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Ogden City staff explain $7 million in proposed utility transfers to general fund
Summary
At a June 3 work session, city staff outlined why Ogden City proposes transferring just over $7 million from four utility enterprise funds into the general fund as part of the tentative budget and explained the required public notice and accounting details.
Ogden City officials explained at a June 3 City Council work session that the tentative 2026 budget proposes transferring just over $7,000,000 from four enterprise utility funds into the city’s general fund.
The transfers are part of the budget proposal the council will consider later, and staff said state rules require notice to utility customers when the city proposes moving money out of enterprise funds.
City staff described the transfers as a long-established mechanism. “We do request in that utility transfer, which is equivalent to a 12% transfer,” Justin, a staff member presenting the item, said. He added the city also collects a 5% administrative fee to offset centralized costs such as legal, human resources and payroll.
The nut of the policy is that these enterprise funds — water, sanitary sewer, storm sewer and refuse — are intended to…
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