City Council Work Session 4-11-2025

The Kaysville City Council held a work session on April 11, 2025, primarily focused on reviewing the general fund budget and discussing strategies to close a projected $3.8 million deficit. Key procurement-related topics included consideration of a 26% truth-in-taxation property tax increase to generate $1.4 million, deferral of several capital and personnel expenses, and potential use of fund balance to cover some costs. The council discussed hiring an assistant city attorney as a full-time position versus contracting legal services, with emphasis on cost, accessibility, and workload. Other procurement highlights included capital requests such as vehicle replacements, IT upgrades including a cybersecurity solution (Arctic Wolf), and deferred purchases like a drone for police use. The council also reviewed proposed rate increases for enterprise funds (water and power) to ensure long-term sustainability. Sidewalk repair funding and a comprehensive land use code update were debated, with some support for partially restoring deferred amounts. Health insurance costs were addressed, with a 16% premium increase proposed and discussion on employee cost-sharing. Compensation adjustments, including merit and market-based pay increases, were also reviewed. The session concluded with plans to revisit enterprise funds and further budget refinements in the next work session scheduled for April 25, 2025.