At today’s Council and RDA Meetings The Council received a briefing about a proposed Public Utilities budget for 2021-22, which marks the beginning of the annual City budget discussions for the coming fiscal year. The Council, acting as the Redevelopment Agency Board, reviewed a community-driven ‘visioning process’ that supports revitalization of Japantown Street. The Mayor reported […]

At today’s Council Meetings: The Council announced it will make a choice at the April 20 meeting on changing this year’s City elections to ranked-choice voting. The Council received late today a draft of the first part of a police budget audit. It will be discussed at the April 20 meeting. The Mayor and Council adopted […]

The Council is discussing Ranked Choice Voting, which is a system where voters can use their ballot to not only vote for their preferred candidate, but also indicate their backup choices.

Based on State Law, if Salt Lake City wishes to join the Ranked Choice Voting pilot program, the City has until May 9 to notify the Lieutenant Governor’s Office. […]

The Council and Mayor are working jointly to move full speed ahead on several fronts at once to address this issue.

We are committed to continuing the conversation surrounding race and equity.[…]