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Your local briefing · Oct. 25, 2026
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- Sunset council corrects public safety retirement rate in June resolution
The July 7, 2026 minutes list no dollar amount for the correction.
- Sunset budgets $97,755 for Davis County dispatch fees, up from $28,200
The $78,174 in fee collections is a budget estimate for fiscal 2027, not collected revenue.
- Sunset's budget moves $650,000 from capital projects to the general fund
The general fund page lists the $650,000 as a transfer in; the Public Works fund page labels it "Transfer to Utility Fund."
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Sunset council corrects public safety retirement rate in June resolution
On July 7, Sunset's council amended a resolution that had listed the city's pick-up contribution rate for Tier 2 public safety employees as 5.98%. The correct rate was 4.73%, the recorder said.
Sunset budgets $97,755 for Davis County dispatch fees, up from $28,200
Sunset's fiscal 2027 budget more than triples its spending on Davis County dispatch fees and the fees it expects to collect for them.
Sunset's budget moves $650,000 from capital projects to the general fund
Sunset's fiscal 2027 budget lists a $650,000 transfer from capital project funds as general fund revenue. In fiscal 2025, the general fund transferred $900,000 the other way.
Sunset's fiscal 2025 audit lists three state compliance findings
The auditor reported that Sunset did not prepare monthly financial reports, had not presented a fraud risk assessment, and that two general fund departments exceeded their budgets in fiscal 2025. Its compliance opinion was not modified.
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