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- Resolution to increase appropriations for FY 2024–25 adopted. The council voted to adopt \"resolution 20 five-twenty 2 C, a resolution increasing total appropriations for the fiscal year commencing 07/01/2024 and ending 06/30/2025.\" The motion was made by Council Member Meekum and seconded by Council Member Sharkey. The council conducted a roll-call vote with recorded \"Yes\" votes from Meekum, Sharkey, De Souza, DeKeyser, Stroud, Robinson and Hausman; the motion carried 7–0.

- FY 2025–26 budget public hearing continued. Council Member Sharkey moved to continue the public hearing on the FY 2025–26 budget to the June 10 meeting; Council Member Robinson seconded. The motion carried by roll call vote 7–0.

- Sandy City Redevelopment Agency (RDA) public hearing closed; RDA budget adoption deferred. During the RDA portion of the meeting, staff recommended not continuing the RDA hearing on a week-to-week basis. The RDA public hearing was closed by vote; the board did not adopt the RDA budget that evening and will schedule an RDA adoption item when the city budget adoption date is set.

- Minutes approved. The council approved the minutes from March 11, 2025 by voice vote.

Votes and movers are recorded as captured in the meeting transcript. No ordinance adoptions or other final legislative actions on land use were approved at the June 3 meeting; the Jordan Credit Union rezone was presented as an informational item and scheduled for final action on June 10.

The council will reconvene June 10 to continue the budget public hearing and consider any amendments or final adoption.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Sandy - City Council on 2025-06-03 5:15 PM - Jun 03, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its June 3 meeting the Sandy City Council adopted a midyear appropriation resolution, continued the FY2025-26 budget public hearing to June 10, closed the RDA public hearing, and approved minutes from March 11, 2025.","taxTitle","Sandy, Salt Lake County, Utah","taxId",2944,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":46,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6525175,"Council briefed on sales- and property-tax mechanics; budget public hearing continued to June 10",2885,2514000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3647566-ae5c94d6f25623c69808a6ae7aacbaed&start=2514&end=5399","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3647566-ae5c94d6f25623c69808a6ae7aacbaed/thumbnail_2514000.jpg","/articles/6525175/Sandy/Salt-Lake-County/Utah/Council-briefed-on-sales-and-property-tax-mechanics-budget-public-hearing-continued-to-June-10","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6525175-cb4580c3245de87d62bd6c71a7b778f7/orig.mp4?Expires=1771183010&Signature=ZXP5R5pjR9HdAszGLcU81Yc4A7fLMzsWU1OpoL7YJXl2dDtmPDoD6cySQm29sEHpLkf1a6rwkM2~Evm5Wb7hfgyI3LgVRyNDQNvYT3hwmEjxz3G65pB8svgBIp9e7zBTri6AGUxxVuVKDlPJE1Sgy5y71249dPZlUpndj8XMp4AXn5-wV79DHZ2dWSAB15s23NL5rWMxNU16EZ~7ZSvjMz1sCxyurLUwuvpKQvkvOD~0tIqdU7BSSrJdzLk5v6vqzfKZeSWUDx7LjVoZLISyRxnM2mNYvZz07NthyRKHhIh6xIoL7Mh33l2wwpaOIfHMXaOmaVHA3L85LERGX3mniQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sandy City’s administrative services staff walked the City Council through the mechanics of sales and property tax revenue and offered short-term projections on June 3, and the council voted to continue the public hearing on the fiscal year 2025–26 budget to June 10 to allow time for possible amendments.

Brian Kelly, the city's administrative services director, explained sales tax distribution formulas and the difference between local-option sales tax dedicated to transportation and the portion of the general local sales tax that flows to cities. He said the city receives its portion partly from a population factor (Sandy's share of state population) and partly based on point of sale, and that redistributions and management fees reduce the net amount the city receives. Kelly summarized recent year-over-year sales-tax growth (including spikes during post‑COVID stimulus years) and said staff projects modest growth of roughly 1.5%–2% in the next two years barring major national changes; he noted larger local developments, including the hockey training facility and stadium-block purchases, may take time to affect receipts.

On property taxes, Kelly used simplified examples to show that assessed value changes alone do not increase city property-tax revenue: revenue rises only through new growth (new development or annexation), redevelopment agency (RDA) expirations that return increased value to taxing agencies, or an explicit legislative decision to raise rates through the truth-in-taxation process. He showed that the 2020 uptick in certified property-tax revenue (about 6.49%) was tied to RDA expirations and that the Civic Center South RDA’s scheduled expiration around 2027 is estimated to yield roughly $300,000 in additional certified revenue when it occurs.

After the presentation the council opened a public hearing on the proposed FY 2025–26 budget. Council Member Sharkey moved and the council voted 7–0 to continue the public hearing to the June 10 meeting to allow members time to submit and consider budget amendments; Council Member Robinson seconded the motion. Director Kelly also highlighted that the tentative budget does not include a property-tax increase unless the council takes a separate action before the statutory deadline to declare intent to raise the rate.

Kelly and council members fielded technical questions about population adjustments used in sales-tax calculations, how online point-of-sale (for example, e-commerce) is attributed to jurisdictions, and the county's certified rate adjustments. The session concluded without budget adoption; the council directed staff to publish amendments and return with a schedule for adoption.","Administrative Services Director Brian Kelly explained how the city receives sales and property tax revenue, presented recent trends and projections, and the council voted to continue the FY 2025–26 budget public hearing to June 10 to allow time for amendments.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6525180,"Council informed of Jordan Credit Union rezone request at 9360 S. 300 E.; final hearing set for June 10",212,404000,616000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3647566-ae5c94d6f25623c69808a6ae7aacbaed&start=404&end=616","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3647566-ae5c94d6f25623c69808a6ae7aacbaed/thumbnail_404000.jpg","/articles/6525180/Sandy/Salt-Lake-County/Utah/Council-informed-of-Jordan-Credit-Union-rezone-request-at-9360-S-300-E-final-hearing-set-for-June-10","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6525180-a05d224b1d07a38ce6e775b431af1406/orig.mp4?Expires=1771183010&Signature=XZ5fT3u5OQsiLI6BJdXafZIqxh1yrez3LfMS7qVPSyXAwc6ApBjem06fxl9NaChP6a6T44dHFCxkEUyo~l9iWsEQ2ayrisQbiuGGg1POd9C7Nq1g7j5vlfZDTTY3vTAyn3qPZ5pLiAcq~fmqMISScMs9DKGtmjeWWrl1s5T1RUssKIYDef5mrVfb64g5ucDX7YeH6YCAVDIfGWqwkL0-c9gyRjOfEtferI5t~CcLcXSW-4bECEPGvxNc9xb7g48xj7og-~sYkZW0HB4lP-1CTHtrH-PWwejkNx3c3qXD4VQMetzqZ7OrStPpqSoXPOo7ulAu~9pSiwgUBZMJi3GjKA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sandy City planning staff briefed the City Council on June 3 about a rezone application from Jordan Credit Union affecting property at 9360 South 300 East.

The applicant has applied to rezone two parcels, totaling about 0.98 acre, from R-18 to PO to legalize an existing commercial use and permit planned site improvements including reconfigured parking and a separated drive-through. Long Range Planning Manager Jake Warner said the building is a preexisting, nonconforming use in the R-18 zone that was in place when the site was annexed; the rezone would bring the use into conformance and allow the applicant’s proposed improvements.

Warner told the council the property is designated \"institutional\" on the city general plan and is part of the Sandy Expo Station area plan; he said the parcel was previously part of the school district campus and had been a Board of Education facility. He said the Planning Commission held a public hearing and forwarded a positive recommendation to the council. Warner said the rezone is a legislative item and will return to the council for final action at the June 10 meeting.

A representative of Jordan Credit Union attended the June 3 meeting but did not make a formal presentation; staff said a site plan and subdivision application were submitted alongside the rezone request and staff is available to answer council questions. No action was taken on June 3; the council is the final decision maker for the legislative rezone application and will consider it on June 10.","City planning staff briefed the council on a rezone request from Jordan Credit Union to change two parcels from R-18 to PO so the existing credit-union building can be brought into conformance; Planning Commission recommended approval and the item is scheduled for council action on June 10.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":91,"_45":102,"_47":103,"_49":104,"_51":105,"_53":106,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":107,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":108,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6525184,"Sandy Journal representative defends distribution, questions RFP’s glossy requirement",1030,1646000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3647566-ae5c94d6f25623c69808a6ae7aacbaed&start=616&end=1646","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3647566-ae5c94d6f25623c69808a6ae7aacbaed/thumbnail_616000.jpg","/articles/6525184/Sandy/Salt-Lake-County/Utah/Sandy-Journal-representative-defends-distribution-questions-RFPs-glossy-requirement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6525184-41400adeacb0bdafe25f11176a2405b9/orig.mp4?Expires=1771183010&Signature=QTAgsDFZLUePg~wx-9OjNY5ZiNYmUgv5wRzd2zCMtac-LTBpd-OMs9IaoJlNskBf0WcJckSLB-DfD-XbklgU-d94jmmzYTJz4DRg9cf5ZC15OCn-uXM8IiiIng5Nso-3J1-NjAMOzzY5Dpx0TuFpFJM~ICk5YkNe3z8G2IbS~4vVyg2TOuYTwyaiBUIBbt6iVlpnTe3dRohnTBy30l7o56oO~4JgWPpXaSb~6Q8ipkzs6esekrX0O0WDPMmXp5uZkEOb6FXQ0boCDWIOqHHhSi62aoWJZmaSNN-lNtad5kVeG8ERaRK99w-DvE5uVOwAC8K3iTDR8AJpqSHSfdWP8A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Sandy City Council heard a presentation from a representative of the Sandy Journal on June 3 defending the paper’s distribution practices and responding to questions about a recent city request for proposals that the publisher said specified glossy printing.

The discussion matters because the city contracts with a private publisher to deliver the city newsletter alongside that paper, and council members raised questions about cost, circulation and how the city should spend public money for mailed notices.

Bridal Scott, representing the Sandy Journal, told the council the paper has worked with the city for decades and described a recent request from the publisher for a $150-a-month increase to a $3,000-per-month contract. Scott said the Journal has tested opt-in/opt-out distribution methods, uses data to target mailings and disputes a widely circulated claim that print distribution dropped from about 30,000 homes to 7,000. “7,000 residents is what responded,” Scott said, adding that the Journal still mails about 30,000 copies and provides rack copies and targeted mailings to make up distribution shortfalls.

Scott also criticized the language of the city’s RFP for the newsletter contract, saying it required an 8.5-by-11 glossy print product and gloss-based mailing that the Journal does not produce and could not economically offer. “It was asking for a gloss print, which we’re not a printer,” Scott said. He said the Journal did not see the RFP until it was published statewide and felt the procurement ignored other services the publisher provides, such as archiving local news online and community engagement.

Council members pressed Scott for details about circulation and the opt-in process. Council Member Haussmann said she did not see the value of glossy printing and asked if a glossy product would increase readership enough to justify higher costs. Scott replied that the Journal has tried glossy formats previously and that his analysis and advertiser feedback did not support a permanent switch to gloss. Council Member Sharkey asked whether circulation actually declined; Scott answered that the 7,000 figure represented responses to a recent survey, not the number of mailed copies, and that total distribution remains near 30,000.

Council members and the publisher also discussed postal logistics such as Every Door Direct Mail (EDDM) and carrier-route constraints. Scott described the Journal’s targeting process as analytical: the paper used respondents’ profiles to create “look-alike” audience segments for delivery and plans to upgrade that system. He said the Journal’s revenue model — advertising that offsets print costs — affects distribution decisions in ways that differ from the city, which pays postage from public funds.

The council did not take formal action on the matter at the June 3 meeting. The exchange was informational; staff and council members said they remain open to additional information and to consider how the city’s RFP and distribution policy align with the city’s objectives for taxpayer-funded mailings.","Representatives of the Sandy Journal told the City Council they seek a modest contract increase and disputed public reports of a major drop in circulation, while criticizing the city’s recent RFP for requiring a glossy print they say the paper does not provide.","actionData","errors"]

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Council actions: appropriation increase adopted; budget hearing continued; RDA public hearing closed; minutes approved

Council briefed on sales- and property-tax mechanics; budget public hearing continued to June 10

Council informed of Jordan Credit Union rezone request at 9360 S. 300 E.; final hearing set for June 10

Sandy Journal representative defends distribution, questions RFP’s glossy requirement