Auditing Holladay
The Ledger's review of Holladay's budgets, audits, debt, redevelopment money and officials' disclosures.
Background
Auditing Holladay: what city records show about money and debt, 2020 to 2026
The Ledger is reviewing Holladay's public records, starting with reserves, bonds and the Cottonwood Mall redevelopment area. Every figure comes from a linked city record.
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- Politics
Holladay's General Fund reserve and 2022 audit: records from 2018 through 2025
Minutes from 2021, 2023 and 2025 give the city's reserve levels, the state limit and the 2022 audit's single compliance finding.
- Politics
Holladay's 2022 sales tax revenue bonds: up to $19 million for roads and stormwater
Council records from March to June 2022 show the bond limit, rating and interest cost for Series 2022 sales tax revenue bonds.
- Politics
Holladay's 2025 lease revenue bonds for City Hall and Spring Lane Park: records from 2025 and 2026
Council and building authority records from August 2025 to August 2026 show the financing model, bond amounts and budget figures for City Hall and Spring Lane Park.
- Politics
Holladay's Cottonwood Mall urban renewal area, 2008 to 2025: caps, subsidy shares and housing terms
City records from 2021 to 2025 describe the area's $122.5 million increment cap, its 75% shares, a 2025 signal prefunding and a proposed $2.5 million housing payment.
- Politics
Holladay's May 2026 budget work meeting lists $50.4 million in fiscal 2026-27 spending
Minutes of the May 14, 2026 work meeting record projected spending, revenue, unassigned fund balance and the building authority transfer.