At today’s meetings, the Council approved extending, by a 6-1 vote, the Mayor’s August 20 proclamation declaring a local emergency related to COVID-19, rising cases, and resurgence of the Delta variant. With the emergency declaration extended for 30 days, the subsequent emergency order by the Mayor for masks in K-12 schools also is extended. […]
City Budget Adopted: Council approves $358 million City budget
The Council approved the City budget for the new fiscal year, which starts starts July 1. The approved budget focuses on essential services such as road repair, public safety, housing, COVID-19 community support, and citywide equity issues. Read the press release here.
June 15 Council Meeting
At Tuesday’s meetings, the Council approved the City budget for the upcoming fiscal year, adopted a Juneteenth ceremonial resolution with Mayor Mendenhall, and received recommendations from the Racial Equity in Policing Commission. Read the meeting recap here.
May 25 Council Meeting
At today’s Council Meeting: The Council received a series of briefings about the proposed Salt Lake City budget for the next fiscal year, which begins in July. The second public hearing on the Citywide budget proposal is Tuesday, June 1 at 7 p.m. More on the budget: tinyurl.com/SLCFY22Budget The meeting agenda also included a follow-up presentation of […]
May 18 RDA Board and Council Meetings
At today’s Council, RDA, and LBA Meetings: The Council received a series of briefings about the proposed Salt Lake City budget for the next fiscal year, which begins in July. A public hearing was held, and a second hearing on the Citywide budget proposal is Tuesday, June 1 at 7 p.m. Much of the meeting agenda for the day […]
May 11 Council Meeting
At today’s Council Meetings: The Council received updated revenue and expenditure numbers for the City, and Council staff reviewed the Mayor’s proposed Salt Lake City budget for the next fiscal year, which begins in July. More here. Council Members will meet Thursday, May 13 as part of the process to fill the empty Council seat in […]
May 4 Council Meetings
At today’s Council and RDA Meetings: The Council received the proposed Salt Lake City budget from the Mayor for the next fiscal year, which begins in July. More on the Mayor’s presentation here. Council Members received an update on the vacancy process for filling the empty District 2 Council seat. More on this vacancy here. The Redevelopment Agency Board […]
April 20 Council Meeting
At today’s Council Meetings: The Council voted to change this year’s City elections to ranked-choice voting without a primary. More here. The Council reviewed a draft of an audit of police budget and operations. More here. Council Members paused the meeting and joined with the Racial Equity in Policing Commission at a press conference on the Derek Chauvin […]
April 13 RDA Board and Council Meetings
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 […]
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 […]