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Fairfield amends current budget, earmarks funds for well, park and town-hall work and opens compensation review
Summary
Council amended the 2025–26 budget to account for new revenues and a park grant, earmarked $600,000 for a well in a light-industrial area, and discussed staff and elected-official compensation with a plan to prepare comparative market data and a separate public hearing if needed.
The Fairfield Town Council amended the current fiscal-year budget to reflect updated revenues and capital needs, and adopted a tentative FY2026–27 budget after a staff review and public hearing.
Finance staff summarized the primary amendments: a larger-than-expected property-tax receipt, higher landfill revenue, a $400,000 park grant (revenue and corresponding capital appropriation), and a capital adjustment to cover additional costs for the Town Hall/house purchase and improvements (approximately $39,000 of additional capital expense cited). Water-related line items were also adjusted for the North Waterline and the water/sewer master plan.
On capital priorities for FY2026–27, council discussed allocating $600,000 toward drilling a new well in the Light Industrial West area (the town administrator explained the funds were set aside using Inland Port Authority repayments). Members noted uncertainty about drilling depth and costs but agreed design and preliminary work should proceed to avoid not having a second water source.
Councilors also discussed wages and compensation for staff and elected officials. The town administrator asked the council to review job descriptions and provide a recommended value; staff committed to compiling market comparables (county/Utah County municipalities) and establishing a review process (cost-of-living adjustments and merit pools). The town attorney/staff reminded the council that changing elected-official compensation typically requires a separate noticed public hearing.
Next steps: staff will publish the amended budget and tentative budget materials online, prepare capital-project design estimates for the well and park restroom/pavilion, and produce comparative compensation data to inform a future council decision or public hearing.
Ending: The council set a public meeting on June 24 for final budget adoption and asked staff to post materials in advance;
Quotes: "We have allocated $600,000 for a well to drill, and that is down in the Light Industrial West area," the mayor said when outlining capital priorities.
Article note: Many line-item details and additional fee-schedule decisions were deferred to the planner and accounting consultant and will be included in the next budget iteration.
