Holladay council holds budget hearings, leaves fiscal 2025-26 hearing open; no votes on substantive items
June 5, 2025, 6:00 p.m. · City Council Chambers, 4580 South 2300 East, Holladay
At the June 5 meeting the council held public hearings on fiscal 2024-25 budget amendments, the tentative fiscal 2025-26 budgets and officer compensation, with no public comments; the budget hearing was left open to June 12. A speaker asked each member for a letter supporting a sex offender accountability bill.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item PH1 · Public hearing
Public hearing: fiscal 2024-25 budget amendments
No action
Opened and closed with no comments.
Item PH2 · Budget
Public hearing: fiscal 2025-26 tentative budgets (General, Capital, Debt Service, Arts, Grants)
Continued
Opened with no comments and left open because changes were expected. Staff cited $29,141 in new-growth property tax, a $163,271 sales tax increase, a $200,000 gas franchise fee decrease, a 3% cost-of-living adjustment ($72,559), a $412,362 fund balance contribution, and capital items including $500,000 for paving, $350,000 for the Murray Holladay Road signal, $120,000 for vehicles and $150,000 for Knudsen Park expansion. UPD costs rise 5.62%, UFA 4.1% and the county public works contract 2.7%.
- Budget$500,000
- Budget$350,000
- Budget$120,000
- Budget$150,000
- Budget$412,362
Item PH3 · Public hearing
Public hearing: compensation schedule for officers
No action
Opened and closed with no comments; required by state law.
Item XI · Public safety
Council reports and fireworks
Discussed
Council Members Brewer and Durham raised illegal fireworks enforcement and e-scooters on sidewalks; Mayor Dahle supported public education before the ordinance takes effect.
What residents said
Fireworks enforcementE-scooters on sidewalksGranite boundary study
A library report covered summer events. Cheneil Hill of Stand Against Fear and Exploitation asked each member for a support letter for a proposed Sex Offender Violation Accountability Act, which would reclassify some violations as felonies and add reintegration support; no funding requested.