Herriman council approves a suite of budget amendments, staffing changes and pay adjustments

Herriman — The Herriman City Council on June 25 approved a series of budget amendments affecting multiple funds, along with classification and compensation changes for city staff.

City staff member Kyle summarized adjustments across the Community Development and Renewal Agency and the city’s general, capital and impact-fee funds, saying the town-center tax increment came in “about $3,700,000” and noting other variances across project areas. Kyle told the council an expense of $57,300 was added to a town-center project to cover power-line and city message-board removal at a parcel on 1304 South of Mountain View. He also reported a roughly $1.6 million tax-increment receipt in the business-center area (about $55,000 under projection), and modest overages in the Anthem and Innovation CRAs (about $50,000 and $63,000, respectively). The council approved resolution R2025-03 to amend the CDRA FY2025 budget.

At the City Safety Enforcement Area hearing, Kyle said two police officer positions previously authorized needed budget recognition for FY2026 and that the funding would come from a previously restricted allocation; the council approved the amendment (R25-02).

On city-wide budgets, the council voted to use increased Class C road funds and other sources to avoid issuing a capital lease for a previously planned hook-lift purchase and to transfer excess fund balance toward capital projects once year-end numbers are finalized. Kyle proposed transferring roughly $2.4 million in excess fund balance into capital projects as a placeholder; the final transfer will be set after year-end accounting (resolution R34-2025). He also reported a $66,000 increase in events sponsorship revenue and recognized a Salt Lake County grant of about $2.9 million for the Midas Creek bridge project.

Council action also covered FY2026 changes (R35-2025) that include an estimated additional $600,000 in available funds and a proposal to shift $600,000 of general-fund transportation contributions to other priorities (including expected election cost increases and newly funded positions). The council approved targeted market adjustments for certain outdoor-labor positions and other roles, formation of a self-funded dental premium fund, and funding for police vehicle replacements and one new vehicle (a total request of about $618,000 for public-safety vehicle needs).

In a separate personnel action, the council approved an amendment to the job-classification plan and salary schedule (R37-2025). Kyle described reclassifications including moving a management-analyst position to assistant to the city manager and creating an assistant director of finance; the records position was reclassified to deputy city recorder, a court-services officer position was removed as that role was outsourced, and a 0.7 FTE reclassification to events and recreation support lead was approved. Pay ranges were increased consistent with a proposed 2.9% cost-of-living adjustment and a 0.5% merit component.

The council also held the statutorily required public hearing on proposed increases for specified officers under 2024 Senate Bill 91 and approved the compensation adjustments (R36-2025).

All budget and personnel resolutions passed on roll-call votes. The council scheduled the final accounting and any subsequent transfers for follow-up when year-end figures are finalized.