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Ogden council adopts $22.2 million year‑end budget amendment, funds fleet replacements and police staffing
Summary
The Ogden City Council on June 2 adopted ordinance 2026‑11, a year‑end FY2026 budget amendment that recognizes grants, moves interest income to CIP, adds $2 million to police wages and covers $3.8 million in fleet and equipment replacements. Council set related public hearings for June 16.
The Ogden City Council voted June 2 to adopt ordinance 2026‑11, a year‑end amendment to the city’s fiscal 2026 budget that recognizes new grant awards, transfers interest income to the capital improvement program and funds equipment replacements across several departments.
Finance presenter Justin Sorenson told the council the package includes about $950,000 in newly recognized grants, roughly $16.6 million in one‑time funding entries and nearly $4.5 million in internal transfers that are largely accounting adjustments. The total appropriation for the amendment was presented as $22,209,00.
Sorenson said a major portion of the amendment is to accelerate fleet and equipment replacements that have lagged; staff proposed roughly $3.8 million in replacements, about $1.7 million of which had already been appropriated. To make up a roughly $800,000 gap, the administration proposed using general‑fund balance and a mix of enterprise and restricted funds, he said.
The amendment also recognizes $2 million to cover police wages and benefits. Sorenson said the police department has stayed fuller than budgeted this year, producing overtime and payroll overages that require an appropriation to remain compliant with legal budget limits.
Council members asked for clarification about a $157,000 shortfall on the airport’s South Apron project. City staff and the mayor said the amount covers project elements ineligible for federal reimbursement and that the city contribution would allow the $4.5 million project to proceed without leaving part of the work undone.
Council Member Myers moved adoption of ordinance 2026‑11; the motion passed on a roll‑call vote with an affirmative majority.
What happens next: the council set public hearings June 16 for related consent agenda items, and staff said departments will proceed with the approved purchases and transfers. The city will report back in routine budget monitoring and with updates to the CIP as projects are scheduled.
