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Staff then moved on to introduce a visiting state representative and to the substantive work-session items on the amended 2025 budget.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council","oneSentenceSummary","At the June 24 work meeting the council unanimously approved the minutes of its May 13 meeting by voice vote; motion by Tony and second by Merrick was recorded.","taxTitle","Morgan, Morgan County, Utah","taxId",7552,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":79,"_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},6522925,"Council notes existing stormwater-fee ordinance, discusses $1.3M stormwater project and need for updated impact-fee study",0,2588000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5066560-0ba6a36bc55ab7872653065bf8a032e0&start=2588&end=2588","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5066560-0ba6a36bc55ab7872653065bf8a032e0/thumbnail_2588000.jpg","/articles/6522925/Morgan/Morgan-County/Utah/Council-notes-existing-stormwater-fee-ordinance-discusses-13M-stormwater-project-and-need-for-updated-impact-fee-study","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6522925-c819777cdca471f1f24b9f8b7ebd97f7/orig.mp4?Expires=1773677392&Signature=J1kD36a72KwNA60um2np1wFbZj26Faan1UoD1Aw5kRPvvGsMyvUGZCVtNBSyv6H0k85EHiCrU9nQ0j8GNlOGo23s5rATzLezUUMfzupV0sb0cMu~0Qz~~PCVho~uhrEJexUEvLfJ9k0-OUEhXrssRPW3VZr9JE2nrzxiCwPXCeanGu4Op6iLS8UwZKC2urU2rZ~ZRFvwj0q7~~pxDHHRYx6HswSD3mPmQeXwtqynFXdVHjHFCWKq~FeVZBnvx~GsqjUBXzAyHagaQz0TSQTZDg6OCBVqHPI09LDDpcsrJHyjWW~y65i3MO7jWuSihiBBLZeOd-C2WpDREfaqCl8iEA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","During the June 24 work meeting, a councilmember flagged a previously adopted stormwater utility fee ordinance and asked whether the city could use the ordinance to fund ongoing stormwater maintenance and a major unfunded project.

Staff said the ordinance is on the books but the city has not been collecting a stormwater fee. Council members described one specific unfunded stormwater project to route drainage from 100 Street across the school property down to the river, which staff estimated at roughly $1,300,000. Council discussion emphasized that many individual developments currently handle stormwater on-site through retention and that a citywide approach would require a defensible impact-fee study.

City staff and council members said state law requires an impact-fee analysis to charge a system-wide maintenance or stormwater fee and advised completing a new study (the previous study is about 20 years old and would need updating). Staff suggested creating a new enterprise fund for stormwater and using fees to cover existing deficiencies and to assess appropriate impact fees on new developments.

Why it matters: Council members said recurring stormwater deficiencies and the sizable cost of the one identified project mean the city needs a long-term funding plan. A study would provide the basis for setting a maintenance rate and any impact fees for new development.

Council members asked staff to plan an updated impact-fee study and to return with recommendations on a fee structure, fund set-up and capital priorities before pursuing a fee on residents or developers.","Council members noted the city has an adopted stormwater utility fee ordinance but no active fee schedule; staff said the city faces a roughly $1.3 million stormwater project and that state law requires an impact-fee study before imposing system-wide fees.",{"_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},6522930,"Council reviews water, sewer and sanitation fund lines: meters, grants and recycling costs discussed",387,1999000,2386000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5066560-0ba6a36bc55ab7872653065bf8a032e0&start=1999&end=2386","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5066560-0ba6a36bc55ab7872653065bf8a032e0/thumbnail_1999000.jpg","/articles/6522930/Morgan/Morgan-County/Utah/Council-reviews-water-sewer-and-sanitation-fund-lines-meters-grants-and-recycling-costs-discussed","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6522930-350bbf1de9544adf94f7f77822a064c3/orig.mp4?Expires=1773677392&Signature=izKqKCfMH0kQgMS-AAU11tA78rlKmm06KKDBfwmnc97M282rlgR4r3yk~0m3gRAeWsAioIpsudUqYkFrxekdk1k8JtrYwf4XZugOkJzmnf0LVaGKsZKCGlLILbBVbbAbFtYbpXfxiojDrnt8R8d6aZHPzv~NZyKi7TuyzxjbSLkqAgp2-mBbKpY1xRUgjwNP-0P7Qu5NQ0oGMAxkuucWXzen5VdRm8PUPbISI5nAZy8ENSfEhkiBHTLoL64QMxQxqTppeDgYF3ugmaUTJSENUAm~ohZFmvKwxy84zrdfAerddxlxCVat-4tHvQpj5-~S-Rij3vqxd52RfYhwRzGlvQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Council members pressed city staff on enterprise funds for water, sewer and sanitation during the June 24 work meeting, asking about meter installs, grant availability and fund balances.

Ty said the city needs to install additional meters on secondary-water connections in North Morgan even though the city does not bill secondary water yet; the state grant money that funded meter installs elsewhere was exhausted and did not cover connections that do not qualify as a secondary-water system. \"So we don't have meters. So they got grants, right, for the meters?\" a councilmember asked; staff replied that the state grant program ran out and those particular connections did not qualify for the earlier round of grant funds.

On the sewer fund, staff noted a projected operating shortfall of about $93,000 in the final budget that would be balanced by impact-fee collections and nonoperating revenue; staff said the sewer fund still holds the largest fund balance of the city's funds and the shortfall is manageable. On sanitation, council members discussed one-time upfront costs for new recycling service, including the purchase of residential carts; staff said the amended budget contemplates higher sanitation revenues next year and that the city has an approved diversion grant but has not yet received the check.

Why it matters: Meter installs, grant eligibility and enterprise fund health affect both day-to-day utility operations and longer-term rate-setting. Council members asked staff to monitor grant opportunities and to return with a clear picture of ongoing costs and any rate implications.

Staff said the water-meter expense was built into the amended budget but does not, in staff's view, require an immediate rate increase. The council requested further detail on meter counts and grant timing before final budget adoption.","Council and staff discussed meter installs in North Morgan, exhausted meter grant funding, a sewer fund shortfall covered by impact fees, and upfront recycling expenses tied to sanitation service changes.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6522935,"Morgan reviews amended 2025 budget; council discusses West Young Street project, $500,000 transfer and MET tax timing",1359,1195000,2554000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5066560-0ba6a36bc55ab7872653065bf8a032e0&start=1195&end=2554","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5066560-0ba6a36bc55ab7872653065bf8a032e0/thumbnail_1195000.jpg","/articles/6522935/Morgan/Morgan-County/Utah/Morgan-reviews-amended-2025-budget-council-discusses-West-Young-Street-project-500000-transfer-and-MET-tax-timing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6522935-15253a591c2998bb4cf47e0103bcc8ab/orig.mp4?Expires=1773677392&Signature=jCLZjJQKMx60z9UK1y7SlKJ6RqT3WHftrfstkbSRTDXxEJxIsTWsWdDYkRL1oJ2cmAdz0J37FafWJU74tt0GMwZ6qr-ZzlizQ3Fq7qLDokh3bAuttJYKE-YzegxI0MzJ~T2-LdAaFOLrvTeTkrCsXVK3TtO~3sv3jRFX4GsfkPsXWTOG~KUDqahkhWkFdJNdgUBWxdyVlvPRqIX1viY4rKnTQPC6JFHa96mCFi62~~5fBfg8J0l0eWM3DKrQ4w32kbpr1~zSLqorEtDIogdHoXy3ALBTPmm7FPrhfdo-9ciTQgKlaLRX7cidk8UwYDbFbs4er3SL0IoGvR3ymq~yRw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City staff walked the Morgan City Council through an amended 2025 budget at the June 24 work meeting, saying the document primarily captures capital and road-project timing rather than a sharp rise in operations.

\"This is kind of just an annual process where at the end of the year, we look at where we're at and, you know, it's a timing game,\" said Ty, city finance staff, explaining the amended budget. He said the biggest change is in the road department, where about $1 million of increased appropriation represents using beginning fund balance to finish the West Young Street project.

Staff also reported the council has already transferred $500,000 from the general fund to capital improvements; that transfer was described as complete. The amended budget presented shows the overall increase driven by appropriating fund balance and capital outlay, including raising capital outlay from roughly $1 million to $2 million to contemplate property purchases and other acquisitions.

Council members asked whether the amended budget factored in a proposed municipal energy tax (MET) and the certified tax rate. Ty said the final budget will include the proposed 6% MET tax where applicable, and that the council will discuss the MET tax and the certified tax rate before taking final action. Depending on the certified rate and decisions on MET tax adoption, the city may need to delay final budget adoption until required truth-in-taxation procedures in August.

The council and staff also discussed an item the city expects to finance in part through intergovernmental coordination: the city reported approval from the regional council of governments (COG) to recommend that the county provide $400,000 in corridor preservation funding toward purchasing property near the state maintenance facility (UDOT shed) for a future station/garage site. Staff said the capital plan contemplates purchasing up to two properties and that one of them may be partially offset by the COG-recommended $400,000.

Other notes from the budget review: staff noted a completed generator project previously reflected in grant revenue; interest-rate assumptions raised some revenue estimates in the final budget compared with the tentative budget; and much of the amended budget is a paper adjustment to match actuals rather than new operating spending.

The city scheduled the final budget for the council meeting where members will have time to discuss MET tax and the certified tax rate before deciding whether to adopt the final budget or postpone until required hearings.

The work meeting continued with item-by-item questions on capital and enterprise funds.","City staff presented an amended 2025 budget that increases capital appropriations mainly to finish a West Young Street road project, uses beginning fund balance, and reflects a $500,000 transfer to capital improvements; council discussed the MET tax and timing for certified tax-rate decisions.",{"_33":111,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":112,"_41":113,"_43":114,"_45":115,"_47":116,"_49":117,"_51":118,"_53":119,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":120,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":121,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6522941,"State Rep. Tiara Auxier introduced at Morgan city work meeting; highlights rural schools and property-tax bills",396,477000,873000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5066560-0ba6a36bc55ab7872653065bf8a032e0&start=477&end=873","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5066560-0ba6a36bc55ab7872653065bf8a032e0/thumbnail_477000.jpg","/articles/6522941/Morgan/Morgan-County/Utah/State-Rep-Tiara-Auxier-introduced-at-Morgan-city-work-meeting-highlights-rural-schools-and-property-tax-bills","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6522941-36a5ede020f6429889f059a8fa8b57ae/orig.mp4?Expires=1773677392&Signature=gF3xbc30sXBfoOmf9b20rmXp0~8HYPamFMztVJmJlzAbsxhC99NJOjTzf7I1GiG95W4xAKlHGahZANo0WhbOwMlygZ81d2uRk6kGBFfxrYu7y38W4DHWpJ1HjO-6Eel5eYpxb1yB7XYbQZu8V7yj2MFOBpi80nH8bLR8vByNUTdeTvd9M8LXTj-3XUtYhvym0gBKY0wHr~gCuGUBYfN7Fj-B89Jc9ytBUiw8JHFkiBtczHjjAiO5pRG86AYKmABnnPUE63hc0jtlQkGRR3OLCH6XV1ujYZoyQcBeAIc0rkNqbOFL4UkEEG--EbtekWx5y7AhNN9ErlLISVJsyQoiXA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","State Representative Tiara Auxier introduced herself at Morgan's June 24 city work meeting, said she was appointed and later elected in January, and outlined bills she carried during her first legislative session.

Auxier told the council she ran and passed legislation to end an automatic, compounding tax increase affecting school districts and said she sponsored a one-time rural schools grant program intended to help athletic facilities if districts apply. \"I was elected in January right before the session started,\" Auxier said, and described both bills as among the work she carried as a freshman legislator.

Why it matters: Auxier represents a state-level voice that council members said can help buffer state mandates they view as encroaching on local planning. Council members at the meeting repeatedly raised concerns about state-level land-use mandates that they said override local general plans.

Auxier also described work on agricultural issues, including discussing with the U.S. Department of Agriculture ways to protect family farms and to promote local food in schools. She said she serves on both the education and judiciary committees and is making outreach a priority as she prepares for the next election cycle.

Council members and staff repeatedly encouraged further contact and asked Auxier to notify the city when state bills arise that could affect local control. Auxier said her contact information is available on the state website.

Auxier's remarks came at the start of a broader budget and capital-projects discussion. Council members thanked her for attending and asked her to share updates on relevant bills through the Utah League of Cities and Towns and direct outreach to local officials.

The session continued into the council's work items, including an amended 2025 budget and infrastructure updates.","State Representative Tiara Auxier attended Morgan's June 24 work meeting to introduce herself, described recent legislative work including a property-tax change and a one-time rural schools grant, and discussed focus areas including agriculture and local control.","actionData","errors"]

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