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Hurricane council approves $120 million FY 2025–26 budget, includes pay adjustments for officers and staff
Summary
The Hurricane City Council unanimously adopted the fiscal year 2025–26 budget and approved amendments to the prior year budget, including a $3.01 hourly pay increase for patrol officers starting in July and a planned 3% cost-of-living adjustment in January.
HURRICANE, Utah — The Hurricane City Council voted unanimously on June 16 to adopt the fiscal year 2025–26 budget, approving a citywide spending plan that staff described as roughly $118 million to $120 million and that includes a series of wage adjustments for municipal employees.
Finance staff presented the budget to council members and highlighted key items: a potential 3% cost-of-living increase in January, scheduled wage adjustments in July, a $210,000 transfer to a newly established airport fund (Fund 21) to meet FAA fund-segregation requirements, and planned bond payment savings for the city campus. Staff also described rising program costs in recreation and preparations to close the current swimming pool for construction of a replacement.
The council considered enterprise and impact-fee-driven spikes in fund totals tied to large capital projects such as pool construction and street improvements. Finance staff said many enterprise funds will show large, multiyear expenses that reflect project timing rather than a sustained year-over-year operating cost.
Council members and staff discussed personnel pay changes: police officers will see a $3.01 hourly increase beginning with the first full July paycheck, and staff-wide guidance includes a 3% increase in January. Council members clarified that a publicly posted “up to 11%” number reflected the statutory ceiling that must be posted for certain executive municipal officers under Utah code rather than the typical increase to be applied across the board.
A separate resolution adopting amendments to the FY 2024–25 budget — including adjustments for additional sales tax and interest income, a planned $4,000,000 transfer out of the general fund to maintain policy-compliant fund balances, increased impact-fee receipts, and grant revenue for large projects — was also approved by roll-call vote.
The council moved and passed the fiscal-year resolution by roll call; recorded responses were affirmative for the members present. Finance staff said they will finalize accounting offsets and ensure transfers are posted to the appropriate non-departmental accounts.
The resolution takes effect as adopted; staff will monitor fund balances and report back on transfers and project phasing as capital work proceeds.
