Salt Lake City schedules Aug. 11 hearing on final FY2026-27 property-tax rate
The Salt Lake City Council has scheduled a Truth-in-Taxation public hearing for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11, on the final property-tax levy for fiscal year 2026-27.
At the hearing, the council will accept public comment and consider an ordinance adopting the final rate of tax levy for all city funds, including the Salt Lake City Library Fund. The meeting is scheduled in City Council Chambers, Room 315, at 451 South State Street.
The Aug. 11 meeting is a scheduled public hearing and ordinance consideration, not a completed adoption of the levy. The approved source materials do not state a proposed final tax rate, a vote total or an estimated dollar effect for a typical property owner.
What property the levy covers
The levy applies to real and personal property within Salt Lake City that is taxable under state law. That makes the hearing relevant to city property owners whose property falls within that tax base.
The council’s notice identifies the action as covering all city funds and specifically includes the Library Fund. It does not provide a separate rate or dollar amount for that fund in the approved materials.
Because the packet does not identify a proposed levy amount or household-level impact, the hearing should not be characterized as confirmation of a tax increase or of any particular final rate. The final levy remains under consideration at this stage.
Part of the FY2026-27 budget process
The council adopted Salt Lake City’s FY2026-27 budget in June. In its budget announcement, the city said the plan prioritized neighborhood needs and core services.
The same announcement identified the Aug. 11 Truth-in-Taxation hearing as occurring before final property-tax rates are implemented. The hearing is therefore the identified public-comment step between the adopted city budget and implementation of final property-tax rates for the fiscal year.
Utah law requires a Truth-in-Taxation public hearing before a final rate is implemented when the requirement applies. Salt Lake City’s public notice sets the hearing date, time and location and names the City Council as the body that will receive comment and consider the levy ordinance.
What happens next
Residents may provide public comment when the council convenes the Aug. 11 hearing. Following that hearing, the council is scheduled to consider adopting the final FY2026-27 tax-levy rate through the ordinance described in the notice.
The approved packet indicates that the hearing could be continued or that the ordinance could be amended before adoption. It does not establish whether either step will occur, and it does not report a final levy rate. Any final action would come after the council’s consideration of the ordinance.
Sources
- Notice: Truth-in-Taxation Hearing Adopting the Rate of Tax Levy, Utah Public Notice Website
- Salt Lake City Council Adopts FY 2026-27 Budget, Salt Lake City Council