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South Ogden council asks staff to break out recreation program finances
Summary
Council members asked staff to provide more granular tracking of recreation revenues and expenses, including a proposal to separate the Untamed program and Marshall White operations so the council can review performance and coverage in quarterly reports.
South Ogden's council on Tuesday directed city staff to provide more detailed financial tracking for recreation programs, saying the council wants clearer line-of-sight into revenues and expenses for Marshall White, Golden Hours and the Untamed program.
Glenn, a councilmember leading the budget discussion, said the city originally created a small recreation enterprise fund for adult recreation but that some activities and revenues are spread across multiple accounts. Staff member (S4) told the council the general ledger already groups accounts by purpose and that the finance team "can get as granular as city council desires," including creating a separate organizational segment to track Untamed if the council wishes.
Councilmember S2 asked for a timetable for review and for the information to appear in regular reports. "We can add some information there," the staff member said, noting quarterly financial updates could be expanded to break down the segments elected officials requested.
Councilmember S7 urged clearer accounting for Untamed specifically, saying, "I've personally and my family have benefited from Untamed," and added that program costs are difficult to see because revenues and expenses currently reside in several places. Staff agreed to return with a proposal on how to adjust budgets and accounts so Untamed and other key programs can be tracked together.
Mayor (S5) and other councilmembers emphasized a posture of iterative improvement: the mayor said the administration is open to transparency and to working with council on performance questions after Marshall White's first year of operation.
The council asked staff to identify a small set of initial priorities for analysis and to present a quarter-to-quarter reporting schedule; staff agreed to include the requested detail in upcoming quarterly financial updates.
The discussion did not result in a formal vote; staff said they will bring back a proposed accounting structure and reporting schedule at a future meeting.
