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Okay, welcome. It is Wednesday, August
19th, 2026.

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It is 7:00 p.m. The Tooele City Council
is holding a public hearing regarding

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truth in taxation during our business
meeting

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at Tooele City Hall in the council
chambers located at 90 North Main Street

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in Tooele, Utah. We're also streaming
this electronically on our Tooele City

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YouTube channel.
And for the truth in taxation public

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hearing, the public may make oral
comments by participating in either in

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person at Tooele City Hall or
electronically via a Microsoft Teams

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link at tooelecity.gov
that has been posted on our website. And

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then the comments will be limited to no
more than 3 minutes per person.

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We will start with the pledge of
allegiance. If you'll please rise and

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repeat after me.

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» I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
United States of America and to the

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republic for which it stands, one nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and

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justice for all.

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» [clears throat]
>> Thank you. Our second item is a roll

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call. Councilman Gossett.
>> Present.

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» Councilwoman Goches.
>> Present.

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» Councilman Hanson.
>> Present.

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» Councilman McCall.
>> Present.

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» And Councilman Brady, and I'm also
present.

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Item three is a presentation of the
proposed property tax increase. Uh it's

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Tooele City's proposed tax rate increase
will generate an additional $238,092

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in property tax revenue per year as a
result of this increase. And the

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additional property tax revenue will be
used to fund $138,092

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towards the judgment levy bond payments
increase and $100,000 for the fire

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department to fund stipends for
volunteers, as well as an administrative

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assistant for the department. And then
we'll [clears throat] have a

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presentation by Shannon Wimmer, the
finance director.

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» Uh good evening, Council. Um Chairman
Brady, you just did my presentation for

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me on this item, so I appreciate that.
Um, this item is strictly just to make

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[snorts] sure that the public is aware
of what the purpose of the meeting is

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tonight, um, and how we intend to use,
uh, these additional funds that we're

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asking for for the increase of the
certified tax rate. So, this this agenda

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item was just to read those statements.
Um,

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so I appreciate that.
>> You're welcome. I wasn't sure if I was

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supposed to read it or you, so. Okay,
perfect. We'll move on to item four,

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which is a property tax impact schedule
for fiscal year 2026 through 2027,

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presented by Shannon Wimmer, the finance
director.

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» And this property tax impact schedule,
um, there are hard copies available here

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tonight. It's also on our website if
anybody would like to review this, but

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this is just a document prepared for the
public again just to, um, try and make

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it clear to them what the city is asking
for with this, uh,

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tax increase, um, and where the funds
will go, how much the funds will be, and

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how much this will impact our residents.
So, [clears throat] as you can see from

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this table, our certified tax rate was
calculated to be .002527.

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Tooele City is asking for a rate of
.002590.

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Uh, that would, um, increase our revenue
that we will be given through property

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tax by $238,092.

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If we take a median value for Tooele
City, our median value right now in the

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city for a residential property is
$382,162.

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So, in 1 year, um,
this will increase their taxes $13.24

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or $1.10 per month. That is a 2.49%
increase. On a commercial property, uh,

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they don't have the 55% tax exemption,
so the median value right now for a

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commercial property within Tooele City
is 513,900.

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Um so this would be an increase per year
of $1,331

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or $32.38
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on those properties. So that is the
impact to the taxpayer.

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And how we intend to use those funds, we
intend to use those funds $138,092

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uh to pay the increased payment on the
judgment levy on that bond that we have.

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And then an additional 100,000 will go
towards funding the additional funds for

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the fire department, which they intend
to use to implement some stipends for

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these volunteers. And also to um hire an
administrative assistant for the

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department as we all are aware of the in
the increase that they are experiencing

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as a department. Um we feel like this is
the least we can do to keep them as a

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volunteer fire department and and help
out with what they need.

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So that's that's where the property
taxes will come from and where they will

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go.
And that's all I had on um that line

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unless anybody has any questions.
>> Okay, are there any questions or

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comments?

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Okay, we will move on to item five,
which is a public hearing and motion on

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resolution 2026-61.
A resolution of the Tooele City Council

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adopting the final tax rate for fiscal
year 2026 through 2027.

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This is presented by Shannon Wimmer, the
finance director.

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» Uh and again, this is uh just a
resolution that says that we will adopt

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the tax rate of 0.002590,
uh which is an increase over the

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certified tax rate of 2.49%.
>> Okay, thank you, Shannon.

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Okay, this item has a public hearing. So
since we have people

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here in the building and people online,
we'll start with the people in the

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building. So I'm opening up the public
hearing.

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Uh we ask that you state your name into
the microphone. you keep your comments

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to 3 minutes or less, and then there's a
paper by Shiloh that you'll have to

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sign. The time is now the public's.

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Okay, seeing no one come up forward at
City Hall, I will open it up to anyone

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on Teams.
You're welcome to raise your hand on the

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Teams meeting, and then Shiloh will have
to unmute you. So, the time is now the

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public's on the Teams meeting as well.

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Okay, seeing no one raise your hand on
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on Microsoft Teams, I will close the
public hearing, and I will entertain a

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motion.

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» Uh Mr. Chair, I make a motion we uh
we approve approve resolutions 2026-61,

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a resolution of the Tooele City Council
adopting the final tax rate for fiscal

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year 2026 and 27.
>> Second.

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» We have a [clears throat] motion from
Councilman Hansen and a second from

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Councilman McCall. We'll take it to a
vote. Councilman McCall?

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» Aye.
>> Councilman Hansen?

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» Aye.
>> Councilwoman Goches?

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» Aye.
>> Councilman Gosewisch?

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» Aye.
>> I'm Councilman Brady, and I vote aye.

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That passes 5-0.
And item six is a public hearing and

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motion on resolution 2026-62,
a resolution of the Tooele City Council

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adopting the final budget for Tooele
City for fiscal year 2026 through 2027,

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presented by Shannon Wimmer, the finance
director.

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» Tonight, I just have a brief
presentation. We have

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um done public presentations on the
budget when we first presented the

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tentative budget on May 6th. We then had
a more in-depth budget presentation on

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June 17th. So, hopefully the public has
been able to review those

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um and had time to
um ask us any questions that they might

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have on the budget. I would also just
like to point out that there are hard

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copies of the budget here
um on the back table if anybody would

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like to look through that document. It
is also on our website, so I would

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encourage the public to review the
public budget. They've made it very easy

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um to read through and learn about where
your where your funds are going and

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we're always happy to answer questions,
so I would encourage anybody who has any

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questions to contact me
um and I'm happy to discuss anything

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they would like
um on the budget. We also have a copy of

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the combined tax ad, which is here on
the table as well.

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Um that's just a required document by
the state that will show every entity in

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Tooele County that is raising your taxes
this year and how much they are and when

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their public hearings are. Um so, I just
want to point out that that's also

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available here.
Um so, tonight I just kind of have a

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brief presentation
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for for the public's benefit and I will
apologize if they've seen this before,

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but um this will just kind of give you
some highlights about what this budget

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contains, what its goals are, what it
accomplishes

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um so that the public can have that
information before the comment period um

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for the public hearing.
So, the first thing in the budget is

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always the the mayor's budget message.
So, um just some highlights that are

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within that message is it describes
Tooele City's financial policies. Um our

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financial policies continue to emphasize
fiscal discipline, careful evaluation of

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expenditures, maintaining service
levels, and promoting economic

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development to broaden the tax base, and
reduce the burden on residents.

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Uh some of the key features of the
budget that you'll see in that document

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is to address the rising costs due to
inflation,

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funding for the volunteer fire
department and the police,

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maintain critical infrastructure to
ensure reliable service and avoiding

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more costly repairs in the future.
Some of the changes from the previous

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year, we do have additions for increased
service demands which includes an

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ordinance enforcement position, public
safety staffing, increased investment in

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infrastructure maintenance, and critical
improvements and community projects.

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Um, are any financial policy changes?
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we don't really have any changes, but we
prioritize conservative budgeting

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practices, maintain stable tax rates
where possible, invest in essential

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infrastructure, and to support economic
development efforts.

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And then this is just a chart to kind of
show how new [clears throat] growth and

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how we collect property taxes. So each
year the way the property tax works, um,

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it doesn't account for inflation or any
other factors. Um, we get the exact same

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amount of money each year.
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plus any additional new developments. So
an individual taxpayer's rate may change

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if the value of their home changes, or
that's how they set the rate. So just as

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rough numbers, if we received a million
dollars last year, this year they would

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say okay, you receive a million dollars,
and so what does the tax rate need to

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be, and then they figure out the tax
rate and how that that affects each

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homeowner. But Tooele a city does not
get any additional growth. That's why

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the certified tax rate is calculated by
the state, and it can go up and down.

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They are just that rate is just to
ensure that we don't receive any

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additional funds that is not new growth
without going through the truth and

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taxation process.
So if we need any additional funds such

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as this 238,000 that we are asking for
tonight, um, the only way to do that is

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through this public process,
um, to involve the public and let them

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know what we're asking for, where we
intend to spend it,

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um,
and how it will impact our taxpayers

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based on their home value.
Um so, while some homeowners may see a

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change without truth and taxation,
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the city doesn't see any change. So,
hopefully that that makes sense. It is

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really confusing. We always have a hard
time

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explaining that, but um that's the way
that growth works.

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So, we have our budget priorities. Um we
want to fund ongoing expenses such as

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personnel, operation and maintenance,
and day-to-day operations to provide our

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city services.
So, right now included in our operating

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budget, we have increases in salaries
and benefits for step increases and cola

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adjustment.
We also added those three new positions,

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um which is including an additional
officer, an administrative assistant for

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the fire department, and a position in
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This includes stipends for the fire
department to address the growing

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demands on the volunteer fire department
and to try and maintain that volunteer

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status.
We have increases in the operating

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budget mainly to address just increased
cost due to fuel and inflationary costs.

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And then the second part of the budget,
we have the capital projects and

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equipment.

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Yes. Sorry.

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So, we have capital projects and
equipment. These are just some

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highlights. Obviously, we have more than
this.

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Um but some of the projects that the
public can look forward to, we're

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getting some overhead lighting in the
aquatic center.

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Um we
are already working on I'm not even sure

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it might already be done, but the net
and the driving range repair at the pump

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station at the golf.
Uh we have some museum and park

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upgrades. We need a chiller replacement
at the library.

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The police department will be getting a
digital forensics tool and some taser

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software.
Uh we need an aerial lift for the public

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buildings. And then of course, just our
regular mason our regular um replacement

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of autos and trucks for the departments
to keep them running for their daily

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use.
Um, that's that's what I have on the

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budget. Um, so I'll leave the rest of Is
there any questions before we start the

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public hearing?
>> Any questions or comments?

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» I do.
>> Okay, thanks Shannon.

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» Thank you.
>> Okay, this item also has a public

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hearing. We will open the time up to the
public. We ask that you state your name

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into the microphone. You keep your
comments to 3 minutes or less and then

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then sign the paper by Shilo. The time
is now the public's.

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Okay, seeing no one come forward, I will
offer the same amount of time to those

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attending on Teams. So, if you're on
Teams and you'd like to make a public

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comment, then just raise your hand and
Shilo will unmute you.

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» Question in the audience?
>> Okay, it looks like we do have someone

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on the Teams.

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So, if you'll just state your name once
you're unmuted and then keep your

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comments to 3 minutes or less. The time
is now yours.

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» Um, my name is Lynn.
I do not have a comment

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for what was just talked about.
The online audio is fading in and out. I

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can't hear anything that your speakers
are saying. I can hear everybody sitting

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next to you,
but you can't hear anything from the

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your other speakers. So,
whatever they said just faded in and

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out, crackled, and
I have no idea what they were just

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talking about.
>> Okay, thank you. Can you hear me when

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I'm speaking? It was just the
presentation you couldn't hear?

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» Just the presentation. I heard
everybody's vote say I on the

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» Okay.
>> passing of the

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Yeah, I can hear everybody but the
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» Okay.

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Okay. The presentation's also on
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Um I don't know if we
Is there a way that we can show it on

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Teams or is it
Well, I guess can they see the screen on

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there?
on Teams?

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» Yes.
>> Okay, but you probably can't see the

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screen very well, right?
>> Uh it's faded. It says there's 2 minute

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and 4 seconds left. I can read the
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And I can see all of you sitting there.

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» Okay. Shilo, our city recorder is saying
that the presentations are available on

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YouTube. We're streaming this also on
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And we don't believe there was any
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Okay.

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Did someone in the back Did you want to
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» Actually, I have a question.
>> You have to come to the mic and

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it's the only way for us to get it on
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And you'll have to state your name.
>> Okay, my name is Bella Martinez.

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I just have a question.
>> Will you just pull the mic down just cuz

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we're having
>> Okay, I just have a question. As I look

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at the
budgets and look at the different areas,

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I'm just I'm confused. So, for example,
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I don't understand why the benefits
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It seems to me, I know we don't want our
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it seems to me
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benefits would increase. Now, they do
increase for the fire department from

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uh the budget of 2026 181,000
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the recommendation is that is 301,000,
but almost every other department it's

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decreased. So, could you just explain
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» Yeah, let us So, let us finish the
public comment period and then we'll

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we'll address your question, okay?
>> Thank you.

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» Oh, sorry, you ma'am, you'll have to
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Okay.
Seeing no one else come forward for the

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public hearing, I'm going to close the
public hearing and then we'll turn the

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time back over to the council and
Shannon to address this question.

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I don't know if you know off the top of
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if you can answer that question. I don't
have it in front of me. I'm trying to

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find it.
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the benefits can fluctuate quite a bit.
The vast majority of the changes in that

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account is based on whether or not we
have employees that take family uh

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medical leave or excuse me, family
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um that's as you know, insurance is one
of our biggest benefit costs. And so, if

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we have a few officers that have
switched from family coverage to single

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as as some officers leave and new
officers come on, um we also if we have

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open positions, we always budget that
they will take family coverage, but when

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they actually come on, if they actually
only need single coverage, There's a big

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difference in what in what we pay
depending on how they elect, but the

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vast majority of the decrease because
their retirement and those types of

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benefits they were not decreasing. So,
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it's basically just the election that
the employees have on whether or not

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they are taking family coverage
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single.
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Thank you.
Is there any other discussion

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from the council or any other questions,
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» Did that answer your question?
>> What's that?

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» Can we ask if that answered your
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» I did I you know, I just I think we got
a really good budget here and I

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appreciate Shiloh and them putting
together and

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I think overall it looks really good.
I don't have no no negative thoughts

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about it.
>> Yeah. Yeah.

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Yeah, I agree. Uh I don't know if the
public knows, but we start the the

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budget process early in the year. We do
try to be as transparent as possible. I

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know there's some people who don't think
it is transparent, but we we did our

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best to get the public involved as we
were having discussions. Um I remember I

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wrote a newsletter that's sent out to
everyone letting them know that

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we were considering
raising taxes and that was several

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months ago. So, we really do try our
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to try to let the public know what we're
planning and why we're doing it and uh

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just a thank you to the fire department.
Um you being a volunteer fire department

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does save the city hundreds of thousands
and millions of dollars a year and we

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hope to continue to support you the best
that we can.

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Okay, any other comments?

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Okay, I will entertain a motion.

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» Mr. Chair, I'll make a motion that we
approve resolution 2026-62,

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a resolution that the Tooele City
Council adopting the final budget for

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the Tooele City for fiscal year 2026-27.
>> I'll second that.

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» We have a motion from Councilwoman
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Gossett. We'll take it to a vote.
Councilman Gossett.

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» Aye.
>> Councilwoman Gochis.

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» Aye.
>> Councilman Hansen.

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» Aye.
>> Councilman McCall.

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» Aye.
>> I'm Councilman Brady and I vote aye.

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That passes 5-0.
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p.m.