Levan council adopts tentative budget, approves election interlocal and certifies tax rate

LEAVEN — The Levan Town Council adopted a tentative budget, approved an interlocal agreement with Juab County to administer local elections and certified the towns 2025 tax rate at its June 12 regular meeting.

The council voted to adopt the tentative budget presented at a prior work session and set a later public hearing and special meeting to consider final adoption. A councilmember moved to adopt the tentative budget and another councilmember seconded; the motion passed on a voice vote.

Why it matters: adopting a tentative budget begins the formal local budget process and schedules the public review and final vote. Council members and staff said the document remains tentative and that members of the public have two weeks to request changes before the final hearing.

The council also approved an interlocal agreement with Juab County for administration of local elections. The agreement sets an estimated cost not to exceed $3.20 per voter, per election; because three candidates filed for the mayors seat, the town will hold a primary, and the countys estimate for that election was $6,417.60. The council was told that Juab County has handled Levans elections in past years and that the towns attorney had reviewed and approved the agreement. A councilmember moved to enter the interlocal agreement and another seconded; the motion passed on a voice vote.

The council certified the towns tax rate for the 2025 tax year, confirming the rate will remain effectively the same for taxpayers and is slightly lower in technical terms because new construction spreads the levied amount across a larger tax base. Council discussion noted the towns share of a typical homeowners overall property tax bill is small and that the town is required by state law to submit a certified rate. The council voted to certify the rate by motion; the motion carried on a voice vote.

Other routine actions: the council approved minutes for the May 8 regular meeting and public hearing and approved claims, payroll comparisons and final cash receipts for April and May. Each passed by voice vote. The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn that carried on a voice vote.

Formal votes and procedural notes: all recorded motions passed by voice vote and the record shows no roll-call tallies were taken during the meeting. Where a mover or seconder was not identified by name on the audio record, the minutes list actions as adopted by the council.

What was not decided: the budget adopted at the meeting was the tentative budget; the council scheduled a public hearing and a later meeting to adopt a final budget and invited the public to submit requests for amendments before that hearing.