Erin J. Mendenhall is the 36th mayor of Salt Lake City. Erin came to Salt Lake with her family when she was 7 years old, and after losing her father to cancer at age 13, Erin graduated from Alta High School and enrolled at the University of Utah. It was there that her interest in […]
Our seven-member Salt Lake City Council sets the overall policy direction for the City and helps decide where to focus resources by adopting annual budgets and ordinances. Browse the Salt Lake City Council site to find out who your Council Member is, see meeting schedules, and provide us your input on the issues that matter […]
Given the continuing monitoring of COVID-19 rates, the Council invited Dr. Dunn, Director of the Salt Lake County Health Department, to discuss current case rates. […]
The Council, which also serves as the RDA Board, received an initial briefing about a new Sustainable Development Policy, which highlighted the role the RDA can play in incentivizing higher standards to lower building emissions and improve air quality. […]
During the October 5 meeting, the Council chose District Three’s Chris Wharton as the new Vice Chair through 2021 and District Two’s Dennis Faris to take over former District One Council Member James Rogers’ seat on the Utah Inland Port Board Authority. The Council also adopted resolutions recognizing November as Native American Heritage Month, declaring October 11 as Indigenous Peoples Day in Salt Lake City, and more. […]
Amendment of code will require City to better define conditions for conditional use permits On Monday afternoon, Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall initiated a petition to amend City Code 21A in order to ensure that the location and type of homeless shelters and services in the City are carefully addressed. “Salt Lake City, and […]