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Herriman staff demonstrate budget modeling tool as council reviews biennial CIP priorities
Summary
City staff previewed the biennial capital improvement plan, warned of staff-capacity constraints and replacement costs for existing assets, and demonstrated a budgeting tool that models long-term operating impacts of capital and personnel decisions.
Herriman — City staff reviewed the proposed biennial capital improvement plan (CIP) and demonstrated a budget-modeling tool designed to show council how capital projects and personnel changes affect long-term fund balances and operating costs.
Trevor (city staff) described constraints the city faces when prioritizing projects: available funding, staff capacity to deliver projects, and order of operations for linked work (for example, how a road project requires upstream engineering or drainage work). He said some projects may roll from one year to the next because the city lacks sufficient inspection or construction capacity.
Staff explained the CIP committee scores projects across departments (not by silo), factoring financial obligations, community impact and safety; those recommendations are forwarded to Nathan (city manager). The council emphasized the need to include replacement and ongoing operating costs in capital planning — for example, playground replacement and fleet maintenance — and noted that grants produce work-management burdens that must be tracked.
In a live demonstration, Trevor showed a modeling tool that displays the general fund actuals, the adopted 2026 budget and projections out to 2036; the model lets staff add positions or capital items and view the projected effect on fund balances, personnel, and operations. Councilmembers supported the approach and asked staff to schedule work meetings in January to review divisions and revenues in greater detail.
No budget decisions were made at the meeting; staff will return with a calendar for upcoming budget work sessions and a memo with a tentative agenda.
