Draper's ambulance fund lost $2.3 million in FY2025, covered by a $2.2 million transfer

Operating expenses in Draper's ambulance fund exceeded its operating revenues by $2,268,074 in the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2025 (FY2025), according to the city's audited annual financial report. The fund also recorded $2,200,000 in transfers in. ^[1]

The FY2025 numbers

The report's statement of revenues, expenses and changes in net position shows the ambulance fund with $1,953,510 in sales and charges for services and $17,270 in miscellaneous income, for total operating revenues of $1,970,780. ^[1]

Operating expenses totaled $4,238,854: $2,589,971 for salaries and benefits, $1,269,416 administrative, $206,411 for supplies and repairs, $39,300 for claims and insurance, $13,367 for utilities and $120,389 of depreciation. The operating loss was $2,268,074. ^[1]

Nonoperating revenues added $87,742, mostly $83,259 in interest income. The fund recorded $2,200,000 in transfers in, and its net position rose $19,668, from $2,744,553 to $2,764,221. ^[1]

The report's management discussion names the source: the city's general fund transferred in the $2,200,000, which it says covered annual operating deficits associated with staffing decisions made by the city. That is management's explanation, not an auditor's finding. ^[2]

The statement of cash flows shows $2,237,028 in net cash used by operating activities. ^[1]