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Council approves FY2026 budget amendments, including 4% water rate increase
Summary
The South Ogden City Council approved Resolution 25-35 adopting FY2026 budget amendments, including a 4% increase to water utility rates and a garbage rate increase; an error on a water line item was corrected before the roll-call vote.
The South Ogden City Council on Dec. 16 approved a package of FY2026 budget amendments that includes a 4% increase to the city's water utility rates and an increase to garbage rates. Finance Director Peter Anjewierden presented the amendments during a public hearing and again before the council took final action.
Council members identified and corrected an error on line item 51-30-890 during discussion. Council Member Jeanette Smyth moved to approve Resolution 25-35 with that correction; Council Member Mike Howard seconded. The council adopted the resolution in a roll-call vote (Stewart, Howard, Smyth, Stephens, Howe voting yes). The public hearing preceding the vote included a question from Sallee Orr about where the budget amendments could be found online; staff directed the commenter to the posted documents.
The adopted amendments and the corrected line item were presented by Finance Director Peter Anjewierden. The council's action formalizes the revised revenue and expenditure allocations for FY2026. The city did not state in the discussion the exact annual revenue expected from the 4% water increase; that figure is not specified in the transcript.
