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Roy City council adopts tentative FY2026 budget, sets 28% ceiling for possible property tax increase
Summary
On June 17 the Roy City Council adopted a tentative fiscal 2026 budget and set a 28% ceiling for the advertised property tax increase; the council also approved utility rate changes needed to begin July billing and removed a cost-of-living increase for the mayor and council.
Roy City adopted a tentative budget for fiscal year 2026 at its June 17 meeting and set a maximum advertised property tax increase of 28 percent, council members said, while scheduling a truth-in-taxation public hearing for Aug. 19.
Amber (staff member) told the council the draft fiscal 2026 general fund budget presented on May 6 totaled $28,522,710. After work sessions and further review the city says it needs $450,000 in new property-tax revenueto balance the proposed budget, roughly an 8.77 percent increase on the general fund. Amber said that amount would equal about $3.13 per month, or $37.54 per year, for an average household.
The council set 28 percent as the maximum ceiling to be advertised for the tax notice that must go to Weber County. Council members stressed the…
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