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Bluffdale approves mid‑year budget adjustments, adds targeted pay changes and earmarks $2 million of impact fees for potential public‑safety site
Summary
Council adopted Resolution 2024‑82 to apply mid‑year budget adjustments across several funds, approving market pay adjustments, funding for an environmental assessment and earmarking $2 million of public‑safety impact fees for potential land acquisition near Camp Williams, and authorizing contracts to expand police records capacity.
Bluffdale City Council approved mid‑year budget adjustments and targeted compensation changes on Dec. 12, 2024, adopting Resolution 2024‑82 after staff presentations and the required public hearing.
Assistant City Manager and finance staff described the principal items: roughly $98,400 in targeted market adjustments to general‑fund salaries and related benefits to retain key professional staff; $2 million earmarked in the public‑safety impact‑fee fund to support potential land acquisition and environmental assessment work for a future public‑safety facility near Camp Williams; carryover and completion funding for a road project (an additional ~$520,000), and various capital and operational adjustments including evidence‑room expansion (~$11,000) and upgraded police handheld radios. The police contract with Saratoga Springs required roughly $60,000 more to convert part‑time clerk positions to full time to handle workload.
Staff said franchise tax revenue is running slightly above earlier estimates and would help offset the increases; in some cases salary adjustments would be funded across multiple enterprise funds (for example, portions of the city attorney’s time are allocated to waterfront and other funds). Officials noted legal constraints: the city may pick up retirement contribution costs for Tier‑2 firefighters but not for general staff. The council also held the statutorily required hearing on executive municipal officer compensation tied to the budget item and noted a proposed 4.1% increase for the city attorney as part of the package.
During discussion council members asked for clarification on funding sources and program timing. Staff confirmed that grants are being pursued for a potential fire station and that environmental assessment costs (tens of thousands of dollars) are being budgeted so the city can pursue grant opportunities without losing a willing seller for the identified parcel.
A motion to approve Resolution 2024‑82 passed on roll‑call after one ‘‘No’’ vote and otherwise affirmative votes.
What’s next: Staff will proceed with the authorized budget adjustments, pursue the environmental assessment and grant applications related to the potential public‑safety site, and implement the approved salary adjustments. Council directed staff to continue providing budget status updates.
