Logan council budget workshop covers $29.97 million bioreactor, electric transformers, police and public works budgets

Decisions at a glance

Agenda, item by item

1. Item 2 · Budget

   Light & Power budget

   Discussed

   Director Mark Montgomery presented a 2026 budget of $48,270,319 (total expense $52,270,319), a $4,000,000 reserve transfer for Substation 1 transformers, $31,595,000 for UAMPS power purchases and $2,000,000 for natural gas fuel. Only two of five transformers are needed now and none have been ordered pending budget approval. Council Member López asked about tariffs; Montgomery said most are U.S.-made but some components come from limited global sources.

   • Budget$48.3 million Light & Power 2026 budget
   • Budget$4.00 million Substation 1 transformers. Paid from Reserves
   • Purchase$31.6 million to UAMPS 2026 power purchases
   • Budget$2.00 million Natural gas fuel

2. Item 3 · Budget

   Police and dispatch budget

   Discussed

   Chief Jeff Simmons reported 120 staff including 63 sworn officers and 21 dispatchers, a police budget of $10,581,231 and a dispatch budget of $2,675,727. Additional funding includes $149,949 in alcohol enforcement funds and a $45,000 JAG task force grant. There were 2,341 reported offenses in 2024. Simmons named competitive pay, growth and event security as concerns; López asked for per-capita charts.

   • Budget$10.6 million Police budget
   • Budget$2.68 million Dispatch center budget

3. Item 4 · Budget

   Environmental budgets: solid waste, wastewater, bioreactor

   Discussed

   Director Tyler Richards proposed solid waste revenue and expense of $18,347,897, a $3,825,000 construction and demolition transfer station and a green waste pad backed by a $4,000,000 EPA grant and $4,000,000 city match. The biosolids expansion drew bids of $6,456,576 to $6,978,000, with a $5,000,000 federal grant. Bioreactor 4 would raise plant capacity from 18 to 24 million gallons a day at $29,968,000 ($19,835,000 base plus $10,133,000 alternate); listed sources total $27,477,615, about $2.49 million short, and the minutes do not explain the gap. Richards said the state would lend, not grant, funds, which would require bonding, and that the landfill has about 2.5 years of life left.

   • Budget$30.0 million Bioreactor 4 expansion
   • Budget$6.98 million Biosolids expansion (high end of bids)
   • Grant$4.00 million to U.S. EPA Green waste and compost pad
   • Budget$3.83 million C&D transfer station

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4. Item 5 · Budget

   Public Works budget

   Discussed

   Director Paul Lindhardt and manager Sam Odd said fiscal 2025 delivered about $30 million in capital projects. Fiscal 2026 plans include the 1000 North and 600 West intersection (summer 2026, with $3,200,000 from the Cache Council of Governments, pending approval), Canyon Road, $200,000 for sidewalks, 100 East waterline work and 400 North sewer work. A water rate proposal would reach the council in three to four months, and a Canyon Road neighborhood committee was expected by the end of June.

   • Grant$3.20 million to Cache Council of Governments 1000 North and 600 West intersection (pending approval)
   • Budget$200,000 Sidewalks and active transportation

5. Item 6 · Budget

   General questions and budget timeline

   Discussed

   Anderson said electric and water rates will return after the budget, with staged electric increases and tiered water pricing under a state directive. The budget hearing is June 17 and the truth-in-taxation hearing August 7 at 6 p.m. Chair Simmonds proposed an intern or part-time public relations role; Anderson cautioned against a council-funded position reporting to the mayor and said a hire would displace a firefighter or officer hire. Council Members Mark Anderson and Amy Anderson and López supported better communication; Johnson was not opposed but noted the difficulty of two-way dialogue.

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