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Pleasant Grove staff propose $4.16/month average-home tax increase, seek one-question resident survey
Summary
City staff proposed a $4.16-per-month increase on the average home (16.55%) to fund three firefighters, two police officers and retention; Administrator Scott Darrington recommended a one-question survey be fielded, with Council discussion focusing on timing and County valuation updates.
City Administrator Scott Darrington presented staff’s recommended property tax proposal and a proposed one-question resident survey to measure support.
Darrington said staff’s proposal equates to "$4.16 per month, which is a 16.55% increase," on an assumed $570,000 average home and would generate an estimated $683,088 in new revenue. He told the Council the sample survey question discussed with OnPointe Insights could read: "Would you support a property tax increase on an average home ($570,000) of $4.16 per month, a 16.55% increase, to fund three firefighters, two police officers, and enhance the retention program?"
Council members debated timing and wording. Several members favored releasing the survey quickly so results would be available ahead of a June 16 decision on a proposed rate, while others urged waiting for the County’s June 1 valuation update that could lower the per-home dollar figure. Administrator Darrington said the city could start the survey the week after the meeting or wait for the new valuations; Council asked staff to confirm safeguards against duplicate responses and to provide an informational email to residents explaining the proposal.
