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Daniel council approves final FY2025–26 budget amendments and adopts FY2026–27 budget
Summary
Council approved final amendments to the FY2025–26 budget and adopted the FY2026–27 General Operations, Water Enterprise and Storm Haven budgets, citing grant awards (CDBG, drinking‑water grants) and ARPA funds to support water projects and a master plan.
The Daniel Town Council voted on June 1 to approve final amendments for FY2025–26 and to adopt the budgets for FY2026–27 for general operations and water enterprises.
Megan, the town recorder/budget staff, presented the year‑to‑date report and noted increases in property tax and mixed signals on sales‑tax revenue. She told the council, "You can see that I have printed the budget report for 100% of the fiscal year," and flagged that sales‑tax and business‑licensing receipts had timing differences that affect year‑over‑year comparisons.
Staff described several grant awards and proposed uses: CDBG funds approved for the Storm Haven master plan (the packet references a CDBG amount of approximately $48,007.50 toward the project and a total master‑plan cost of about $65,000), and an allocation of $40,000 from the Division of Drinking Water for lead‑and‑copper work. The Southfield Water Line Extension contract appears in the packet as a major line item; staff said delays in pole/broadband relocations have affected contractor scheduling and that the town has escalated the issue with the broadband provider to keep the water‑line work on schedule.
Council approved the final FY2025–26 amendments by motion and later approved the FY2026–27 budgets, reading and adopting the resolution for the new fiscal year; the resolution cites UCA 10‑5‑109 regarding budget adoption procedures. Council also discussed the town’s plan to apply ARPA funds to lead‑and‑copper remediation for the Daniel municipal system and confirmed staff will complete AUP (agreed‑upon procedures) audit steps required for the fiscal year close.
Why it matters: The adopted budgets allocate federal and state grant dollars and local ARPA funds to prioritized water projects and set the town’s spending plan for the next fiscal year. Council discussion emphasized both the need to balance one‑time grant receipts and the caution that some revenue spikes are timing artifacts.
What happens next: Staff will finalize budget documentation, submit required attachments to the auditor for the AUP, and proceed with grant‑funded design and procurement steps for the Storm Haven master plan and Southfield water‑line work.
