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Cedar Fort reviews draft FY2027 budget, plans transportation master plan and discusses $60,000 transfer to fire fund
Summary
Council reviewed a draft budget that includes a proposed $60,000 interfund transfer from the road fund to the fire fund, a $15,670 positive variance to allocate, a transportation master plan grant with engineering bids closing June 23, and UDOT'srough $3,000,000 turn-lane option for a local intersection.
Cedar Fort staff presented a draft FY2027 budget at the June 23 meeting and outlined next steps for public notice, changes and potential amendments.
Staff explained a $15,670 positive variance in the general fund that could be reallocated and reviewed key line items: cemetery grant revenue (raising that revenue line), anticipated engineering/master-plan expenses tied to a $50,000–$60,000 transportation master plan, and small administrative increases tied to office accounts and contracted building-inspection fees. Staff also noted the town previously moved $60,000 from the road fund into the fire fund to cover fire-department needs and proposed formalizing that approach in the FY2027 ledger.
Transportation notes: Staff and Erica recounted meetings with UDOT and consultants about a regional intersection safety fix. Erica said UDOT and consultants proposed adding turn lanes using existing right-of-way and gave an order-of-magnitude estimate of about "$3,000,000" for the work; she said the town could offer local funds to accelerate timing but that UDOT’s gas-tax reductions have tightened state funding availability.
Budget process and timeline: Staff said the amended budget needs to be posted for public review 10 days before the vote and that a public notice is required seven days prior. Council tabled final budget adoption for a public hearing, with the goal of finalizing numbers well in advance of the formal July 1 filing and allowing later amendments during the fiscal year if needed.
Roads and capital planning: Council discussed whether to direct the FY2027 positive variance into a capital or roads account and noted that funds earmarked for roads must be placed into capital-improvement categories to be usable for multi-year projects. Members discussed small, immediate road repairs (culverts, localized paving) versus larger coordination with Utah County to pave or maintain West Canyon Road.
Ending: Staff will post the draft budget for public review, finalize numbers for the public hearing schedule and return recommended line-item adjustments to council in advance of the required public-notice deadlines.
Key quote (Erica): "It looks like it's gonna be about $3,000,000 to do that" (describing UDOT's turn-lane proposal).
