Auditing Richfield
The Ledger's review of Richfield's budgets, audits, debt and redevelopment money. Every story in the series, sorted by subject, with the figures the records show and links to the official documents.
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Auditing Richfield: what the city's public records show about its money
The Utah Ledger's Auditing Richfield series follows Richfield City's money through its own public records. The council accepted an audit of fiscal 2025 that its auditors described as unmodified, approved a $10.27 million tentative budget for fiscal 2027 that included a $500,000 property tax increase, and adopted the final budget and tax rate on Aug. 25.
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- $10.27 millionTentative fiscal 2027 budget approved June 23, 2026 (not the adopted total)Auditing Richfield: what the city's public records show about its money →
- $500,000City's estimate of added yearly property tax revenueRichfield adopts a higher property tax rate estimated to bring in $500,000 more a year →
- $100.92Yearly increase in the city's tax on a $330,000 home, per city noticeRichfield adopts a higher property tax rate estimated to bring in $500,000 more a year →
- $600,000CIB grant toward fire truck, approved per Sept. 22 minutesRichfield fire chief reports state approval of a $600,000 grant toward a $1.2 million fire truck →
- $1.2 millionTotal fire truck cost per June 23 minutesRichfield fire chief reports state approval of a $600,000 grant toward a $1.2 million fire truck →
- $100 a monthRent for 1.4 acres of airport land leased to the stateRichfield leases 1.4 acres of airport land to the state for $100 a month →
Budgets, reserves and taxes
Richfield fire chief reports state approval of a $600,000 grant toward a $1.2 million fire truck
Richfield applied to the state's Community Impact Board for $600,000 toward a $1.2 million fire truck, with $300,000 each from the city and Sevier County. The fire chief told the council on Sept. 22 that the board had approved the grant.
Richfield adopts a higher property tax rate estimated to bring in $500,000 more a year
Richfield's council adopted a tax rate of .002277 for 2026-27, up from .001721, after a truth-in-taxation hearing. The city's notice said the change would raise property tax revenue about $500,000, or 32.33%, and add $100.92 a year to the city's tax on a $330,000 home.
Contracts and spending
Richfield leases 1.4 acres of airport land to the state for $100 a month
The council voted 5-0 on Aug. 25 to lease about 1.4 acres at the south end of the airport to the state Division of Facilities Construction and Management for $100 a month over five years. The same meeting approved a 100 South redesign 4-1, with the park strip limited to a hotel's frontage.