Brigham City council adopts pay increases for executive municipal officers

The Brigham City Council voted to adopt compensation increases for executive municipal officers, following a statutorily required public hearing and staff presentation.

City finance staff and Tom Cotter, a city presenter, explained the changes and said the increases in the mayor's tentative budget reflect standard annual steps. Cotter told the council the public hearing requirement stems from recent changes in state code: "there's been a change in state code that requires all cities ... have a public hearing regarding compensation changes for certain employees, municipal officers," he said. Council members asked about the size of the increase and how it compares with inflation; staff said the proposed increases in the budget used a 2.5% adjustment as a starting point and were compared with peer cities.

The council opened and closed the public hearing with no substantive public testimony specific to the ordinance, then moved to adopt the ordinance as presented. A roll-call vote followed; the motion passed and the council directed staff to implement the increases as shown in the mayor's budget documents.

The action affects the city's listed executive officers and is intended to maintain pay competitiveness for municipal department directors. Staff said the proposed amounts were drawn from the FY26 tentative budget and comparisons with similar Utah municipalities.

The council's adoption completes the public-notice and hearing steps the state requires before changing compensation for municipal officers. The ordinance and supporting wage schedules are part of the mayor's FY26 proposed budget packet and will be recorded with the city's personnel files.