Council opens budget hearings on 12.5 percent property tax increase; all items referred for later action
June 2, 2026, 7:00 p.m.
The council, sitting also as the Local Building Authority and Community Reinvestment Agency, held public hearings on the fiscal 2026-27 budget and a proposed property tax increase worth about $13.5 million, then referred them for later action. It adopted one piece of the current-year budget amendment, the Inland Port police expenses, and approved six board appointments. All votes were 6-0.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item B1 · Budget
Local Building Authority budget for fiscal year 2026-27 (public hearing)
Continued · 6-0
The Local Building Authority board held a hearing on its fiscal 2026-27 Capital Projects Fund budget, which covers only bond debt service for the Glendale and Marmalade libraries. Jennifer Bruno gave a brief introduction and no one spoke. The board closed the hearing and referred the item to a future date for action.
- BudgetAmount not given
Item D1 · Budget
Community Reinvestment Agency budget for fiscal year 2026-27 (public hearing)
Continued · 6-0
The Community Reinvestment Agency board held a hearing on its fiscal 2026-27 budget after a brief introduction by Jennifer Bruno. No one commented. The board closed the hearing and referred the item to a future date for action.
Item G1-G3 · Public hearing
Three grant applications: airport taxiway reconstruction, Justice Assistance Grant, snow water supply forecasting
Continued · 6-0
The council heard three grant applications as one hearing. The airport would seek Congressionally Directed Spending through Sen. John Curtis's office to replace pavement and lighting on Taxiway F and part of Taxiway G. The Police Department would seek a federal Byrne Justice Assistance Grant for Real Time Crime Center expansion technology and a subaward to Salt Lake County, with a four-year period ending September 30, 2028. Public Utilities would seek a Bureau of Reclamation grant for aerial LiDAR snowpack surveys of six Wasatch canyons for the 2027 through 2029 seasons. No one spoke; Council Member Puy voiced support for the airport grant. The council closed the hearing and referred the items to a future consent agenda.
- GrantAmount not given to Congressionally Directed Spending (Sen. John Curtis)
- GrantAmount not given to U.S. Dept. of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance
- GrantAmount not given to U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Item G4 · Budget
Budget Amendment No. 5 for fiscal year 2025-26
Approved with conditions · 6-0
The council held a hearing on the fifth amendment to the 2025-26 budget, which includes funding for new police officers, replacement patrol vehicles, a transport van and a property tax passthrough to the city library. No one spoke. The council closed the hearing and adopted Ordinance 25 of 2026 covering only item A-2, Inland Port related police expenses and revenues, and deferred action on the remaining items.
Item G5 · Budget
Compensation for elected and statutory officers, fiscal year 2026-27
Continued · 6-0
The council held a hearing on compensation adjustments for elected and statutory officers and executive municipal officers. No one spoke, and the council closed the hearing and referred the item to a future date for action.
Item G6-G22 · Budget
Fiscal year 2026-27 city budget: ordinances, tax levy, fees, labor agreements, capital program and related code changes (one public hearing)
Continued · 6-0
The council heard 17 budget-related items as one hearing: the interim 2026-27 budget with a proposed property tax increase (a 12.5 percent adjustment above the certified rate, about $13.5 million in revenue), the tax levy, the Consolidated Fee Schedule and Public Utilities fee changes, the non-represented employee compensation plan, labor agreements with AFSCME Local 1004, Firefighters Local 81 and the Police Association, the Capital Improvement Program, the Five-Year Capital Asset Plan, parking fee and parking-business license tax amendments, repeal of the Green Vehicle Program, short-term rental business licenses, board and commission member compensation, and UTA Addendum No. 10 for frequent bus routes on 200 South, 900 South, 2100 South and 1000 North. Eleven residents spoke on police funding, Hive Pass funding, water rates, property taxes and budget transparency, and several backed capital requests for a District 6 median conversion, Glendale pedestrian safety, an off-leash dog area at Wasatch Hollow Park and traffic calming near the Roslyn Heights Sports Complex. Council Member Puy thanked residents for taking part in the capital program process. The council closed the hearing and referred all items to a future date for action.
- Fee$13.5 million
Item J1 · Other
Method for eliminating District Four vacancy applicants
Approved · 6-0
The council adopted Resolution 10 of 2026 setting a fair and transparent method for narrowing the applicants for the vacant District Four seat. Council Member Puy thanked the Recorder's Office for processing applications.
Item L1-L6 · Appointment
Consent: board appointments
Approved · 6-0
The council approved appointments of Rosemary Stum to the Historic Landmark Commission, Christopher Shope to the Metropolitan Water District Board, Emmanuel Oshitoye Jr. to the Human Rights Commission, Daryl McCall and Atiyah Appline to the Racial Equity in Policing Commission, and the reappointment of Dani Cepernich to the Public Utilities Advisory Committee.
What residents said
Property tax increasePolice fundingHive Pass fundingWater ratesBudget transparencyPedestrian safety
Eleven residents commented on the budget, raising police funding, continued Hive Pass funding, water rates, property taxes and housing affordability, budget transparency, and support for capital requests (a District 6 median conversion, Glendale pedestrian safety, an off-leash dog area at Wasatch Hollow Park, traffic calming near Roslyn Heights Sports Complex). One more resident raised police spending during general comment.