Regional planner Shay Morrison explains new CIB requirements and the RAP Tax to Rocky Ridge council

Shay Morrison of the R6 Regional Council told the Rocky Ridge Town Council that regional planning agencies must now prioritize general plan updates, state compliance, capital improvement plans and Community Impact Board funding applications as directed by the State.

Shay outlined recent Community Impact Board (CIB) application changes and stressed administrative deadlines and documentation requirements: “All CIB applications must now be submitted to the Association of Governments (AOG) at least two weeks before the official CIB deadline,” and applications must include required supporting documentation, including public hearing minutes and applicable agency approvals. He noted CIB application deadlines occur three times per year: June 1, October 1 and February 1.

He also summarized the Recreation, Arts, and Parks (RAP) Tax for the Council: “The tax is a 0.1% local sales and use tax,” he said, adding that it must be approved by voters in November and requires subsequent Council authorization via ordinance or resolution and reauthorization every eight years. Shay said revenues may be used for eligible parks, recreation, arts, museum and related public facility improvements or certain operational expenses as allowed by Utah law, and that the County must provide written acknowledgment that it will not impose the same tax before a municipality may proceed.

Shay offered to help Rocky Ridge with ordinance drafting, election procedures and ballot language should the Council choose to pursue the measure. Council members asked clarifying questions about whether businesses or customers bear the cost; Shay clarified that the tax is collected by the Utah State Tax Commission at the point of sale and is paid by customers as part of normal sales tax collection.