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Daggett County weighs judgment levy after $214,612 refund to MidAmerica Pipeline
Summary
Daggett County officials heard that MidAmerica Pipeline was due a $214,611.70 refund, of which the county’s share is $94,353.34, and discussed using a judgment levy (up to five years) and interfund allocations to recoup costs; staff will prepare worksheets and may hold a public work session.
Daggett County commissioners spent the meeting’s final agenda item on a centrally assessed tax refund to MidAmerica Pipeline and whether to pursue a judgment levy to recover county costs.
"The total refund due to MidAmerica was $214,611.70, of which Daggett County's portion was $94,353.34," Speaker 4 (Treasurer, self-identified) told the commission, and laid out the amounts charged to county funds, including the county bond fund (Fund 12: $9,881.69), Fund 10 ($69,522.98) and Fund 33 (~$14,008.48). The treasurer said she deducts refunded amounts from future disbursements and that the checks for the refund had already been written.
Why it matters: Commissioners said the refund represents a significant hit to some funds, particularly Fund 10, and could force decisions about raising taxes, reallocating costs, or cutting spending. Speaker 3 emphasized improving assessing and collecting before defaulting to tax increases, saying the…
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