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Pleasant Grove approves year'end budget amendments; staff outlines tentative property-tax increase to hire police, firefighters
Summary
City Council unanimously approved Resolution 2026-25 to amend FY2025'26 budgets and staff presented a tentative property-tax impact schedule showing a proposed rate increase that would generate about $683,088 to fund two police officers and three firefighters. Public comment urged fiscal restraint and clearer budget options.
Pleasant Grove City Council unanimously adopted a set of year'end budget amendments on May 19 and heard a staff presentation of a tentative property'tax impact schedule that would raise roughly $683,088 for public safety hires.
Director Roy presented the amendments during a public hearing on Resolution 2026'25. Highlights included $5.5 million in Class C road allocations for recent awards on 800/680/1100 North projects, a $550,000 transportation appropriation for the 1100 East project and water'fund amendments using impact fees (roughly $475,000 and $825,000 cited for two water projects). Parks and fire departments were flagged for fuel and personnel overages; the municipal pool fund faces an estimated operational shortfall of about $150,000 this season and staff discussed cutting hours and personnel to reduce costs.
The council voted to approve the resolution after public hearing and roll call.
Tentative property-tax proposal. At the work'session staff read a tentative property'tax impact schedule for FY2026'27 showing a proposed rate increase from 0.0009620 to 0.0001121, estimated to generate an additional $683,088 (about a 16.6% increase in city property-tax revenue). Staff said the police department could hire two officers and the fire department three firefighters if the increase is adopted. The staff readout included estimated annual household and commercial impacts.
Public comment and council reaction. During open session resident Bob Scott urged the council to prioritize a balanced budget and challenged the framing of previous survey questions that linked property-tax increases solely to hiring police and fire. Council members discussed tradeoffs and said staff would bring clearer budget scenarios ahead of final decisions.
What happens next. Staff will incorporate council feedback as it finalizes the FY2027 budget and return with options; any property'tax rate change would require subsequent public notice and formal adoption steps before taking effect.
