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Ogden City Council appoints Taylor Nielsen as chief administrative officer and adopts FY2026–27 budget
Summary
At its June 16 meeting, the Ogden City Council unanimously appointed Taylor Nielsen as chief administrative officer and approved the city's final FY2026–27 budget, salary schedules and a five-year capital improvement plan after required public hearings.
The Ogden City Council on June 16 unanimously appointed Taylor Nielsen as the city's chief administrative officer and adopted a set of budget measures that include a 2.18% across-the-board cost-of-living increase for city pay ranges and a five-year capital improvement plan.
Mayor Ben Nadulski nominated Taylor Nielsen, citing Nielsen's 14 years of municipal experience in Ogden and leadership on infrastructure programs. "This is the man this city needs right now," Nadulski told the council as he recommended Nielsen for the advice-and-consent vote. Nielsen thanked the council and said he was honored by the nomination and eager to continue city work.
After a short public-comment period in which multiple residents and department leaders endorsed Nielsen's selection, the council moved and approved the appointment by roll-call vote; all members present voted in favor.
The council also completed a series of required public hearings and final actions on the city's fiscal package. Key outcomes included adoption of the year-end FY2025–26 budget amendment (Ordinance 2026-13), approval of the FY2027–31 Capital Improvement Plan (Ordinance 2026-9), adoption of salary schedules incorporating a 2.18% COLA (Ordinance 2026-10), and adoption of the final FY2026–27 budget (Ordinance 2026-14).
Finance staff described Schedule A1 adjustments that increase the adopted budget by about $6.5 million, including roughly $3.5 million of additional water-line replacement funding and other one-time adjustments. Staff emphasized that the administration proposed no general property-tax increase; the county-provided certified tax rate tied to prior-year revenue was reported as 0.002086. The city will continue to monitor revenue and make midyear adjustments if needed.
The council and administration also reviewed enterprise-fund transfers (the longstanding practice of transferring amounts from utility enterprise funds to the general fund to simulate franchise and property-tax equivalents). Staff said the transfers and a separate 5% administrative charge reflect past policy and a 2012 study and showed illustrative impacts on rates and the tax base.
Peter and staff-level presenters outlined the Capital Improvement Plan: 61 projects over five years with about $245 million in proposed funding, and FY27 project funding of about $41 million. The planning commission had reviewed the plan and identified several items for additional review or to be deferred until Plan Ogden alignment is complete.
Council Member Washington was the only recorded no vote in the meeting, voting against adoption of the salary-schedule ordinance; the budget and CIP ordinances passed on recorded roll-call votes.
What's next: Nielsen will assume the chief administrative officer duties per the council's confirmation; staff will implement the adopted budgets and return to the council with any midyear changes as needed.
