LOGAN – Pending a state-mandated Truth-in Taxation public hearing, the members of the Logan Municipal Council tentatively approved a city budget of more than $222 million for 2026-2027 Fiscal Year, an increase of about $4 million.
That budget also tentatively includes salary increases for city elected officials and a proposed 22.88 percent property tax increase.
After extensive discussions, the city’s next budget was passed unanimously during a regular meeting of the council on June 16. The budget will remain tentative, however, until after the scheduled Truth-in-Taxation hearing where the public will be invited to weigh-in on the proposal.
Per state law, the aforementioned Truth-in-Taxation public hearing will take place at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 11 in the Council Chamber of Logan City Hall, according to Richard Anderson, the city’s finance director.
Also approved by council members was Ordinance 26-08, which set salary schedules for elective officials, including the mayor and municipal council members.
Human Resource Director Ambrie Darley proposed that the mayor receive annual compensation of $130,914, an increase of more than $6,000, plus a $6,000 vehicle allowance for travel expenses incurred while on city business.
For council members, the new annual salary proposed by Darley was $21,160, an increase of slightly more than $1,000, plus a $300 vehicle allowance.
Anderson explained that, if the proposed budget is approved, Logan City would receive an additional $1.36 million in property tax revenue per year as a result of the tax increase.
Due to a recent transfer of property tax authority for fire protection from Cache County to Logan City, however, the finance staff estimated that the tax increase will have zero impact on both average residential and commercial property owners when viewed in terms of total property taxes paid, not just to the city of Logan.
Under Utah’s Truth in Taxation law — also known as TNT – governing entities are required to disclose and hold hearings whenever they propose to increase property tax revenues.
It’s a “revenue-driven” law, meaning the requirement for a hearing is based on the taxing entity collecting more revenue than the previous year, not just on changes in the tax rate.
The public notice of the Truth-in-Taxation hearing specifies that residents and business owners have the option to attend the Aug.11 gathering either in person or online.
The next meeting of the Logan Municipal Council is slated for 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 30 when, according to Council Chair Mike Johnson, the council members will discuss placing a moratorium of data centers.