Auditing West Jordan
The Ledger's review of West Jordan'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 West Jordan: what the city's audit and budget show about its money
West Jordan's fiscal 2025 audit drew an unmodified opinion and showed a $22.7 million General Fund balance. The city's adopted fiscal 2027 budget plans to spend $55.9 million more than it takes in, drawing on reserves, mostly for capital projects.
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- $22.7 millionGeneral Fund balance at June 30, 2025 (audited)Auditing West Jordan: what the city's audit and budget show about its money →
- $55.9 millionPlanned FY2027 reserve reduction across city funds (adopted budget, excludes transfers and agencies)Auditing West Jordan: what the city's audit and budget show about its money →
- $1.72 millionRedevelopment agency payments under three development agreements, FY2025West Jordan's redevelopment agency paid $1.72 million under PayPal, Aligned and Bangerter Station agreements in fiscal 2025 →
- $12 millionSales tax revenue bonds issued October 2024 for park fields (original principal)West Jordan borrowed $12 million for park fields in 2024; a Ron Wood Park recreation center is on a separate county ballot →
- $305,827Development Services Fund deficit at March 31, 2026 (unaudited interim)West Jordan's development fee fund was $305,827 in the red at the end of March 2026 →
- $2.77 millionPlanned FY2027 utility transfers to the General FundWest Jordan plans $2.77 million in water, sewer and stormwater transfers to its General Fund in fiscal 2027 →
Debt and bonds
West Jordan borrowed $12 million for park fields in 2024; a Ron Wood Park recreation center is on a separate county ballot
The city issued $12 million in sales tax revenue bonds in October 2024 for multipurpose fields and other park projects and plans to repay them with park impact fees. A proposed recreation center at Ron Wood Park depends on a Salt Lake County bond going to voters in November.
Redevelopment money
West Jordan's redevelopment agency paid $1.72 million under PayPal, Aligned and Bangerter Station agreements in fiscal 2025
The agency's adopted fiscal 2027 budget shows $951,949 paid to the Bangerter Station development and $771,999 under the PayPal and Aligned Energy agreements in fiscal 2025. It budgets $1.74 million for the three agreements in fiscal 2027.
Budgets, reserves and taxes
West Jordan's development fee fund was $305,827 in the red at the end of March 2026
An unaudited quarterly report shows West Jordan's Development Services Fund spent more than it took in from July 2025 through March 2026. The adopted fiscal 2027 budget says the General Fund is covering the fiscal 2026 deficit and budgets another transfer this year.
West Jordan plans $2.77 million in water, sewer and stormwater transfers to its General Fund in fiscal 2027
A city staff presentation sets out $1.575 million from water, $895,000 from sewer and $300,000 from stormwater for fiscal 2027, separate from $5.25 million in estimated administrative charges to the same utilities.
Contracts and spending
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