Auditing Roosevelt
The Ledger's review of Roosevelt'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 Roosevelt: what the city's most recent posted audit and its June 2026 budget actions show
The Utah Ledger's Auditing Roosevelt series follows Roosevelt City's money through its own public records. The most recent audit cited in this story covers fiscal 2023, when the general fund ended the year with $3.75 million and the city reported $7 million in outstanding debt. In June 2026 the council reopened the fiscal 2026 budget and approved the certified tax rate for fiscal 2027.
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- $3,753,033General fund balance at June 30, 2023 (fiscal 2023 audit)Auditing Roosevelt: what the city's most recent posted audit and its June 2026 budget actions show →
- $6,998,234Total outstanding debt at June 30, 2023Auditing Roosevelt: what the city's most recent posted audit and its June 2026 budget actions show →
- $3.6 millionTransfer proposed in the June 2026 fiscal 2026 budget reopeningAuditing Roosevelt: what the city's most recent posted audit and its June 2026 budget actions show →
- $500,000State outdoor recreation grant for Cottonwood Creek Trail Phase 5Auditing Roosevelt: what the city's most recent posted audit and its June 2026 budget actions show →
- 3%CPI-based increase in the one-year K&K Sanitation renewalRoosevelt renews K&K Sanitation for one year with a 3% increase, sets January 2027 bid process →
- $7,603Sanitation fund operating loss, fiscal 2023Roosevelt renews K&K Sanitation for one year with a 3% increase, sets January 2027 bid process →
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Roosevelt renews K&K Sanitation for one year with a 3% increase, sets January 2027 bid process
The Roosevelt City Council voted June 16, 2026 to renew its K&K Sanitation contract for one year with a 3% CPI-based increase, subject to legal review, and to set a request for proposals for January 2027. At a public hearing the same night, a member of the public asked about a $63,000 negative figure in sanitation.