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Brian Head council adopts FY2027 budget, removes proposed property-tax increase
Summary
Brian Head’s Town Council unanimously adopted the FY2027 budgets for the Town, Redevelopment Agency, Special Service District and Municipal Building Authority, removing a previously proposed property-tax increase and shifting a planned $150,000 capital transfer tied to road work.
Mayor Pro Tem Duane Nyen presided as the Brian Head Town Council unanimously approved the town's Fiscal Year 2027 budgets on June 9, adopting a package that also included the Redevelopment Agency, Special Service District and Municipal Building Authority budgets.
Town Treasurer Shane Williamson told the council the final budget package reflects several edits since the earlier public discussion. The notable changes include increased general liability insurance costs driven by pending litigation, removal of a previously proposed property-tax increase (and the linked $150,000 transfer to the capital fund that had been earmarked for gravel and paved road improvements), and removal of Transportation Utility Fee (TUF) Fund 48 from the general fund so TUF revenues and expenditures will be accounted for in a separate fund as required by state law.
Why it matters: removing the property-tax increase also removed the $150,000 capital transfer for streets work from the general fund plan; council members confirmed the $150,000 figure represented the same funds across the related budget line items and was not an additional expenditure. The council debated liability premium pressure tied to pending litigation but adopted the budgets as presented.
Shane explained that the FY2026 amended budget amendment process is separate and that the public hearing held earlier in the meeting on the FY2026 amendments received no public comment. "The public hearing is the first step; the formal amendment will be brought back for adoption at the next meeting," Shane said.
The council voted 4-0 to adopt Ordinance No. 26-009 approving the Town's FY2027 budgets. The boards also adopted Resolution RDA-046 for the Redevelopment Agency, Resolution SSD-042 for the Special Service District, and Resolution MBA-016 for the Municipal Building Authority, each on unanimous 4-0 recorded votes (Council Member Freeberg, Council Member Logan Cruz, Council Member Tidwell and Mayor Pro Tem Nyen; Mayor Clayton Calloway absent).
The budget packet reflects more than routine line-item adjustments: staff noted a rise in bank charges from increased online payment activity and said the town is transitioning to a new merchant-services arrangement that will better manage credit-card processing fees, including arrangements that will shift certain fee costs to the payer for large transactions such as building permits.
Next steps: the minutes record the budget adoptions and the council will formally consider the FY2026 amended budget at an upcoming meeting. The council also discussed future agenda items including code amendments and a fraud risk assessment.
