Town Hall · Smithfield

Smithfield, UT town hall & government

Smithfield spent $15.5 million in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,105 per resident.

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

Meetings

Coming up at Smithfield's town hall

  • Oct 14Wed · 6:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Meeting96 South Main Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 21Wed · 6:00 pm
    Planning CommissionPlanning Commission Meeting96 South Main Meeting page ↗
  • Nov 4Wed · 6:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Meeting96 South Main Meeting page ↗
  • Nov 18Wed · 6:00 pm
    Planning CommissionPlanning Commission Meeting96 South Main Meeting page ↗
  • Dec 9Wed · 6:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Meeting96 South Main Meeting page ↗
  • Dec 16Wed · 6:00 pm
    Planning CommissionPlanning Commission Meeting96 South Main Meeting page ↗

Recent meetings

Official listings from Smithfield's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.

Town budget

Where Smithfield's money goes

Spent
$15.5 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2023
Per resident
$1,105
typical Utah cities: $1,548
Long-term debt
$384,000
$27 per resident
Parks & libraries
$4.2 million27%
Sewer & trash
$3.6 million23%
Fire
$2.4 million16%
Police
$1.9 million12%
Water & other utilities
$1.2 million8%
Roads & transportation
$823,0005%
Administration & buildings
$700,0005%
Housing & development
$98,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$97,0001%
Health & welfare
$32,000<1%
Paid to other governments
$12,000<1%
Interest on debt
$3,000<1%
Other
$391,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 31%
  • Sales taxes 15%
  • From other local governments 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 14%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • From the federal government 6%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • From the state 3%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Smithfield

Full-time staff
48
81 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$56,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
13
and 11 full-time firefighters
Fire
11 full-time35 part
Parks & libraries
9 full-time32 part
Police
13 full-time8 part
Administration & buildings
6 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
4 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Sewer & trash
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Cache School District

Smithfield's K–12 school district, shared with Amalga, Clarkston, Cornish, Hyde Park, Hyrum and Lewiston. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,100
Utah: $11,467
Students
20,265
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$151.5 million
at year end

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

  • Local 32%
  • State 61%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $11,100 per pupil, $7,101 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Smithfield pay

Typical tax bill
$1,956
a year · Utah typical $2,525
Effective rate
0.43%
of home value · Utah 0.52%
Typical home value
$450,200
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Smithfield's government

🏛️ Official websitesmithfieldcity.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Smithfield →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Smithfield

Smithfield is represented in Congress by Senators Mike Lee and John R. Curtis and Representative Blake D. Moore. Spencer Cox is governor.

All of Smithfield'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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