Ogden council sets June 4 hearing on tentative 2024-25 budget and appoints five sustainability committee members
May 21, 2024, 6:00 p.m. · Council Chambers, Municipal Building, 2549 Washington Blvd., Ogden
With Chair Ken Richey and Council Member Angela Choberka excused, the council set a June 4 public hearing on the tentative fiscal 2024-25 budget, which includes an estimated 1% property tax increase and a $1.8 million transfer from Business Depot lease revenue. It also approved five Sustainability Committee appointments, and heard department budget presentations in the afternoon work session.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Work session: attorney, fire, community development and RDA budgets | Discussed |
| Sustainability Committee appointments | Approved · 5-0 |
| Ordinance 2024-14: tentative fiscal 2024-25 budget | Continued · 5-0 |
Agenda, item by item
Item W1 · Budget
Work session: attorney, fire, community development and RDA budgets
Discussed
In the joint work session, City Attorney Gary Williams said wage and benefit increases of $172,000 are the main change in his budget. Fire Chief Mike Mathieu said the fire general budget would rise $807,600 (7.5%) and the medical services fund $303,750 (2.4%), with no new general fund positions and four ambulance technicians added in the medical fund. The proposal includes $2.5 million from the Medical Fund for the Fire/Public Safety training tower. Community and Economic Development Director Jared Johnson presented his department's budget, six capital projects and a proposed Redevelopment Agency budget of $20,280,075, up 28.61%.
- Budget$2.50 million
- Budget$20.3 million
Item 1 · Appointment
Sustainability Committee appointments
Approved · 5-0
The council approved reappointing Stephanie Vaughn, Tara Saley and Jonathan Melton and appointing Lena Morgan and Kaiya Clark to the Ogden Sustainability Committee at the mayor's request.
Item 2 · Budget
Ordinance 2024-14: tentative fiscal 2024-25 budget
Continued · 5-0
A council staff memo said the mayor's proposal includes an estimated 1% property tax increase, about $183,000, which requires a Truth in Taxation hearing set for August 6. It would also transfer $1.8 million from Business Depot Ogden lease revenue to the general fund for wages and benefits, add 16 positions, and raise water rates 4% a year for five years for the canyon waterline. Compensation changes of $4,657,950 are held back pending a compensation study. It funds 42 capital projects, with $4,347,850 from BDO lease revenue and $20,938,550 from other sources. The council set a public hearing for June 4 at 6:00 p.m.
- Budget$1.80 million
- Budget$4.35 million
What residents said
Standing water on 1200 WestCode services noticesCity spending growth
A resident of Marriott-Slaterville said neighbors on 1200 West had asked for more than two years for the city to address standing water near Business Depot Ogden, blaming the developer's drainage work, and urged Ogden to work with Marriott-Slaterville. A second resident described her dealings with Ogden's code services division after a fire and said she believes her constitutional rights were violated. A third speaker said the general fund is up 8% and urged the city to hire an outside consultant to look for budget savings and to use some lease revenue to help the 1200 West residents.