Auditing North Ogden
The Ledger's review of North Ogden'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 North Ogden: budget, reserves, debt payments and the audit, from the city's own records
North Ogden, a separate city from Ogden, adopted a fiscal 2026–27 General Fund budget of about $12.3 million in June without a proposed property tax increase. This series follows its reserves, bond payments, redevelopment money, audit and contracts through the city's public records.
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- $12.3 millionFY2026–27 General Fund revenue budget (adopted worksheets)Auditing North Ogden: budget, reserves, debt payments and the audit, from the city's own records →
- $603,200FY2026–27 budgeted bond principal and interest (Debt Service Fund)Auditing North Ogden: budget, reserves, debt payments and the audit, from the city's own records →
- $323,300Existing fund balance budgeted to balance the FY2026–27 General FundNorth Ogden dropped a proposed tax increase and budgeted $323,300 from reserves →
- $150,000Proposed property tax increase the council removed in JuneNorth Ogden dropped a proposed tax increase and budgeted $323,300 from reserves →
- $2 millionRedevelopment agency budget authority for remaining projects, not paymentsNorth Ogden's redevelopment agency budgets $2 million to finish projects; one plaza grant changed course →
- $48 per tonInitial disposal rate described for the Republic Services agreementNorth Ogden approved a $48-a-ton garbage disposal deal through 2028 →
Redevelopment money
North Ogden's redevelopment agency budgets $2 million to finish projects; one plaza grant changed course
North Ogden's redevelopment agency, which staff say is nearing dissolution, has $2 million of budget authority for remaining projects, with new uses requiring board approval. In January the council redirected part of a $150,000 plaza grant after the original recipient could not meet the match.
Budgets, reserves and taxes
North Ogden dropped a proposed tax increase and budgeted $323,300 from reserves
On June 16 the North Ogden City Council removed a proposed $150,000 property tax increase and adopted the certified rate. The adopted worksheets balance the General Fund partly with $323,300 drawn from existing fund balance.
Contracts and spending
North Ogden approved a $48-a-ton garbage disposal deal through 2028
The North Ogden City Council approved a disposal agreement with Republic Services for the Ogden Transfer Station on June 23. Staff described a $48-per-ton starting rate with yearly inflation and fuel adjustments.
Audits and compliance
North Ogden's clean audit came with one fraud-assessment finding; the next audit is due by Dec. 15
North Ogden's auditor gave its fiscal 2025 statements a clean opinion, with one compliance finding about the city's Fraud Risk Assessment. The council has since set a Dec. 15 target for the fiscal 2026 audit and hired a separate consultant to help prepare the statements.