West Jordan sets Aug. 11 property-tax hearing after FY 2027 schedule update

West Jordan’s City Council moved the FY 2027 property-tax process to the next step at its June 23, 2026 meeting—advancing an amended property-tax impact schedule and an FY 2027 interim budget package, while setting the next major public hearing date residents should watch: August 11.

For taxpayers, the key point is that the City’s documents describe what it would consider using an updated property-tax rate to generate additional revenue, and they lay out where the City says that extra money would be directed.

June 23 action: property-tax impact schedule + interim budget

At the June 23, 2026 City Council meeting (7:00 PM at 8000 S Redwood Road), the City’s public-hearing track included items for:

• Amending the property tax impact schedule for FY 2027
• A public hearing on the tentative budget for FY 2027

In the discussion, City officials said the interim budget would become an operational budget as of July 1, while items tied to the property-tax increase would be held as restricted until the property tax hearing in August.

What the amended FY 2027 property-tax impact schedule says

The City’s amended “Property Tax Impact Schedule” (labeled 2026.06.23/interim) states West Jordan will consider an increase to its property tax rate to generate an additional $500,418.

The schedule also provides modeled annual impacts based on its stated assumptions. For a home with an assessed value of $562,200, it projects:

• +$8.66 for a modeled primary residence
• +$15.74 for a modeled business

Important: These are modeled impacts previewing how the schedule’s rate-change assumptions could affect property owners at the stated assessed value. They are not a guarantee of any individual parcel’s final bill.

Why the City is seeking/considering the change: fuel and IT costs

In its request detail, the City ties the considered property-tax increase to inflationary cost pressures, focusing on two categories:

• Additional fuel costs—described as rising costs to run City vehicles
• Additional IT costs—described as rising technology costs, including memory/storage and software

The schedule also says the City would use the additional revenue to maintain fund balance reserves in the Fleet Fund (fuel-related) and the IT Fund (IT-related).

Which departments/funds the City links to the extra revenue

The amended schedule includes an “Affected Department” list that shows where the City says the fuel and IT charges would be allocated across city operations.

• Fuel-related allocation: Victim Advocate, Community Preservation, Police Department, Animal Services, Fire Department, Public Works Administration, Engineering, GIS, Streets, Public Services Administration, Events, Facilities, Parks, Cemetery, and Public Utilities.
• IT-related allocation: City Council, Mayor’s Office, Public Affairs, Economic Development, Administrative Services, City Recorder & Customer Service, Passport Services, Human Resources, Utility Billing, City Attorney, Property Administration, Prosecution, Victim Advocate, Community Preservation, Justice Court, Police Department, Animal Services, Fire Department, Emergency Management, Public Works Administration, Engineering, GIS, Streets, Public Services Administration, Events, Facilities, Parks, Cemetery, and Public Utilities.

That list gives residents a practical way to ask: do these are the departments and cost drivers the community expects this property-tax increase to support?

What’s next: the property-tax public hearing on Aug. 11

The next scheduled property-tax public hearing date residents should watch is August 11. At the June 23 meeting, City officials described August 11th as the date they were asking Council to set for the public hearing tied to the property-tax impact schedule.

If you’re trying to anticipate potential property-tax changes, a useful move before the hearing is to review the amended impact schedule and focus your questions on the City’s stated reasons for the increase (fuel and IT) and the departments/funds the City says would be affected.

Sources

• Utah Public Notice: West Jordan City Council agenda (June 23, 2026)
• Amended Property Tax Impact Schedule (FY 2027, labeled 2026.06.23/interim) — West Jordan
• Swagit transcript/video: West Jordan City Council meeting (June 23, 2026)

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