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Lehi · City Council

Lehi council votes 4-0 to propose a fiscal 2025 tax rate; mayors of six cities hear school district feasibility study

June 18, 2024, 6:00 p.m. · Council Chamber, 153 N. 100 East, Lehi; joint session at Highland City Council Chambers

Lehi's council approved a resolution proposing the fiscal year 2025 property tax rate and a retirement contribution resolution for public safety employees, each 4-0 with Council Member Chris Condie excused. The same day, Lehi joined five other cities in a special joint session in Highland where consultants presented a financial feasibility study on creating a new school district; the consultants concluded creating it is viable.

From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.

Decisions at a glance

ItemResult
Proposed fiscal year 2025 property tax rate (Resolution 2024-31)Approved · 4-0
Employee retirement contribution pick-up for public safety and firefighters (Resolution 2024-37)Approved · 4-0

Agenda, item by item

  1. Item 2.a · Taxes and fees

    Proposed fiscal year 2025 property tax rate (Resolution 2024-31)

    Approved · 4-0

    Finance Director Dean Lundell explained how Utah property tax rates are determined and answered questions. Members discussed rate comparisons with other cities, and the council directed staff to research rate comparisons and employee salary comparisons. The council approved the resolution proposing the rate for the year beginning July 1, 2024.

    Moved by Council Member Paul Hancock, seconded by Council Member Heather Newall. Vote: 4-0; Council Member Chris Condie absent

  2. Item 2.b · Other

    Employee retirement contribution pick-up for public safety and firefighters (Resolution 2024-37)

    Approved · 4-0

    Dean Lundell presented a resolution formally picking up required employee contributions in the Public Safety and Firefighter Tier I and Tier II contributory retirement systems. The minutes record no discussion beyond the presentation.

    Moved by Council Member Paul Hancock, seconded by Council Member Paige Albrecht. Vote: 4-0; Council Member Chris Condie absent

  3. Presentation

    Joint session on proposed new school district: financial feasibility study (Highland City)

    Discussed · Highland City Council Chambers, 5400 W. Civic Center Drive, Highland

    Representatives of Lewis Roberts Burningham presented a feasibility study on a possible new school district for Alpine, American Fork, Cedar Hills, Draper, Highland and Lehi, now served by Alpine School District. The study projected general fund deficits for the new district that shrink over time, start-up costs of $7.69 million with a $2.55 million bonding need, 45 percent of existing district debt assigned to it, and likely tax savings per household compared with Alpine School District. The consultants said they found no red flags and recommended that creating the district is viable, though one said a single-city district would be too small. Council Members asked about debt retirement timing, the option of no new district, and the debt allocation; the start-up timeline was given as 32 months from the election. Lehi's minutes list Council Member Condie as excused; the Highland minutes list all five Lehi council members as present. No vote was taken.

    • Budget$7.69 million to Lewis Roberts Burningham Estimated start-up costs for a new school district (legal, moving, unemployment insurance, computer/network systems); bonding need of about $2.56 million after applying 41% of the unassigned fund balance. Paid from Fund balance share plus bonding
    • Presenters: Laura Lewis and Fred Philpot, Lewis Roberts Burningham
    • Highland special meeting called to order by Mayor Mark Johnson
    • Proposed new bonding: about $112.6 million for the new district over 20 years

What residents said

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