Moab's general insurance line rises to $645,000 in the fiscal 2027 budget
The general fund budget Moab adopted for fiscal 2027 sets aside $645,000 for general insurance. The same line shows $1,424 in actual spending in fiscal 2024 and $259,804 in fiscal 2025.
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Moab's fiscal 2027 general fund budget sets aside $645,000 on its General Insurance line, according to the exhibit attached to the budget resolution the City Council adopted on May 12, 2026. [1][3]
The line sits in the general section of the Administrative Services Department. The column labeled 2026 Revised Budget shows $439,310 for the same line. [1]
Earlier years
The budget's actual columns show $1,424.11 spent on the line in fiscal 2024 and $259,803.61 in fiscal 2025. A year-to-date column for fiscal 2026, in a report printed May 7, 2026, shows $442,862.05. [1]
On the revenue side, a line for insurance claim proceeds shows $173,266.33 in fiscal 2024, $669,209.12 in fiscal 2025 and $344,263.86 year to date in fiscal 2026. No claim proceeds are budgeted for fiscal 2027. [2]
The city's fiscal 2025 audit reports $669,209 in insurance recoveries in the general fund, the same amount as the budget's fiscal 2025 actual. [5]
Adoption
Resolution 04-2026 adopts the budgets for all funds as outlined in Exhibit A. The council approved it 4-1, with Councilmember Myers voting nay. The minutes do not record a reason for that vote or any discussion of the insurance line. [3][4]
Budget figures are planned amounts. The fiscal 2026 year-to-date column reflects the report's print date of May 7, 2026, not a full year. Claim proceeds are revenue and are not netted against the insurance expense here.
Sources
- City of Moab · FY2027 budget Exhibit A, general fund expenditures
- City of Moab · FY2027 budget Exhibit A, general fund revenues
- City of Moab · Resolution 04-2026, FY2027 budget (filed with the State Auditor)
- Moab City Council · May 12, 2026 meeting minutes
- Moab City · FY2025 annual financial report, general fund budget to actual
Reporting by The Utah Ledger from the public records above. AI-assisted, checked against those records.