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Council adopts budget amendment, property tax levies, water-rate adjustments and several infrastructure resolutions
Summary
The council approved the FY24–25 budget amendment, set the 2025 property tax levy and Coral Canyon special service district levy, adopted the fraud-risk assessment, amended culinary and raw water rates to reflect district increases, approved a Merrill Road sewer reimbursement agreement with Saint George, and authorized participation in UAMPS transmission upgrades; most votes were unanimous.
Washington City Council approved a package of fiscal and infrastructure items on June 25, including the final budget amendment for FY24–25, property tax levies, a fraud-risk assessment, water-rate changes and multiple infrastructure agreements.
Budget amendment and levies: Finance Director Brian Brown explained the final amendment increases the city’s FY24–25 budget from about $137 million to about $140.4 million primarily to record $3 million of grant-related revenue/expenses and $4.8 million in project rollovers. After a public hearing with no speakers, the council approved the resolution to open and amend the FY24–25 budget (motion by Councilman Belliston). Later, the council approved a resolution setting Washington City’s 2025 property tax levy at 0.000747 and set the Coral Canyon Special Service District levy at 0.001021.
Fraud-risk assessment: The council adopted the fiscal-year 2024–25 fraud risk assessment as presented by staff (resolution adopted unanimously).
Water rates: Assistant Director of Public Works Lester Dalton explained the ordinance amendment to reflect ongoing culinary-water rate indexing and a prorated passthrough of recent increases by the Washington County Water Conservancy District. The city will prorate the district’s increases in the culinary rate based on prior-year consumption and pass the district’s raw-water increase directly to the single raw-water customer (the golf course). The council approved the resolution amending culinary and raw water rates as presented.
Merrill Road sewer reimbursement: The council approved a reimbursement agreement with the City of Saint George for the Merrill Road sewer line improvement project (not-to-exceed $772,209.68) that coordinates sewer outfall construction with Saint George’s roadway project; motion by Councilman Coates was approved unanimously.
Transmission upgrades (UAMPS): The council authorized Washington City’s participation in amendments to the Central Saint George transmission project and potential UAMPS bond issuance to finance upgrades to transformers and reconductoring. Power Director Rick Hansen said Washington’s pro rata share is roughly 15% of a multi-year program and that the financing plan is structured to levelize debt service. Council approved the resolution authorizing upgrades and related bond issuance.
Votes and record: Most items passed by roll call votes that the transcript records as unanimous; motions and seconds appear in the public record for each item.
What it means: The actions collectively record carryover project funding, align local water rates with regional supplier changes and authorize cooperative infrastructure projects that will be incorporated into future budgets and utility billing.
