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- Approve minutes: Council approved two sets of minutes (July 22, 2025 and August 5, 2025) during the meeting’s consent discussion. The motion passed by voice vote.

- Canvass primary election results: City recorder Ryan reported the municipal primary-election canvas: ballots counted 3,988; rejected 32; total votes cast 4,020 (31.32% turnout). Reported vote shares included Ryan Barker 43.31% for mayor and Phil Swanson 30.89%. Council member Severing moved to approve the election canvas; the motion was seconded and passed by roll-call vote (unanimous).

- Approve contract for city prosecutor services: Council approved a five-year extension and monthly rate increase for the city prosecutor, raising the monthly fee from $1,100 to $1,250; the item was included in the adopted budget and passed by roll call vote.

These administrative approvals were recorded as passed by the council during the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","At its meeting the North Ogden City Council approved minutes, canvassed primary election results, and approved a contract extension for the city prosecutor. All votes noted in this summary passed by unanimous council action where recorded.","taxTitle","North Ogden City Council, North Ogden , Weber County, Utah","taxId",24460,"location","Utah","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6480380,"After recent foothill blaze, North Ogden adopts Community Wildfire Protection Plan and residents press for trail enforcement",6501,291000,6792000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5681619-7cab89e5c313c75342e78d2d60fe09a6&start=291&end=6792","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5681619-7cab89e5c313c75342e78d2d60fe09a6/thumbnail_291000.jpg","/articles/6480380/Utah/After-recent-foothill-blaze-North-Ogden-adopts-Community-Wildfire-Protection-Plan-and-residents-press-for-trail-enforcement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6480380-a3ffb250734b02bde8299f11672b3962/orig.mp4?Expires=1770940820&Signature=IDw0k-UzjWJDDPHfT4NVt-XT5-xZhFi2Uj20RsRXMV~bFiQpr8bSAg6i4Eh02A~rwXFvU~jUOJJu6JvZinwKFelhC8gnhLcrhVlOEM-PbddZ-5L88nLgVaIZibNbLT9H6O493dkuXH9kuVOneuEMgwkbBEKPyhlmjeKgM29ukz-nfR2bsn941jFw0FrC4FsX1g6Vgprs5mknizvh0PARrCXS8Q5hDTC4~SNzTSA5-fiGL-WMUiCVd6A4tUeP44~kkzGlfGaYyEFzVc8Gf6cFJy~R6Ou~jQZNx6UP4MAi4QwykDvMezl5agOqnV93vV~2dgpdiMWJURS01R9IBq4J9A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The North Ogden City Council unanimously approved the city’s Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP), authorizing a package of mitigation and preparedness measures intended to make state wildfire response eligible for cost-sharing.

Council member and assistant fire chief Ryan Barker presented the CWPP, explaining that participation in the plan helps the city access state resources and cost-sharing if a wildfire occurs. He said the plan identifies high-risk areas on the east bench, including the area recently affected by a fire, and recommends mitigation work such as chipper days and homeowner outreach.

Residents at the meeting urged stronger enforcement of city ordinances that bar motorized vehicles on certain foothill trails. Heidi Bradley, a resident who lives roughly 200 meters from the recent fire, told the council she has observed off-road vehicles on trails despite signs and said firefighters had reported having to remove people from the area during the response. Bill Swanson, another resident, praised the emergency operations center and mutual aid during the blaze and asked whether the council would publish its policy discussion on potential tax increases before public comment on the tax hearing.

Council members and staff explained enforcement limits: council and police said the city cannot close or post trespass signs on private property and can only enforce the city’s motorized-vehicle ordinance when officers catch violations. Staff urged residents to coordinate with private property owners willing to install gates or posts and said the city can assist but cannot pay for private fencing on non-city land.

Barker said the CWPP also calls for prevention outreach and neighborhood chipper days; the plan includes proposed mitigation work and purchase of equipment. Council member Barker moved to approve the Community Wildfire Protection Plan; the motion was seconded and passed unanimously. Council and staff said they will coordinate mitigation events and outreach to property owners in high-risk areas.","Council unanimously approved the Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP). Residents raised concerns about motorized vehicles on foothill trails after a recent fire; staff and council described limits on city authority when private property is involved and outlined mitigation steps.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6480385,"Council denies Big O Tires sidewalk deferral; requires 10-foot multiuse path on Washington Boulevard",1826,4387000,6213000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5681619-7cab89e5c313c75342e78d2d60fe09a6&start=4387&end=6213","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5681619-7cab89e5c313c75342e78d2d60fe09a6/thumbnail_4387000.jpg","/articles/6480385/Utah/Council-denies-Big-O-Tires-sidewalk-deferral-requires-10-foot-multiuse-path-on-Washington-Boulevard","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6480385-32ee275bcfb49fb3906b7ef37dd51e9f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770940820&Signature=FSLC733mkQV~lwrDRayVcfA8DaxUgZQmXMhHqpDO6D7AiFo8dwOldJOpR7pCAUliAQ~e16VhBQKMcZnUiex1zyyrIWwkGGrfzWit4ilJbZ9o4H8M6B~vpaYFcxAxk3y3SM0HVN3hwd6lQLSBk4SigLC1-o~w6b8TYZgHZ7dEdMKtyJyN0eXNT5zMc1xklml8G76DWGvJzvYWx21Pq2AJYboxGXL5h5Ty0GCQ5aCEA3e2euIB-ezccdISTVCpqDS7tdQy8gbs2irDXQ2~P7wu7elzbcmSTPqtxZNpP5Ontx022109rUeIcQLD7A3yB-ck6uvycTr18TLYA645hc82~A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The North Ogden City Council denied a request from Big O Tires to defer construction of a widened sidewalk along Washington Boulevard and instructed the applicant to construct a 10-foot-wide multiuse sidewalk.

Scott Hess, community and economic development director, told council staff’s standard for Washington Boulevard calls for a 10-foot-wide shared-use path and that widths could be reduced to a minimum of 8 feet only in narrow, physical-constraint cases. Staff noted the location connects to an existing 10-foot sidewalk to the south and a planned trailhead for Coldwater Creek, and it therefore recommends the 10-foot standard here.

Applicant Jason Westbrook, owner of Big O Tires, said he had been working with city staff on site plan changes since February 2024 and expressed frustration that the process had taken many months and required additional engineering expense. Westbrook told the council he was prepared to install a 10-foot sidewalk if that is the city’s direction.

Council members discussed equitable application of sidewalk standards and the long-term aim of building a continuous multiuse path along Washington Boulevard to serve new and existing development. Council member Barker moved to deny the deferral request; the motion was seconded and passed unanimously, meaning the 10-foot requirement will apply to the site. Council and staff advised the applicant to coordinate with UDOT on any encroachment permit required within the state right-of-way and said staff will accept a redlined plan showing the 10-foot sidewalk rather than requiring a costly full site-plan redraw.

Staff cautioned that, in some instances, relocating an existing stormwater inlet in UDOT right-of-way could require engineering work that might carry additional costs and that the applicant should pursue UDOT encroachment review promptly.","After public comment from the applicant and staff analysis of UDOT right-of-way and trail connections, the council denied a deferral request and directed the developer to provide a 10-foot sidewalk along Washington Boulevard.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6480389,"North Ogden approves one-year pilot of ‘Penny’ AI city information app",1788,2569000,4357000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5681619-7cab89e5c313c75342e78d2d60fe09a6&start=2569&end=4357","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5681619-7cab89e5c313c75342e78d2d60fe09a6/thumbnail_2569000.jpg","/articles/6480389/Utah/North-Ogden-approves-one-year-pilot-of-Penny-AI-city-information-app","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6480389-d3ef6e186fadd836ddc55abb9fd0cb6c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770940820&Signature=JZsIDwU2bfctHZ0gWP5MTfY4Mx2dXeA5v7YMMF8H4MKUxucquozURkZnhYA4RQtjLEr5fumIOBbXVgTrWtd06-7VtPbDTgSfEygYJIEXai0M2rtuu13wUe1xuY3oAdcimKkx2lkGfgFULnX4zydYWjG3SnNVW0w2vXb1o0Tp7Wwjryxgmj~cF0bwGO5eLM60ORgp8IkTrta7JK-DsmJQ1JNSgreSvG-HXPCMUrEgLRKCfRUSI4w7ezbuAr-dXH5-zfzjUYCrulc1XAFO~J9pIPycbdnJpc9yJCbDOJKlA3ocyFPAYgafHHB55Nby7i00cdg6oSQOtNIbUg4k55gyIw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The North Ogden City Council approved a one-year pilot agreement with Penny, a conversational artificial-intelligence application designed to centralize city information and answer routine resident questions.

Scott Hess, the city’s community and economic development director, said the pilot would be no-cost for the trial year and that Penny’s developers would help ingest public materials. The company’s representative, Casey Elliott, described the platform as a searchable, app-based central repository of city code, events and routine service information that can answer plain-language questions such as “What day is my garbage pickup?” or “How do I apply for a fence permit?”

Council members sought specifics about implementation, metrics and staff time. Several members said they wanted a staged rollout with a small, demographically broad resident focus group to test accuracy and user experience before any full rollout or procurement. Council member Watson moved to approve the pilot, conditioned on confirmation that the trial would be free and that an implementation plan would be developed; the motion was seconded and passed unanimously.

Staff said their objective is to measure whether Penny reduces repeated routine inquiries to front-line staff and to document potential time savings; the vendor said future pricing options would be determined after the pilot and that an estimated ongoing cost might be about $1 per resident per year but remains under discussion.

The pilot will include ingestion of public-facing documents and meetings minutes; staff and the vendor noted special handling for scanned PDFs and other documents that require optical character recognition (OCR) to ensure accurate indexing. City staff will return to council with an implementation plan and metrics for evaluation.","The council unanimously approved a free, one-year pilot with Penny, a conversational AI platform intended to centralize city information and provide resident-facing answers; staff will develop an implementation plan and a small resident focus group for testing.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6480393,"North Ogden council adopts final 2025–26 budget, sets property tax rate at 4.5% increase",1532,757000,2289000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5681619-7cab89e5c313c75342e78d2d60fe09a6&start=757&end=2289","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5681619-7cab89e5c313c75342e78d2d60fe09a6/thumbnail_757000.jpg","/articles/6480393/Utah/North-Ogden-council-adopts-final-202526-budget-sets-property-tax-rate-at-45-increase","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6480393-3a25e556c0098e4ace18034fa91ff4ab/orig.mp4?Expires=1770940820&Signature=I7hU01z3YQfn0Jmt1lKVfx67jC5cqxzjQc8VOan2Sy9w7jbmAdGvB5tw4p-57FateOfEj6XwnuCI8DSSOq2boCJyIfkFv2o2Oj1EpuztUyhmf-FjUR4rLFNygJPm6FXoQOqm3aaRH5rD82y64cMadQgudhvmxnKE3u8Eq6P5Hc9H8Ca3JR3cmzcYrau0AndPuUE2H8Yc79fHDvgN~5LJCsxH7dTHlki~TYe5wvj~PripyO6QKlSSHEeAG87ZcdhHaHnh~A9TbydPOySMmXuVorF9LWD2lAXX5jtMq27hDNwyPBns4egZcWRGVOkn69uJAkL~HIVxhKbBZz4kdKdLlA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The North Ogden City Council voted unanimously to adopt Ordinance 2025-20, setting a 4.5% property tax increase (rate 0.001363) and approving the city’s final budget for fiscal year 2025–26.

City leaders said the move follows a review of year-end accounts and receipt of stronger-than-expected sales-tax figures that allowed the council to reduce an earlier “worst-case” property-tax projection. The revised projection cuts the originally communicated, higher increase that was sent to the county for Truth-in-Taxation notices and reduces the city’s planned property-tax draw for the coming year.

Mayor (speaking at the meeting) said the 15.61% number originally sent to the county represented a worst-case placeholder while staff completed reconciliations. Staff later reported a 2.64% increase in gross sales-tax collections for the last year and other departmental savings, which the administration used to rework the draft budget.

City staff told council members the recalculation reduces next year’s projected property-tax revenue from roughly $3,481,000 under the worst-case scenario to about $3,156,000 after reconciliations and new sales-tax receipts. Staff estimated the chosen 4.5% increase would produce about $140,000–$150,000 in additional property-tax revenue; the council discussed, but rejected, an option to increase the levy to 5% for a slightly larger revenue window.

Council members asked staff for precise tax-rate language needed for the ordinance submission to Weber County. City staff provided the proposed property-tax rate for a 4.5% increase as 0.001363 and noted a 5% increase would compute to about 0.001369.

Council member JD Dalpez moved to approve Ordinance 2025-20 at a 4.5% property-tax increase; the motion was seconded, placed to a roll call and passed unanimously (yes: Barker; yes: Dalpez; yes: Watson; yes: Pulver; yes: Severing). The ordinance will be submitted to the county with the included rate for final tax-billing notices.

The council and staff emphasized that sales-tax uncertainty remains the primary revenue risk; staff noted pending state administrative items and recent legislation could still affect future collections and that the final audited numbers remain subject to normal year-end adjustments.

Looking ahead, council members said they will continue monitoring sales tax and consider requests to change how property-tax dollars are allocated before those changes are finalized in future meetings.","The North Ogden City Council voted unanimously to adopt Ordinance 2025-20, approving a 4.5% property tax increase and the final fiscal year 2025–26 budget after staff reconciled sales-tax receipts and departmental savings.","actionData","errors"]

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