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Cottonwood Heights staff present tentative budget with $3.5 million property tax increase
Summary
Finance Director Scott Jurgis told the council the tentative FY2026‑27 budget includes a proposed $3.5 million property tax increase to close a projected deficit; staff outlined a mix of revenue increases, one‑time capital costs and personnel changes and scheduled public hearings before final adoption.
Finance Director Scott Jurgis presented the city’s tentative FY2026‑27 budget on May 5 and told the council the draft "does include a property tax increase of $3,500,000." The tentative budget is a working template the council can modify before final adoption.
Jurgis said prior years’ use of fund balance — roughly $1.7 million in 2024‑25 and an expected near‑$2.0 million drawdown in the current year — is not sustainable, and that a combination of spending cuts and revenue increases was necessary to close the gap. He outlined increased revenues totaling about $1,028,000, noting roughly $410,000 of that is restricted to capital…
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