Roy Prop 10: Voters Are Asked to Keep or Reject a $1.75 Million Tax Increase

1. What the Council Adopted, and Why

Roy posted its Truth in Taxation notice on July 23, 2026. It proposed a 54.94% increase, raising $2,807,745 more a year. On a $439,000 home, Roy's share of the bill would have gone from $388.25 to $601.69. The public hearing was held Aug. 11, 2026, at 6 p.m. at 5051 S. 1900 W.

According to the city's agenda packet, the money pays for three things: covering a shortfall from an employee cost-of-living raise given in March 2026, a 2.8% cost-of-living raise for employees in fiscal year 2027, and wage-correction adjustments for all full-time employees.

At the hearing, staff said cuts, including savings tied to the proposed fire annexation, brought the increase down to about 34.29%. Councilmember Wilson then moved to approve Resolution 26-24 at 34.24%, striking the raise for the council and mayor while keeping the employee raises. The approved minutes record the roll call:

The minutes list surnames only; first names come from the Standard-Examiner's report. Mayor Ann Jackson is a different person from Councilmember Alexis Jackson. The mayor did not vote; the minutes record her saying she never supported the original roughly 55% proposal.

2. What Your Vote Does

Your Prop 10 vote, in one picture

flowchart TD
  Q{"Prop 10:
keep the $1,749,050
increase?"}
  Q -- "YES wins" --> Y["Increase stays;
it sets the base
for next year"]
  Q -- "NO wins" --> N["Rate goes back
to the most recent
certified rate"]

This follows Utah Code § 20A-7-613, the section that governs property-tax referendums. The Hive read a summarized extraction of that section, not the full text of every subsection; the city's own explanation is the best source for exactly how a result would affect the current year's bills.

3. The Petition: What the Records Show So Far

How a property-tax referendum reaches the ballot

flowchart TD
  A["Council adopts
increase
Aug. 11, 2026"] --> B["Residents file
and gather
signatures"]
  B --> C["Signatures due
(news: Oct. 8)"]
  C --> D{"Enough valid
signatures?"}
  D -- "Yes" --> E["Voters decide
Nov. 3, 2026"]
  D -- "No" --> F["Petition fails;
increase stands"]

News reports name Nancy Inman, Ty Chaston and Geoffrey Cox as organizers. KSL reported about 1,800 signatures were needed; FOX 13 reported about 1,700. KSL also reported Councilwoman Janel Hulbert said a referendum election would cost the city about $50,000.

4. Last Year's Attempt

This is Roy's second property-tax referendum in two years. In 2025 the council adopted an increase (Resolution 25-24 / Ordinance 25-25, Aug. 19, 2025) to raise $1,423,978. A referendum petition was filed Aug. 25, 2025. It needed 1,743 signatures; 714 were turned in and 576 were found valid. The City Recorder declared it insufficient on Oct. 27, 2025.

Separately, KSL reported that the State Tax Commission denied Roy's 2025 increase because the city had not posted other Weber County entities' proposed increases, as new guidelines required. The Standard-Examiner reported that denial left the budget gap behind this year's proposal.

• Aug. 19, 2025Council adopts the 2025 increase ($1,423,978).
• Aug. 25, 20252025 referendum petition received.
• Oct. 2025State Tax Commission denies the 2025 increase (news).
• Oct. 27, 20252025 petition declared insufficient: 576 valid of 1,743 needed.
• July 23, 2026Roy posts its 2026 notice: 54.94% proposed.
• Aug. 11, 2026Council adopts 34.25%, 4-1.
• Sept. 3, 2026Weber County certifies the Nov. 3 ballot listing Prop #10.
• Oct. 1, 2026Signature gathering under way.
• Oct. 8, 2026Signature deadline (news).
• Nov. 3, 2026Election Day.

Roy's increase is also on MAP 002, Who's Raising Taxes This Year, and the fire-district change mentioned at the hearing is covered in A New Line on the Bill.

People in This Record

What's Confirmed, What Isn't

Questions Worth Asking, and Who to Ask

• Ask the Roy City Recorder's office: when the 2026 referendum petition was filed, how many signatures were turned in and found valid, and whether it has been declared sufficient.
• Ask the Weber County Clerk/Auditor's elections office: if the petition is found insufficient, what happens to the Prop #10 votes already printed on the ballot.
• Ask Roy City (City Manager's office or Finance): what Roy's adopted 2026 rate is as a decimal, and what changes in the FY2027 budget if voters reject the increase.
• Ask the Utah State Tax Commission, Property Tax Division: whether Roy's 2026 increase has been approved for this year's tax notices.
• Ask your state representative: whether the Legislature plans changes to Truth in Taxation or property-tax referendum timing.