Where does municipal finance data come from?

Municipal finance data comes from Transparent Utah, the statewide financial transparency website maintained by the Utah State Auditor. Every Utah local government is required to report revenue, expenditures, and payroll; audit reports and annual financial statements are also published by the State Auditor's Local Government division.

What are the main revenue sources for a municipality?

Most Utah municipalities rely on sales tax distributions (point-of-sale and population-based), property taxes (certified tax rate under Truth-in-Taxation), franchise taxes on utilities, charges for services, and intergovernmental transfers. Utah has a state income tax but no local income tax.

What is a General Fund and why does it matter?

The General Fund is the municipality's primary operating fund. It covers core services like police, fire, public works, and administration. A healthy General Fund balance (typically 25-50% of annual expenditures) indicates the town can handle unexpected expenses without raising taxes or cutting services.

How current is this financial data?

Transparent Utah and State Auditor data typically lag 6-12 months behind the current fiscal year (which ends June 30 for most Utah cities). The most recent year with complete audited data is usually one to two fiscal years prior.

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South Jordan, UT

South Jordan, UT Municipal Budget — Revenue & Spending Breakdown

South Jordan Municipal Budget

Transparent Utah

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Finances — FY 2026

Transparent Utah

Total Revenuei

$87.7M

-43.1%YoY

Total Expenditurei

$80.4M

-39%YoY

Property Tax Revenuei

$23.9M

27.3%of revenue

Revenue vs Expenditurei

$87.7M

$80.4M

Revenue

Expenditure

+$7.3M surplus

Revenue Sources — vs prior yeari

Property Tax-Current

+38.7%27.3%$23.9M

Culinary Water Sales

-40.4%17.5%$15.4M

Transfer From Cda Fund

-10.8%16.3%$14.3M

Sales & Use Tax

-68.8%7.4%$6.5M

Ambulance Fees

+11.2%3.2%$2.8M

Garbage Fees

-45.1%3.2%$2.8M

Energy Sales & Use Tax

-59.5%2.6%$2.2M

Court Miscellaneous

-40.8%2.5%$2.2M

Storm Water Fees

-47.6%2.2%$1.9M

Interest Income

-53.6%2%$1.8M

Class C Road Funds

-58.4%1.7%$1.5M

Building Permits

-54.7%1.6%$1.4M

Administrative Fees - Water

-43.8%1.6%$1.4M

Impact Fees

-67.3%1.1%$1.0M

Insurance Prem & Claims

-25%0.9%$749K

Local Transit Tax

-68.7%0.7%$573K

Special Assessments

-71.7%0.6%$510K

Driving Range

-47.3%0.5%$460K

Irrigation Water Sales

-46.9%0.5%$449K

Motor Vehicle Tax

-50.9%0.5%$438K

Miniature Golf

-44.7%0.4%$338K

Admin Fees - Storm Water

-43.3%0.4%$337K

Admin Fees - Secondary Water

-41.7%0.4%$335K

Court Fines

-33.8%0.4%$323K

Zoning & Subdivision Fees

-27.1%0.3%$296K

Recycling Fees

-49.2%0.3%$292K

Public Transit Tax

0.3%$288K

Greens Fees

-31.6%0.3%$277K

Admin Fees - Sanitation

-45.3%0.3%$254K

Recreation Revenue

-53.1%0.2%$192K

Facility Rental

-40.2%0.2%$180K

Administrative Fees - Rda

-44.7%0.2%$166K

Municipal Telecom Franchs Tax

-70.1%0.2%$154K

Plot Fees

-48%0.2%$150K

Finance Charges

-47.4%0.2%$149K

Plan Check Fees

-63.7%0.2%$132K

Water Meter Sets

-64.6%0.1%$122K

Electrical, Plumb, Mech Permt

-35.8%0.1%$122K

Sale Of Capital Assets

-89.2%0.1%$122K

Admin Fees - Recycling

-48.1%0.1%$108K

Admin Fees - Ift

-45.6%0.1%$104K

Batting Cages

-49.1%0.1%$76K

Admin Fees - Rda Housing

-50%0.1%$75K

Transient Room Tax

-70.3%0.1%$67K

Neighborhood Cleanup

-41.9%0.1%$62K

Administrative Fees - Cda

-50%0.1%$60K

Cell Tower Lease

-60.5%0.1%$55K

Perpetual Care Revenue

-42.5%0.1%$47K

Connection & Reconnection Fee

-46.3%0%$36K

Food & Beverages

-48%0%$34K

Inspection Fees

-48.5%0%$34K

Concessions

+214.8%0%$30K

Burial Fees

-62.7%0%$30K

Golf Shop

-40.6%0%$29K

Jvwcd Grant

-68.4%0%$29K

Passport Fees

0%$21K

Donations

-75.6%0%$19K

Credit Card Rebate

-38.9%0%$17K

Pid Application Fee

+0%0%$15K

Program Revenue

-45.4%0%$14K

Rmp Connection Fee

+92.4%0%$14K

Prepared Food (Restaurant)

-13.5%0%$13K

After Hours Inspection Fee

-48.5%0%$11K

State Grants

+59.1%0%$10K

Cultural Arts Events Revenue

-50.4%0%$10K

Voca Grant

-67%0%$9K

State Building Fee

-21.4%0%$7K

Park Use Fees

-71.8%0%$7K

Dowdle Puzzles

-81.5%0%$6K

Art Production Revenue

-61.8%0%$6K

Animal Control Impound Fees

-44.8%0%$6K

Admin Fees - Mulligans

-50%0%$5K

Swat School

-74.3%0%$4K

Special Assessment - Overhead

-75.1%0%$3K

Engineering Fees

-32.1%0%$3K

Special Service Pickup

-54.9%0%$3K

Special Events Revenue

-93.7%0%$3K

Fire Classes

-68.4%0%$2K

Instructor Fees

+43.7%0%$2K

False Alarm Charges

-84.8%0%$744

Records Request Fees

-59.7%0%$394

Vending Revenues

-83.1%0%$128

Book Sales

-38.6%0%$74

Expenditure Categories — vs prior yeari

Full-Time Salaries

-48.9%22.2%$17.8M

Capital Expenditures

+0.5%15.9%$12.8M

Water Purchases

-30.5%8.7%$7.0M

Transfer To Cda

-21.4%8.4%$6.8M

Retirement

-50.5%6.6%$5.3M

Transfer To Debt Service

+0.1%4.8%$3.8M

Insurance

-47.2%4%$3.2M

Equipment

-57.2%3.8%$3.1M

Administrative Charges

-45.5%3.5%$2.8M

Principal On Bond

-37.8%3.3%$2.6M

Outsourced Road Maintenance

+26%1.9%$1.5M

Interest On Bond

-51.2%1.3%$1.0M

Garbage Collection Expense

-49.6%1%$843K

Self Insurance

-25%0.9%$749K

Garbage Collection Recycling

-52.3%0.8%$645K

Overtime

-51.4%0.7%$536K

Dispatch Expense

-46.8%0.6%$488K

Part-Time Salaries

-53.7%0.6%$486K

Tipping Fees

-54.7%0.6%$452K

Liability Insurance

+44.4%0.5%$407K

Bond Issuance Costs

0.5%$372K

Water Conservation Project

0.4%$331K

Electricity

-55.4%0.4%$321K

Software Maintenance

-23%0.4%$320K

Transportation Improvements

-49.5%0.4%$318K

Equipment Supplies

-55.3%0.3%$265K

Books, Sub, & Membership

+18%0.3%$242K

Auto Insurance

-6.4%0.3%$240K

Professional & Technical Serv

-50.4%0.3%$237K

Workers Compensation

-50.1%0.3%$237K

Replacement Street Light Led

+440283.1%0.3%$237K

Vehicle Maintenance

-15%0.3%$212K

Software Licensing

-26.5%0.2%$201K

Bank Service Charges

-46.6%0.2%$171K

Gas & Oil - Parks

-81.9%0.2%$169K

Collection Services

-49.7%0.2%$155K

Training

-58.1%0.2%$154K

Water Share Assessments

+1.1%0.2%$153K

Facility Repair & Maintenance

-56.9%0.2%$127K

Council Member Salaries

-50.4%0.1%$116K

Uniforms

-42.4%0.1%$114K

Property Insurance

+3.3%0.1%$113K

Medicaid Assessment

-38.4%0.1%$111K

Liquor Allotment Expenditures

-30.1%0.1%$107K

Crossing Guard Salaries

-55.1%0.1%$107K

System Maintenance

-21.2%0.1%$105K

Systems Maintenance

+81%0.1%$98K

Water Meter Purchases

-74.5%0.1%$94K

Postage

-48.6%0.1%$87K

Water Treatment Facility Oper

-71%0.1%$87K

Sidewalk Repairs

-52.3%0.1%$87K

Culinary Water System Maint

-70.1%0.1%$84K

Protective Clothing

+42.1%0.1%$77K

Gas & Oil - Police

-49.7%0.1%$75K

Cell Phones

-66.2%0.1%$75K

Gas & Oil

-55.9%0.1%$62K

On Call Pay

-49.2%0.1%$60K

Cyber Liability Insurance

+5.6%0.1%$58K

Claims & Losses

-32.9%0.1%$56K

Equipment Rental

+11.6%0.1%$53K

Tipping Fees (South Jordan)

-36.4%0.1%$52K

Medical Supplies

-51.5%0.1%$51K

Equipment Supplies - Cans

-56.2%0.1%$51K

Gas & Oil - Fire

-56.1%0.1%$51K

Equipment Supplies - Recycle

-19.1%0.1%$50K

Chamber Of Commerce

+0%0.1%$50K

Street Signs

-64%0.1%$44K

Employee Recognition

-52.7%0.1%$43K

Grounds & Maintenance

-59.2%0.1%$41K

Legislature Expenditures

-75.1%0.1%$41K

Communication Services

-43.6%0%$40K

Signal Maintenance

-54%0%$37K

Natural Gas

-72%0%$34K

Telephones

-58.3%0%$34K

Jvwcd Grant

-55.4%0%$33K

City Wide Special Events

-47.4%0%$33K

Servers

+48%0%$32K

Vehicle Tires

-58.5%0%$30K

Water Meter Maintenance

0%$29K

Special Projects

-33.6%0%$29K

Custodial Supply & Repair

-32%0%$27K

Advertising

-51.5%0%$27K

Irrigation Supplies

-70.4%0%$24K

Pacd Events

-50.8%0%$22K

Gas & Oil - Streets

-54.9%0%$22K

Equipment Lease

-62.8%0%$22K

Summer Promotions

-15.7%0%$22K

Cost Of Goods Sold-Concession

+208.6%0%$22K

Cost Of Goods Sold - Food

-61%0%$22K

Focus Newsletter

-58.2%0%$21K

Station Supplies - Durable

+47.1%0%$20K

Housing Program

-86.3%0%$20K

Gas & Oil - Fleet

-38.7%0%$19K

Facility Preventative Maint

-68.7%0%$18K

Infrastructure Maintenance

-23.5%0%$17K

Water Conservation Programs

-82.3%0%$17K

Program Supplies

-55.5%0%$16K

Driving Range

-45.4%0%$16K

Equiment Repairs

-72.7%0%$16K

Vehicle Allowance

-50.1%0%$16K

Office Supplies

-68.1%0%$15K

Art Productions

-63.1%0%$15K

Contingency

-69.9%0%$14K

Water

-48.4%0%$14K

Secondary Water System Maint

-79.4%0%$13K

Education Assistance

-26.9%0%$13K

Small Tools

-45.9%0%$12K

Ami Equipment Supplies

-87.8%0%$12K

Legal Advertising

-74.9%0%$12K

Safe Drinking Act Compliance

+58.5%0%$12K

Drone Insurance

-53.7%0%$12K

Swat Team

+58.1%0%$12K

Landscaping

-76.9%0%$12K

Vehicle Damage

-77.3%0%$12K

Equipment Maintenance

-92.9%0%$11K

Webstie Maintenance

+5%0%$11K

Employee Assistance Program

-49.6%0%$11K

Traffic Committee

-4.3%0%$10K

Computer Workstations

-59.8%0%$10K

Cogs - Merchandise

-76.9%0%$10K

Sewer

-66%0%$10K

Snow Removal

-88.5%0%$10K

Printing

-46.3%0%$9K

Vehicle Expense

-26.9%0%$8K

Public Safety Mental Health

-73.2%0%$8K

Arts Programming

-51.8%0%$8K

Chemicals

-85.2%0%$8K

Inland Marine Insurance

+3%0%$8K

Investigations

-65.7%0%$7K

Citizens Academy

+76.5%0%$7K

K-9 Expenses

-48.6%0%$7K

Employee Picnic

-3.2%0%$7K

Water Promotion

+4.3%0%$6K

Collection Maintenance

-23%0%$6K

Blue Stakes

-58.7%0%$6K

Swat School

-1.9%0%$6K

Community Education Program

-55.4%0%$6K

Interfacility Overtime

-73.6%0%$6K

Drug Testing & Employee Assi

-72.6%0%$5K

Ems Training

-74.7%0%$5K

Backflow Maintenance

-92.1%0%$5K

Emergency Communication

-57.9%0%$5K

Telemetry Service Contract

-33.3%0%$5K

Crack Sealing

0%$4K

Emergency Managment

+25.3%0%$4K

Medical Equipment

-85.8%0%$4K

Gas & Oil - Building

-54.2%0%$4K

Miniature Golf

-90.1%0%$4K

Consulting Services

-93.5%0%$4K

Fire Hydrant Repairs

-66.7%0%$4K

Forestry

-68.9%0%$4K

Open Space

-73.2%0%$3K

Gas & Oil - Engineering

-57.9%0%$3K

Station Supplies - Consumable

-31.3%0%$3K

Vending Supplies

-35.4%0%$3K

Planning Commission

-48.3%0%$3K

Batting Cages

-84.4%0%$3K

Gas & Oil - Facilities

-51.4%0%$3K

Meeting Supplies

-83.4%0%$3K

Evidence

-56.9%0%$3K

Kitchen Supplies

-68%0%$3K

Gas & Oil - Special Events

-51.4%0%$2K

Misc System Implementation

-87.7%0%$2K

Council Expense

-76%0%$2K

Gas & Oil - Street Lighting

-69.9%0%$2K

General & Admin Exp

-59%0%$2K

Gas & Oil - Cemetery

-70.6%0%$2K

Flags & Flag Poles

-26.8%0%$2K

Event Supplies

-99%0%$2K

Food & Beverages

-60%0%$1K

Senior Breakfast

-58.4%0%$1K

Council Member District 1

-42.2%0%$1K

Council Member District 2

-54.1%0%$1K

Council Member District 3

-41.9%0%$1K

Gas & Oil - Public Works Adm

-36.3%0%$1K

Council Member District 5

+14.8%0%$1K

Gas & Oil - Animal Control

-61.2%0%$1K

Miscellaneous Business Expens

-30.7%0%$984

Repair & Main Heritage Splash

-73.6%0%$940

Power Protection

-83.8%0%$916

City Float

-94.3%0%$900

Council Member District 4

+24.5%0%$850

Plotter Supply

+157.2%0%$767

Staff Holiday Fund

-99.3%0%$724

Gas & Oil - Code Compliance

+360.5%0%$636

Storm Drain Repairs

-98.8%0%$409

Public Outreach Programs

-90.1%0%$385

Jury Expenses

-40.8%0%$364

Corporate Citizen Award

-82.4%0%$362

Surety Bonds

-93.7%0%$350

Youth Council

-98.1%0%$328

Gas & Oil - Seniors

-53.1%0%$317

Housing Fund Disbursement

-100%0%$222

Repair & Main Oquirrh Splash

-99.1%0%$80

Confidential Expenses

-94.7%0%$70

Copy Paper & Stationery

-99.3%0%$38