Springville Council approves FY25-26 budget amendments, health partnership; authorizes opioid-settlement signatory

Springville City Council adopted a resolution to amend the city’s FY25-26 budget across multiple funds, approved an interlocal cooperation agreement with the Utah County Health Department to implement a Communities That Care program at the library, and signaled support for joining a national opioid settlement that the city attorney said must be signed by Sept. 30.

During a public hearing on the budget amendment, city staff described several reappropriations and new appropriations. Staff said about $29,600 in restricted state grant funds remained unspent and would be rebudgeted to the police department’s emergency management/grant line for CERT rehabilitation supplies; the art museum proposed moving $16,000 from capital public art to operations to hire a temporary part‑time art coordinator; and a $25,000 county grant would be appropriated to expand the library’s Communities That Care program. Staff also said $1,000,000 would be appropriated in the streets fund to acquire property related to the 1200 West Corridor extension, with reimbursement expected from Mountainland Association of Governments through corridor‑preservation funds. Finally, the council rebudgeted several partially completed master plan update contracts across waterfront, streets and other funds to continue work in the current fiscal year.

After a public hearing with no commenters, the council moved to adopt resolution 2025‑5032, described in the staff exhibit as "to open and amend the general fund, capital improvement fund, streets fund, water fund, and sewer fund budgets for operating and capital expenses applied to the fiscal year ending 06/30/2026 as outlined in exhibit A." The motion passed by roll call; council members recorded as voting yes were Mindy, Jake, Craig and Logan.

Council also considered an interlocal cooperation agreement with the Utah County Health Department to implement the Communities That Care model at the Springville City Library. The council adopted resolution 2025‑33 authorizing execution of the agreement for FY26. The motion was amended on the floor to clarify that Dan Mickelson may also sign the agreement; the amended motion passed by roll call with Mindy, Jake, Craig and Logan recorded as yes.

Later in the meeting the city attorney briefed the council on a nationwide opioid settlement involving Purdue Pharmaceuticals and several manufacturers. He said Utah has joined the settlement and cities must opt in to receive funds; if the city does not sign it would receive no settlement payments and would need to pursue claims individually. The attorney said the city must sign by Sept. 30; council members expressed agreement for staff or the mayor to sign before the deadline. The attorney characterized settlement proceeds as intended for prevention and related programs; the amount Springville would receive is not yet known.

Also discussed but not decided were a billboard relocation request from Reagan Billboards and scheduling a mid‑year council retreat. Staff described a relocation application under state code that allows billboard companies to relocate signs within a statutory radius and noted limited alternative locations in Springville due to state spacing rules. Staff said one proposed relocation site would likely put the sign in front of the Log Cabin Apartments at 521 North Main Street; staff indicated a preference for an alternate commercial site if the company could secure a lease there. No formal council action was taken on the billboard matter.

Ending: The council approved the budget amendments and the interlocal health agreement in roll-call votes, recorded staff direction on the opioid settlement sign‑up and left other items for staff follow‑up or future meetings.