Wellsville's proposed 2026 property tax increase: $2.54 a year on a $578,000 home

Wellsville City proposed raising its property tax revenue for the 2026/2027 budget year by 1.04% above the prior year's budgeted property tax revenue, excluding eligible new growth, according to a notice the city posted July 2, 2026. ^[1]

The notice says the city's tax on a $578,000 residence would increase from $254.96 to $257.50, which is $2.54 per year. On a $578,000 business, it would increase from $463.56 to $468.18, which is $4.62 per year. ^[1]

The notice says Wellsville City "would receive an additional $3,703 in property tax revenue per year." ^[1]

The Aug. 19 agenda

The agenda for the council's Aug. 19 meeting, posted Aug. 17, lists a discussion by Scott Wells, the city manager, of "Wellsville City's need for additional revenue." ^[2]

The next item, a public statement on the proposed increase, says it "will exceed the certified tax rate and will be approximately a $ 4060 tax revenue increase" and "will be approximately 1.12% increase." ^[2]

The public hearing item that follows, on possible adoption of Resolution 2026-07, repeats the July notice's $578,000 examples and its 1.04% figure. ^[2]

Context

In fiscal 2025, the most recent audited year, the General Fund collected $406,599 in general property taxes, against an original and final budget of $293,000. Sales and use taxes brought in $791,304. ^[3]

The council separately noticed a Sept. 16, 2026 hearing on the final 2026/2027 operating and capital budgets. That notice lists no dollar figures. ^[4]

After the hearing, the Cache County auditor's Sept. 24 report of 2026 taxing entity rates lists Wellsville City with a prior rate of 0.000801, a certified rate of 0.000802, and a proposed and final rate of 0.000810. It lists the revenue increase as $3,703, the same figure as the July notice. The report does not show the council's vote or the date it acted. ^[5]