Clearfield City Council recap — August 4, 2026
What the Clearfield City Council took up on August 4, 2026
Brief summary of the August 4, 2026 Clearfield City Council meeting:
- Truth in Taxation hearing to receive public comment on the certified tax rate, ahead of final adoption of the Fiscal Year 2027 budget — public hearing.
This policy meeting carries a single item and nothing else: no consent calendar, no other business. The published background states the proposed rate of 0.001253 against last year's 0.001218 and the county-calculated certified rate of 0.001176, and quantifies the increase at about $233,106 in additional property tax revenue — the reason Utah law requires the hearing. The council takes no vote at this meeting; the staff recommendation is to receive comment and announce that final adoption of the budget and rate will be considered on August 11, 2026.
A meeting that only receives comment would normally score low, but here the hearing is the statutorily required step before the vote, the numbers behind it are published in full, and the decision date is announced on the agenda — so the deferral is transparency rather than avoidance.
*Procedural-transparency score grounded in the agenda as published: 1 listed item(s) — 1 public hearing(s), 0 on consent, 0 land-use/ordinance, 0 other action, 0 presentation(s).*
Notable dollar figures on the agenda
- Proposed FY2027 property tax rate of 0.001253, up from last year's 0.001218 and above the Davis County certified rate of 0.001176 — expected to generate about $233,106 in additional property tax revenue
--- *This recap lists agenda items as published and draws no conclusions. Verify against the official packet or minutes on the Clearfield portal. Source: Clearfield City council agenda.*