Boulder meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

Boulder Town Council ends 2026 fire restrictions; staff pay and fee items await minutes

The Boulder Town Council terminated the town's 2026 seasonal fire restrictions in a resolution passed at its October 6 meeting, according to a town notice. That notice is the only document in this week's materials confirming an outcome. Minutes for the October 6 meeting have not been published, so the results of the other items on that agenda — including a staff pay adjustment and changes to purchasing and fee policies — are not yet established.

Fire restrictions ended

The notice, dated October 7, states that the council passed Resolution No. 2026-24, Terminating The 2026 Seasonal Fire Restrictions In Boulder Town, Utah, on October 6, 2026. The October 6 agenda listed the same item as Resolution No. 2026-W. The two documents use different numbers for the fire-restriction resolution, and the notice does not explain the difference. The notice does not describe what the restrictions covered or when they had taken effect.

On the Oct. 6 agenda: pay, fees, field trip

The council met at 7:00 p.m. at the Boulder Community Center, 351 North 100 East, Boulder, Utah. Agenda items included:

• A flat-rate cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) to the Town staff pay schedule
• A funding request from the Special Events Community Account for the Boulder 6th Grade Washington D.C. field trip
• Resolution No. 2026-X amending the Purchasing and Procurement Policy
• Resolution No. 2026-Y amending the Fee and Fine Schedule
• A work session on Planning Commission priorities, Cemetery Road maintenance, and replacing the Board of Adjustment with an administrative law judge appeal

The materials provided do not include dollar amounts for the COLA or the field trip request, and do not record whether any of these items were approved, denied, or tabled. No vote tallies are available for the October 6 meeting.

Prescribed fire and forest closure

A separate town notice publicized a prescribed fire by the Fishlake National Forest on the east side of Boulder Mountain between Frisky Creek and Pleasant Creek, scheduled for October 8 through October 10, 2026, pending weather. Forest Closure Order #0408-26-19 restricts entry to lands, trails and roads 1297, 554, 567, 247 and 323 from October 9 to October 11.

Coming up

Planning Commission, October 20. The commission will review directives from the Town Council on upcoming priorities. Agenda items include discussion of Chapter 153 Zoning Code Revision, a proposal to replace the Board of Adjustment with an Administrative Law Judge Appeal Authority, a review of Town Council–Planning Commission communication and the ordinance development process, and discussion of a potential joint work session on November 17, 2026.

Town Council, November 2, 6:00 p.m. The November regular Town Council meeting has been rescheduled to November 2, 2026, at 6:00 PM because of Election Day conflicts, according to a town notice. The notice did not list agenda items.

Boulder Town Council Ends 2026 Seasonal Fire Restrictions; Other Oct. 6 Agenda Items Await Published Minutes

The Boulder Town Council terminated the town's 2026 seasonal fire restrictions, according to a public notice dated October 7, 2026 that describes action taken at the council's October 6 meeting. The notice identifies the measure as Resolution No. 2026-24, "Terminating The 2026 Seasonal Fire Restrictions In Boulder Town, Utah."

The October 6 meeting was scheduled for 7:00 p.m. at the Boulder Community Center, 351 North 100 East, Boulder, Utah, according to the meeting agenda. That agenda listed the fire-restriction item as Resolution No. 2026-W. The October 7 notice gives the number as 2026-24. The records provided do not explain the difference.

No minutes from the October 6 meeting have been published in the material provided, so no vote tally on the fire-restriction resolution is available.

Other items on the October 6 agenda

The October 6 agenda listed several additional items for council consideration:

• A flat-rate cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for the Town staff pay schedule
• A funding request from the Special Events Community Account for the Boulder 6th Grade Washington D.C. field trip
• Resolution No. 2026-X amending the Purchasing and Procurement Policy
• Resolution No. 2026-Y amending the Fee and Fine Schedule

The agenda also listed a work session to discuss Planning Commission priorities, Cemetery Road maintenance, and replacing the Board of Adjustment with an administrative law judge appeal.

These appear in the record as agenda items only. The material provided does not establish whether the council acted on them, what it decided, or any vote counts. No dollar amounts were included in the agenda summary, so the size of the COLA or the field trip funding request is not known from these records.

Oak Creek prescribed fire notice

A separate informational notice describes a prescribed fire conducted by the Fishlake National Forest on the east side of Boulder Mountain between Frisky Creek and Pleasant Creek. The operation was scheduled for October 8 through October 10, 2026, pending weather.

A Forest Closure Order, #0408-26-19, restricts entry to lands, trails, and roads 1297, 554, 567, 247, and 323 from October 9 to October 11. The notice is informational; the record provided does not indicate any town decision on the matter.

Coming up

No upcoming meetings are listed in the material provided for the next 14 days. Residents who want to confirm the council's schedule should check the town's official meeting notices.

Notes on the record

All three recent entries in the material provided are agenda or notice documents. Minutes have not been published for the October 6 meeting, and the October 7 and October 8 entries are notices rather than minutes. Details such as vote tallies, dollar figures, and the outcome of items other than the fire-restriction resolution are therefore not established by these records. Missing information in this summary does not mean an item was not acted on.

Boulder Town Council meetings are held at the Boulder Community Center, 351 North 100 East, Boulder, Utah.

Boulder Town Council weighs property tax hike, budget; Planning Commission hears short-term rental changes

The Boulder Town Council held a public hearing and considered a proposed property tax increase and the Fiscal Year 2027 budget on August 11, while the Planning Commission took up short-term rental rule changes on August 18. Minutes for all three meetings have not yet been published, so final votes and decisions are not confirmed.

Town Council: property tax increase and FY27 budget

The council met August 11 at the Boulder Community Center, 351 North 100 East, with a public hearing on the proposed tax increase and resolutions to set the final tax rate and adopt the budget.

The proposed increase would raise property tax revenue by $12,897 per year, a 184.68% increase over last year's budgeted amount, excluding new growth. The stated purpose is to fund technology improvements.

For a $300,000 residence, the annual tax would rise from $29.04 to $82.83. For a $300,000 business, it would rise from $52.80 to $150.60.

The council considered Resolution No. 2026-S, which would adopt a final tax rate of 0.000502, and Resolution No. 2026-T, which would adopt the FY27 General Fund Budget. The meeting included a Truth in Taxation hearing.

Planning Commission

The Planning Commission held a public hearing on August 18 at the same location, with Zoom access, to receive comments on proposed amendments to the town's Residential Short-Term Rental regulations.

Two draft ordinances were under consideration: Draft Ordinance No. 2026-C, amending Boulder Town Code Chapter 112, and Draft Ordinance No. 2026-D, amending Section 153.204. The changes aim to improve administrative clarity, enforceability, and conditional use and business licensing workflows, based on legal counsel recommendations and prior discussions.

Coming up

No upcoming meetings are listed for the next 14 days.