Levan council adopts tentative budget, signs election interlocal with Juab County and certifies tax rate

Levan's town council adopted a tentative budget, authorized an interlocal agreement with Juab County to administer local elections and certified the town's tax rate during its June 12 meeting.

The council opened action on the town's finances by reviewing a tentative budget that had been discussed at a prior work session. "We did have a work session before the town meeting tonight to make sure that everyone's up to speed on our tentative budget," said Unidentified Speaker 1. After brief discussion, Unidentified Speaker 6 moved to adopt the tentative budget "as presented in our work meeting tonight," and Unidentified Speaker 3 seconded. The chair called the vote and the motion carried; the transcript records the decision as passed with no opposition recorded.

The council then considered an interlocal agreement with Juab County to run Levan's elections as in prior years. Unidentified Speaker 4 described the county arrangement and, citing the meeting packet, said the county's fee is "not to exceed $3.20 per voter per election." The packet also includes a larger total estimated cost figure that was read aloud in the meeting materials (transcript text is imprecise); council members noted the figure shown in the packet and that Juab County has administered ballots for the town previously. Unidentified Speaker 3 moved to set up the interlocal agreement and Unidentified Speaker 2 seconded; the motion carried.

On the tax rate, the mayor noted Levan has not raised its tax rate for several years and that the technical effect of new construction means the certified rate "stays the same this year" and may decline slightly because of growth in the tax base. Unidentified Speaker 6 moved to certify the rate; the council voted and the motion carried with no opposition recorded on the audio transcript.

What this means locally: with the tentative budget adopted the town proceeds to the scheduled public hearing and final adoption at the special meeting set for June 26. The interlocal agreement keeps election administration with Juab County for the upcoming ballot activities, and the certified tax rate preserves current levy levels for residents this year.

Council members and staff flagged follow-ups including posting the tentative budget for public review, collecting suggested amendments before June 26, and finalizing contract details with Juab County based on the packet terms. The meeting closed after routine approvals of minutes, claims and payroll; no substantive public comment was recorded.

The council adjourned with next procedural steps: a public hearing and final budget adoption scheduled for June 26 and staff to proceed with interlocal agreement paperwork with Juab County.