Green River council adopts 2026 budget and certified tax rate unanimously

The Green River City Council adopted the city'026 proposed budget and certified tax rate in a unanimous vote following a statutorily required public hearing.

During the meeting the moderator clarified a discrepancy between the published agenda (which listed the resolution number as "O3-2025") and the resolution referenced in the motion, which was presented in the meeting as "R03Dash125." Speaker 2 moved to approve the resolution described in the meeting as R03Dash125; a second was recorded and the council conducted a roll-call style affirmation. The roll-call names given in the meeting were "Guy," "Larry," "Beau," and "Ben," each answering "Aye." The moderator stated the measure passed unanimously of those in attendance.

The moderator also noted the state has not finalized its certified tax rate; if the state—ertification changes within the statutory bracket, the city may need to adopt an amended rate later to conform with the state's certified figure. The moderator described the state auditor's figure as currently listed as tentative.

The adoption was taken as a binding action; council then approved the consent agenda covering the April 2025 financial report; the June 2025 payment approval report; the May 2025 treasury report; special meeting minutes for 05/30/2025; community development block grant minutes; and second public hearing meeting minutes from 05/13/2025.

The council noted no closed session was necessary under the Utah citation read during the meeting. The meeting was adjourned shortly after the votes and closed at approximately 7:25 p.m.

What happens next: because the state-certified tax rate remains tentative, the council or staff indicated the city may need to adopt a conforming amendment if the state publishes a different certified rate.