[Call to Order]
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EVENING, I EXCUSE ME, I WILL NOW CALL TO ORDER THE CITY COUNCIL. TRUTH AND TAXATION HEARING. THE TIME IS 6:00 PM AND IT IS TUESDAY, AUGUST 11TH. PRESIDENT. OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS LAMB OR JACOB SHELTON. HARRIS, WHITELOCK AND WIGNALL. AND WE WILL DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. MR. ANDERSON WILL LEAD. EVERYONE, PLEASE RISE AND REPEAT AFTER ME. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU.
[a. Amended Property Tax Impact Schedule for Fiscal Year 2027]
OKAY. I WILL START WITH OUR OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS TO AMEND THE PROPERTY TAX IMPACT SCHEDULE.HOUSE BILL 236 PASSED IN THIS YEAR'S LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND PLACE NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR TAXING ENTITIES CONSIDERING A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE. WHILE NOT REQUIRED, THE CITY IS CHOOSING TO FOLLOW A BEST PRACTICE FROM THE UTAH LEAGUE OF CITIES AND TOWNS, WHICH RECOMMENDS INCLUDING THE PROPERTY TAX IMPACT SCHEDULE AS A SEPARATE AGENDA ITEM IN ANY MEETING OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 BUDGET IS DISCUSSED. THIS MEETING WILL INCLUDE A DISCUSSION OF THE BUDGET, AND THE CITY IS CONSIDERING A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE. THE COUNCIL ACCEPTED THE PROPERTY TAX IMPACT SCHEDULE AT THE MAY 5TH COUNCIL MEETING AND IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. THIS ITEM FOR IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY ACTION BY THE COUNCIL. AND I WOULD LIKE TO TURN THIS OVER TO DENISE STECK, WHO'S OUR ADMIN SERVICES DIRECTOR FOR HER TRUTH AND TAXATION PRESENTATION. OKAY, MAYBE IT WOULD HELP IF I TURN IT ON. OKAY, SO THIS WAS JUST READ, BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE SCHEDULE WAS UPDATED WITH THE CERTIFIED TAX INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE COUNTY ON JUNE 12TH, AND YOUR INTERIM BUDGET THAT WAS ADOPTED ON JUNE 23RD AMENDED THE SCHEDULE THAT WAS ACCEPTED ON MAY 5TH. SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WAS ACCEPTED, BUT HAS BEEN AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC SINCE JUNE 23RD. THERE WE GO. THIS IS THE PROPERTY TAX IMPACT SCHEDULE. SO OUR PROPOSED REVENUE WITH THE TAX CHANGE IS $23.6 MILLION. THE CERTIFIED PROPERTY TAX REVENUE IS $23.1 MILLION. THE DIFFERENCE IS ABOUT A HALF $1 MILLION. YOU CAN SEE THE CHANGE IN THE TAX RATES. THE CERTIFIED TAX RATE IS 001281. THE PROPOSED TAX RATE IS 001309. WE'LL PROVIDE MORE DETAILS AND INFORMATION ON HOW THAT AFFECTS OUR TAXPAYERS AND OUR NEXT PRESENTATION. BUT THE INCREASE TO WEST JORDAN'S PROPERTY TAX REVENUE IS 2.19%, AND THE IMPACT TO RESIDENTS WITH AN AVERAGE HOME VALUE OF $562,200 IS $8.66 PER YEAR. SO THAT'S AN ANNUAL BASIS. AND TO A BUSINESS, IT WOULD BE $15.74.
CAN I ASK QUESTIONS ON THIS. GO BACK TO THAT SLIDE. SO JUST REAL QUICK AS WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS, YOU KNOW 2025 PROPERTY TAX RATE 0.001328 2026 .001281. WHY DOES THE STATE TAKE IT DOWN.
DO THEY DO THEY GIVE AN EXPLANATION OF THAT. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. IT WILL WILL GO OVER THIS AGAIN IN OUR NEXT PRESENTATION. BUT TRUTH IN TAXATION REQUIRES THAT THE CITIES THAT HAVE PROPERTY TAX GET THE SAME EXACT TAX DOLLAR FOR ALL OF THEIR EXISTING RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES AT THE TIME OF ASSESSMENT. SO IF THE CITY WERE TO GET $5 MILLION LAST YEAR, WHICH THAT WE GOT MORE THAN THAT, BUT $5 MILLION IS A ROUND NUMBER, THEN WE WOULD GET $5 MILLION THE NEXT YEAR NO MATTER WHAT ASSESSMENTS DID. SO IF VALUES GO UP, THE TAX RATE COMES DOWN. SO THAT INDICATES TO ME THAT OUR VALUES WENT UP AND THAT OUR TAX RATE WENT DOWN BY APPROXIMATELY THAT SAME AMOUNT. SO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 001328 AND 001281. THAT DROP IS THE DIFFERENCE OF ASSESSMENTS. SO WHEN HOUSE VALUES GO UP OR BUSINESS VALUES GO UP, THE TAX RATES COME DOWN. SO WE CAN GET THE SAME DOLLARS.
AND THAT'S A MISNOMER ALL OVER. LIKE EVERYWHERE EVERYONE SAYS OUR HOUSES VALUES HAVE GONE UP.
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SO MY TAXES WENT UP. AND THAT IS A MISNOMER. IN UTAH IT'S THE SAME DOLLARS FOR THE SAME VALUES. BOY THIS IS JUST NOT WORKING TONIGHT. DO YOU WANT TO BE MY DRIVER? ALL RIGHT. THE PURPOSE OF THE TAX INCREASE THIS EVENING. AND WE'LL HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON THE NEXT PRESENTATION AS WELL. IS A COST OF FUEL INCREASE. WE'RE ASKING FOR HALF OF THE INCREASE BE APPLIED TO FUEL COSTS AND THE OTHER HALF TO BE APPLIED TO OUR COSTS. WE'LL SHOW YOU GRAPHS ON HOW THOSE HAVE GROWN OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS. BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT WE USE AND THE LAST TWO YEARS, THANKFULLY, FUEL HAS INCREASED TREMENDOUSLY, BUT WE HAVEN'T HAD SNOW, SO OUR ACTUAL EXPENSE FOR FUEL HAS BEEN RELATIVELY NORMALIZED BECAUSE WE HAD NO SNOWFALL. SO WE HAD NO SNOW PLOWING, WHICH REALLY TAKES A LOT OF FUEL USE. WE ARE ANTICIPATING THAT THIS NEXT WINTER. THEY'RE SAYING THAT IT'LL BE AN EL NINO WINTER, WHICH HOPEFULLY MEANS ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL FOR US. SO WE DO NEED TO ANTICIPATE THAT IN OUR BUDGET. WOW. THIS IS JUST NOT GOING TO BE HAPPY TODAY. ALRIGHT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? BECAUSE WE HAVE QUITE A PRESENTATION IN THE NEXT SECTION THAT WILL EXPLAIN A LOT MORE INFORMATION FOR YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER WHITELOCK. THANK YOU, DENISE, BECAUSE YOU TALKED ABOUT HOW HOW THE TAX RATE GOES. WHERE DOES NEW GROWTH COME INTO THAT? CAN YOU ALSO ADD THAT PIECE PLEASE. THANK YOU. SO IN TRUTH AND TAXATION, THE ASSESSED VALUES MAY GO UP FOR THE EXISTING. WHATEVER EXISTED PREVIOUS TO THIS FISCAL YEAR. SO WHAT EXISTED ON THE LAST ASSESSMENT AND THIS ASSESSMENT? THEY'RE COMPARED AND THAT'S WHERE THE TAX RATE IS SET. AND THEN IF WE ADD NEW BUSINESSES OR NEW RESIDENCES, THAT NEW GROWTH IS ADDED TO BECAUSE YOU'RE EXPECTED TO PROVIDE THAT SAME LEVEL OF SERVICE BASED ON WHAT EVERYONE IS CONTRIBUTING INTO THE TAX, PROPERTY TAX IN GENERAL. SO IT'S ADDED. SO OUR REVENUE DOES INCREASE WITH NEW GROWTH, BUT SO DOES OUR SERVICE REQUIREMENT, RIGHT. WE HAVE MORE ROADS TO MAINTAIN AND PLOW.WE HAVE MORE OFFICERS THAT NEED TO BE ON THE STREETS. WE HAVE MORE CALLS FOR SERVICE FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND WE HAVE MORE PARKS TO MAINTAIN. SO AS WE ADD MORE INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT ADDITIONAL GROWTH AND BUSINESSES, THE REVENUE DOES GO UP AT THE EXACT SAME LEVEL AS WHAT IT WAS SET, AS IF NEW GROWTH HAD NOT OCCURRED. OKAY, OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT ITEM AS YOU CALL FOR IT. OKAY. SO I'M SORRY. WE'LL MOVE ON TO
[b. Truth in Taxation Public Hearing]
ITEM THREE B, WHICH IS OUR TRUTH AND TAXATION PUBLIC HEARING. WELL, SO I'LL NOW OPEN THE TRUTH AND TAXATION PUBLIC HEARING. THIS HEARING IS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING THE PROPOSED TAX INCREASE. THOSE WISHING TO COMMENT, PLEASE APPROACH IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER.WE DON'T WE DON'T HAVE ANY YELLOW CARDS TONIGHT CURRENTLY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH TRUTH AND TAXATION, WHY THE INCREASES WHERE WE ARE WITH PROPERTY TAX, SO THAT THERE'S A BETTER KNOWLEDGE BASE FOR US TO START WITH. SO UTAH STATE CODE THAT COVERS TRUTH AND TAXATION IS 59-2-919. IT REQUIRES A PRESENTATION OF THE IMPACT SCHEDULE, WHICH WE JUST WENT OVER IN MAY, AND OTHER PUBLIC NOTICING. SO WE'VE DONE ALL OF THOSE THINGS. IT REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING IN AUGUST, WHICH WE'RE OUT RIGHT NOW, REGARDING AN INCREASE OF PROPERTY TAX REVENUE ABOVE THE AMOUNT THAT'S CERTIFIED BY THE COUNTY AUDITOR, AND ALL LEGISLATIVE AND NOTICING REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET FOR TONIGHT. THIS IS A A SLIDE PRESENTED SHOWING YOU THE CONSOLIDATED AD BY SALT LAKE COUNTY, WHICH IS ON THE LEFT SIDE. ON THE RIGHT SIDE. WE BRING THOSE NUMBERS UP A LITTLE BIT SO WE CAN SEE THEM. YOU CAN SEE THAT WEST JORDAN CITY WAS INCLUDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED ADVERTISEMENT FOR A 2.21% TAX INCREASE. AND IT'S HIGHLIGHTED THERE. BUT THESE ARE THE OTHER TAXING ENTITIES AND CITIES WITHIN SALT LAKE COUNTY THAT WE DISCLOSED THAT ARE ALSO DOING A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS IS WHAT WE JUST SPOKE ABOUT IN TRUTH AND TAXATION. WHEN PROPERTY VALUES IT'S KIND OF LIKE A SCALE. WHEN PROPERTY VALUES GO UP, THE TAX RATE COMES DOWN AND IT'S INTENDED TO RECEIVE THE SAME VALUE FOR THE CITY WIDE PROPERTY TAX REVENUE WHEN VALUES GO DOWN, WHICH THEY DID IN 2008, 2009 AND 2010. THE PROPERTY TAX RATE WILL GO UP. SO AGAIN YOU'RE GETTING THAT SAME DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR VALUE.
SO YOUR VALUE REALLY DOESN'T AFFECT YOUR PROPERTY TAXES UNLESS YOU GO THROUGH A PUBLIC PROCESS SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'RE DOING THIS EVENING. SO LIKE I JUST SAID, IT'S TAKING THAT ONE
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PIECE. IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT EVERY INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY IS GOING TO PAY THE EXACT SAME TAXES THEY DID LAST YEAR. DIFFERENT AREAS WILL ASSESS INCREASES OR DECREASES DIFFERENTLY THAN OTHERS. I REMEMBER A YEAR COUNCIL MEMBER WHITELOCK HAD A LARGE INCREASE IN HER ASSESSMENT. IT WAS MUCH GREATER THAN WHAT OUR CITY'S REVENUE INCREASE HAD BEEN THAT YEAR, AND THAT WAS BECAUSE HER AREA, THE ASSESSMENTS WENT UP, WHEREAS ONE OF THE OTHER COUNCILS MEMBERS SAW A DECREASE IN THEIR AREA. SO INDIVIDUAL HOMES ARE GOING TO ASSESS DIFFERENTLY AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY CONTROL OVER THAT. BUT THE CITY AS A WHOLE, RIGHT HERE AS A WHOLE, RECEIVES THE SAME DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR. SO IT COULD BE THAT HOUSE A AND HOUSE B ARE CONTRIBUTING THE SAME AMOUNT, BUT IN DIFFERENT WAYS. OKAY. DEPENDING ON THE VALUE OF THEIR HOME. THIS IS A CHART SHOWING YOU HOW THAT WORKS. SO THE AVERAGE HOME VALUE, THIS IS OUR ACTUAL HOME VALUES IN OUR CITY SINCE 2010 UNTIL NOW, IN 2010, THE AVERAGE HOME VALUE WAS $208,100. IT'S KIND OF CRAZY TO EVEN REMEMBER THOSE DAYS. TODAY, IN OUR AVERAGE HOME, VALUE IS $562,200. SO HOME VALUES HAVE INCREASED THAT MUCH. AT THE SAME TIME, THE PROPERTY TAX RATE HAS DECREASED THAT MUCH. SO YOU CAN SEE THAT DOWNWARD ON THE OTHER GRAPH ON THE RIGHT SIDE, HOW THE RATE GOES DOWN TO MATCH OR MIMIC THE VALUE GOING UP. NOW THAT MIGHT NOT BE DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR IF THERE ARE TAX INCREASES. SO YOU CAN SEE THERE'S A SLIGHT VARIANCE THERE IN 2012 OR 13 WHEN THEY DID A WHEN THE CITY DID A LARGER PROPERTY TAX INCREASE. AND THAT WILL SHOW ON THIS CHART BECAUSE THESE ARE ACTUALLY OUR PROPERTY TAX RATES. SEEMS LIKE A QUICK JUMP IN VALUE. COULD THIS BE BECAUSE IN 2010 WE DIDN'T HAVE AS MANY NEWER HOMES THAT COST MORE? SO THERE'S A LOT OF NEW HOMES BEING BUILT ON THE WEST SIDE THAT ARE HIGHER IN VALUE.SO, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN IT SAYS THE AVERAGE HOME COST WAS 208,000 2010, WE DIDN'T HAVE THOSE THOUSANDS OF HOMES ON THE WEST SIDE. SO THAT'S WHY OUR AVERAGE IS HIGHER. NOW. THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS FOR SURE. ABSOLUTELY. BUT IT'S ALSO ASSESSED VALUES, RIGHT? I'M SURE THAT IF YOU PULLED YOUR PROPERTY TAX NOTICES FROM 2010 TILL NOW, YOU PROBABLY DOUBLED AT LEAST IN VALUE. SO YES, THIS WOULD ALSO ADDRESS SOME OF THE LARGER OR MORE EXPENSIVE HOMES THAT ARE BEING BUILT IN, IN SOME OF THE NEW COMMUNITIES ON THE WEST SIDE THAT WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AS THAT GOES. BUT THAT DOESN'T AFFECT EVERYBODY'S PROPERTY TAXES.
AGAIN, IT WILL BRING DOWN THE TAX RATE AS WE SHARE THAT MORE BROADLY. ALL RIGHT. THE FINANCIAL IMPACT FOR THE ENTIRE CITY, THAT BIG PICTURE, NOT HOUSE FOR HOUSE, BUT FOR THE BIG CITY. OUR TAX YEAR 2025 IS THE FIRST COLUMN. OUR TAX RATE WAS 001328. OUR REVENUE, OUR BASELINE REVENUE BEFORE NEW GROWTH WAS $21.4 MILLION. AND THEN WE GOT $729,000 OF NEW GROWTH, WHICH IS SIGNIFICANT THIS YEAR. WE GOT A LITTLE MORE THAN THAT. SO OUR REVENUE WAS $22,167,144. THAT'S WHERE WE STARTED. AND THEN YOU CAN SEE IT TRANSFERS RIGHT INTO 2026.
THAT'S OUR BASELINE LEVEL DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR. AND IT SETS THAT NEW TAX RATE AT 001281.
THEN WE ADD ON THE NEW GROWTH. AND THAT ADDS THAT SERVICE LEVEL TO THOSE NEW PROPERTIES.
AT 23.1 MILLION. WE ARE ASKING FOR A HALF $1 MILLION PROPERTY TAX INCREASE AT 2.2%, WHICH WILL BRING THAT UP A LITTLE BIT MORE. ALL RIGHT. THE TAXPAYER IMPACT. OH YES. SOMEBODY ELSE.
SORRY. QUICK QUESTION IF THAT'S OKAY PLEASE. IS THE NEW RATE NOT ALSO APPLIED TO THE NEW GROWTH NUMBER. IT'S APPLIED EXACTLY THE SAME WAY. THAT RATE IS ACTUALLY CALCULATED BEFORE NEW GROWTH IS EVEN PUT IN THERE. NO, I MEAN THE NEW THE PROPOSED RATE. SO UNDER THE 2026 PROPOSED RATE, NEW GROWTH IS THE SAME AS UNDER THE 2026 CERTIFIED RATE. YES. DO WE NOT APPLY THE PROPOSED RATE IF IT PASSES TO THE NEW GROWTH NUMBER AS WELL? YES. SO IT WILL ACTUALLY THE NEW GROWTH NUMBER WOULD ACTUALLY BE A LITTLE HIGHER THAN NINE ACTUALLY BE A LITTLE HIGHER IF WE HAD NOT HAD THAT NEW GROWTH. YES. NO I DON'T I'M NOT ASKING IT QUITE RIGHT. OKAY. YOU SAID THE SO THE RED NUMBERS THE 22 MILLION TO THE 22, 22.1 TO 22.1 CARRIES OVER. AND THEN YOU ADD THE NEW GROWTH TO GET THE CERTIFIED DOLLAR AMOUNT, WHICH BACKS INTO THE RATE, THE RATE, THE RATE THE RATES BACKED INTO FROM THE RED NUMBER. RIGHT. WITHOUT THE NEW GROWTH. YES. SO NOW THAT WE HAVE THAT RATE AND WE'RE UPPING THAT RATE TO 1309 IF THIS
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PASSES, IS THAT 1309 RATE NOT ALSO APPLIED TO THE NEW GROWTH NUMBER. YES. SO THE NEW GROWTH UNDER THE PROPOSED WOULD NOT BE 97979 BECAUSE THAT'S BASED ON 1281, NOT ON 1309. SORT OF. YES, YES. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE. WE'RE BACK. WE ACTUALLY THE PROPOSED RATE WOULD HAVE BEEN HIGHER. YES. YOU'RE RIGHT. I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW I WOULD CALCULATE THAT. BUT YOU'RE RIGHT. THE PROPOSED RATE WOULD BE HIGHER IF WE DIDN'T ADD THE 970 IN IN THE FIRST PLACE.RIGHT. BECAUSE YOU WOULD ONLY BE DIVIDING THAT RATE BY $22.6 MILLION. SO IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A HIGHER RATE EVEN THEN. WE'RE NOT ADDING NEW GROWTH IN THERE. BUT YES, I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO THAT MATH. I'M NOT SURE WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY. I'M NOT SURE I'M ASKING IT RIGHT. IT WOULD IT WILL INCREASE THE THE CONTRIBUTION OF NEW GROWTH. YES. BY 2.2%. I GUESS I COULD HAVE DONE THAT. BUT THE BUT THE NUMBER AT THE BOTTOM. SO THE NUMBER AT THE BOTTOM IS ACTUALLY THE NUMBER THAT WE'RE SHOOTING AT 23638541 YES. THAT'S THE NUMBER. WHETHER THE TWO NUMBERS ABOVE IT ARE THOSE TWO NUMBERS OR WHETHER THAT MASK MASKS OUT A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY IN THE NEW GROWTH NUMBERS, A LITTLE HIGHER THAN THE THE BLACK NUMBER WOULD BE A LITTLE, I GUESS THEY'RE BOTH BLACK IN THE SCREEN, BUT THE $22 MILLION NUMBER WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT LOWER IF THE IF THE NEW GROWTH NUMBER IS A LITTLE BIT HIGHER. YES. OKAY. YES. ALL RIGHT. THEY WOULD BOTH BE ADJUSTED BY 2.2%. YEAH. RIGHT. WE WOULD PUT 2.2% EVERY TIME I THINK WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE. THEN IT'S OKAY. WE'RE GOOD. YES. WE'RE GOING FOR THE $23.6 MILLION. DENISE. BUT CAN YOU GO BACK TO THAT? I THINK WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER JACOBS TRYING TO ASK IS WHY UNDER NEW GROWTH, WHY THAT NUMBER STAYS THE SAME. IF THE 2.2 SHOULD BE APPLIED TO THAT, IT COULD HAVE BEEN THAT I PUT 2.2% ABOVE THAT, RIGHT. I WOULD NEED TO INCREASE THE VALUE. I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW I WOULD DO IT. I'M INCREASING THE REVENUE FROM BOTH STREAMS. I SHOULD HAVE PUT 1.2, 102.2% OF THAT REVENUE INTO THE 970. IT SHOULD BE 2.2% HIGHER, AND THAT AMOUNT WOULD BE REDUCED FROM THAT TOP LINE. THANK YOU. YES, I JUST DID THE MATH ON THE BOTTOM LINE. YEAH. THEY'RE BOTH CONTRIBUTING IN THE INCREASE. YES. THAT'S A HARD QUESTION TO ANSWER. LIKE THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M THINKING ABOUT IT NOW. BUT ALL RIGHT. THE AVERAGE MARKET VALUE IN 2025 WAS 550 000. THIS YEAR IT'S 562,000. THIS IS BASED ON THE AD THAT WE PRESENTED. IT'S 562 200. BUT BUT THE COUNTY ROUNDS UP TO THE NEAREST THOUSAND WHEN THEY PLACE THEIR AD. SO THE AVERAGE TAXABLE VALUE IS 302 FIVE LAST YEAR. SO CONTRIBUTING $402 IN PROPERTY TAX FOR THE AVERAGE HOME THIS YEAR. THE INCREASE WAS TO 562, WHICH IS A TAXABLE VALUE OF 309. APPLYING THE CERTIFIED TAX RATE, IT WOULD ACTUALLY DECREASE PROPERTY TAXES FOR ALL OF OUR RESIDENT WELL, THE RESIDENCES WITH AN AVERAGE HOME TO $396. SO THAT'S A $6 DECREASE TO PROPERTY TAX. WE ARE ASKING FOR AN $8.66 INCREASE, WHICH IS $9 FOR $405 UNDER THE NEW TAX RATE. SO THE TAX PROPERTY TAX WENT FROM 402 TO 396. WE'RE ASKING TO RAISE IT BACK UP TO 405. THIS IS WHAT THE PROPERTY TAX NOTICE LOOKS LIKE. YOU CAN SEE THAT WE ONLY RECEIVE THE PORTION THAT'S HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW, WHICH IS ABOUT 15% OF THE TOTAL PROPERTY TAX BILL. THAT'S THE PIECE THAT WE'RE SPEAKING TO TONIGHT, NOT A TOTAL PROPERTY TAX BILL. THIS IS THE AVERAGE HOME VALUED PROPERTY TAX FOR EVERY YEAR FROM 22 ON. SO YOU CAN SEE IN 2022 THE AVERAGE HOME CONTRIBUTED $402 OF PROPERTY TAX 406 AND 2023, 415 AND 2024 DROPPED TO $402 IN 2025 2026, IF THERE IS NO TAX INCREASE, WOULD BE $396 AND WITH THE TAX INCREASE WILL BE $405. SO YOU CAN SEE THE CONTRIBUTION FROM OUR RESIDENTS IS AN AVERAGE OF ABOUT $400 A YEAR FOR OUR AVERAGE HOME VALUE. OUR PROPERTY TAX DISTRIBUTION. FOR EVERY DOLLAR IN PROPERTY TAX PAID, THE CITY RECEIVES $0.15. SO THAT'S $0.15 FOR EVERY DOLLAR PAID. THE AVERAGE WEST JORDAN 2026 ESTIMATED TAX IS $2,773, OR $231 A MONTH. BUT
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THE MAJORITY OF THAT IS NOT WEST JORDAN TAX AND THE SERVICES THAT OUR CITY PROVIDES OF THE AMOUNT THAT THE CITY RECEIVES, IT'S $34 A MONTH. AND YOU CAN SEE HERE THAT THE SCHOOLS RECEIVE THE MAJORITY OF THE TAX. THE COUNTY RECEIVES THE NEXT BIGGEST PORTION, OR 22%. THE CITY RECEIVES 15%. AND THE OTHER DISTRICTS, LIKE THE MOSQUITO ABATEMENT DISTRICT, THE JORDAN WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT, ALL THOSE RECEIVE THE REMAINING 8% OR $229 OF AN AVERAGE TAX BILL. ALL RIGHT. SO THE PURPOSE OF THE PROPERTY TAX INCREASE, WE WENT OVER PREVIOUSLY FOR JUST A MINUTE. BUT I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU THAT IN CHART FORM. SO THIS IS IT SERVICES. THIS IS OUR 2024 ACTUAL. IT WAS JUST UNDER $4.5 MILLION 4.2 ISH 4.5. THERE WAS A 10% INCREASE IN COST IN 2025 FOR SEVERAL REASONS. AND I'LL GO OVER THOSE IN A MOMENT.ANOTHER 22% INCREASE IN 2026, AND OUR BUDGET ANTICIPATES ANOTHER 22% INCREASE. THESE ARE REFLECTED FROM THE COST OF INCREASED MEMORY. AI HAS BEEN HOARDING ALL OF THE MEMORY, AND THAT HAS MADE IT VERY THAT SUPPLY AND DEMAND THING. THE DEMAND IS VERY STRONG, AND SO THE COSTS HAVE INCREASED TREMENDOUSLY UP TO 300%. MOST RECENTLY SOFTWARE. IT USED TO BE RIGHT. WE BOUGHT A SOFTWARE AND YOU USED IT TILL IT DIED. IT WAS LIKE QUICKBOOKS OR, YOU KNOW, SOME OTHER PROGRAM THAT WAS SMALLER. THAT ISN'T ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN DO ANYMORE. YOU'RE BUYING SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE AND THERE'S AN ANNUAL MAINTENANCE FEE. AND SO THOSE CLOUD BASED SERVICES DO COST A LITTLE MORE. HOWEVER, THEY ARE MORE SECURE. AND THEN THERE'S INCREASED SECURITY THAT WE'VE APPLIED TO OUR SYSTEM AS WELL. WE'VE ALSO APPROVED ABOUT $1.5 MILLION A YEAR IN INCREASED AND EFFICIENT USE OF TECHNOLOGY FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.
SO WHILE YOU SEE THESE STEEP INCREASES, SOME OF THAT IS TO AVOID ADDING ADDITIONAL STAFF OR ALLOWING THE TEAM THAT'S ALREADY AT BOOTS ON THE GROUND TO DO THE ACTUAL JOB AND NOT BE JUST ONLY REPORT WRITING OR TRANSLATING OR WAITING FOR CALLS TO A TRANSLATOR TO APPEAR FOR A CALL OR THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. SO WE HAVE REALLY LOOKED AT TECHNOLOGY TO ASSIST US IN PROVIDING PUBLIC SAFETY EFFICIENTLY TO THE CITY. AND THEN ALSO WE'VE APPROVED AN UPDATE TO OUR FINANCIAL SYSTEM, WHICH WAS OVER 15 YEARS OLD AND NOT PERFORMING, AND OUR UTILITY BILLING SYSTEM SO THAT WE CAN PROVIDE MORE EFFICIENT USE TO OUR RESIDENTS AS WELL. SO YOU CAN SEE THAT THOSE SHARP INCREASES WILL AFFECT OUR BUDGET. AND IT'S FAR GREATER THAN HALF $1 MILLION A YEAR. HOWEVER, SALES TAX IS IS TAKING THE BRUNT OF THAT INCREASE. AND SOME OF OUR OTHER CHARGES FOR SERVICES. BUT A PORTION OF THAT SHOULD FALL AGAINST TO OUR PROPERTY TAX REVENUE INCREASES. SO ABOUT $250,000 IS GOING TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS FUEL AND OPERATIONS. THIS INCLUDES FLEET OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE. SO THIS IS PARTS AND THIS IS FUEL.
AND THIS IS THE MECHANICS THAT WE USE TO FIX OUR VEHICLES. BUT THE MAJORITY OF THIS IS FUEL COST. SO IN 2024 YOU CAN SEE IT WAS ABOUT $3.2 MILLION. THEN THERE WAS A 12% INCREASE IN THAT AS FUEL PRICES STARTED TO GO UP PRETTY QUICKLY IN 2025, THANKFULLY, WE HAD NO SNOW, WHICH IS WHY THERE'S ONLY A 12% INCREASE. IF THERE WERE A WAS A HEAVY SNOW YEAR, WE WOULD HAVE SEEN A MUCH GREATER INCREASE THERE. WE ARTIFICIALLY HELD THE BUDGET BACK IN 2026, TRYING TO STAY WITHIN INFLATIONARY PROPERTY TAX INCREASES AND NOT MAKE THAT TOO THAT ADJUSTMENT TOO HIGH. SO WE HELD THE BUDGET BACK, USED SOME RESERVES IN THE FUEL FUND TO ASSIST IN 2026.
BUT IN 2027, WE KIND OF NEEDED TO RESTORE THAT SERVICE LEVEL, ANTICIPATING THAT THERE COULD BE A SNOW YEAR AS WELL. SO WE SAW A 12% INCREASE FROM 2026 TO 2027, BUT THAT THERE WAS A DECREASE IN THERE AT ONE POINT. AGAIN, WE'RE ASKING FOR A $250,000 OF A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS INCREASE IN COST. WHERE DO OUR DOLLARS GO? SO YOU CAN SEE WHERE PROPERTY TAX CONTRIBUTES TO THE DOLLARS IN THE GENERAL FUND, WHICH THE GENERAL FUND IS ALL OF OUR BASIC LEVELS OF SERVICE. SO IT'S OUR STREETS, OUR PARKS, OUR POLICE, OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT OVERALL, AND SOME DEBT AS WELL. VERY LITTLE DEBT, BUT SOME YOU CAN SEE THAT PROPERTY TAX CONTRIBUTES $23.6 MILLION TO OUR REVENUE STREAM FOR THE GENERAL FUND. THAT $23.6 MILLION WOULD NOT EVEN PAY FOR OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THERE'S MANY COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE CHOSEN TO HAVE ISOLATED PROPERTY TAXES DEDICATED ONLY
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TO FUNDING POLICE, DEDICATED ONLY TO FUNDING FIRE. AND THAT'S THE WAY THAT THEY'VE CHOSEN TO RUN THEIR GOVERNMENTS. HOWEVER, IF WE HAD DONE THAT, OUR PROPERTY TAX WOULD BE MORE THAN DOUBLE, LIKE ALMOST TWO AND A HALF TIMES WHAT IT IS RIGHT NOW. SO WE HAVE CHOSEN TO COMBINE THOSE SERVICES INTO OUR GENERAL FUND. AND SUBSEQUENTLY, AS THOSE WITH OTHER REVENUE STREAMS OVERALL. SO I THINK IT'S AN EFFICIENT WAY FOR US TO RUN OUR GOVERNMENT OVERALL.THIS IS A COMPARISON OF OUR CITIES IN SALT LAKE COUNTY AND A COUPLE IN UTAH COUNTY WHEN WE'RE OTHER COUNTIES. I'M SORRY, THERE'S OGDEN IN THERE TOO. THAT SHOWS HOW WE COMPARE TO THEM IN PROPERTY TAX. WE TRY AND GO APPLES TO APPLES. SO WE TRY AND SAY, IF YOU HAVE A DISTRICT THAT PROVIDES POLICE OR FIRE, WE INCLUDE THAT INTO THIS COST. SO WHILE A COMMUNITY MIGHT SAY WE DON'T HAVE PROPERTY TAX, THEY HAVE TWO DISTRICTS THAT DO HAVE PROPERTY TAX, AND WE'VE ADDED THEM TO THIS LIST. SO YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE SIXTH, FIFTH, SIXTH LOWEST PROPERTY TAX FOR RESIDENTS. SO I BELIEVE THAT WE'RE ONE OF THE MOST AFFORDABLE PLACES TO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY. SO WE'RE BARELY OVER SOUTH JORDAN AND FAIRLY DECENTLY UNDER PROVO.
BEST PRACTICES COUNCIL. YOU'VE YOU'VE DISCUSSED THESE AND MAINTAINED THESE FOR MANY YEARS, AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN THIS. BUT AS WE'VE ADDRESSED PROPERTY TAX AND REVENUES AND, AND SALES TAX, WHICH IS A LITTLE STALE, IT HASN'T BEEN GROWING LIKE IT USED TO. PROPERTY TAX HAS TO TAKE A FORWARD STEP. SO IN ORDER TO AVOID LARGE JUMPS EVERY 5 TO 7 YEARS, OR AS WE'VE SEEN IN SOME OF THE MEDIA OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, THOSE LARGE INCREASES BECAUSE THEY IGNORE INFLATION OVER TIME. WE'RE TAKING VERY SMALL INFLATIONARY STEPS TOWARDS MAKING SURE THAT WE ADDRESS INFLATION ANNUALLY. WE ADDRESS SERVICE LEVEL DEMANDS AS OUR COMMUNITY WANTS THEM, AND WE HAVE A LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF ONGOING REVENUE TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS ARE MET. WITHOUT LARGE TAX INCREASES OR JUMPS IN TAX INCREASES. LASTLY, WE'RE GOING TO ENSURE INDEPENDENCE OF THIS ENTIRE PROCESS. WE HAVE VERY LITTLE TO DO WITH THIS PROCESS OUTSIDE OF SETTING A RATE, BUT THE ASSESSMENTS OCCUR WITH THE SALT LAKE COUNTY ASSESSOR'S OFFICE, WHICH THEN GO INTO THE PROPERTY TAX CALCULATION AND NOTICING DONE BY THE SALT LAKE COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE, WHO THEN HAS A PROCESS OVERSIGHT AT THE STATE AUDITOR'S OFFICE, WHO HAS A FURTHER OVERSIGHT FROM THE UTAH STATE TAX COMMISSION. THE STATE TAX COMMISSION COLLECTS FOR US AND DISTRIBUTES TO THE COUNTY, AND THEN WE GET IT AFTER THAT. SO THERE'S COMPLETE AUTONOMY IN ASSESSMENTS, IN CALCULATING, IN NOTICING AND AGAIN, IN COLLECTION. SO I THINK THAT THERE'S A VERY GOOD INDEPENDENCE PROCESS THERE THAT HAS INTERNAL CONTROLS. OOPS SORRY. OUR NEXT STEPS ARE FOR YOU TO ADOPT A PROPERTY TAX AND A FINAL BUDGET BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1ST. IF YOU CHOOSE NOT TO ADOPT THIS PROPERTY TAX, THEN WE WILL NEED TO GO BACK TO THE TABLE DURING THAT TIME PERIOD AND FIND WAYS FOR US TO ADJUST THE BUDGET APPROPRIATELY. ON AUGUST 25TH AT 710, YOU'LL BE MEETING TO ADOPT THE PROPERTY TAX RATE AND THE BUDGET. SO WE'RE JUST SCHEDULED FOR A MEETING THAT EVENING, AND IT WILL BE A PUBLIC HEARING AS WELL. SO WITH THAT, I'M DONE WITH THE PRESENTATION AND PROVIDED YOU WITH INFORMATION. AND IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR ME BEFORE PUBLIC COMMENT, I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM. THANK YOU. DENISE, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU.
OKAY. I GOT A LITTLE MIXED UP WITH THE AGENDA EARLIER. SO NOW NOW WE ARE OPENING IT TO THE PUBLIC FOR OUR TRUTH AND TAXATION. SO FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, THIS IS REGARDING THE PROPOSED TAX INCREASE. THOSE WISHING TO COMMENT. WE DON'T HAVE ANY YELLOW CARDS TONIGHT. SO IF YOU ARE IN PERSON AND HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM. AND YOU'LL HAVE YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. PLEASE GIVE US YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME AND YOUR CITY OF RESIDENCE. YEAH.
MY NAME IS CASEY GILL. I'M THE WEST JORDAN RESIDENT. SO WHEN I SEE TAX TAX INCREASES, PROPERTY TAX INCREASES, FIRST PLACE MY MIND GOES IS WHY ARE WE DOING THIS? WHY IN THE F ARE WE DOING THIS? OKAY, THE CITY, CITY TAXPAYERS, THE RESIDENTS, THEY AREN'T THE PIGGY BACK OF THE POLITICIANS THAT NEED TO RAISE REVENUE. WE'RE NOT YOUR REVENUE INCOME STREAM. AND I KNOW THAT THIS INCREASE IS SMALL, BUT SMALL INCREMENTS INCREMENTALLY OVER TIME EQUAL LARGE INCREASES IN PROPERTY TAXES. NOW, I BOUGHT MY HOME IN 20 2018 WITH A FIXED RATE MORTGAGE. MY
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PAYMENT WAS JUST OVER $1,700. MY CURRENT PAYMENT IS NOW ALMOST $2,100. NOW, I KNOW THAT THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE INCREASE IN THE VALUE OF MY HOME, AND HER PRESENTATION TALKS ABOUT HOW THERE IS INCREASE IN VALUES OF HOME HOMES IN WEST JORDAN. BUT ONE THING I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT THAT ARE THOSE ARE UNREALIZED GAINS FOR MANY PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE, THEY AREN'T REALIZING THE GAIN AND THE VALUE OF THAT PROPERTY. IF THEY PURCHASED THAT HOME IN 1980, 1989, 2000, 2010, THEY'RE NOT SEEING THAT MONEY. OKAY? THEY MAY HAVE PAID OFF THEIR HOME. THEY MAY BE LIVING ON SOCIAL SECURITY. CHECK TO CHECK HOW MOST PEOPLE NOWADAYS ARE LIVING CREDIT CARD PAYMENT TO CREDIT CARD PAYMENT. IT'S A JOKE. AND I'M HERE TO SAY THAT THIS HAS GOT TO BE IT'S GOT TO STOP. I AM COMMITTED THROUGH THE REST OF MY LIFE TO NEVER VOTE FOR A SINGLE POLITICIAN THAT EVER RAISES PROPERTY TAXES, AND I AM COMMITTED TO TELLING EVERY SINGLE ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS, EVERY SINGLE POLITICIAN WHO VOTES TO INCREASE PROPERTY TAXES. OKAY, I WILL PUT DOOR HANGERS ON DOORS AND I WILL TELL EVERY SINGLE PERSON, EVERY SINGLE TIME THESE POLITICIANS VOTE FOR INCREASES. ANOTHER THING I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT. IN 2018, WEST JORDAN CITY GAVE A TAX INCREMENT TO THE PAYPAL DATA CENTER. WHY? IF I MOVE TO WEST JORDAN CITY OR IF I MOVE TO DRAPER, DO I GET TAX A TAX CREDIT? NO. DO OTHER RESIDENTS KNOW? WHY THE HECK ARE WE GIVING IT TO BUSINESSES THAT DOESN'T BENEFIT RESIDENTS? WE DON'T GET THE BENEFIT OF THAT. THEY DIDN'T EMPLOY MORE PEOPLE.THEY EMPLOYED VERY LITTLE PEOPLE. THE NEWS ARTICLES TALK ABOUT THIS. IT'S A JOKE. IT'S GOT TO STOP SOMEWHERE. ANOTHER THING I'M QUITE CURIOUS ABOUT AS MANY PEOPLE IN TODAY'S DAY AND AGE, THEY FEEL LIKE THEY'RE BEATING THEIR HEAD AGAINST THE WALL WITH POLITICIANS THAT DON'T GIVE A RAT'S BEHIND WHAT THE AVERAGE CITIZEN THINKS. I REACHED OUT TO MY CITY COUNCILMAN, AND I WAS QUITE DISAPPOINTED THAT I ASKED FOR WHAT IS BOND INFORMATION IS IF I'M SICK AND TIRED OF THE INFRINGEMENTS OF MY FOURTH AMENDMENT, MY FOURTH AMENDMENT, CONSTITUTIONAL LIBERTIES, FOR EXAMPLE, LIKE THE FLOCK CAMERAS THAT YOU ALL DECIDED TO THROW UP EVERYWHERE AND THROW MASS AI SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS ALL OVER, PEOPLE, CONSTANTLY MONITORING THEM, INFRINGING ON OUR CIVIL LIBERTIES. IF I'M SICK OF THAT AND I DECIDE, HEY, MY POLITICIANS THAT REPRESENT ME DON'T CARE, LET'S FILE A BOND. LET'S FILE A BOND CLAIM, AND YOU GUYS DEAL WITH THAT. MY CITY COUNCILMAN DECIDED NOT TO RESPOND, AND I DIDN'T HEAR ANY ALARM THAT MY TIME WAS RUNNING OUT. I SEE THE CLOCKS, SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. I KNOW YOU'RE JUST FINE. THANK YOU. AM I OKAY TO MAKE A COMMENT? I JUST I WOULD ACTUALLY LIKE TO TALK TO YOU. CAN YOU SEND A WHATSAPP? OKAY. THANK YOU. BE CONSIDERATE OF OTHERS. NO. AND USUALLY WE DON'T DO LIKE A BACK AND FORTH DURING THIS. BUT I DO WANT TO TALK TO YOU. SO IF YOU'LL IF YOU DON'T MIND SAYING THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? MR. ANDERSON? DO WE HAVE ANYONE ONLINE? THERE ARE TWO INDIVIDUALS, TWO INDIVIDUALS ONLINE, NEITHER OF WHOM HAVE RAISED THEIR HAND TO SPEAK THIS EVENING. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. SEEING AS THERE IS NO FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT, I WILL CLOSE THE TRUTH AND
[c. Receiving Public Comment on Adopting the Annual Budget for FY 2027]
TAXATION PUBLIC HEARING. WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT PUBLIC HEARING ITEM, WHICH IS THREE C RECEIVING PUBLIC COMMENT. EXCUSE ME. THIS IS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027 BUDGET PRESENTATION.WE'LL HAVE MISS STECK PRESENT AGAIN. OKAY, SO THIS IS THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPERTY TAX RATE AND ANNUAL BUDGET THAT WE WANT TO LISTEN TO. HERE'S A SNAPSHOT OF OUR ANNUAL BUDGET.
OVERALL, IT'S ABOUT $263.8 MILLION IN TOTAL. A LOT OF THAT IS DEDICATED TO OUR UTILITIES AND TO OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS. IN FACT, 40 MILLION OF THAT IS CAPITAL PROJECTS AND ABOUT ALMOST CLOSE TO 90 MILLION IS OUR UTILITY FUNDS. ALL RIGHT. OUR TOTAL BUDGET IN REVENUE, THE MAJORITY OF THAT IS CHARGES FOR SERVICES, WHICH IS REALLY A GOOD WAY, RIGHT. IT'S A FEE FOR A SERVICE. AND SO THAT'S UTILITY FEES FOR THE MOST PART. THERE ARE OTHER FEES THAT ARE APPLIED. BUT FOR THE MOST PART IT'S CHARGES FOR SERVICES FOR UTILITIES. SO YOU CAN SEE THAT'S 44% OF OUR TOTAL REVENUE. TAXES MAKE UP ABOUT 39%. AND THAT'S ALL TAXES.
INTERGOVERNMENTAL GRANTS MAKE UP ABOUT 7%. AND THEN OTHER OTHER SOURCES OF REVENUE ARE A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THAT AS WELL. SO $185.5 MILLION. OUR EXPENSES ARE ARE MUCH GREATER
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BECAUSE WE ARE USING SOME OF OUR RESERVES AND OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS FUNDS. THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE THERE FOR, IS FOR US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MAINTAINING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE IN A RESPONSIBLE WAY. OPERATIONS IS ABOUT 34% OF OUR BUDGET, WHICH AGAIN, IS VERY SMALL COMPARED TO A LOT OF OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. INFRASTRUCTURE IS 33% OF THIS BUDGET, AND THEN PERSONNEL IS 31% OF THIS BUDGET. SO YOU CAN SEE THAT IT'S VERY EVENLY SHARED BETWEEN ALL KIND, ALL OF THE COMPONENTS THAT MAKE UP THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE. DEBT SERVICE IS A VERY SMALL PORTION OF OUR GOVERNMENT. WE HAVE VERY FEW BONDS THAT ARE OUTSTANDING.WE HAVE ONE WATER BOND AND WE HAVE A SALES TAX REVENUE BOND AND A LEASE REVENUE BOND. AND THAT'S OUR ONLY DEBT OUTSTANDING. SOURCES AND USES IN THE GENERAL FUND. WE JUST SHOWED YOU THIS ON THE LAST PRESENTATION, SO I WON'T GO INTO IT MUCH FURTHER. BUT YOU CAN SEE THAT PUBLIC SAFETY IS GREATER THAN 50% TOTAL OF OUR BUDGET OVERALL. WE WILL NEED TO SET A PROPERTY TAX RATE AND ADOPT A FINAL BUDGET REQUIRED BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1ST, WHICH WE WENT THROUGH THE LAST IN THE LAST PRESENTATION, AND WE'LL RECOMMEND FOR ADOPTION AT THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON A ON AUGUST 25TH, AGAIN AT 7:00. ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU.
OKAY. JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL FOR MISS STECK. OKAY. THANK YOU. I'LL NOW OPEN THIS TO PUBLIC COMMENT TO RECEIVE INFORMATION OR EXCUSE ME TO RECEIVE COMMENT ON ADOPTING THE PROPOSED ANNUAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? OKAY, MR. ANDERSON, IS THERE ANYONE ONLINE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK STILL THE SAME TWO INDIVIDUALS ONLINE, NEITHER OF WHOM HAVE RAISED THEIR HAND TO SPEAK. THANK YOU. OKAY. SINCE THERE IS NO FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT, I WILL CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING. AND SEEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, I WILL DECLARE THIS TRUTH AND TAXATION. MEETING
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.