La Verkin
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Your local briefing · Oct. 24, 2026
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Latest decisions
- Secondary water project: approval to go out to bid Tabled · 3-0
- Contract with Computech for IT services Approved · 4-0
- Ordinance 2026-17: merit increase for statutory and executive officers Approved · 4-0
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- La Verkin's fiscal 2025 audit reports a $370,557 deficit in its capital projects fund
Whether the transfers described in the June 3 minutes eliminated the deficit. The minutes are staff's account, and the fiscal 2026 audit has not been published.
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La Verkin's fiscal 2025 audit reports a $370,557 deficit in its capital projects fund
La Verkin's fiscal 2025 audit reports a negative $370,557 balance in the city's Capital Projects Fund. The auditors said the fund had not been reimbursed for spending on behalf of other funds, and that the fiscal 2026 budget had no appropriation to begin removing the deficit.
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Wed, Sep 16 · City Council
La Verkin council tables secondary water project bidding, 3-0
On Sept. 16 the La Verkin City Council voted 3-0, in a consent agenda motion, to table approval of the secondary water project going out to bid for lack of information.
- Secondary water project: approval to go out to bid Tabled · 3-0
Wed, Aug 19 · City Council
La Verkin council approves merit-increase ordinance and Computech IT contract, 4-0
On Aug. 19 the La Verkin City Council voted 4-0 to adopt Ordinance 2026-17, a merit increase for statutory and executive municipal officers, and 4-0 to approve a contract with Computech for IT services.
- Contract with Computech for IT services Approved · 4-0
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