The Ledger is reviewing Sandy City's budgets, audits, debt, redevelopment areas and council votes, stating only what the records say. Here is the series and what the records cover.
Eide Bailly gave Sandy City an unmodified opinion on its fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. The general fund ended at $9,493,192 as originally reported, later restated to $10,832,515, and the redevelopment agency fund at $45,798,200.
Eide Bailly gave Sandy City an unmodified opinion on its fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. The general fund ended at $9,493,192 as originally reported, later restated to $10,832,515, and the redevelopment agency fund at $45,798,200.
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Sandy's audited report counts $118,707,701 in long-term obligations for FY2024, after a $19.3 million fire station bond and an $8.645 million Monroe Street bond.
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A 2026 resolution calls an election on general obligation bonds of not more than $30,000,000, backed by property taxes, for the former Crescent View Middle School property.
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On July 7, 2026 the council voted 5-1-1 to override a veto of a $93,100 water capital appropriation. Minutes also record a 4-3 budget adoption and veto notice in 2020 and a 2022 tax decision.
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On Aug. 11, 2026, motions for a $30 million and a $21 million ballot amount each failed 3-4 before the council adopted the $30 million resolution 6-1 on reconsideration. At the Sept. 22 hearing, the finance director projected about $5 a month for the average home.
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Eide Bailly gave Sandy an unmodified opinion for the year ended June 30, 2025, but reported a material weakness tied to audit adjustments and a prior-year restatement, and a Recreation Fund that spent about $5,000 more than its final budget. The general fund's opening balance was restated upward by $1,339,323.
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Sandy's FY2025 audited report lists $112,760,737 in long-term obligations, down $5,946,965 from a year earlier. In December 2025, council minutes recorded that Hale Centre Theatre was paying off its bond obligation early.