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Marie Dougherty was elected mayor of Clinton in 2025 after serving five years on the City Council; the city lists her term as running to December 2029. Her city biography says she graduated from Utah State University with a degree in journalism and political science and names transparency and communication as priorities, including improving elected officials' presence on social media. It says she serves on the board of Wasatch Integrated Waste, the legislative committee of the League of Cities and the board of the Mosquito Abatement District, and has been a liaison to the Chambers of Commerce and Communities That Care.
A 2024 engineering plan says Clinton needs about $3.4 million a year to maintain its streets. Staff told the council in June the city spends about $1 million. The council adopted its budget without new road money and ordered a study of a street utility fee, which it has not adopted.
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The auditor who reviewed Clinton's fiscal 2025 books told the council the general fund balance was slightly above state thresholds. Officials described the causes, a councilmember asked for quarterly reports, and in September the council's agenda proposed an advisory audit committee.
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The Ledger is reading Clinton's audits, budgets, bond documents and council minutes. Here is what the city's fiscal 2025 audited statements and its fiscal 2027 final budget show.
