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North Logan council approves FY2026 corrections, adopts property-tax impact schedule and sets further tax hearings
Summary
Council approved minor FY2026 budget revisions, adopted a property-tax impact schedule that includes a maximum illustrative 15% scenario and scheduled certified-rate and truth-in-taxation hearings; staff noted a working assumption of a 7.5% city allocation to balance FY2027.
The North Logan City Council on June 2 approved minor corrections to the fiscal year 2026 municipal budget and adopted a property-tax impact schedule that staff said could include, as an illustrative maximum, a 15% increase for city operations and the library.
Alan (city staff) told the council the FY2026 revisions were largely bookkeeping and project-cost updates, highlighted a $250,000 reclassification from the Bureau of Recreation fund back to impact fees, and identified a roughly $224,000 cemetery shed as the other large one-time adjustment; with no public comment, the council approved the revision resolution.
Later, Scott Bennett, the city’s budget officer, read the required truth-and-taxation statement and presented a property-tax impact schedule using estimated county figures. Scott said the schedule currently lists a 15% illustrative maximum that would generate about $256,327 in additional ad valorem revenue — roughly $187,623 for general fund operations and $68,704 for the library — and estimated the average residential impact at about $55.80 per year under that scenario.
Council discussion repeatedly referenced a more conservative staff working assumption used in the FY2027 draft budget: staff said a 7.5% increase to North Logan’s general-purpose property-tax allocation was included in balancing scenarios, producing an estimated increase to the city general fund between about $80,000 and $113,000. Council members emphasized that police and fire are the largest drivers of general-fund demand and that other taxing entities (county, school district) can materially change household impacts.
The council approved the property-tax impact schedule as read by Scott and scheduled required hearings: a certified-rate public hearing was announced for June 3 and a final truth-in-taxation hearing for Aug. 5, both at 6:35 p.m. at council chambers. Council also voted to table formal action on any specific tax increase until the next meeting to allow certified-rate numbers from the county to be incorporated.
What happens next: Scott Bennett said the city will post supplemental materials on the city website and hold the scheduled hearings where residents may comment.
Key passages and attributions in the meeting record: Scott Bennett, the budget officer, presented the formal impact schedule and projections; Alan presented the FY2026 revisions and the FY2027 draft assumptions; council members raised questions about service priorities and county/school decisions that will affect final homeowner bills.
