White City's FY2027 budget lowers its sales tax estimate and its transfer to the service district
The FY2027 worksheet budgets $925,000 in sales tax, down from $1,000,000 a year earlier, and cuts the main fund's contribution to the district's General Fund by $136,544 while adding a $124,544 building-related line.
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White City's FY2027 budget worksheet estimates $925,000 in sales tax for Fund 70, its main fund. The FY2026 budget assumed $1,000,000, and the city collected $948,692 in FY2025, according to the worksheet's actual column. [1][2]
Total Fund 70 revenue is budgeted at $1,959,500, down from $1,974,839 in FY2026. [1]
What the city had collected
The financial report for Fund 70 in the July 2 council packet covers July 1, 2025, through May 31, 2026, and notes that 91.67% of the fiscal year had expired. It shows $767,714.22 received in sales tax against the $1,000,000 budget, or 76.77%. [3]
The same report shows total Fund 70 revenue at 86.86% of budget and spending at 70.19%. [3]
At the July 2 meeting, according to the approved minutes, the financial report discussion noted that municipal revenues are down and that the district expects lower sales tax revenue next year. No motion was recorded on the report. [4]
The transfer and the new line
Most of Fund 70's spending is a transfer listed as 'Contribution to General Fund.' The FY2026 budget set it at $1,431,500. The FY2027 worksheet sets it at $1,294,956, a $136,544 reduction. [2][1]
The FY2027 worksheet adds a category, 'Building-Related Expenses,' of $124,544, described as wages, administration, IT, engineering development, surveyor and storm drain maintenance. Its FY2025 and FY2026 columns show zero. [1]
Taken together, the two lines total $1,419,500, which is $12,000 less than the FY2026 transfer alone. [1]
The worksheet also lowers the estimate for justice court fines and forfeitures to $9,000, from $30,000 budgeted for FY2026 and $40,029 collected in FY2025. [1]
These are budget figures and an unaudited year-to-date report.
Sources
- White City · FY2027 budget worksheet (city budgets page)
- White City · FY2026 approved budget worksheet
- White City Council · July 2, 2026 packet with June 4 minutes and financial reports through May 31, 2026
- White City Council · July 2, 2026 minutes (approved Aug. 6, 2026)
Reporting by The Utah Ledger from the public records above. AI-assisted, checked against those records.