Sandy budget retreat: mayor proposes no property tax increase for FY 2025; council lists priorities and waste fee options
January 23, 2024, 4:00 p.m. · Council Chambers, Sandy City Hall, 10000 Centennial Parkway, and Zoom
At its FY 2025 budget retreat the Sandy City Council and administration reviewed the budget outlook, three waste collection fee options, department requests and council priorities. The mayor said she was not proposing a property tax increase for FY 2025. No votes were recorded.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| FY 2025 budget retreat | Discussed |
Agenda, item by item
Item 1 · Budget
FY 2025 budget retreat
Discussed
Finance Director Brian Kelley reviewed the budget overview, history and three waste collection fee options. Municipal attorney Todd Godfrey presented on council and mayor powers and duties, and the HR director reviewed the annual compensation study. The mayor said her FY 2025 priorities included no property tax increase, Fire Station 31 and parks survey results. The CAO listed ongoing priorities (new funding sources, reducing or eliminating the bulk waste subsidy, evaluating department needs, more funding for city events, accelerating Cairns economic development funding) and one-time fleet replacement. Departments then presented requests: the council office, community events, emergency management, the amphitheater and arts guild, legal, administrative services (ERP software replacement and a custodial position), police (fleet, animal services staff, body cameras, software, inflation and a one-time drone), fire (ambulance supplies, uniforms and one-time equipment and academy recruits), public works (overtime, signal maintenance, salt, the Phase 3 facility rebuild, a debris flow study and street and traffic projects), parks and recreation (staffing, trails, playgrounds and direction on Alta Canyon Sports Center), community development (CDBG staff, development code update), public utilities (operations building addition and recommended rate increases) and economic development (funding sunsetting in two years and Cairns funding). Council priorities listed by the council director included sidewalks, parks offices, water repairs, renegotiating the Metro Water contract, dark-sky lighting, a fire fleet, code enforcement, a part-time administrative law judge, a Central Wasatch Commission cost-benefit study, a city events return-on-investment study, management studies, an annual rate and fee study, competitive compensation, no headcount increase and no spending increase beyond current levels, and considering deferring expenditures given $480,000 in bonds sunsetting in 2024. The notes give no totals. The session ran from 4 to 7:50 p.m.
What residents said
FY 2025 budgetWaste collection fees