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Blufftown Council adopts FY2025 amended budget, sets FY2026 tax rate and adopts FY2026 budget
Summary
The Blufftown Council unanimously adopted a revised FY2025 budget (Resolution No. 87), certified a FY2026 tax rate yielding $33,186 (Resolution No. 88), and approved the FY2026 budget in a single special meeting.
The Blufftown Council unanimously approved a series of fiscal measures at a special meeting, adopting an amended fiscal year 2025 budget (Resolution No. 87), certifying the fiscal year 2026 tax rate (Resolution No. 88) and adopting the FY2026 budget.
Council Chair Linda Sosa called for discussion before each vote. Councilmember Britt Wornsby moved to adopt the FY2025 amended budget and resolution; Lou Anne Hook seconded. The council voted unanimously, and Sosa said she would sign Resolution No. 87 and hand it off to staff.
Council staff and the town manager, Erin Nelson, then presented the certified property tax calculation required under Utah law. The council certified a tax rate of 0.000543, which the town expects will yield $33,186 in revenue; the council voted unanimously to adopt the certified rate (Resolution No. 88). Nelson and Sosa said the signed documents will be transmitted to the county and state auditors as required.
The council subsequently moved to adopt the FY2026 budget. Councilmember Wornsby made the motion and Hook seconded; the council approved the budget by unanimous vote and Sosa signed the resolution. Council members noted the FY2026 adoption followed previous briefings and discussions with staff.
Votes at a glance • Resolution No. 87 — FY2025 amended budget: motion by Britt Wornsby; second by Lou Anne Hook; outcome: approved (unanimous). • Resolution No. 88 — FY2026 certified tax rate (0.000543) to collect $33,186: motion by Britt Wornsby; second by Linda Sosa; outcome: approved (unanimous). • FY2026 budget resolution — resolution number not specified in the record: motion by Britt Wornsby; second by Lou Anne Hook; outcome: approved (unanimous).
The council directed staff to complete required certification paperwork and transmit copies to county and state auditors. Council members said the resolutions are not ordinances and therefore do not require the same publication steps as ordinances.
