Fairfield council approves budget amendment, election agreement and starts review of airpark and water rules

Fairfield — The Fairfield Town Council on April 2 approved a resolution amending the town's fiscal-year 2024–25 budget, approved an interlocal agreement with Utah County to administer the 2025 municipal election, and adopted notices of pending ordinance to revise the town's airpark overlay and its water supply and development rules.

The budget amendment was considered during a public hearing. Town staff member Cody presented a line-by-line set of adjustments to multiple revenue and expense line items; no members of the public spoke during the hearing. Council members then moved to approve resolution R2025-03, described in the meeting record as “amending the Fairfield town budget for fiscal years 2024–2025.”

The council also approved an interlocal cooperation agreement with Utah County for administration of the 2025 municipal election, and approved two separate “notice of pending ordinance” resolutions: R2025-04 to initiate review of the airpark zone and airpark overlay and R2025-05 to initiate changes to the town's water supply, water rights and water development rules. Both notices direct staff and the planning commission to review proposed text amendments and return recommendations to the council.

Why it matters: The budget amendment authorizes the town to move and increase multiple line items in municipal accounts, the interlocal agreement establishes the county’s role in administering the upcoming municipal election, and the notices of pending ordinance start a formal code-review process that could change land‑use rules for property near West Desert Airpark and clarify how water shares and water transfers are handled for development.

Votes at a glance

- R2025-03, “Amending the Fairfield Town budget for fiscal years 2024–2025” — Approved. Motion recorded in the minutes as moved and seconded; votes recorded in the meeting transcript include Ariel — yes; Kylie — yes; Michael — yes; Holly — yes.

- R2025-02, “Interlocal cooperation agreement between Utah County and Fairfield Town for administration of the 2025 municipal elections” — Approved. Votes recorded in the minutes include RL — yes; Tyler — yes; Michael — yes; Richard — yes; Holly — yes.

- R2025-04, “Notice of pending ordinance related to changes in the airpark zone (town code 10.11.260) and airpark overlay zone (town code 10.11.275)” — Approved. Votes recorded include RL — yes; Tyler — yes; Michael — yes; Richard — yes; Holly — yes. The notice starts a formal review and does not itself change code; it places the proposed revisions on the planning/land-use review track.

- R2025-05, “Notice of pending ordinance related to water supply, water rights, and water development” — Approved. Votes recorded include Raul — yes; Tyler — yes; Michael — yes; Richard — yes; Holly — yes. Like R2025-04, this is a notice to begin a code revision process.

What the council did not decide tonight: The two notices of pending ordinance merely begin a review process; they do not adopt final code language. The planning commission has a limited window to review and return recommendations to council as provided in the notices.

Meeting context and next steps

Town staff will circulate the proposed text changes and any technical maps to the planning commission and to outside reviewers as needed (the council discussed using aviation‑knowledgeable engineers and water/legal specialists). The notices include schedule language that gives the planning commission a set number of days to provide a recommendation; after that, the council will receive the planning commission's recommendation and may amend or adopt new ordinance language. The budget amendment becomes effective upon adoption.