Parowan adopts auditor’s certified tax rate, approves tentative FY2025‑26 budget

Parowan City Council adopted the county auditor’s certified property tax rate for fiscal 2025‑26 and approved a tentative city budget for the coming year, setting a public hearing on the final budget for the council’s June 26 meeting.

City staff told the council the auditor‑certified rate is 0.002191. City Manager Dan explained the certified rate must be adopted before the governing body adopts a final budget and said the figure represents the rate provided by the county auditor; he noted the rate is lower than last year’s 0.002241 and that any additional revenue would come from new growth. The council approved Resolution 2025‑04 adopting the certified rate; the roll call recorded council members voting in favor.

On the budget, staff said the tentative fiscal 2025‑26 budget was posted online and that the council must adopt a tentative budget before adopting a final budget. Dan said the only change to the copy handed out at the meeting was the updated property‑tax revenue line using the auditor’s certified rate. Council voted to adopt the tentative budget and set a public hearing on the final FY2025‑26 budget for the June 26 council meeting.

Earlier in the meeting, staff held a statutorily required public hearing on municipal statutory officers’ compensation after citing Senate Bill 91 (2024). City staff explained that the state code requires a public hearing before a governing body may adopt a final budget or amended final budget that includes compensation increases for executive municipal officers. The hearing closed with no public comments.

Next steps: staff will post the revised tentative budget online, prepare the public hearing notice and return to council on June 26 for the final budget hearing and to adopt any amendments.