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Fielding announces tentative 2026–27 budget includes proposed tax-rate increase; $30,000 estimated revenue, hearing set for Aug. 12
Summary
Fielding Town's assistant budget officer read a statement saying the tentative FY 2026–27 budget includes a proposed property tax-rate increase that would exceed the certified rate and is estimated to generate about $30,000 for town positions, park improvements and a possible new building; a public hearing is scheduled for Aug. 12 at 6:30 p.m.
Fielding Town announced during its May 7 meeting that the tentative fiscal year 2026–27 budget includes a proposed property tax-rate increase that would exceed the town's certified rate and is expected to generate roughly $30,000 in additional ad valorem revenue.
Emmy Ramsdale, the assistant budget officer, read the statutory public-notice statement required by Utah law, saying the tentative budget "includes a proposed tax rate increase" and that the town will provide a property tax impact schedule and a public hearing as required by the cited statutes and open-meetings rules. The statement listed the additional revenue's intended uses as funding various town positions, park improvements and possible future building expenses.
The statement identified the approximate dollar amount of additional revenue as $30,000 and listed an approximate percentage increase of 100% in ad valorem tax revenue for the fiscal year taxing entity, as written in the notice. Ramsdale said the public hearing is scheduled for Aug. 12 at 6:30 p.m. at Fielding Town Hall, 150 South 100 West.
During follow-up discussion, the chair said that most residents would likely see only a modest per-household increase — "$20, $30 more," the chair said — and noted the town has run deficits in recent years. No formal action to adopt a tax rate was taken at the May 7 meeting; the announcement served as the required public notice and schedule for the hearing.
Next steps: the town will publish the property tax impact schedule attached to the agenda and hold the public hearing on Aug. 12, when members of the public will be able to offer comments before the council takes any vote on the rate.
Authorities referenced in the meeting included the statutory notice language cited by Ramsdale (transcript references to "59 2 9 19," "59 2 9 24" and Title 52 chapter 4 regarding open meetings), which the town read aloud as part of its compliance statement.
