House Speaker Brad Wilson said he continually hears complaints about SLCSD, even though he lives in Davis County, and that prompted lawmakers to call for the review. “This is not a good audit,” he said during a committee hearing on the findings Tuesday.
The auditors say that just to hit 75% of building utilization, the district would need to close six elementary schools. Every year it fails to do that, it spends an unnecessary $3.6 million.
To cover the deficits and to prop open schools that should be shuttered, according to the audit, the board has relied on taxpayers. It has approved two hikes to property taxes since 2016 — collecting about $40 million from Salt Lake City homeowners, despite knowing the data showed dropping enrollment.
Much of the money, too, is going toward utility costs for emptying schools and administrator salaries. The audit also says the district is overstaffed in higher-level positions.
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