Castle Valley approves amended FY2026 budget, property tax intent and several ordinances; votes at a glance

At its May 20 meeting, the Castle Valley Town Council completed several fiscal and land-use actions.

Budget and tax actions: Councilors approved Resolution 2026-1 adopting the second amended fiscal year 2026 budget; staff cautioned that several contractor bills remain pending and the numbers in the amended budget represent the best current estimates. The council also adopted a resolution (2026-2) stating the town intends to include a property tax increase in the fiscal year 2027 budget and approved Resolution 2026-3, the property tax impact schedule required for public notice. Staff noted an arithmetic error in the templated example for a $400,000 primary residence and said they would confirm the corrected $192.40 figure prior to publication. The council then adopted Resolution 2026-4 presenting the proposed FY2027 tentative budget.

Ordinances and administrative items: Councilors adopted amendments to Ordinance 85-3, chapter 5 (wildland-urban interface zone) and to Ordinance 95-6 (building permit process, section 1.1) after the respective hearings and committee review. The council approved the Municipal Building Authority CIB loan payment for $7,350; the payment was also handled earlier in a special municipal building authority meeting at the start of the session. Road and infrastructure items were discussed and the town reported receiving two reimbursements totaling about $170,000 from the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) program for recent work.

Votes at a glance (as reflected in the transcript):
- Ordinance 2026-01 (Community Clean Energy): adopted (voice vote; numerical tally not specified in meeting record). Note: a councilor had earlier disclosed a conflict of interest related to projects with Rocky Mountain Power and said they intended to abstain; the meeting record shows the ordinance motion was seconded and the ordinance adopted by voice vote.
- Resolution 2026-1 (Second amended FY2026 budget): adopted (voice vote, tally not specified).
- Resolution 2026-2 (Statement of intent to increase property tax): adopted (voice vote, tally not specified).
- Resolution 2026-3 (Property tax impact schedule): adopted (voice vote, tally not specified).
- Resolution 2026-4 (Tentative FY2027 budget): adopted (voice vote, tally not specified).
- Ordinance 85-3 amendments (wildland-urban interface): adopted (voice vote).
- Ordinance 95-6 amendments (building permit process): adopted (voice vote).
- MBA payment of $7,350: approved (voice vote).

The transcript records motions and seconds for many items but does not contain detailed roll-call tallies for individual council members; meeting minutes or the clerk's official docket should be consulted for precise vote counts and individual member votes.