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Perry's fiscal 2025 audit: two findings, including fund balance over the allowable limit
The fiscal 2025 audited report, with the auditor's written findings and the city's responses, is not among the reports Perry posts online.
Reporting status as of 2026-10-17
Perry's fiscal 2024 audit gave no opinion on the city's flood control units
The Feb. 12, 2026 minutes on the fiscal 2025 audit do not mention the component units.
Reporting status as of 2026-10-17
Perry voters to decide on repealing a 0.30% transit sales tax
The notice gives no estimate of the tax's yearly revenue.
Reporting status as of 2026-10-17

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Perry: audit findings, flood control units and transit tax repeal vote →

Perry's fiscal 2025 audit: two findings, including fund balance over the allowable limit
Minutes of Perry's Feb. 12, 2026 council meeting record that the city's auditor issued an unqualified opinion on its fiscal 2025 statements and reported two findings: the city exceeded its allowable fund balance, as in the prior year, and a June investment report to the state used December figures.
Published October 17, 2026
Perry's fiscal 2024 audit gave no opinion on the city's flood control units
Perry's auditor gave unmodified opinions on the city's main funds for fiscal 2024 but did not express an opinion on its two flood control component units, whose statements had not been audited.
Published October 17, 2026
Perry voters to decide on repealing a 0.30% transit sales tax
A proposition on Perry's Nov. 3, 2026 ballot asks whether the city should be authorized to repeal its 0.30% local option sales and use tax for public transit, known as the First Quarter Tax.
Published October 17, 2026

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Perry council tables animal shelter agreement and approves stormwater updates
The proposed agreement with Ellie's Pet Hotel would raise the daily rate from $22 to $28, and the council asked staff for a red-lined version for its next meeting.
Published November 3, 2026 · From Perry City

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Council notices and meeting records ↗Perry posts council meetings, separate public hearings, cancellations and available audio. Check the start time and status on each notice, since a hearing can be scheduled separately from the council meeting, and match any recording to the date it actually covers.

City-specific service links checked Oct. 21, 2026. The linked agency provides current service details.

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Perry: the numbers and what's current

The Census Bureau estimates Perry's population at 6,226 on July 1, 2025, up 12.2% from the 5,549 in its April 2020 estimates base. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 city and town population estimates ↗

Mayor: Kevin Jeppsen. Council: Nathan Tueller, Blake Ostler, Toby Wright, Ashley Young, Dave Walker. Perry: elected officials ↗

The City Council meets at 7 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 1950 S. Highway 89, on the second and fourth Thursday of the month (July 23, Aug. 13, Aug. 27 and Oct. 8, 2026). Utah Public Notice Website: Perry City Council meeting, Oct. 8, 2026 ↗

From the city

The city runs a gun range at 1950 S. Highway 89, open Friday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and closed Monday through Thursday; city offices are open Monday to Thursday 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. ↗October 28, 2026 · Perry City

Budget and finances

Perry City public hearing notice: budget ↗Notice of the June 11, 2026 public hearing on the city budget.

Checked against the city's own pages on October 28, 2026. Dates and schedules change; confirm with the city before you plan around them.

Perry at a glance

Box Elder County · Utah

Perry sits in Box Elder County just south of Brigham City, on the stretch of Old Highway 89 that Utah's tourism office calls the Fruit Way. That 10-mile corridor between Perry and Willard has been farmed for generations, and peaches are its signature crop, with the first roadside stands opening in late July. Brigham City's Peach Days, held the weekend after Labor Day since 1904, is the area's big harvest festival.

The city website gathers the practical side in one place: the City Council and its meeting minutes, planning and zoning, permits and inspections, business licenses, parks, and a public works request form for potholes, water, sewer, snow removal and streetlights. A separate page covers the fiber network that serves the city. The council posts electronic meeting instructions alongside each agenda.

Box Elder County, in Utah's northwest corner, covers about 5,614 square miles including the northern Great Salt Lake and the Great Salt Lake Desert. The state history office lists Brigham City as the county seat and Perry among its main towns. About 40 percent of county land is used for farming or ranching, with hay, grain, alfalfa, fruit and vegetables among the crops, and farmers began planting sugar beets in 1901. The county's listed economic sectors today are agriculture and aerospace and defense. Permanent settlement began in 1851 at Willard and Brigham City, and on July 30, 1863, the Treaty of Box Elder was negotiated in Brigham City.

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Sales tax in Perry

The combined sales and use tax rate is 6.95% (6.65% in unincorporated Box Elder County). Grocery food is taxed at 3.00%, restaurant meals at 7.95% and hotel stays (transient room) at 13.52%. Rates in effect as of Oct. 1, 2026. Source: Utah State Tax Commission: Sales and Use Tax Rates ↗

Places and local character

Utah's Fruit Way ↗In the area · Visit Utah's guide to the farm stands and orchards along Old Highway 89 between Perry and Willard.
Perry City parks ↗In town · The city's page for its public parks and the facilities available there.
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge ↗Nearby · A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuge in Brigham City with a 12-mile auto tour route and more than 250 bird species; admission is free.
Box Elder County history ↗In the area · The state history office's profile of the county, from the Fremont people to the Golden Spike in 1869.

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City Council and meeting minutes ↗Council members, agendas and the archive of approved minutes.
Permits and inspections ↗Building permit information and inspection requests.
Public works request form ↗Report street, drainage, water, sewer, park or snow removal problems to the city.
Perry City events ↗The city's events calendar, including garbage and recycling days.
Business and tourism ↗The city's page for business and visitor information.

Farm stand hours and harvest timing vary by season, so check with individual growers before a drive along the Fruit Way.

Government and sources

Municipal directory · Utah municipal boundary data · Roster checked Oct. 19, 2026. Check the linked agency for current services and contacts.

Local guide sources

Local guide reviewed Nov 1, 2026. Operators provide current hours, fees, reservations and access information.

Open questions in our reporting

Perry: audit findings, flood control units and transit tax repeal vote →

Perry's fiscal 2025 audit: two findings, including fund balance over the allowable limit

Perry's fiscal 2024 audit gave no opinion on the city's flood control units

Perry voters to decide on repealing a 0.30% transit sales tax

City hall

Perry council tables animal shelter agreement and approves stormwater updates