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The council voted to adopt Resolution 2025-10, a midyear amendment to the 2024–25 city budget, and later approved an ordinance (2025-16) authorizing a 5% compensation increase for specified city officers — described in the meeting as a 3% cost-of-living adjustment and a 2% performance component. Council members also approved three ordinances establishing local taxes: a 3.5% tax on telecommunications gross receipts (Ordinance 2025-13), a 1% municipal transient room tax for short-term rentals (Ordinance 2025-14), and an energy/use tax under the municipal sales and use tax (Ordinance 2025-15). The council accepted a petition to begin annexation processing for approximately 22 acres of county land (Resolution 2025-06).

Why it matters: the budget amendment cleans up timing and grant reimbursements ahead of the fiscal-year close; the pay increase must be publicly approved each year under a 2024 state law the council cited; the new taxes create a clearer legal mechanism for collecting revenue that the city said it already receives in effect through franchise agreements; and accepting the annexation petition begins a formal process that could make private land eligible for city services and future development.

Most important votes and immediate effects
- Resolution 2025-10 (budget amendment): Approved. Motion by Stephanie; second by Kurt. Vote: ayes recorded; motion carries (vote recorded in meeting as unanimous).

- Ordinance 2025-16 (compensation for specified city officers, 5%): Approved after public hearing. Council staff described the increase as a 3% cost-of-living allowance tied to the Utah Retirement Systems figure plus up to 2% based on performance evaluations. Motion carried (recorded as unanimous by council roll call).

- Ordinance 2025-13 (telecommunications gross-receipts tax, 3.5%): Approved after brief discussion. The measure establishes a 3.5% levy on telecommunication providers’ gross receipts. The ordinance passed 4–1.

- Ordinance 2025-14 (municipal transient room tax, 1%): Approved. The ordinance will allow the city to receive a 1% share of state-collected transient room taxes for registered short-term rentals; council members said the state tax commission will handle collections and remittance. Motion carried unanimously.

- Ordinance 2025-15 (municipal energy/use tax): Approved with a 4–1 vote. City staff said this ordinance functions like the telecom measure but applies to energy providers; it does not alter existing franchise agreements, staff said.

- Resolution 2025-06 (accept petition to begin annexation process for property of Scott Nixon, roughly 22 acres): Council voted to accept the petition, which sends the paperwork to the county and starts the formal annexation timeline. Motion carried unanimously.

Other formal actions
- Approved early concrete pours for the new elementary school to start no earlier than 4:00 a.m., conditioned on the contractor providing a Gantt chart and a notification schedule for residents. Motion by David; second by Tiffany; approved.

What the council said and next steps
City staff briefed the council that the budget amendment is largely an internal cleanup of grant timing and building-permit revenues as the fiscal year closes. On compensation, staff said the ordinance follows a 2024 state law requiring public hearings to approve increases for department heads and senior executives.

On taxes, staff and council described the ordinances as alternate legal mechanisms (tax vs. franchise fee) to collect revenues the city currently receives or could receive from providers; staff said the state tax commission will be involved in collection and remittance. The annexation petition will next be reviewed at the county level; if accepted there the council will receive the matter later for a public hearing and final action.

Votes at a glance (formal outcomes)
- Agenda and minutes: approved as amended. Motion carried 5–0.
- Resolution 2025-10 (budget amendment): approved (unanimous at meeting).
- Ordinance 2025-16 (compensation increases for specified officers): approved (unanimous at meeting).
- Ordinance 2025-13 (telecommunications gross receipts tax): approved 4–1.
- Ordinance 2025-14 (transient room tax): approved (unanimous at meeting).
- Ordinance 2025-15 (energy/use tax): approved 4–1.
- Resolution 2025-06 (accept annexation petition): approved 5–0.
- Early concrete pours (new elementary school): approved; contractor required to submit a Gantt chart and provide notice to residents.
- Motion to enter closed session to discuss purchase of real property: approved; council recessed for the closed session as recorded.

What remains pending
- Several items are contingent on external approvals or follow-up: the fiscal-year close and final budget in August (after the county certifies tax rates), state registration/collection process for the new taxes (state tax commission procedures), and the county’s review of the annexation petition. The contractor for the elementary school will submit a detailed pour schedule and 48-hour notices before early pours begin.

Sources and authority cited in meeting
Council actions referenced specific local ordinances and named resolutions (Resolution 2025-10; Ordinances 2025-13, 2025-14, 2025-15, 2025-16; Resolution 2025-06) and a 2024 state law requiring public hearings for executive-level salary increases. City staff said the Utah Retirement Systems cost-of-living figure is used to set the baseline COLA component.","mediaType","Audio","parentTitle","City Council - June 25, 2025 Part 1","oneSentenceSummary","Hyde Park City Council on June 25 approved a midyear budget amendment, a 5% compensation increase for specified city officers, new local taxes on telecommunications, energy and short-term rentals, authorized early concrete pours for the new elementary school and accepted a petition to begin annexation proceedings for about 22 acres.","taxTitle","Hyde Park, Cache County, Utah","taxId",68995,"location","Utah","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":50,"_51":82,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":83,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":84,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6521645,"Council approves early 4 a.m. concrete pours for new elementary school; contractor to provide schedule and notices",222,1844000,2066000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5086316-2a59151e09d96f173a0b8f4a47b9ce4e&start=1844&end=2066","/articles/6521645/Utah/Council-approves-early-4-am-concrete-pours-for-new-elementary-school-contractor-to-provide-schedule-and-notices","Hyde Park’s council approved a contractor request on June 25 to allow some early-morning concrete pours for the new elementary school project, provided the contractor submits a detailed schedule and notifies residents in advance.

Wayne Anderson, president of DWA Construction, told the council the new elementary is a tilt-up structure and that multiple, sometimes continuous, pours are needed to avoid shrinkage cracks and structural problems. “It’ll be multiple pours… casting pads for the walls, and they will probably run you’re probably gonna have 15-ish, I would think… but they’re gonna pour a lot of them at the same time,” Anderson said.

Council conditions and schedule
Council members said they preferred fewer nighttime disturbances if possible and asked whether pours could start at 6:00 or 8:00 a.m. Anderson and staff explained the timing is driven by concrete chemistry and temperature; pours in the heat of daytime can accelerate reactions and cause cracking. The mayor and staff agreed the city would approve early pours no earlier than 4:00 a.m. but required a Gantt chart and 48-hour notice to residents; staff said they would send notices and publish the schedule.

Motion and follow-up
David moved to approve the early pours under those conditions; Tiffany seconded the motion and the council approved it. Staff said the schedule will likely be intermittent — a few pours per week at times and pauses between sequences — and could continue intermittently through October. Council members also encouraged the contractor to use the city’s notification channels to alert residents when early pours occur.

What to expect
Residents should expect intermittent early-morning activity at the elementary school site when the contractor submits and finalizes the schedule; the council required the notice provisioning and a detailed Gantt chart from DWA Construction before any early-morning work begins.","After DWA Construction explained the structural necessity for some continuous concrete pours and tilt-up wall casting, Hyde Park council approved intermittent early-morning pours no earlier than 4:00 a.m., conditioned on a Gantt chart and resident notification",{"_33":86,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":87,"_41":88,"_43":89,"_45":90,"_47":91,"_49":50,"_51":92,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":93,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":94,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6521650,"Hyde Park’s deer-management plan approved by DWR; city to begin controlled harvests Aug. 1 with sign-up for harvested meat",99,1380000,1479000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5086316-2a59151e09d96f173a0b8f4a47b9ce4e&start=1380&end=1479","/articles/6521650/Utah/Hyde-Parks-deer-management-plan-approved-by-DWR-city-to-begin-controlled-harvests-Aug-1-with-sign-up-for-harvested-meat","Hyde Park’s city officials told the council on June 25 that the Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) has approved the city’s deer-management plan and that controlled harvests will begin Aug. 1 pending issuance of a state registration number.

City staff said the plan is focused on “thinning the herd” in high-impact areas rather than complete removal. The chief said the department will carry out harvesting for safety reasons because public proximity to homes raises risk for volunteers. “We had to submit the harvesting process. And it is with the police doing the harvesting because there's too many risks associated with people, proximity to houses,” the chief said.

Public outreach and meat distribution
The city ran a Facebook questionnaire asking whether residents would be willing to accept harvested venison; staff said most respondents provided contact information and that the city will compile a list and contact volunteers. “We asked if the respondent was interested in taking 1 of the harvested deer. We asked them to leave a name and contact info…Most of them, we got a name and a phone number and email address,” Marcus said. The city warned recipients must be able to respond promptly; officers will not wait hours for pickup.

Schedule and duration
Staff said crews expect to start in the heaviest-impacted areas on Aug. 1 and that the plan will run through July 30, 2028, at which point it will be revisited. Staff also said they are preparing equipment and personal protective gear and have submitted required permit materials to DWR; the registration number was still pending at the meeting.

Regulatory and health notes
Staff said any harvested deer taken to a commercial locker for processing will need the DWR tag and that the city will report harvest numbers and recipients to DWR. The council asked staff to include information in the August newsletter and on social media to explain the program’s scope, what it is and what it is not.

Sources and next steps
City staff will compile the contact list of residents who indicated interest in venison, forward it to the chief, and publicize the program details. Final confirmation of the start date depends on the state registration number for Hyde Park’s permit package.","City staff said the Division of Wildlife Resources approved Hyde Park's deer-management plan; the program is scheduled to begin Aug. 1 pending a registration number, and residents who signed the city survey were asked whether they wanted a portion of harvested deer meat",{"_33":96,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":97,"_41":98,"_43":99,"_45":100,"_47":101,"_49":50,"_51":102,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":103,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":104,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6521655,"Hyde Park police say radar speed-trailer reduced speeds; data show majority still exceed posted limit",105,380000,485000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5086316-2a59151e09d96f173a0b8f4a47b9ce4e&start=380&end=485","/articles/6521655/Utah/Hyde-Park-police-say-radar-speed-trailer-reduced-speeds-data-show-majority-still-exceed-posted-limit","Hyde Park’s police chief reported to the city council on June 25 that a radar speed-calming trailer placed at 700 East at 356 North produced measurable slowing but also showed that a majority of recorded vehicles exceeded the posted limit.

City police said the trailer was deployed June 18 and retrieved June 24. “We placed it up on 700 East at 356 North there, and it was on the East side of the highway with the sign facing north,” the chief said during the meeting. “This particular trailer is known as a speed calming trailer… I’d set it at 30, and when people got to 31, the red and blue started to flash, and we did see a calming influence.”

Key findings presented by the chief and staff
- Vehicles recorded: 6,455 (June 18–24). 3,045 (47%) were at or below the posted speed; 3,410 (53%) exceeded the posted speed.
- Average speed recorded: 24.76 mph; fastest recorded: 50 mph.
- 80th percentile speed: 29 mph.
- Speed distribution: 2,116 of the 3,410 speeding vehicles were in the 26–30 mph range.

Council discussion highlighted measurement nuances: council members asked whether recorded averages were skewed by very slow speeds (cars leaving driveways or turning) and whether the device’s “closing” and “away” readings capture approach vs. departing speeds. The chief explained the unit measures heading “from the front” (approaching) and also records the direction moving away, and that the trailer’s lights flash only for approaching vehicles on the side where the lights are visible.

The chief recommended using the trailer data to guide signage and enforcement placement and said it also provides time-of-day and direction data that are useful for public works and grant applications. Council members requested additional locations and schedules for future deployments; the chief said the department has one modern unit with data capability and two older units with power issues.

What the data mean
Council members and staff said the trailer demonstrated a calming influence for at least approaching vehicles and that the 80th percentile speed (29 mph) would, by engineering practice, imply a higher posted limit than currently desired by some council members (some argued for a 25 mph posting on that road). Chief and staff emphasized the trailer’s value for targeted enforcement and public-works planning rather than as a replacement for enforcement.

Sources and records
Police provided the trailer report with the vehicle counts, speeds, and distribution used for the briefing. The chief said the department will continue to move the trailer to locations with high-speed complaints and will share future deployment schedules with the council.","Police presented a week-long radar-trailer study showing 6,455 vehicles passed the device (June 18–24); officers reported the trailer had a calming effect though more than half the recorded vehicles exceeded the posted limit","actionData","errors"]

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