Syracuse City Council approves 2025–26 budget; amendment adds urgent equipment and negotiates UDOT costs

The Syracuse City Council adopted the city—s fiscal year 2025–26 budget on a 3–1 vote Wednesday and approved a separate amendment to the current fiscal year budget to address immediate equipment and potential property acquisition costs.

Council members voted to adopt proposed resolution R 25-24, which took the tentative budget discussed in prior meetings and made it the official budget for the next year. The motion passed 3–1; the transcript records the tally as "That passes 3 to 1 and becomes our official budget for the following year." No individual roll-call names were recorded in the meeting transcript.

The meeting also included a public-hearing and unanimous vote on proposed resolution R 25-25 to amend the current fiscal year budget. City staff told the council the amendment included accelerating replacement of a Parks & Recreation dump truck that the department determined "is no longer safe to drive," and creating a budget opening for potential purchases related to negotiations with the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT). Those negotiations relate to UDOT-owned properties the city may need to purchase for projects; staff said the initial UDOT values exceeded available appropriations and the amendment creates capacity to continue talks.

Steve, a city staff member who presented budget details, told the council there had been no changes to the tentative budget since the last discussion: "There have not been any changes since our last discussion." He also described an interior lighting conversion at City Hall that is funded through a grant; the meeting record does not specify the grant amount.

Council members discussed the budget items after the public hearings; no members of the public spoke for either hearing. The amendment (R 25-25) passed unanimously. The final-adoption vote on R 25-24 was 3 in favor and 1 opposed; the transcript does not identify which member cast the lone "nay."

The budget adoption also acknowledges the certified tax rate from Davis County as part of the formal adoption process.

What this means going forward: the city will operate under the adopted FY 2025–26 budget and staff said the amendment gives administrators the authority to proceed with the immediate vehicle replacement and to continue negotiations with UDOT without returning to council for a separate emergency appropriation. Additional line-item changes described in the amendment were reported as "minor" aside from the dump truck and the UDOT negotiation placeholder.

Council and staff said further budget details and supporting documents remain available in the city—s budget packets and will be posted with meeting materials.