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Huntsville adopts 2026 Utah State tax rate; council declines immediate property-tax increase
Summary
Citing timing on Truth in Taxation and improved sales/energy tax revenue, Huntsville Town Council unanimously adopted the certified 2026 Utah State tax rate (0.000635) and postponed any property-tax increase.
The Huntsville Town Council voted 5-0 to adopt the Utah State certified tax rate for 2026 after staff advised that Truth in Taxation procedures required an earlier notice window. Clerk/staff explained the town had seen larger-than-expected sales and energy-tax revenue and recommended delaying any property-tax increase until the town could collect a full year of that revenue for budgeting.
TCM Hunter moved to adopt the state-certified rate and TCM Ahlstrom seconded. The motion passed on a roll-call vote of 5-0. Treasurer Melissa Knowles and staff briefed the council that the certified rate would yield roughly $123,106 in property-tax revenue for the town and that the council could revisit rates once one year of new sales/energy tax data were available.
