Chairman Rogers, members of the City Council, and gathered guests… Tonight I am pleased to be presenting to the City Council and the people of Salt Lake City a fiscally responsible budget. This budget recommendation provides for our city employees, prioritizes our city’s infrastructure and maintenance needs, funds programs important to Salt Lake City’s values, […]
Mayor Biskupski will deliver her proposed 2016-2017 budget to Salt Lake City Council Tuesday evening
On Tuesday at 7 p.m., Mayor Jackie Biskupski will deliver her proposed 2016-2017 budget to the Salt Lake City Council. The City Council will hold public hearings, with a schedule to be announced, on the proposed budget during May and June. State law requires the Council adopt a budget by June 22 of each year. […]
Customer service, efficiency help Salt Lake City win Utah’s 2016 Justice Court of the Year Award
Salt Lake City’s Justice Court has been named 2016 Justice Court of the Year by the Utah State Courts. The award is based on results of questionnaires administered to the public and to court employees, and measures customer service, efficiency in disposition of cases, jury movement, and employee performance. The City Justice Court is the […]
Arbor Day celebrations to include tree plantings by Mayor Biskupski and a school observance
On Friday, April 29, Mayor Jackie Biskupski and her family will plant a tree at Westpointe Park to celebrate Arbor Day and the power of community and volunteerism. Salt Lake City’s Urban Forestry Program has been working with non-profit organization Tree Utah, as well the Westpointe Community Council on the event. Dozens of volunteers will […]
Update on Salt Lake City appointment process and appointment of Chief of Police
Today Mayor Jackie Biskupski announced she would appoint Interim Police Chief Mike Brown as Chief of Police for the Salt Lake City Police Department. Chief Mike Brown has been serving as Interim Police Chief since June 2015 and has served with the Salt Lake City Police Department since 1991. Chief Brown has held a number […]
Salt Lake City Announces New Partnership To Protect Children’s Future
Today Salt Lake City launches a new partnership with Healthy Babies Bright Futures (HBBF) to become one of the organization’s first cohort of Bright Cities. The Bright Cities program is designed specifically to help reduce or eliminate neurotoxic chemical exposures in children when they are most vulnerable. Exposure to toxic chemicals is so widespread and […]
SLC 911 website will encourage public to track improvements in public safety response
Today, April 22, 2016, Mayor Jackie Biskupski announced the launch of www.slc911.com, a new website devoted to clear communication with the public on needed improvements among Salt Lake City 911 Dispatch, Salt Lake City Police Department, and Salt Lake City Fire Department. The site is the delivery of a promise Mayor Biskupski made in her […]
An open letter to our friends doing business in north carolina & MISSISSIPPI:
We understand many of you are rightfully concerned about the recent passage of HB2 in North Carolina and HB1523 in Mississippi, bills that undermine the progress we have made as a country toward equality for LGBTQ people. Over the last year, business has played a large role in keeping reactionary bills like HB2 and HB1523 […]
Mayor Jackie Biskupski and Salt Lake City recognizes World Autism Awareness Day and Autism Awareness Month
In recognition of World Autism Awareness Day, Mayor Jackie Biskupski has called for the City and County Building to be lit blue on Saturday, April 2nd. Mayor Biskupski will also issue a proclamation declaring April Autism Awareness Month in Salt Lake City. “Autism is the fastest growing developmental disability in the United States and in […]
Mayor Jackie Biskupski to recognize Women’s History Month by honoring health care pioneers and supporting U.N. effort to end discrimination
Mayor Jackie Biskupski will issue her first proclamation on Tuesday, March 29, declaring it “Kristen Ries and Maggie Snyder Day” in Salt Lake City. The ceremony will honor the two women who provided pioneering and compassionate health care for people with HIV/AIDS during the early years of the epidemic in Salt Lake City and County. […]