Bluffdale's auditors gave clean opinions on its fiscal 2025 statements. The city's general fund budget for fiscal 2027 is about $17.3 million, and capital spending this year is dominated by the 14600 South railroad underpass. This series examines the records behind those numbers.
The Eastern Bluffdale economic development area collected $9.46 million in property tax increment in fiscal 2025 and is budgeted to collect none in fiscal 2027. The city's budget shows its own property tax revenue and public safety transfer rising, while the area's fees to the general fund end.
The Eastern Bluffdale economic development area collected $9.46 million in property tax increment in fiscal 2025 and is budgeted to collect none in fiscal 2027. The city's budget shows its own property tax revenue and public safety transfer rising, while the area's fees to the general fund end.
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A table in the notes to Bluffdale's fiscal 2025 audit shows $4.6 million moving from the water fund to the Local Building Authority. The financial statements and budget book show it moving the other way, a year after the water fund sent the authority $7 million.
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October meeting materials propose a Bluffdale police department and a new agreement with Saratoga Springs, which has policed the city since 2013. The draft agreement leaves payments after December 2026 to later amendments, and a proposed budget change shifts $355,000 from the contract to city salaries and benefits.
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The City Council voted 4-1 in June to raise the residential public safety fee to $16.20 a month, with the same percentage increase for businesses and apartments. The budget projects $1,224,000 from the fee, up from $750,000. The city's rates page still listed 2024 fees on Oct. 16.
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A legal notice says the principal on Bluffdale's 2026 bond anticipation notes is payable only from a future bond issue. The city's adopted budget says the note is planned to be repaid with state funds. The records reviewed don't include the closing documents or a state funding agreement.
