Mayfield council adopts voter-approved 0.1% RAP sales tax to fund parks, arts and recreation

Mayfield Town Council adopted Ordinance 2025-6 on Dec. 10, codifying Proposition 10 and authorizing a 0.1% local sales and use tax to fund recreation, arts, parks and cultural programs.

Council members read the ordinance aloud before voting. As read, the ordinance "authoriz[es] the continuation of a local sales and use tax of 1 tenth of 1% for the purpose of funding recreational, arts, parks, and cultural facilities and programs" inside Mayfield Town. The text specifies revenues will be used "exclusively for recreation, arts, parks, cultural, and botanical facilities and programs within Mayfield Town or in accordance with applicable interlocal agreements." The ordinance becomes effective on the date determined by the Utah State Tax Commission following required filing and certification procedures.

The measure implements a ballot proposition residents approved in November. Council members moved and voted to adopt the ordinance during the meeting; the presiding official recorded the passage after the affirmative vote. No formal opposition or amendment was raised on the council floor at the adoption.

The council and staff said revenue from the RAP tax will support local park and cultural improvements; the ordinance includes standard severability language and authorizes the town recorder to correct clerical errors. The town will follow Utah Tax Commission procedures to set the tax’s effective date and to begin collections.

What’s next: The town will complete the administrative filings required by state law and the Tax Commission and then begin planning allocations and reporting consistent with the ordinance language and any applicable interlocal agreements.