Helper's audited statements for fiscal 2025 report $15.2 million in long-term debt, most of it owed by the water and sewer systems, and a general fund that spent $151,634 more than it took in. The auditor gave an unmodified opinion and reported one state compliance finding.
Helper's fiscal 2025 audit reports that the Municipal Building Authority fund spent $459,331 on a public works building project with no adopted appropriation, and that the sewer and garbage funds also exceeded their budgets.
Helper's fiscal 2025 audit reports that the Municipal Building Authority fund spent $459,331 on a public works building project with no adopted appropriation, and that the sewer and garbage funds also exceeded their budgets.
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Helper's fiscal 2025 general fund budget included a $330,000 transfer in. The audit shows no transfer was made, and the fund's balance fell by $151,634. The year before, the electric fund sent $350,000 to cover a general fund shortfall.
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Helper's fiscal 2025 audit reports that the city paid off a $1,794,000 water revenue loan and had drawn $2,412,000 on a new 1.5% water loan that matures in 2064. The water system also spent $1.16 million in federal pandemic recovery money.