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Audit: Davis County faces a multi‑million dollar budget gap as commissioners consider cuts, loans and a tax increase
Summary
Auditor Curtis Koch told the Budget Committee that departmental requests outstrip projected 2025 resources by roughly $16–20 million; commissioners discussed internal loans, tighter personnel approvals and a possible tax increase ahead of a tentative budget on Nov. 1.
Curtis Koch, Davis County auditor, told the Budget Committee on Sept. 30 that the county is confronting a structural spending problem and a sizable gap between department requests and projected resources.
"You have a spending problem. Davis County has a spending problem," Koch said as he walked the committee through staff projections showing departments requested about $105 million for Fund 10 in 2025 while projections of receipts and transfers put available resources closer to $86–89 million.
The auditor and staff laid out how they produced the projections: departments’ partial‑year actuals were annualized, payroll was pro‑rated by completed pay periods and a 2 percent contingency was included.…
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