City council and planning meetings
Tooele City Council and Planning Commission meetings, item by item: what was proposed, what was decided and how members voted. Written from the official agendas, packets and minutes, with links to each.
At a glance
Tooele has 5 meetings written up, from July 15, 2026 to October 7, 2026: 4 City Council and 1 City Council work session.
Those meetings recorded 18 counted votes; 0 were not unanimous.
Topics residents raised most often: water supply and growth (1 meeting), data centers (1 meeting), drainage and flooding below the hillside (1 meeting), and slope stability (1 meeting).
City Council minutes, by year →Tooele: Depot area, property tax and sewer bonds →
October 2026
Wed, Oct 21 · City Council · Canceled
Tooele council cancels Oct. 21 meeting
Wed, Oct 7 · City Council
Tooele council cuts water-rights depletion rate for new homes to 60%, approves plant contingency and fleet purchases
At its Oct. 7 business meeting the Tooele City Council voted 5-0 on all items. It lowered the interior water depletion requirement for new development from 100% to 60%, over a resident's request to wait for an ongoing water study, approved first-quarter budget amendments, a $500,000 contingency on the water reclamation plant upgrade, a $78,242 paving change order, personnel policy changes and about $930,000 in building, equipment and vehicle purchases. These are draft minutes from the Nov. 4 packet.
- FY 2026-27 budget amendments (Resolution 2026-74), public hearing Approved · 5-0
- Water Reclamation Facility upgrades: $500,000 contingency, COP Construction (Resolution 2026-75) Approved · 5-0
- Roadway maintenance change order No. 2, Black Forest Paving (Resolution 2026-76) Approved · 5-0
- Invoices and purchase orders Approved · 5-0
- Water rights depletion for interior use in new development (Ordinance 2026-26), public hearing Approved · 5-0
Wed, Oct 7 · City Council work session
Tooele council leans toward a flat $12.68 sewer fee for about 160 septic properties near sewer lines
At its Oct. 7 work meeting the Tooele City Council backed charging about 160 septic-system properties within 300 feet of a sewer line only the $12.68 monthly base fee until they connect, and directed staff to prepare code changes. It also discussed buying a $91,378 articulating lift for parks and building maintenance. A closed session on litigation and property acquisition followed. These are draft minutes from the Nov. 4 packet.
September 2026
Wed, Sep 16 · City Council
Tooele council denies Sensitive Area Overlay removal, approves East Valley water study
Tooele's City Council voted 4-0 on Sept. 16 to deny Ordinance 2026-27, which would have removed the Sensitive Area Overlay from about 2.02 acres near 600 South Canyon Road and 695 South Main Street. It also approved, 4-0, an agreement with Hansen, Allen & Luce for an East Valley water source and water rights study. This entry covers selected decisions, not the whole agenda.
August 2026
Wed, Aug 19 · City Council
Tooele adopted its fiscal 2027 tax rate and final budget in August
Tooele's City Council voted 5-0 on Aug. 19, 2026 to adopt a fiscal 2027 property tax rate of 0.002590 and, separately 5-0, the final fiscal 2027 budget. This entry covers selected decisions, not the whole agenda.
- Final fiscal 2027 property-tax rate (Resolution 2026-61) Approved · 5-0
- Final fiscal 2027 budget (Resolution 2026-62) Approved · 5-0
July 2026
Wed, Jul 15 · City Council
Tooele rules on political signs, approves $320,772 dispatch deal
At its July 15 meeting the Tooele City Council voted 5-0 on every item, amending its political sign rules to follow state law, tabling a commercial special district ordinance, redesignating 4.1 acres at 1280 North and 200 East for light industrial use, and approving a $320,772 county dispatch agreement, a $131,473 library chiller contract and waterline and road change orders. Economic development staff reported new openings and 748 community survey responses.
- Waterline and road change orders Approved · 5-0
- Political sign rules, Ordinance 2026-19 Approved · 5-0
- Commercial special districts, Ordinance 2026-20 Tabled · 5-0
- Land use designation near 1280 North and 200 East, Ordinance 2026-21 Approved · 5-0
- Five-year financial statement consulting contract Approved · 5-0