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Huntsville Town Council adopts 2025 state-certified tax rate
Summary
The council approved the 2025 certified tax rate of 0.000610, projecting $117,096 in revenue; Treasurer Melissa Knowles reviewed historical rates and warned that the town must notify the county by June 1 to raise the rate and would hold a Truth in Taxation hearing in July if it chose to raise it.
The Huntsville Town Council approved the town's 2025 Utah State certified tax rate of 0.000610, which the packet projects will generate $117,096 in revenue for general operations.
Treasurer Melissa Knowles provided council members with the certified tax-rate packet and a historical rate table, and she told the council the town's rate "usually goes down every year," noting that the town can accept the certified rate or raise it but must notify the county by June 1 if it intends to increase the levy; a Truth in Taxation public hearing would follow in July if the town elected to raise the rate. Town Council member Bruce Ahlstrom moved to approve the state tax rate and Town Council member Sandy Hunter seconded the motion.
A roll-call vote was taken and the minutes state the motion "passed 3-0." The meeting's roll-call table also shows "X" marks next to Mayor Richard L. Sorensen, CM Bruce Ahlstrom, CM Lewis Johnson, CM Sandy Hunter and CM Attic Powell; the minutes contain both the 3-0 passage language and the roll-call table (the minutes themselves do not reconcile these two notations). The council adjourned at 10:27 a.m., and Deputy Clerk Nikki Wolthuis signed the minutes.
Why it matters: Adopting the certified rate sets the town's legal property tax levy for the year unless the council formally votes to raise it and proceed with required notice and a Truth in Taxation hearing. The certified packet attached to the minutes shows the town's 2025 taxable value at $191,961,084 and the revenue projection tied to the certified rate.
