Davis County budget committee hears Community and Economic Development budget overview

Kent Anderson, director of Community and Economic Development, briefed the Davis County Budget Committee on the department’s budget materials and priorities, summarizing economic development, planning, transportation, community services and tourism programs and requests.

Anderson said the office packaged its materials to be more decision‑maker friendly and asked that committee members hold questions until the end of his roughly 15‑minute presentation. “This is a new approach that Scott’s asked us to do this year,” Anderson said, adding that the department oversees roughly a dozen distinct funds.

The presentation outlined multiple dedicated funds and recent activity. Anderson said the county’s contribution to the Northern Utah Economic Alliance will return to $150,000 (matching a Weber County $150,000 contribution and a state match), and described the county’s role administering the Davis Loan Fund through the regional council of governments. He said the loan fund holds about $6,000,000 total, of which $5,400,000 is committed and $600,000 is on hand; in 2025 staff facilitated roughly $2,500,000 in loans and leveraged a state program (USBCI) that matched lending with about $6,000,000 in additional credit, with $2,000,000 of that expected to return to the county loan fund after repayments.

Planning and code updates: Anderson told the committee the county is funding a major general‑plan update and revisions to county code (Title 14 and 15), work he said had not been completed in more…