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Brian Head, UT town hall & government

Brian Head spent $7.2 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $46,481 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Brian Head's government.

Town budget

Where Brian Head's money goes

Spent
$7.2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$46,481
typical Utah cities: $1,548
Long-term debt
$1.8 million
$11,565 per resident
Water & other utilities
$2 million28%
Police
$1 million14%
Administration & buildings
$748,00010%
Roads & transportation
$718,00010%
Sewer & trash
$519,0007%
Health & welfare
$342,0005%
Housing & development
$284,0004%
Parks & libraries
$272,0004%
Fire
$181,0003%
Interest on debt
$19,000<1%
Other
$1.1 million15%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 28%
  • Fees & charges 21%
  • Property taxes 18%
  • Sales taxes 18%
  • Interest, fines & other 8%
  • From the state 3%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Brian Head

Full-time staff
26
12 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$73,000
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
7
full-time, with power of arrest
Roads & transportation
12 full-time
Administration & buildings
5 full-time10 part
Police
7 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Iron School District

Brian Head's K–12 school district, shared with Cedar City, Enoch, Kanarraville, Paragonah and Parowan. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$8,969
Utah: $11,467
Students
14,790
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$60 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Utah districts overall: 42% local, 51% state, 8% federal

  • Local 30%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $8,969 per pupil, $5,854 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Local

Contact Brian Head's government

🏛️ Official websitebrianheadtown.utah.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Brian Head →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Brian Head

Brian Head is represented in Congress by Senators Mike Lee and John R. Curtis and Representative Celeste Maloy. Spencer Cox is governor.

All of Brian Head's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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