Brian Head council adopts FY2027 budgets, drops proposed property tax increase
June 23, 2026 | Brian Head, Iron County, Utah
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The Brian Head Town Council on June 9 adopted the Fiscal Year 2027 budgets for the Town, Redevelopment Agency (RDA), Special Service District (SSD) and Municipal Building Authority (MBA), and removed a proposed property tax increase that had been earmarked in the capital fund for road improvements.
Shane Williamson, the town’s administrative services director and treasurer, told the council the FY2027 adoption is required by June 23 and outlined three changes since the last public hearing: higher general liability insurance premiums due to pending litigation; the removal of a proposed property tax increase along with the $150,000 transfer to the capital fund and corresponding street-improvement expenditures; and the removal of the Transportation Utility Fee (TUF) fund from the general fund to comply with state accounting rules.
Council Member Tidwell asked whether the $150,000 referenced in multiple line items represented the same funds; Williamson confirmed it did and said it was not an additional expenditure. After discussion, Council Member Larry Freeberg moved to adopt ordinance No. 26-009 approving the FY2027 Town budgets; Council Member Logan Cruz seconded. The motion passed 4-0-0 (Freeberg, Cruz, Tidwell and Mayor Pro Tem Duane Nyen voting yes; Mayor Clayton Calloway absent).
The council then voted without objection to adopt the RDA resolution No. RDA-046, SSD resolution No. SSD-042 and MBA resolution No. MBA-016, each approving the respective FY2027 budgets. All votes were recorded 4-0-0 with the same roll call.
Williamson also said the FY2026 amended budget public hearing had recognized two public-safety grants—one for EMT supplies and a FEMA fire grant for medical equipment including ventilators—and that the town is transitioning to a new merchant-services arrangement that will change how credit-card processing fees are handled for large transactions such as building permits.
The council’s formal adoption of the budgets means the Town, RDA, SSD and MBA will proceed under the FY2027 appropriations as approved; the record shows no changes to the vote tallies reported at the meeting.
The council adjourned the meeting at 1:30 p.m.
Shane Williamson, the town’s administrative services director and treasurer, told the council the FY2027 adoption is required by June 23 and outlined three changes since the last public hearing: higher general liability insurance premiums due to pending litigation; the removal of a proposed property tax increase along with the $150,000 transfer to the capital fund and corresponding street-improvement expenditures; and the removal of the Transportation Utility Fee (TUF) fund from the general fund to comply with state accounting rules.
Council Member Tidwell asked whether the $150,000 referenced in multiple line items represented the same funds; Williamson confirmed it did and said it was not an additional expenditure. After discussion, Council Member Larry Freeberg moved to adopt ordinance No. 26-009 approving the FY2027 Town budgets; Council Member Logan Cruz seconded. The motion passed 4-0-0 (Freeberg, Cruz, Tidwell and Mayor Pro Tem Duane Nyen voting yes; Mayor Clayton Calloway absent).
The council then voted without objection to adopt the RDA resolution No. RDA-046, SSD resolution No. SSD-042 and MBA resolution No. MBA-016, each approving the respective FY2027 budgets. All votes were recorded 4-0-0 with the same roll call.
Williamson also said the FY2026 amended budget public hearing had recognized two public-safety grants—one for EMT supplies and a FEMA fire grant for medical equipment including ventilators—and that the town is transitioning to a new merchant-services arrangement that will change how credit-card processing fees are handled for large transactions such as building permits.
The council’s formal adoption of the budgets means the Town, RDA, SSD and MBA will proceed under the FY2027 appropriations as approved; the record shows no changes to the vote tallies reported at the meeting.
The council adjourned the meeting at 1:30 p.m.
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