Springville City Council approved a resolution to open and amend the general fund, special revenue fund, power fund and golf course fund budgets for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, after a staff presentation and a public hearing with no speakers.

City finance and department staff told the council the amendment would appropriate an additional $26,117 in existing state grant funds to the police department’s general grants line, allowing the department to spend remaining state public safety mental-health program grant dollars this fiscal year. Staff said the grant had been received previously and the remaining balance was needed now because the department was ahead of the original spending schedule.

Council also approved additional authority for the Springville Art Museum’s facility study. The museum had $25,000 in the current budget and issued an RFP; the Art Association agreed to contribute up to an additional $75,000. Staff said the amendment would provide the museum with up to $100,000 of authority to finish the study within the scope of the RFP, with the Art Association contributing only what is actually needed.

Multiple power department items were included. Staff explained ongoing arrangements for temporary backup generation at the water reclamation facility will shift to a standalone wastewater generator for operational and economic reasons. Rental charges tied to temporary backup generation will be covered by identified savings in other power plant projects, including a fuel tank replacement, an ironworker machine and air handler work, with the identified amount cited by staff of $68,000. Council was also told the 1500 West–Center Street substation is a multi-year, multi-million-dollar, impact-fee-funded project; staff requested an additional $800,000 from impact fee funds to close out that project.

Parks and Recreation staff described a proposed fitness park on the southeast corner of the CRC property (adjacent to existing pickleball courts). The project already had $250,000 budgeted; the parks advisory board recommended and staff requested an additional $300,000 in PAR revenue to complete the preferred design, bringing the project total to $550,000. Presenters said the open-air fitness park will include a timed 40-yard dash, a “ninja” course with features for different ages and space for CRC-led fitness classes; restroom infrastructure was described as a later phase.

Staff also described a business-model change at the municipal golf course: the city plans to transition ownership and operation of the pro shop and retail sales from the contracted golf professional to city management. The proposed changes will include renegotiating the golf professional’s employment agreement, purchasing existing inventory and fixtures, and covering startup costs; staff estimated an aggregate appropriation of about $195,000 related to that transition. Staff said the pro shop has produced net profit historically (reported ranges in staff comments of roughly $60,000 to $80,000 across recent years), and the change is reflected in the fiscal 2026 budget projections.

Council opened and closed a public hearing on the amendments with no public comments. A councilmember moved to approve “resolution number 20 20 five-five, opening and amending the general fund, special revenue fund, power fund, and golf course fund budgets for operating and capital expenses, applying to the fiscal year ending 06/30/2025 as outlined in exhibit A” (resolution text read as recorded in the meeting). The motion passed on a roll-call vote recorded in the meeting: Jake — yes; Logan — yes; Mindy — yes; Craig — yes; Mike — yes. Staff closed the presentation following the vote.

Why it matters: the amendments free previously received grant dollars for immediate expenditure, add city and community association-supported funding for an arts facility study, allocate impact-fee funds to finish a major power substation, fund a new public fitness amenity, and formalize city operation of municipal golf course retail activity — each of which will affect departmental operations and capital project timelines for the upcoming fiscal year.