# Murray City Live 10-06-26

Murray City Committee of the Whole and Municipal Council meeting, October 6, 2026. The council received a report on the Murray City Downtown District’s work under its agreement with the city. The district director reported five grant opportunities in progress, with two applications submitted and more than $28,000 in potential grant funding; any awarded funds would be allocated in coordination with the city and downtown stakeholders. The council also discussed an electric cost-of-service and rate-design study by Utility Financial Solutions (UFS). UFS recommended annual rate adjustments of about 1.25% for five years, alongside changes to fixed customer charges and a power-cost adjustment mechanism; the estimated impact for a typical residential customer was about $1 per month. The rate ordinance was discussed, but no vote on it is shown in the transcript.

The council approved a $100 fee waiver for the Murray Exchange Club’s free Veterans Peace Walk and Honor Ceremony. It also considered an addendum to an agreement for Murray Police to participate in the FBI-affiliated Intermountain West Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory; the chief said the lab would pay for training and equipment, and the transcript does not capture the final vote. Other discussion included downtown grant-supported improvements and a Murray Theater operations update; no theater procurement or contract award was identified. The council also approved resolutions renaming the police training center for retiring Chief Craig D. Bernett and appointing Chase L. Smith as chief of police.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Energy & Utilities, Public Safety
**Topics:** Grants & Funding
**Published:** October 06, 2026

### Sources
- [Murray City Live 10-06-26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiXx7NNfyIA) - MURRAY CITY LIVE