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Davis County controller outlines $9M opening shortfall and proposes 29% truth‑in‑taxation notice
Summary
At an Oct. 10 budget committee meeting, controller Scott Park detailed a general‑fund shortfall and presented scenarios that include a 29% truth‑in‑taxation notice that would raise roughly $12.5 million; commissioners discussed using reserves, cutting positions or diverting restricted funds as alternatives.
Davis County Controller Scott Park told the Budget Committee on Oct. 10 that the county faces a structural shortfall and outlined a range of options that include advertising a 29% truth‑in‑taxation notice that would raise about $12.5 million.
Park said the county’s opening deficit for 2026 is roughly $9,000,001.73 and that fully funding all department requests would create about a $16,000,000 gap — a level that his model counts as roughly a 38% tax increase. ‘‘If we granted everything everybody asked for with no regard to budget…we’re $16,000,000 short,’’ Park said, illustrating the scale of requests versus…
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