Farrin council opens budget hearing, adopts amendments and OKs Rocky Mountain Power pole move
April 15, 2026 | Ferron, Emery County, Utah
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The Farrin City Council opened a public hearing April 15 on proposed midyear amendments to the city's 2025'126 budget and, after discussion, approved a resolution to amend several funds.
The Chair told residents the adjustments were primarily bookkeeping moves to "true up" the accounts before the formal June closing. He said the city moved the barn project from the general fund into a capital-project fund and corrected payroll allocations that had caused some wage lines to appear at zero. "We moved out the barn. That was the biggest chunk of it," the Chair said. He reported that, after changes, the budgeted expenditures and revenues balanced to $810,007.87.
The council also discussed public access: the Chair said the tentative budget will be adopted at the May meeting and made available for at least 10 days before the June adoption hearing; budget packets are available at City Hall. With no substantive public opposition at the hearing, council member motions carried and the body voted to close the hearing.
On a separate but related agenda item, the council considered and approved Resolution 2026-4.15RMP at the request of Rocky Mountain Power to relocate a single utility pole on Mill Road. Staff explained the city's current franchise agreement dates to 1977 and will expire in 2027; the updated agreement Rocky Mountain Power provided will be reviewed later but the council said the one-time pole relocation required the requested resolution.
Votes at a glance
- Resolution 2026-4.15 (budget amendment): motion moved and seconded; roll-call vote conducted and the resolution passed (ayes recorded by roll call).
- Resolution 2026-4.15RMP (Rocky Mountain Power pole relocation): motion moved and seconded; roll-call vote conducted and the resolution passed.
What happens next
Staff was authorized to implement the bookkeeping adjustments described in the hearing and to prepare the formal amendment documentation. The council directed staff to publish the tentative budget in May and to bring the updated franchise agreement language from Rocky Mountain Power for later review.
The Chair told residents the adjustments were primarily bookkeeping moves to "true up" the accounts before the formal June closing. He said the city moved the barn project from the general fund into a capital-project fund and corrected payroll allocations that had caused some wage lines to appear at zero. "We moved out the barn. That was the biggest chunk of it," the Chair said. He reported that, after changes, the budgeted expenditures and revenues balanced to $810,007.87.
The council also discussed public access: the Chair said the tentative budget will be adopted at the May meeting and made available for at least 10 days before the June adoption hearing; budget packets are available at City Hall. With no substantive public opposition at the hearing, council member motions carried and the body voted to close the hearing.
On a separate but related agenda item, the council considered and approved Resolution 2026-4.15RMP at the request of Rocky Mountain Power to relocate a single utility pole on Mill Road. Staff explained the city's current franchise agreement dates to 1977 and will expire in 2027; the updated agreement Rocky Mountain Power provided will be reviewed later but the council said the one-time pole relocation required the requested resolution.
Votes at a glance
- Resolution 2026-4.15 (budget amendment): motion moved and seconded; roll-call vote conducted and the resolution passed (ayes recorded by roll call).
- Resolution 2026-4.15RMP (Rocky Mountain Power pole relocation): motion moved and seconded; roll-call vote conducted and the resolution passed.
What happens next
Staff was authorized to implement the bookkeeping adjustments described in the hearing and to prepare the formal amendment documentation. The council directed staff to publish the tentative budget in May and to bring the updated franchise agreement language from Rocky Mountain Power for later review.
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