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Council adopts ordinance changing irrigation-fee billing for 1,600 shares
Summary
Grantsville's City Council voted to adopt Ordinance 2025-29, changing how the city bills roughly 1,600 irrigation shares (moving some assessments to monthly billing and setting a $20 monthly charge), with council and staff stressing the need for clearer communication to affected homeowners.
The Grantsville City Council on June 18 adopted Ordinance 2025-29 to change the city's approach to billing irrigation shares, city staff said.
City staff explained the change responds to the city's assumption of billing responsibility for about 1,600 secondary (irrigation) shares. Staff said the city must cover merchant fees and additional account-administration time (customer set-up, phone support, tracking shares and coordinating with other departments), and proposed a monthly $20 assessment — down from the current $22.08 monthly number but structured so some users will see an annual net increase when compared with prior arrangements.
"We reevaluated what we were charging. We do have to charge more than the irrigation company to cover our expenses," one staff presenter said, describing merchant fees and staff time as the drivers of the change.
Councilmembers pressed for clarity on which properties would be affected and how the change would be communicated. One council member noted the policy affects shares that were tied to particular developments and asked whether homeowners could choose annual or monthly payment; staff replied the city will prefer monthly billing for administrative consistency but will provide outreach and a letter explaining the first-year transition and repayment/credit mechanics.
Councilmember (speaker 8) moved to approve the ordinance; the motion was seconded and the council approved it by voice vote. The chair declared "Motion carries."
Council and staff said they will circulate a clear explanatory letter and host additional outreach to help homeowners understand the change and avoid confusion over prorated payments in the first transition year.
