City Council - Regular Meeting

to order the regular meeting of the west valley city council this august 11th 2026 we're beginning our meeting at 6 30 p.m in the council chambers of west valley city hall all members of the council are present council member wood council member whetstone council member harmon council member hewn myself council member christensen current council member northvelt And we're joined at the dais with our city manager, Mr. Pealey, and our city recorder, Ms. Kamek. Tonight's opening ceremony will be presented by Councilman Harmon.

all right under state law the only matter before the city council this evening are the proposed public tax increase and adoption of the final budget accordingly we will not be approving minutes and there will be no There will not be general public comment period. We will begin with a presentation on the proposed budget followed by a public hearing where anyone wishing to comment on the budget or proposed tax increase will have an opportunity to do so. After the public hearing, the City Council will have the opportunity to discuss the matter and consider any motions. Once the council has conclu

Okay, thank you. All right, I will now open the public hearing. Is there anyone here wishing to speak to this matter? Okay, just come up and give us your name and address.

Okay, your time is up, sir. Everybody has five minutes. Okay, thank you. Okay, next speaker.

Thank you. Anyone else wish to speak on this matter?

Okay, thank you. Anyone else wish to speak? Okay, seeing no other speakers, I will now close the public comment period. And I'll miss Kamek first. Is there anyone online?

Okay, I will now close the public hearing and turn the time to the council for discussion or a motion on Resolution 26-89.

I'm on now. Hi. I'm a resident of West Valley City. I've lived here for over 40 years. I worked my entire life. I've paid my taxes. And in turn for all of that, I expect things to be provided for me. I have a great police force that protects me, a fire department that on a call can be there in a split second. I have a city staff who is concerned about the city. Property taxes is one way any community can raise money to provide amenities for their citizens. Some of the smaller towns, that's the only way that they can fund their towns is through property tax. In October, we had several public he

No, I want you to tell me. What city doesn't use property tax?

While you were talking, you also said the mosquito abatement was raising taxes this year. That's next year.

And I still want to know. Maybe you're not paying right now, but you're going to pay next year. I want to know what city. That's all I ask. Name me one city that doesn't use property tax. Oh, multiple.

We have no other business, so we just need one more motion to close the meeting.