Huntington's fiscal 2026 and 2027 utility budgets list expenses above revenue

Huntington City's utility fund, which runs water, sewer and sanitation service, is budgeted to spend $59,291 more than it takes in during fiscal 2027, according to the budget figures the City Council heard and adopted on June 17, 2026. ^[1][2]

The fiscal 2027 figures list $566,600 in utility fund revenue and $625,891 in expenses. The secondary water fund lists $88,000 in revenue and $97,000 in expenses. ^[1][2]

These are budget figures, plans the council approved, not results. ^[1]

Fiscal 2026

At the same hearing, the council amended the fiscal 2026 budget. The minutes record utility fund revenue increased from $534,600 to $580,600 and expenses from $579,891 to $653,891. Secondary fund expenses rose from $77,000 to $95,000, with revenue unchanged. ^[1]

A year earlier, the fiscal 2026 budget the council adopted on June 18, 2025 listed utility revenue of $523,600 and expenses of $540,891. ^[3]

During the June 2026 hearing, Treasurer Ronni Torre raised "the need to address our annual utility increase but keep in mind the increase in effect from Castle Valley Special Service District for the next five years," the minutes say. Mayor Leonard Norton said it would be discussed at the next council meeting. ^[1]

The last audited year

Audited results are available through fiscal 2025. That year the utility fund had $514,229 in operating revenue and $482,939 in operating expenses, including $14,691 in depreciation and $262,911 in contractual services. With $22,904 in interest, its net position rose $54,194, to $2,113,173. ^[4]

The utility fund ended fiscal 2025 with $574,435 in cash and the secondary water fund with $683,158. ^[5]

The amended fiscal 2025 utility budget had listed $533,600 in revenue and $540,891 in expenses. ^[3]

The audit's notes say the city budgets its enterprise funds on the accrual basis. ^[6]