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Roosevelt City moves to place ZAP tax renewal on November ballot after state audit prompts action
Summary
City staff told the Roosevelt City Council that a Utah State Tax Commission audit found the city had not included a recent ZAP tax renewal on a ballot; staff recommended passing a resolution to place the renewal on the November ballot. The tax generates roughly $300,000–$400,000 annually, city staff said.
Roosevelt City Council members heard from city staff that the Utah State Tax Commission contacted the city this week seeking confirmation that the council had placed a previously adopted ZAP tax renewal on the ballot.
“I got a phone call from the Utah State Tax Commission on Tuesday. Their auditing department was going through all the cities that have passed the Zap tax, just making sure that they were, squared away where they needed to be. So they called me and asked if we had had it on the ballot,” said Sarah, a city staff member, explaining the audit prompted the review.
City staff told the council the original ZAP tax was passed in February 2005 and placed on the ballot that year, and that the council drafted and adopted a resolution in 2023 to renew the tax. However, staff said the renewal was not included on a ballot as required. Because the tax renewal must appear on a ballot to take effect, staff advised the council that passing a resolution at the current meeting would allow the item to be placed on the November ballot before the stated deadline.
Staff also reported that the county had already adopted a resolution stating it did not intend to collect the ZAP tax, a step that city officials said is necessary for cities to enact the tax. “Luckily, Duchesne County had already passed that,” Sarah said.
Sarah said the ZAP tax currently brings in roughly $300,000 to $400,000 a year for Roosevelt City, and described the funds as supporting recreation projects and similar local programs. Council discussion was limited to clarifying questions and an exchange about the municipal rate; no formal vote or motion to adopt the ballot resolution is recorded in the transcript provided.
City staff framed the meeting item as a short, deadline-driven step to ensure the renewal appears on the November ballot for voters to consider. The council did not record a formal vote or motion on the record in the transcript excerpt provided.
