Bountiful City

What Bountiful City does

Bountiful City is the municipal government of Bountiful, Utah, operating under a Council-Manager form of government with an elected mayor (Kate Bradshaw, term 2026-2029) and a five-member city council. Founded in 1847 and currently headquartered at 795 South Main Street, the city provides the full slate of municipal services expected of a mid-sized U.S. municipality, including power distribution, water, sanitation and recycling, storm water, a municipal landfill, parks and recreation (including Bountiful Ridge Golf Club), a cemetery, public safety (police department plus contracted fire/EMS via South Davis Metro Fire Agency), and a comprehensive Building and Planning function handling zoning, permitting, inspections, and business licensing.

The city's core infrastructure spans electric power distribution, water services, and a municipal fiber-to-the-premises broadband network branded Bountiful Fiber, which provides high-speed internet to residents and businesses inside city limits. Service delivery combines in-person access at City Hall and multiple department facilities (Water, Power, Sanitation, Landfill, Parks, Cemetery) with a self-serve online portal for business licensing, permits, and utility payments, and live-streamed council meetings on YouTube via Bountiful Live. Community programming is anchored by the year-long America250 celebration (2026), a summer concert series, farmers market, public art initiatives, and guided recreation activities.

Revenue mechanics are those of a municipal government rather than a commercial enterprise: recurring utility billings (electric, water, garbage, fiber), recurring property and other taxes (including a newly enacted transient room tax under Ordinance 2026-01), and transactional permit, inspection, and licensing fees. Customer segments are non-discretionary and geographically bounded — residents, local businesses, and regional communities served through interagency agreements — with Davis County providing broader regional services (animal control, libraries, senior services) that the city routes through its public directory.

Name

Bountiful City

Legal name

Bountiful City

Website

https://bountifulutah.gov

Company type

Private

Founded year

1847

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Bountiful City is the municipal government of Bountiful, Utah, delivering utilities (electric, water, fiber internet), sanitation, parks, recreation, public safety, permitting, and licensing services to city residents and businesses under a Council-Manager form of government.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (221310), Waste Collection (56211), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241)

SIC

Water Supply (4941), Sanitary Services (4950), Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Municipal Electric Utilities (Munis) (EUADABAB), Solid Waste & Recycling Services Administration (BPAIACAH), Public Works / In-House Municipal Collection Operations (EUAIAAAF)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Utility services
• Public safety services
• Parks and recreation
• Building and planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Bountiful

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Utility Services: Revenue from electric, water, and utility billing services provided to residents and businesses
2. Tax Revenue: Property tax and other tax revenues that fund general city operations and services
3. Permits and Licensing: Revenue from building permits, inspections, business licenses, and various development-related fees
4. Transient Room Tax: Tax on temporary accommodations as established by Ordinance 2026-01

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Bountiful City delivers municipal government services to residents and businesses of Bountiful, Utah, including power distribution, water, sanitation and recycling, fiber internet (Bountiful Fiber), police and fire protection, parks and recreation, building permits and planning, cemetery services, landfill operations, and a municipal golf course. The city operates under a Council-Manager form of government, funding operations through utility fees, property taxes, and permit fees.

Product overview

Bountiful City operates as a municipal government providing public services to residents rather than offering commercial technology products. The city's service portfolio includes utility services (Bountiful Fiber high-speed internet, power distribution, water, sanitation), public safety (police and fire services), parks and recreation facilities (including Bountiful Ridge Golf Club, trails, and water features), planning and building services, and community programs such as the America250 celebration and summer concert series. These are government-administered services rather than commercial software or technology products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Police Department Municipal police services and emergency dispatch for Bountiful City residents.
• Bountiful Fiber High-speed fiber internet service operated by the city, offering fast and reliable connectivity to residents and businesses in Bountiful.
• Power Department City-owned power distribution services including electrical infrastructure and power outage management for residents and businesses.
• Municipal Utilities Utility services including electric, water, garbage, recycling, storm water, and sanitation services for residents.
• Parks and Recreation Services City-managed parks, trails, water features, skate park, and outdoor recreational facilities including the Summer Concert Series.
• Building and Planning Permits, inspections, zoning, land use code enforcement, and business licensing services.
• Bountiful Ridge Golf Club Municipal golf course operated by the city, available for public play and reservations.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• South Davis Metro Fire AgencycoreOthersBountiful City partners with South Davis Metro Fire Agency for fire protection and emergency medical services. The agency provides non-emergency dispatch services and works with the city on public safety initiatives including fireworks restrictions during high-risk periods.
• South Davis Recreation CenterminorOthersCommunity recreation partnership providing access to recreational facilities for Bountiful residents
• Davis CountycoreOthersDavis County provides various regional services to Bountiful residents including animal control, senior services, library branches, and health services. The city maintains contact information for these county services on its directory.
• Bountiful/Davis Art CenterminorOthersLocal arts organization located at 90 North Main Street serving the Bountiful community
• Dominion EnergyminorOthersNatural gas provider serving Bountiful, with contact information provided on city directory

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Layton City: Adjacent Davis County, Utah municipality of comparable size that also provides a broad bundle of municipal services including utilities, public works, recreation, and building/permitting functions — making it the most directly comparable peer in terms of service portfolio and scale.
• Centerville City: Neighboring Davis County city that provides the same general municipal services bundle (utilities, public safety coordination, building, recreation) to a similar demographic profile — a tight geographic and functional peer.
• Farmington City: Davis County municipality offering the standard mix of municipal services and operating its own power and water utilities; directly comparable in service scope, though smaller in scale than Bountiful.
• Murray City: Mid-size Wasatch Front municipality that owns and operates Murray City Power and water utilities alongside parks, recreation, and public works — a very close functional analogue to Bountiful's vertically integrated municipal utility model.
• Brigham City: Utah municipality operating its own electric (Brigham City Power) and water utilities along with standard municipal services — comparable in the breadth of its own-utility footprint and community-size service model.

Broad incumbents

• Sandy City: Larger Salt Lake County municipality with a more comprehensive service portfolio and a sizeable population base; comparable in providing in-house utilities, recreation, and municipal services but at greater scale and broader scope.
• Provo City: Larger Utah municipality operating its own power utility (Provo City Power) along with water, fiber-adjacent services, and recreation; comparable in the own-utility approach but at meaningfully larger scale than Bountiful.

Emerging players

• City of Longmont (NextLight): Colorado municipality widely recognized for its municipal fiber broadband service (NextLight) — directly comparable to Bountiful Fiber as a municipal-owned broadband overbuilder competing against private ISPs.
• EPB (Chattanooga): Municipal electric and fiber utility (EPB Fiber Optics) that is a national benchmark for municipal broadband — relevant as a reference point for the strategic and operational upside of Bountiful's fiber investment.

Regional players

• Holladay City: Smaller Wasatch Front municipality offering standard municipal services (utilities via neighboring providers, public works, recreation) — useful as a regional peer for benchmarking service breadth and scale rather than direct utility competition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/BountifulCityUT
• Facebookfacebook.com/Bountiful-City-UT-216978108648146
• Instagraminstagram.com/bountifulcityutah
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bountiful-city

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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