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Logan mayor unveils proposed FY2026 budget, including pay increases and two firefighter EMT positions
Summary
Mayor presented a balanced fiscal year 2026 proposed budget to the Logan City Council that would hold sales-tax projections steady, raise some property tax levies about 3%, budget an average 4% pay-for-performance increase, and add two firefighter EMT positions and a parks position moved into the general fund.
Mayor presented the fiscal year 2026 proposed budget to the Logan City Council, outlining revenue expectations, personnel changes and priorities for capital and operating spending.
The proposal matters because it sets the spending and service priorities the council will consider during upcoming budget workshops and will determine staffing and tax levies for the year ahead.
Mayor said the city projects sales tax to remain “relatively flat” for 2026 and described sales tax as the general fund’s most significant revenue source. The mayor told the council the city will continue a target-based budgeting approach that allows departments flexibility to address critical needs while meeting council objectives.
Under the proposal the city would raise the general fund and library property tax levies by approximately 3%. The mayor explained that, under state process, property tax revenues from existing taxpayers remain flat unless the city raises the levy through truth-in-taxation; the administration favors small, incremental levy increases rather than larger periodic corrections.
On staffing, the proposal would add two firefighter EMT advanced positions to the emergency medical services fund and move one parks position into the general fund following dissolution of the Recreation Center Maintenance Fund. The budget also assumes an average 4% pay-for-performance increase for employees and notes an expected 9.9% increase in health insurance premiums for the coming fiscal year.
The mayor emphasized a focus on “wise fiscal management,” saying the budget aims to fund infrastructure and capital projects responsibly while protecting employee benefits that the city pays in full.
The council scheduled budget workshops for May 13 and May 27; council members and staff said those sessions will review department requests and the mayor’s proposed targets before council votes on a final budget.
Looking ahead, the mayor asked the public to monitor the posted workshop agenda and noted staff will continue to track economic uncertainty and revenue performance.
