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Daggett County hearing reviews 2025 amendments and debates RDA administrative charge
Summary
County staff presented amendments to the 2025 budget and a draft 2026 budget; commissioners discussed transferring $10,000 from Fund 34 to the Municipal Building Authority, a $1,300,000 settlements adjustment, and whether the RDA should pay an administrative contribution. No formal vote was taken; the item returns next week.
Daggett County held a public hearing on Dec. 16, 2025, to review amendments to the 2025 budget and the proposed 2026 budget. Staff outlined several line-item changes — including a $10,000 transfer from Fund 34 (rural hospital tax) to Fund 45 (Municipal Building Authority) to cover clinic-related costs and an increase of $1,300,000 in revenues and expenditures linked to settlements paid this year — while commissioners debated whether the county should charge the Redevelopment Agency (RDA) an administrative contribution.
The discussion centered on how to account for administrative time and costs that county staff spend supporting RDA activities. Carrie, the staff member who presented the amendments, noted multiple changes to revenues and expenditures and walked commissioners through the draft. Commissioners questioned how to code buildings-and-grounds wages, how TRT (Tourism, Recreation, and Trails) and the shooting-range accounts should be treated (the shooting range fund showed donations but a reported deficit of "about 81,000 in the hole"), and whether the RDA should reimburse the county for administrative services.
Some commissioners favored keeping a modest, defensible administrative percentage in the draft while the county develops better documentation. One participant warned that the county must avoid the perception of subsidizing the RDA: "We're subsidizing it," said Unidentified Speaker (S6), summarizing concerns that county resources might be covering RDA work without clear reimbursement. Speaker 1 said a pragmatic approach was preferable: "a good plan today is better than a great plan tomorrow," and proposed leaving the amounts Carrie had placed in the 2025 adjustment and the 2026 draft so staff could gather data and adjust later.
Participants discussed potential methods for calculating a charge — fixed percentage, sliding scale tied to activity, or time-tracking tied to agendas and projects — but did not adopt a final method. Commissioners emphasized the need for clearer recordkeeping and a centralized repository for RDA documents so any future administrative charge could be defended in audits.
There were no formal votes during the hearing. The chair confirmed the draft amendments and the 2026 budget proposal would remain on the agenda for the next regular meeting for formal approval, and that year-end transfers would be completed after reimbursements and actuals are known. After closing public comment, the hearing was adjourned at 12:02 PM.
Next steps: staff will leave the proposed 2025 amendments and the 2026 draft as presented, continue compiling supporting data on RDA workload and costs, and place the budget adjustments on the agenda at next week's meeting for formal consideration.
