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USU Extension Seeks Modest County Funding Increase for 2025; Highlights Grants and New Programs
Summary
Utah State University Extension asked the Davis County Budget Committee for about $293,919 — roughly a 2% increase from last year, driven by a COLA and a single salary adjustment — and outlined $2.52 million in grant activity and new equine- and watershed-focused programs.
Utah State University’s Davis County Extension presented its 2025 county funding request to the Davis County Budget Committee on Sept. 23, asking for approximately $293,919 — about $6,395 more than the prior year — to cover a 3% cost-of-living adjustment and a targeted salary adjustment identified in a recent USU salary audit.
The extension presenter said the requested increase is limited: most line-item changes are internal reallocations of operating funds rather than new county expenditure. The presenter told the committee one county-funded staff assistant was flagged in a USU salary audit as paid below the average for comparable positions, prompting a 4.88% adjustment for that position; three full-time positions were reviewed in the audit and only one was affected.
The presenter described how building costs are shared with USU Kaysville: the extension covers…
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