Council approves several special‑district tentative budgets: Park City Fire, Mountain Regional Water, North Summit Rec and North Summit Fire

Summit County and its special‑district boards approved tentative budgets and related 2023 amendments for several local service districts during the Nov. 1 meeting.

Park City Fire Service District: Chief Gazzanetti and CFO Del Barney presented the district’s 2024 tentative budget. Staff reported about 7,400 calls in 2023 with a projected modest increase into 2024, explained vehicle and ambulance capital timing (staff noted an approximate cost of $300,000 per ambulance), and described a proposed market‑adjustment to wages (presenters used a market study to support a roughly 4.3% net increase across ranks). The board moved to adopt the 2024 tentative budget and 2023 budget amendments; the motion carried unanimously.

Mountain Regional Water: District staff reviewed production, wheeling arrangements (staff said they will wheel about 600 acre‑feet to regional distribution next year), capital projects including a solar array and a larger treatment‑plant building, and a projected 2024 revenue of roughly $16.6 million. Council members asked for additional balance‑sheet detail; staff agreed to provide it at a later meeting. The board moved to approve the 2024 tentative budget and 2023 amendments; the motion carried unanimously.

North Summit Special Recreation District: The board presented a small amended 2023 budget and a 2024 tentative budget that included an additional tax levy of about $75,000 largely intended to fund a new full‑time program director and related payroll costs. The board moved to adopt the tentative 2024 budget and 2023 amendments; motion carried unanimously.

North Summit Fire Service District: The district presented a larger budget tied to implementation of EMS services (staffing to add full‑time AMTs/paramedics and associated equipment, apparatus maintenance and training). The board moved and the council approved the 2024 tentative budget and 2023 amendments; the motion carried unanimously. Staff said EMS operations are anticipated to begin in early 2024 with staffing and vehicle procurement underway.

Votes: Each of these motions was moved and seconded on the record and approved without recorded no or abstain votes during the Nov. 1 meeting. The transcripts do not show a roll‑call tally for individual council members in these motions.

Council directed staff to return with additional financial detail (balance sheets, cash positions) where requested and scheduled further budget review meetings in November and December.