Sandy council adopts FY 2023-24 city tax rate about 14.9% higher on a 5-2 vote, with $50,000 set aside for management studies
June 20, 2023, 5:15 p.m. · Council Chambers, Sandy City Hall, 10000 Centennial Parkway, and Zoom
The Sandy City Council adopted Resolution 23-23C, setting the city tax rate and fees for FY 2023-24 on a 5-2 vote after the continued public hearing; the Robinson-Stroud proposal behind it calls for a property tax increase of about 14.9%. Council Members Marci Houseman and Cyndi Sharkey voted no. The council also adopted the Alta Canyon Recreation District rate 7-0, amended its election ordinance and adopted an intent to annex about 25 acres near 8700 South and 700 West.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item 2 · City code
Election ordinance amendment, Ordinance 23-07 (Title 2)
Approved
City Recorder Wendy Downs recommended adoption. The change aligns financial disclosure due dates for Sandy municipal election candidates with state code. The motion carried; the notes give no tally.
Item 3 · Budget
Council members' amendments to the FY 2023-24 tentative budget
Approved with conditions
Council Member Zach Robinson reviewed the Robinson-Stroud proposal, which calls for a tax increase of about 14.9%, roughly $4.05 for an average Sandy home as the notes put it. No one spoke in public comment. The tentative budget was amended to include the proposal and a $50,000 management study, added by Council Member Alison Stroud as a friendly amendment. The notes give no tally.
- Budget$50,000
Item 4 · Taxes and fees
Continued public hearing: FY 2023-24 city budget, tax rate and fees (Resolutions 23-23C and 23-24C)
Approved · 5-2
Finance Director Brian Kelley said Resolution 23-23C needed amending to reflect the roughly 14.9% rate. Council Member Robinson moved, seconded by Council Member Scott Earl, to adopt it with the Robinson-Stroud proposal, reinstating a Parks and Recreation marketing position and $50,000 for management studies. It passed 5-2: Stroud, Robinson, Ryan Mecham, Brooke D'Sousa and Earl voted yes; Houseman and Sharkey voted no. Resolution 23-24C, the Alta Canyon Recreation District tax rate and fees, passed 7-0 on a motion by Robinson, seconded by Stroud. Speakers raised Alta Canyon pool fees for residents versus non-residents, long-term fire department funding and Alta Canyon spending. Finance was to bring recommendations the next week on spending until the final tax rate is adopted.
- Budget$50,000
Item 5 · Other
Recess to convene the Redevelopment Agency
Approved
The council recessed by unanimous voice vote; the RDA convened at 6:32 p.m. and the council reconvened at 6:36 p.m.
Item 6-8, 10-13 · Contract
Consent: 2023 meeting schedule amendment, May 23 minutes, council legal services extension, evidence room property transfers
Approved
The consent calendar passed by unanimous voice vote. It amended the 2023 annual meetings schedule, extended the council legal services agreement with Cowdell Law for one year and transferred evidence-room property to the Facilities Division, Police Armory, Police Training and Police IT. The notes give no amounts.
- ContractAmount not given to Cowdell Law
Item 9 · Annexation
Intent to annex about 24.99 acres near 8700 South and 700 West
Approved
The council adopted the item. During consent discussion, members asked whether the annexation would leave a small island; Community Development Director James Sorenson said the parcel is owned by another city and will be addressed. The notes give no mover, tally or applicant.
- Acres: 24.99
What residents said
Property tax increaseAlta Canyon spendingFire Department funding
Craig Ulrich urged fiscal responsibility on the mayor's proposed tax increase; Sarah Hale thanked the mayor and council for supporting the Fire Department. At the hearing, Steve Van Maren asked about Alta Canyon Pool fees, Pat Jones supported long-term fire funding, and Dawn Sidwell supported funding the Historic Sandy community barbecue and opposed funding for the Alta Canyon Recreation Center.