Draper council adopts fiscal 2027 budget and tax rate, Planning Commission changes and a Town Center code fix, each 5-0
August 18, 2026 · Draper City Council Chambers, 1020 E. Pioneer Road, Draper
With all five council members voting, Council Member Mike Green by Zoom, the council voted 5-0 to adopt Resolution 26-39, the fiscal 2027 final budget, compensation schedules and certified tax rate; Ordinance 1734, changing the Planning Commission's structure and procedures; and Ordinance 1736, correcting Town Center residential code text. Finance Director John Vuyk said about $3.3 million of fund balance would be used to balance the budget even with the proposed property tax increase. Three people asked the council during public comment to put the city's Flock camera contract on a future agenda. The minutes were approved Sept. 1, 2026.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 16, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Consent: Aug. 4, 2026 minutes | Approved · 5-0 |
| Ordinance 1736: Town Center residential units code correction | Approved · 5-0 |
| Resolution 26-39: fiscal 2027 final budget, compensation schedules and certified tax rate | Approved · 5-0 |
| Ordinance 1734: Planning Commission structure and procedures | Approved · 5-0 |
Agenda, item by item
Item Study · Presentation
Great Salt Lake preservation report
Discussed
Representatives of the Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District and the Great Salt Lake Commissioner's Office discussed conservation efforts. No vote.
Item Study · Presentation
Community Reinvestment Agency overview
Discussed
Jason Burningham of LRB Public Finance Advisors reviewed Draper's CRA project areas and tax increment financing. No vote.
Item 5.a · Other
Consent: Aug. 4, 2026 minutes
Approved · 5-0
Approved on the consent agenda.
Item 6.a · City code
Ordinance 1736: Town Center residential units code correction
Approved · 5-0
Public hearing on a text amendment to Chapter 9-11 of the municipal code correcting errors related to existing structures in the Town Center.
Item 6.b · Budget
Resolution 26-39: fiscal 2027 final budget, compensation schedules and certified tax rate
Approved · 5-0
Public hearing. Vuyk said about $3.3 million would be appropriated from fund balance to balance the budget even with the proposed property tax rate increase, and that fund balance was at the 35% maximum state law allows. Council Member Kathryn Dahlin said the city should make hard cuts when asking residents for more property tax revenue, raised concern about deficit spending, said commitments should be reviewed going forward and said she would support the budget and tax rate. Council Member Tasha Lowery said crime decreased as police and fire staffing improved. Council Member Bryn Heather Johnson said retaining employees is more financially responsible than hiring and losing them. Council Member Mike Green said traffic accidents had decreased. Council Member Fred Lowry asked whether losing three new firefighter positions could affect the city's ISO fire rating; Chief Smith said it could.
Item 6.c · City code
Ordinance 1734: Planning Commission structure and procedures
Approved · 5-0
Amends Title 3 of the municipal code, as the minutes say state law requires, and gives the mayor authority to appoint and remove Planning Commission members with council consent.
What residents said
Flock cameras
Three people asked the council to place the city's Flock license-plate camera contract on a future agenda to consider canceling it, saying the cameras collect data on people who are not suspected of crimes and that residents should have been asked first. These were public comments, not findings; the minutes record no council response.