The Murray City Municipal Council voted 5-0 on Oct. 20 to approve an ordinance amending 11 sections of the city code on electrical service rates, according to the city's official meeting results. The results sheet does not include the new rate tables, an ordinance number or an effective date.
Trace the decisions and financial records linked to Murray's projects. A budget, bond ceiling, contract authorization and actual payment describe different things.
Murray's payments toward UTOPIA fiber network debt totaled $26,185,340 at June 30, 2025. The city committed $2,008,315 for fiscal 2025, less a $579,790 UTOPIA dividend, and the commitment rises 2% a year through 2040.
Murray sold $18,860,000 in lease revenue bonds in 2024 for new Public Works facilities, expected to be finished in fall 2027. At June 30, 2025, the city reported $22,311,784 in Public Works facility contracts, $1,532,661 of it spent. A fiscal 2026 capital list set aside $4,000,000 for an estimated shortfall.
Murray's audited reports list property tax rebates to three Fireclay developers. For one, Streit Avida, the fiscal 2025 table shows payments $279,261 above its listed maximum, and its prior-years figure doesn't match the year before. The records reviewed don't explain the differences.
Murray raised its General Fund property tax rate from 0.001370 to 0.001448 for 2026-27. The city estimated the increase would bring in $714,297, split between police and fire pay and staffing, and cost the owner of a $614,000 home about $26.46 a year.
Matthew Alder, 43, is accused of firing the shot that killed Arthur "Afa" Ah Loo at the 2025 Salt Lake City protest while aiming at a man carrying a rifle.
UIA has proposed up to $25 million in new bonds for the fiber network it shares with UTOPIA. This guide explains how the two agencies’ books differ, what the records show, and what remains unconfirmed.
The Murray City Municipal Council voted 5-0 on Oct. 20 to approve an ordinance amending 11 sections of the city code on electrical service rates, according to the city's official meeting results.
The Murray City Municipal Council voted 5-0 on Oct. 6 to approve the mayor's appointment of Chase L. Smith as chief of police, according to the city's official meeting results.