assisted, checked against those records.