The members of the Logan Municipal Council approved a budget in excess of $180 million for the next fiscal year at the regular meeting on June 21.
LOGAN – The members of the Logan Municipal Council have approved a city budget in excess of $180 million.
At their regular meeting on June 21, council members unanimously approved Resolution 22-25, setting Final Revenues and Expenditures for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 in the amount of $181,611,003.
Council chair Jeannie F. Simmonds acknowledged that the budget was “… a very large amount, a huge amount.”
That vote came after “multiple workshops, multiple hearings and multiple solicitations for input from the public,” according to Richard Anderson, the city finance director.
Council member Tom Jenson made the motion to approve the budget, after noting that he had heard Mayor Holly Daines say that the city intended to build a new library, a new fire station and the Center Block Plaza with no tax increase.
“That’s commendable and well-managed,” he added.
Early in that meeting, the council members approved Resolution 22-26, approving a certified property tax rate of 0.001064 for the next fiscal year stating July 1.
“That’s not a tax increase,” Richard Anderson emphasized.
“I would just like to say that I appreciate all of the hard work that the staff puts into creating this budget, all the department heads and the finance staff,” Daines said.
“This is the blueprint for what we’re going to do in the next year,” she added. “So it’s important and I appreciate all the hard work that that each of them put into this budget.”
“It was evident in our hearings that everyone was very careful and considerate of the fact that they’re spending public money,” Simmonds said. “They are trying to get as many projects done they possibly could.”
Council member Mark Anderson also pointed out city department heads and staff were conservative in their financial estimates.
“Very conservative,” the council chair agreed. “I think we get an awful lot done for the size of the budget for Logan City.”