Tooele council agenda for Oct. 7: water-rights depletion rate cut to 60%, budget amendments and a $500,000 wastewater plant contingency

Decisions at a glance

Agenda, item by item

1. Item 6 · Budget

   FY 2026-27 budget amendments (Resolution 2026-74), public hearing

   Pending

   Finance Director Shannon Wimmer presents 17 amendments across funds, including $53,500 in private donations (Rio Tinto) for museum projects, an $8,528 State Library grant, $1.1 million for Road C Fund building improvements from fund balance, $370,000 added to the 200 West waterline project (to $567,000) from retained earnings, $190,000 and $480,000 in sewer fund items and a $300,000 sewer dump truck from retained earnings.

   • Grant$53,500 to Rio Tinto Museum projects (private donation). Paid from Donation
   • Grant$8,528 Library equipment. Paid from State Library CLEF grant
   • Budget$1.10 million Road C Fund building improvements. Paid from Fund balance
   • Budget$370,000 200 West waterline project (total $567,000). Paid from Water retained earnings
   • Purchase$300,000 Sewer dump truck. Paid from Sewer retained earnings
   • The exhibit's descriptions for some sewer and capital projects do not clearly match its line items.

2. Item 7 · City code

   Water rights depletion for interior use in new development (Ordinance 2026-26), public hearing

   Pending

   Amends city code 7-26-2(3)(a) to lower the required depletion rate for conveyed interior-use water rights from 100% to 60%: a State Engineer-approved 55% for irrigation reuse plus 5% for facility losses. City Engineer Paul Hansen presents. The change would apply to applications where rights are conveyed on or after Sept. 2, 2026. The Planning Commission recommended it 7-0 on Sept. 23. Stevie Joe Torres asked whether it would mean less water conveyed to the city; Hansen said the city verifies conveyed rights and requires demand and capacity modeling.

3. Item 8 · Other

   Policies and procedures manual amendments (Ordinance 2026-28)

   Pending

   Human Resources Director Kami Perkins presents changes including raising the tenured service performance bonus from $500 to $1,000, retirement plan options through the Utah Retirement System, auto-enrollment for employees hired after Oct. 11, 2026, and raising annual education reimbursement from $1,000 to $2,000.

4. Item 9 · Contract

   Water Reclamation Facility upgrades: $500,000 contingency, COP Construction (Resolution 2026-75)

   Pending

   Approves a $500,000 contingency on the agreement with COP Construction, LLC for the Water Reclamation Facility Upgrades Construction Project. Public Works Director Nathan Farrer presents. No funding source is listed.

   • Change order$500,000 to COP Construction, LLC Contingency on Water Reclamation Facility upgrades construction agreement

5. Item 10 · Contract

   2026 Roadway Maintenance Project change order No. 2, Black Forest Paving (Resolution 2026-76)

   Pending

   Approves Change Order No. 2 to the Black Forest Paving, LLC agreement for Schedule C of the 2026 Roadway Maintenance Project, covering repairs involving waterline patches. No dollar amount is listed.

   • Change orderAmount not given to Black Forest Paving, LLC Change Order No. 2, Schedule C, waterline patch repairs

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