Council adopts $122.3 million 2022-23 budget, waives fire station fees for UFA and tables Planning Commission organization changes
June 21, 2022, 4:00 p.m. · Eagle Mountain City Council Chambers, 1650 E Stagecoach Run, Eagle Mountain, Utah
With the mayor excused and Council Member Carolyn Love presiding, the council voted 5-0 to adopt a fiscal 2022-2023 budget of $122,302,191 and to add $146,500 to the current budget for bond issuance costs. It also approved a fee waiver for two new fire stations, engineering standards and stormwater ordinance changes, and tabled Planning Commission organization rules. The work session heard a Flagship Homes proposal for flex homes in Harmony and a draft economic development plan.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| Fiscal year 2022-2023 budget | Approved · 5-0 |
| Fiscal year 2021-2022 budget amendment | Approved · 5-0 |
| Fire station impact fee waiver, Sweetwater Fire Station and Fire Station 253 | Approved · 5-0 |
| Engineering standards, Municipal Code chapters 15.10, 15.15 and 15.50 | Approved · 5-0 |
| Stormwater ordinance, Chapter 13.75 | Approved with conditions · 5-0 |
| Planning Commission organization, EMMC 17.15.030 | Tabled · 5-0 |
| Consent agenda: Digital 311 agreement, bond releases, White Hills well change order, Triumph agreement | Approved with conditions · 5-0 |
| Youth Council advisor appointments | Approved · 5-0 |
| Flex homes in Harmony (work session) | Discussed |
| Economic development master plan (work session) | Discussed |
Agenda, item by item
Item 16.B · Budget
Fiscal year 2022-2023 budget
Approved · 5-0
The final budget totals $122,302,191 including work session additions and uses the certified tax rate. Finance Director Kimberly Ruesch said taxable value rose nearly $2 billion, largely from the Meta development, lowering the certified rate: a primary residence pays about $29 per $100,000 of value, down from about $98 a decade ago. The budget includes an inflationary adjustment for staff; City Attorney Jeremy Cook said a code amendment is needed before it applies to elected officials. The public hearing (7:50 p.m.) drew no comments.
- Budget$122.3 million
Item 16.A · Budget
Fiscal year 2021-2022 budget amendment
Approved · 5-0
The council added $146,500 to the general fund for issuance costs of the 2022 sales tax bond. A $600,000 placeholder for reimbursing developer streetlight overpayments and a transfer to Fund 47 were also presented in the work session. The public hearing drew no comments.
- Budget$146,500
- Budget$600,000
Item 15.C · Public safety
Fire station impact fee waiver, Sweetwater Fire Station and Fire Station 253
Approved · 5-0
City Administrator Paul Jerome said the Unified Fire Authority had granted Millcreek City's waiver request for its city hall and that Eagle Mountain was asking for reciprocal waivers for new fire stations; it is the authority's first such request from Eagle Mountain. The item was pulled from the consent agenda so staff could check whether other UFSA cities waive the fees. The council approved the resolution.
Item 17.A · City code
Engineering standards, Municipal Code chapters 15.10, 15.15 and 15.50
Approved · 5-0
City Engineer Chris Trusty presented revisions. The council removed the first sentence of EMMC 15.10.175 and renamed the section "Potholing" and approved the chapters as amended.
Item 17.B · City code
Stormwater ordinance, Chapter 13.75
Approved with conditions · 5-0
Cook presented an update that requires stormwater management plans with business license applications. Council Members Colby Curtis and Brett Wright sought exemption criteria, which Cook said could be added with the consolidated fee schedule. The council amended 13.75.100(A) to read "unless waived by the city engineer because the city engineer determines there will be no impact to the groundwater or storm drain system."
Item 17.C · City code
Planning Commission organization, EMMC 17.15.030
Tabled · 5-0
The Planning Commission recommended approval with changes on June 14. Discussion covered alternate member terms, staggered appointments of two per year, and whether appointments should follow the board appointment noticing process. Council Member Donna Burnham questioned the council prescribing the mayor's appointment process. Love twice withdrew a motion to table; the third, to table and bring the item back with changes based on the discussion, passed.
Item 11.A-15.D · Contract
Consent agenda: Digital 311 agreement, bond releases, White Hills well change order, Triumph agreement
Approved with conditions · 5-0
The consent agenda approved a Digital 311 service platform agreement with Rock Solid Technologies, Inc., on condition of a 24/7 service level agreement; nine bond releases (Available Self Storage, Brylee Farms Phase A Plat 4, Eagle Heights Village Plat 2, Sage Park Phase A Plat 6, Eagle Point Phase J Plat 2, Harmony Phase A Plat 2 and SilverLake Plats 21, 22 and 26); change order 2 for the 2021 White Hills well upgrades by Bowen Collins and Associates; the Cedar View Lane name; a stormwater management program update; and the Triumph master development agreement. The minutes give no dollar amounts.
- ContractAmount not given to Rock Solid Technologies, Inc.
- Change orderAmount not given to Bowen Collins and Associates
Item 10.A · Appointment
Youth Council advisor appointments
Approved · 5-0
The council appointed two Youth Council advisors, Mary King and Matt King, each for a one-year term through June 2023, in two separate 5-0 votes.
Item 1.C · Development
Flex homes in Harmony (work session)
Discussed
Flagship Homes representatives proposed flex homes priced at $300,000 to $400,000 in the Harmony development, with 44 units replacing 38. They asked for delayed garage completion, phased impact fees and permits, lot size exceptions and homeowners association parking rentals. Council Member Brett Wright said he had difficulty supporting the concept and Council Member Jared Gray was concerned about the unit count. The discussion is to continue.
- Units: 44 replacing 38
- Price range: $300,000 to $400,000
Item 1.B · Other
Economic development master plan (work session)
Discussed
The discussion covered the commercial tax base, retail and healthcare, branding as Utah's largest small town, and amenities. Burnham asked that a code amendment on city nodes go to the Planning Commission.
What residents said
Property tax rateFire station feesCollector road
Garrett Schmidt of Browns Meadow asked about the master transportation plan and whether a collector road is required; Assistant City Administrator Steve Mumford said the plan is tentatively set for August. Council Member Love presided as mayor pro tempore.