Per the city's council biographies, R. Scott Phillips previously led the Utah Shakespeare Festival as executive director and spent a decade as its CEO. The city's heading lists 2026 to 2030 while the biography still describes a second term, so the current term count is not stated here.
A facts-only review of Cedar City's finances, starting with the fiscal 2026-27 budget the City Council adopted in June, its new reserve policy and the contracts on its October agendas.
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The council voted 5-0 on Aug. 18 for a 4.2% certified tax rate increase instead of the 4.8% proposed, and told staff to adjust revenues across the budget to make up the difference. The minutes do not state the final rate or the revenue it will raise.