Tooele council approved budget amendments, $500,000 plant contingency and water-rights ordinance Oct. 7, city register shows

Decisions at a glance

Agenda, item by item

1. Item 6 · Budget

   FY 2026-27 budget amendments (Resolution 2026-74), public hearing

   Approved

   The city register records approval of Resolution 2026-74, budget amendments for fiscal 2026-27, on Oct. 7. The amendments proposed in the packet included $53,500 in private donations from Rio Tinto for museum projects, an $8,528 State Library grant, $1.1 million for Road C Fund building improvements from fund balance, $370,000 added to the 200 West waterline project from retained earnings and a $300,000 sewer dump truck. The register does not list the final amounts or a vote.

   • Grant$53,500 to Rio Tinto Museum projects (private donation). Paid from Donation
   • Grant$8,528 Library equipment. Paid from State Library CLEF grant
   • Budget$1.10 million Road C Fund building improvements. Paid from Fund balance
   • Budget$370,000 200 West waterline project (total $567,000). Paid from Water retained earnings
   • Purchase$300,000 Sewer dump truck. Paid from Sewer retained earnings
   • The exhibit's descriptions for some sewer and capital projects do not clearly match its line items.

2. Item 7 · City code

   Water rights depletion for interior use in new development (Ordinance 2026-26), public hearing

   Approved

   The register records passage of Ordinance 2026-26 on Oct. 7, amending city code 7-26-2(3)(a) on water-rights conveyance and depletion rates for interior uses in new development. The packet proposed lowering the required depletion rate from 100% to 60%; the register does not state the final rate. The Planning Commission had recommended the change 7-0 on Sept. 23. The register gives no council vote.

3. Item 8 · Other

   Policies and procedures manual amendments (Ordinance 2026-28)

   Approved

   The register records passage of Ordinance 2026-28 on Oct. 7, amending the city policies and procedures manual. The packet proposed raising the tenured service performance bonus from $500 to $1,000, adding Utah Retirement System plan options and raising annual education reimbursement from $1,000 to $2,000. The register does not list the final terms or a vote.

4. Item 9 · Contract

   Water Reclamation Facility upgrades: $500,000 contingency, COP Construction (Resolution 2026-75)

   Approved

   The register records approval of Resolution 2026-75 on Oct. 7, a $500,000 contingency amount for the agreement with COP Construction, LLC on the Water Reclamation Facility Upgrades Construction Project. The register does not show a funding source, a vote or any spending under the contingency.

   • Change order$500,000 to COP Construction, LLC Contingency on Water Reclamation Facility upgrades construction agreement

5. Item 10 · Contract

   2026 Roadway Maintenance Project change order No. 2, Black Forest Paving (Resolution 2026-76)

   Approved

   The register records approval of Resolution 2026-76 on Oct. 7, Change Order No. 2 to the Black Forest Paving, LLC agreement for Schedule C of the 2026 Roadway Maintenance Project, covering road repairs involving waterline patches. No dollar amount or vote is listed.

   • Change orderAmount not given to Black Forest Paving, LLC Change Order No. 2, Schedule C, waterline patch repairs

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