Budget discussions continue as we get closer to adopting the City budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Read today’s meeting recap here.
April 6 Council Meeting
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 […]
March 23 RDA Board and Council Meetings
At today’s Council and RDA Meetings: The Council received an update on the audit of the police budget. A preliminary draft of the audit is expected next month. The Council, acting as the Redevelopment Agency Board, furthered a centralized Housing Development Loan Program for the City. The Mayor reported on the timeline for assistance from community […]
March 2 Council Meeting
At today’s Council Meetings: The Racial Equity in Policing Commission officially presented its first set of recommendations, three in all, about the Police Department training practices. The Council discussed the legal framework governing small cell wireless facilities in the public right of way. Federal and state laws regulate many aspects of the facilities but potential policy directions were […]
February 9 RDA Board and Council Meetings
At today’s Council and RDA Meetings: The Redevelopment Agency (RDA) Board was briefed on the next steps for the former Utah (Pantages) Theater property. The City Council received an update on $7.1 million in federal grants for providing services directly to housing programs and assistance to help respond with the pandemic, provide emergency food supplies, plus assisting with an equitable […]
January 19 Council Meetings
At today’s Council Meetings: The Council held a moment of recognition at 3:30 p.m. to honor the lives lost to COVID-19. The Council noted that federal CARES Act funding is in the works; it could mean more than 7 million dollars in rental and housing assistance or other COVID related services for City residents. The Council […]
October 20 Council Meeting
At Today’s Council Meeting Work Session itemsThe Council received: * an informational update relating to the local emergencies for COVID-19, the March earthquake, and the September windstorm: the Mayor’s staff reported that Covid numbers continue to increase in the County and City, with two local hospitals having a high number of people in ICU beds. […]
September 29 Council Meeting
At today’s Council and RDA Meetings: Work Session items The Council received: * an informational update relating to the Mayor’s Proclamations declaring Local Emergencies for COVID-19, the March earthquake, and the September windstorm: the Mayor thanked SLC firefighters sent to California, Oregon to assist with large fires. the City is halfway to the goal of mid-October […]
May 26 Council Meeting
At today’s meeting, the Council received multiple presentations on proposed budgets for various City departments for the upcoming fiscal year. The Council will continue to discuss the Mayor’s Recommended Budget for Fiscal Year 2020-21 over the coming weeks, with a formal vote expected mid-to late June. The second of two public hearings scheduled to accept feedback on the proposed budget will take place Tuesday, June 2 at approximately 7 p.m. […]
April 21 Council Meeting
At today’s meetings, the Council kicked off its annual budget process for the upcoming Fiscal Year 2020-21. The Council expects to receive Mayor Mendenhall’s Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2020-21 at its May 5th formal meeting. Today’s presentations and discussions included proposed budgets for the Department of Public Utilities, the City Library System, and the Department of Airports. […]