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Bountiful council adopts tentative $103 million FY2027 budget, sets June public hearings
Summary
The Bountiful City Council on May 12 adopted a tentative FY2027 budget totaling $103 million with no proposed property tax increase, embedded cost‑of‑living and merit adjustments, new staff hires, and several fee increases; the council set public hearings for final adoption on June 9.
The Bountiful City Council adopted a tentative fiscal year 2027 budget totaling $103 million at its May 12 meeting and set a June 9 public hearing for the final adoption and related utility‑transfer and compensation hearings. The motion to adopt the tentative budget passed unanimously.
Finance presenter Tyson Beck told the council the tentative budget balances revenues and expenditures at $103 million and “we are not proposing any property tax increase with this 27 budget.” He said the plan includes an embedded 3% cost‑of‑living adjustment, a 2.5% medical insurance increase, and up to 5% merit increases for eligible employees. The budget adds a full‑time substation technician in the power department, two parks positions (a parks superintendent and a maintenance crew lead) with associated seasonal help, and a part‑time payroll technician in human resources.
Beck also summarized proposed fee changes: a 3% culinary‑water increase, a 4% increase in electric metered sales, higher green fees at the golf course (nine‑hole green fees from $18 to $20 were provided as an example), and higher residential dumping and refuse rates (typical pickup truck landfill fees rising from $5 to $7; per‑can refuse rates from $8 to $10). He said the tentative budget shows a $6.1 million net use of reserves, driven largely by the fiber and light & power funds.
Council members pressed staff for additional detail in two areas before final adoption: assumptions behind projected fiber revenue and the interlocal true‑up with the South Davis Recreation District. Staff committed to returning with additional analysis before the June 9 hearing. Mayor Bradshaw said the budget process gives the public an opportunity to review details and that staff had done extensive preparatory work.
The council also approved the time and place for the required public hearings on June 9, 2026, which will include hearings on utility transfers, compensation changes and final budget adoption.
What’s next: staff will publish the tentative budget materials and return on June 9 for the public hearings and final vote.
