Sunset council corrects public safety retirement rate in June resolution
On July 7, Sunset's council amended a resolution that had listed the city's pick-up contribution rate for Tier 2 public safety employees as 5.98%. The correct rate was 4.73%, the recorder said.
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Sunset's City Council voted July 7, 2026 to correct a figure in a resolution on retirement contributions for public safety employees. [1]
Resolution 2026-15A is titled "Amending Resolution 2026-15 to Correct the City's Total Pick-Up Contribution Rate for URS Tier 2 Public Safety Employees." City Recorder Nicole Supp explained that the city's contribution rate "had mistakenly been listed as 5.98%, when the correct rate was 4.73%." [1]
Council member Nakisha Rigley moved to approve and Katherine Hunter seconded. Council members Ricky Carlson, Hunter, Rigley, Nancy Smalling and Hope Thompson voted yes on a roll call. [1]
In the budget
The fiscal 2027 budget lists $340,220 for retirement in the police department, up $90,420 from the fiscal 2026 adopted budget. The police department's full-time salaries line rises to $1,049,740 from $949,900. [2]
Also at the meeting
The council approved a $50,612.14 voucher to Morgan Pavement for crack and slurry seal work. Public Works Director Jason Monroe said it "represented the entirety of the Fiscal Year 2026 project." Carlson, Hunter, Rigley and Thompson voted yes. [1]
The fiscal 2027 budget lists $50,000 in the Class C road fund for crack chip and slurry seal road maintenance. [3]
The amendment corrects a rate stated in a resolution.
Sources
- Sunset City Council · July 7, 2026 minutes (approved July 21, 2026)
- Sunset City · Annual budget, year ending June 30, 2027 (State Auditor filing), police department
- Sunset City · Annual budget, year ending June 30, 2027 (State Auditor filing), capital equipment and projects
Reporting by The Utah Ledger from the public records above. AI-assisted, checked against those records.