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Uintah council tables proposed pay increases for council members after split vote

Uintah City Council · September 2, 2025
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Summary

Council considered Ordinance 298-25 (council compensation) Sept. 2, 2025. A motion to deny the ordinance failed; the council then voted to table the item for future consideration amid public criticism over recent tax increases.

Council members debated Ordinance 298-25, a proposal to increase compensation for elected city officers. Mayor Cutler presented the ordinance and Council Member Combe moved to deny it; that motion (seconded by Council Member Patterson) failed on a 3–2 count (Combe and Patterson voted yes; Bell, Cutler and Roberts voted no). Council Member Roberts then moved to table the ordinance for future consideration; that motion passed, with only Council Member Bell voting no.

Resident feedback at the public hearing underscored the tension: Dean Larsen said it would be poor optics to increase council pay after the city recently raised taxes, calling "doubling our taxes a hard pill to swallow." Council Member Combe said the decision was controversial and better left to a future council; others urged more research and time so incoming members can weigh the choice.

The council did not adopt a change to council compensation at the Sept. 2 meeting; the ordinance remains tabled for future consideration.

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