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Your local briefing · Oct. 25, 2026
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Open questions in our reporting
- Kanab's fiscal 2025 audit reports a year-end adjustment finding and a fraud-risk compliance item
What the finding's 2007 number refers to. The fiscal 2025 report does not explain it.
- Kanab's fiscal 2025 budget planned a $516,450 general fund drawdown; the audited fund grew $627,179
Which tax revenues were not accrued in the years before fiscal 2025. The audit note does not name them.
- Kanab's year-end budget amendment adds transfer authority and an airport loan between funds
The amount and repayment terms of the interfund loan to the airport capital fund. The memo does not state them.
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Kanab's fiscal 2025 audit reports a year-end adjustment finding and a fraud-risk compliance item
Kanab's auditors reported a significant deficiency, numbered 2007-001, involving year-end adjustments and unperformed account reconciliations. They also found that the city's fraud risk assessment had been submitted to the state but not presented to the council. The city's written response describes steps on both.
Kanab's fiscal 2025 budget planned a $516,450 general fund drawdown; the audited fund grew $627,179
Kanab's final fiscal 2025 budget planned to use $516,450 of general fund balance. The audited results show the fund grew by $627,179, and a correction for tax receivables not accrued in prior years added $678,391 to its starting balance.
Kanab's year-end budget amendment adds transfer authority and an airport loan between funds
A June 2026 amendment to Kanab's fiscal 2026 budget, adopted 4-0, added $300,000 in general fund transfer authority. It also provided for an interfund loan to cover about $3.8 million in airport projects while the city waits for grant reimbursements.
Around town
- Sports
Copper Hills, Box Elder, Ridgeline and Mountain Crest win in Week 10 football
Copper Hills beat Riverton 40-17 and Box Elder beat West Field 28-7 in Region games on Friday, Oct. 16.
- Outdoors
Grand Canyon North Rim begins fall closures as two scenic roads shut for repairs
Cape Royal and Point Imperial roads are expected to reopen Nov. 3, and the North Rim entrance closes for the season by Nov. 30.
City council & planning →
Tue, Sep 8 · City Council
Kanab council authorizes emergency municipal well repairs
On Sept. 8 the Kanab City Council voted unanimously to authorize emergency repairs and motor replacements for municipal water well pumps. Mayor Pro Tem Heaton presided; Mayor Johnson and Councilmember Banks were absent.
Tue, Aug 11 · City Council
Kanab council backs ladder truck funding application, narrows R-1-20 frontage rule 3-2 and amends fire district agreement
On Aug. 11 the Kanab City Council voted 5-0 to adopt a resolution supporting a funding application for an aerial ladder truck, 3-2 to reduce the R-1-20 minimum street frontage from 120 feet to 100 feet, and 5-0, with a…
- Ordinance 8-2-26 O: R-1-20 minimum street frontage Approved · 3-2
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