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Davis County Commissioners decline to include Animal Welfare tax line in existing CRA agreements
Summary
After a Controller’s Office briefing on Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) mechanics, the Commission voted not to include the newly created Animal Welfare tax line in existing CRA agreements, agreed to zero out the line for CRAs going forward, and decided not to retroactively claw back any increments.
County Controller Scott Parke explained how Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) agreements operate, using Farmington Station as an example, and reported that the County deferred roughly $2.7 million in tax revenue to cities and regional entities through CRAs in 2025.
Parke told the Commission that several cities had asked whether a newly created Animal Welfare tax line would be included in older CRA agreements. Parke said he consulted the County Attorney’s Office and that no existing CRA agreements had been signed that specifically included the Animal Welfare line; staff estimated that including the line would reduce County property-tax earnings by about $200,000.
Chair John Crofts and Vice Chair Bob Stevenson opposed adding the Animal Welfare line to existing agreements. The minutes record that they “firmly voted not to include the animal welfare line in the existing CRA agreements,” agreed to zero out the animal welfare rate for CRAs going forward, and decided not to retroactively claw back any increments that may have been distributed last year. The minutes do not record mover/second or a member-by-member roll-call tally for this work-session decision.
The Commission adjourned at 9:20 AM.
