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Key city council votes

- Resolution 25-15 (FY2025 budget adjustments): Approved. The council approved adjustments to FY2025 that increase general fund revenues and expenses by $1,178,154 and transferred vehicle-sale and other receipts to the capital projects fund. (Roll-call: Paul, Wilson, Skadden, Saxton, Jackson — all Aye.)

- Resolution 25-16 (Enterprise fund transfers): Approved. The council approved transfers from water & sewer, stormwater and solid-waste enterprise funds to reimburse administrative costs of the general fund and other cross-charges; the council also approved the anticipated transfer of gain from the sale of a water-fund parcel when the sale closes. (Roll-call: unanimous among those voting.)

- Resolution 25-17 (Adopt tentative FY2026 budget and set tax-advertisement ceiling): Approved. The council adopted the tentative FY2026 budget and set a maximum advertised property-tax ceiling of 28% to meet statutory notice deadlines; the final rate will be set after a truth-in-taxation hearing on Aug. 19. (Roll-call recorded: Paul Aye; Wilson Aye; Skadden Aye; Jackson Aye; Saxton Nay. Outcome approved.)

- Ordinance 25-8 (Compensation increases per state law): Approved with council/mayor COLA removed. The council held the required public hearing on proposed compensation increases for statutory/appointed officers and then voted to remove a 2.5% COLA for the mayor and council members from the exhibit. The rest of the compensation schedule remains in the proposed budget and will take effect if the final budget is adopted. (Council vote: unanimous in favor of the ordinance as amended.)

- Ordinance 25-9 (Zoning text amendments to add an R5 high-density residential district): Approved with amendments. The planning commission\u0000proposed R5 language to allow higher density in targeted locations; the council approved the ordinance with edits to keep R4 multifamily at 12 units per acre and to set R5 maximum density at 20 units per acre (rather than 25).

- Ordinance 25-10 and 25-11 (Amend general plan and rezone parcels at 2349 and 2365 West 6000 South): Tabled. The council tabled both items to allow the developer and staff more time to align the parcel requests to the newly created R5 options and to confirm sewer/trunk capacity and other engineering details.

- Ordinance 25-12 (Development agreement for property at 3443 West 5200 South, Sumaterra): Approved. The council approved a development agreement that allows a single mixed-use building configuration with reduced initial commercial square footage (3,000 sq ft) and multi-story residential above; the developer said the footprint and a 14-foot retail floor plate would make the property marketable while allowing future conversion to additional commercial space.

- Ordinance 25-13 (Consolidated fee schedule): Approved. The council adopted an updated, consolidated schedule of city fees; staff corrected a clerical reference in the document before adoption.

Other city actions

- Interlocal agreements for the Roy Hillside Senior Center: Resolution 25-18 (Westhaven) and Resolution 25-19 (Hooper) were both approved to allow partnering cities to participate in operations of the senior center.

RDA board

- RDA Resolution 25-1 (Tentative FY2026 RDA budget): Approved. The Roy Redevelopment Agency board approved its tentative FY2026 budget. Board members discussed that two RDA project-area increments will sunset over the next two years unless new development or an extension is pursued; the RDA has reserves that could be used for limited redevelopment planning if the agency elects to do so.

How to read this list

This roundup lists formal motions the council and RDA board approved or tabled during the June 17, 2025 public meeting. If you are following a specific ordinance, resolution or parcel, look for the agenda item number above and the stated outcome; many items will return for final adoption or additional hearings (e.g., the budget's final adoption at the Aug. 19 truth-in-taxation meeting). Citations and supporting materials are available in the city's agenda packet.

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Bridal McMillan, who gave her address as 4614 Westpark Drive, told the council the temporary diversion of construction traffic had helped but did not solve long-term safety problems. \"We're gonna need a little bit more than that. A long term solution's what's necessary,\" McMillan said. She told the council the biggest concern was the many children who live in the neighborhood and the risk posed by hundreds of new vehicles using the neighborhood as a highway.

The remarks were followed by several other neighbors who described near-misses in the crosswalks and a steep approach over the railroad tracks that makes slowing difficult. Ally Welch, 4748 Southwest Park Drive, said the townhome project should not use the existing neighborhood entrance as its only access. \"If they're gonna build Rail Runner and complete it and have people move in, then then give it its own access point of 4000 South,\" Welch said. She added that families, seniors and children would be harmed by routing all new development traffic through a narrow residential street.

Cindy Wynnum told the council the development's proximity to the tracks and the small road footprint amplified safety fears. She said the project could bring \"281 units, which is over almost 500 cars,\" and asked rhetorically whether council members would want that level of traffic routed into their own neighborhoods.

Several residents also raised security concerns tied to increased rental density and said they would prefer the developer create a separate ingress/egress or limit further phases until traffic patterns and safety can be evaluated. Richard Dunlap and other long-time residents asked the council to \"cap\" further phases and reconsider future approvals until the current expansion's effects are assessed.

Council response

Mayor Dandoid acknowledged the comments and told speakers the council takes the input seriously: \"We do take this very seriously,\" he said, adding that staff and council would review the public comments as they continue permitting work. The council did not take any formal action on the development at the meeting; the comments were part of the meeting's public comment period and the public hearings later in the agenda focused on other items.

Why it matters

The neighborhood's warnings highlight a trade-off local governments face when approving higher-density housing near transit or rail lines: balancing new housing supply and sales-tax-producing commercial activity against neighborhood safety, emergency access and infrastructure capacity. Residents asked for concrete mitigations: a second access at 4000 South, traffic calming (signage, speed humps), a dedicated emergency gate and delaying subsequent development phases until the current traffic impacts are studied.

What happens next

Council members said they will review the public comments and follow up with staff. The city manager and planning staff review development applications and engineering plans; any developer proposals that require zoning changes, variances or development agreements will return to the planning commission and council for formal hearings. Residents seeking a formal restriction on the project may also pursue conditions as part of that public permitting process.

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Amber (staff member) told the council the draft fiscal 2026 general fund budget presented on May 6 totaled $28,522,710. After work sessions and further review the city says it needs $450,000 in new property-tax revenue\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000\u0000to balance the proposed budget, roughly an 8.77 percent increase on the general fund. Amber said that amount would equal about $3.13 per month, or $37.54 per year, for an average household.

The council set 28 percent as the maximum ceiling to be advertised for the tax notice that must go to Weber County. Council members stressed the advertised ceiling is not the final tax rate; the final tax rate will be set after the truth-in-taxation process at the Aug. 19 hearing. Mayor Dandoid and other council members indicated they expect further work between now and the late-August hearing to narrow the final increase.

Utility rates and early implementation

Amber told the council the budget includes utility rate changes that must be adopted now so the city can begin billing in July: a 5 percent water rate increase (about $1.26 per month on the average household) and a $5-per-month sewer increase tied in part to costs from North Davis Sewer District and the city's own infrastructure needs.

Council debate: wages, turnover and fund balance

The budget debate dominated the meeting. Several council members and the mayor pressed the council to consider long-term fixes to employee pay and the city's merit/cola program; the mayor said the city is about 14 percent below comparable cities on average pay. \"If you really wanna fix this, then go to the system that is broke and fix it,\" the mayor said, urging a targeted compensation strategy rather than repeated year-to-year tax increases.

Council member Diane and others pointed to programs that can reduce tax burdens for qualifying residents and asked staff to improve outreach; staff said several county-run tax-abatement and relief programs already exist for veterans, seniors and low-income households.

The council also voted separately to remove a 2.5 percent cost-of-living allowance (COLA) for the mayor and city council from a proposed compensation ordinance; the ordinance otherwise stays in effect for city staff and certain officers and will take effect when the final budget is adopted.

What the vote means and next steps

The council's adoption of the tentative budget and the 28 percent ceiling means the city can meet statutory deadlines for tax notices and begin implementing rate changes that must start in July. The council can lower the advertised ceiling between now and Aug. 19, but it cannot raise it above the ceiling set June 17.

A final budget and the official property-tax rate will be decided at the truth-in-taxation hearing on Aug. 19 at 6 p.m. in the Roy City Council Chambers. Council members and staff said they will meet and propose alternatives, including partial use of one-time fund balance and targeted pay-plan reforms, before the August hearing.

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