Sandy council passes FY 2023 budget amendments 4-3 and 7-0, continues budget hearing and approves outside management studies policy

Decisions at a glance

Agenda, item by item

1. Item 2 · Budget

   Department budget overviews: public works, public utilities, parks and recreation, economic development

   Discussed

   Directors presented FY 2023-24 tentative budgets. Public Works listed employee compensation, road maintenance and fleet replacement as priorities; Public Utilities discussed the effect of inflation; Economic Development covered Civic Center South and North and the TOD community development area. No dollar amounts were given.

2. Item 3 · Budget

   Public hearing: FY 2023 budget amendments, Resolutions 23-19C and 23-20C

   Approved · 4-3

   Steve Van Maren raised a significant increase in the risk management budget. Council Member Ryan Mecham said it was partly due to more police officer injuries in the line of duty. Resolution 23-19C (governmental funds) passed 4-3 on a motion by Mecham, seconded by Council Member Zach Robinson; Council Members Alison Stroud, Robinson, Mecham and Scott Earl voted yes, and Marci Houseman, Cyndi Sharkey and Brooke D'Sousa voted no. Resolution 23-20C (proprietary funds) passed 7-0 on a motion by Sharkey, seconded by Earl. Amounts are not given in the notes.

   • BudgetAmount not given FY 2023 budget amendments for governmental and proprietary funds; amounts not stated in the notes

   Moved by Council Member Ryan Mecham, seconded by Council Member Zach Robinson. Vote: 4-3 on Resolution 23-19C; Council Members Marci Houseman, Cyndi Sharkey and Brooke D'Sousa voted no. Resolution 23-20C passed 7-0. Voting no: Council Member Marci Houseman, Council Member Cyndi Sharkey, Council Member Brooke D'Sousa

3. Item 4 · Taxes and fees

   Public hearing: FY 2023-24 budget and tax rates

   Continued

   Van Maren asked about the potential property tax impact of a budget line item. Finance Director Brian Kelley said the city must notify the county by June 22, 2023 of any intent to raise the tax rate. The council voted to continue the hearing to June 20, 2023.

   Moved by Council Member Brooke D'Sousa, seconded by Council Member Marci Houseman

4. Item 5 · Other

   Recess to convene the Redevelopment Agency

   Approved · 7-0

   The council voted 7-0 to recess and convene the RDA, then reconvened afterward.

   Moved by Council Member Ryan Mecham, seconded by Council Member Marci Houseman. Vote: 7-0

5. Item 6 · Contract

   HOME Consortium renewal for federal fiscal years 2024-2026 (Resolution 23-21C)

   Approved

   Community Development staff presented and recommended approval; Van Maren supported the program. The motion carried; the notes give no tally.

   Moved by Council Member Ryan Mecham, seconded by Council Member Scott Earl

6. Item 7 · Other

   Second reading: department management studies proposal (Resolution 23-22C)

   Approved

   The council director recommended an amendment to Exhibit item 4 so that the joint review team awards the contract. The CAO supported the proposal but raised concern about total costs over 18 years. Mecham proposed an in-house analyst and a one-time pilot study, Earl backed a trial study, and Stroud had cost concerns. The city attorney said the vote is annual and binds future councils only if costs are budgeted. The motion carried; the notes give no tally.

   Moved by Council Member Marci Houseman, seconded by Council Member Brooke D'Sousa

What residents said

Wasatch Boulevard speed and noiseRisk management budgetProperty tax ratesDewey Bluth Park maintenance

Steve McKinnon and Brent Nielsen asked for a 35 mph limit on Wasatch Boulevard and cited speeding and noise; McKinnon praised officers. Van Maren reported dead trees and no mowing at Dewey Bluth Park. Van Maren also commented during the budget hearings.