Roosevelt: sanitation contract renewal

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Auditing Roosevelt: its latest posted audit and June 2026 budget actions

Roosevelt's latest audit cited here covers fiscal 2023, when the general fund ended with $3.75 million and the city reported $7 million in debt. In June 2026 the council reopened the fiscal 2026 budget and approved the fiscal 2027 certified tax rate.

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Key figures

$3,753,033General fund balance at June 30, 2023 (fiscal 2023 audit)Auditing Roosevelt: its latest posted audit and June 2026 budget actions →
$6,998,234Total outstanding debt at June 30, 2023Auditing Roosevelt: its latest posted audit and June 2026 budget actions →
$3.6 millionTransfer proposed in the June 2026 fiscal 2026 budget reopeningAuditing Roosevelt: its latest posted audit and June 2026 budget actions →
$500,000State outdoor recreation grant for Cottonwood Creek Trail Phase 5Auditing Roosevelt: its latest posted audit and June 2026 budget actions →
3%CPI-based increase in the one-year K&K Sanitation renewalRoosevelt renews K&K Sanitation for a year with a 3% increase, sets a 2027 bid process →
$7,603Sanitation fund operating loss, fiscal 2023Roosevelt renews K&K Sanitation for a year with a 3% increase, sets a 2027 bid process →

Each figure is as stated in the linked story, which cites its source.

Contracts and spending

Roosevelt renews K&K Sanitation for a year with a 3% increase, sets a 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 seek proposals for January 2027. A resident asked about a $63,000 negative figure in sanitation.
Published October 17, 2026 · Records checked October 17, 2026

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Contracts and spendingContracts, bid awards and change orders recorded in the council meetings written up
Development and road trackerZoning, annexation and public projects
City meetingsCouncil and planning commission, item by item

Budget and finances

FY2023 annual financial reportRead the report for its fiscal year, auditor's opinion, findings and any draft designation.
State Auditor: local government financial reportsEvery budget and financial report Roosevelt has filed with the state; search for "Roosevelt"

Trace a decision to the money

Proposal: find the agenda item and staff packet. A proposal is not an approval.
Decision: check the minutes for the motion, vote, conditions and any later amendment. Draft minutes can change.
Agreement: look for the signed contract and change orders. An award does not prove a contract was executed.
Payment: compare invoices or payment records with the contract. An authorized amount is not the amount paid.
Year-end result: compare actual spending with the amended budget and read the audit findings and management response for the same entity and fiscal year.

Missing documents leave that step unconfirmed. Our audit series is reporting on public records; it is separate from the independent auditor's financial-statement opinion.

The records

Official documents the stories cite, from the city, the county and the state.

Audits and annual financial reports

Roosevelt City Corporation · Annual Financial Report, fiscal year ended June 30, 2023 (Aycock, Miles & Associates, Jan. 31, 2024)Cited in Auditing Roosevelt: its latest posted audit and June 2026 budget actions; Roosevelt renews K&K Sanitation for a year with a 3% increase, sets a 2027 bid process

Council minutes and agenda packets

Roosevelt City Council · June 16, 2026 regular meeting minutesCited in Auditing Roosevelt: its latest posted audit and June 2026 budget actions; Roosevelt renews K&K Sanitation for a year with a 3% increase, sets a 2027 bid process

Reading audit findings

An unmodified opinion addresses the financial statements. A material weakness concerns controls and does not by itself establish fraud. Compare the same fiscal year and accounting basis; restated balances replace, but do not erase, originally reported figures.

How this works

Each story is filed under one subject when it is published. Where a record states something, the story says so and links it; where a story draws a conclusion or asks a question, it says that too.

Auditing Roosevelt: its latest posted audit and June 2026 budget actions

Key figures

Contracts and spending

Roosevelt renews K&K Sanitation for a year with a 3% increase, sets a 2027 bid process