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Your local briefing · Oct. 25, 2026
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Latest decisions
- Resolution 26-28, mid-term council vacancy procedure Approved · 3-0
- Ordinance 26-08, amending city code on council vacancies Approved · 3-0
- Mayor pro tem election Approved
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Open questions in our reporting
- South Ogden approves a fire engine expected to take four and a half years to build
Whether the engine contract was signed by the Sept. 1 deadline.
- South Ogden moves $850,000 from its sewer and storm drain funds into the Water Fund
Whether the transfers were made in full before the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026. Adopting the amendment authorized them; the Ledger has not seen the ledger entries.
- South Ogden raises its share of property taxes 10.3%, listing a fire engine first among the uses
What final tax rate was certified for 2026. The June 16 minutes, the Aug. 4 minutes and the final budget's note each list a different rate.
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South Ogden approves a fire engine expected to take four and a half years to build
The South Ogden City Council voted 4–0 on Aug. 18, 2026, to approve an agreement with Siddons-Martin for a replacement Station 82 fire engine that staff said would take about four and a half years to build. In July it approved a $332,948 Siddons-Martin ambulance.
South Ogden moves $850,000 from its sewer and storm drain funds into the Water Fund
In June, the South Ogden City Council voted 5–0 to amend the FY2026 budget to add $450,000 in transfers from the Storm Drain Fund and $400,000 from the Sewer Fund to the Water Fund. Staff said the aim was to keep water rates from increasing excessively.
South Ogden raises its share of property taxes 10.3%, listing a fire engine first among the uses
The South Ogden City Council voted 5–0 on Aug. 4, 2026, to adopt a FY2027 budget that includes a 10.3% increase in the city's portion of property taxes, expected to raise $476,331. The minutes list a new fire engine, sidewalks, parks operations and police cars as the uses.
South Ogden's last two audits cite spending above the budget, the earlier one as a repeat finding
South Ogden's fiscal 2025 audit says the South Ogden Days event fund spent $33,167 more than its budget, a violation of state budget law. The fiscal 2024 audit cited a $47,901 overrun in the Road Improvement Fee Fund as a repeat of a fiscal 2023 finding. In June 2026, the council amended the event fund's budget for the following year.
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Tue, Oct 6 · City Council
Selected council decisions: October 6, 2026
Selected decisions only; the linked minutes carry the full record. The council adopted Resolution 26-28 and Ordinance 26-08 on filling mid-term council vacancies, and elected Jeremy Howe mayor pro tem.
- Resolution 26-28, mid-term council vacancy procedure Approved · 3-0
Tue, Sep 15 · City Council
Selected council decisions: September 15, 2026
Selected decisions only; the linked minutes carry the full record. The council consented to a new city recorder and adopted a resolution approving renewal of the Intercounty Automatic Aid Fire Agreement.
- City recorder appointment Approved · 4-0
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