015 of 2020 - Consolidated Reporting Ordinance: Community and Neighborhoods Department1
SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. ___ of 2020
(Requiring information reports to the City Council)
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2.04.045, SALT LAKE CITY CODE,TO
REQUIRE CERTAIN INFORMATION REPORTS BE PROVIDED TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
WHEREAS, as recognized by Utah law, the public should have easy and reasonable
except when access to
personal data gathered by governmental entities is restricted by law; and
WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Council recently adopted the first section of the
Consolidated Reporting Ordinance, Section 2.04.045 with the intent to provide timely
information so that the Council can make informed decisions and not to create unnecessary
work; and
WHEREAS, it is more efficient to share expectations of information early so the
Administration can plan workload and prevent re-work; and
WHEREAS, it is proposed that Section 2.04.045, Salt Lake City Code,be amended to
require that city administrative information be provided to the City Council as set forth below;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds adoption of this ordinance reasonably furthers the
health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of Salt Lake City.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. Amending the Text of Salt Lake City Code Subsection 2.04.045.B. That
Section 2.04.045 of the Salt Lake City Code (Administration and Personnel: Office of the Mayor:
Information Reports: Required Information Reports) shall be, and hereby is amended to read as
follows:
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B. Required Information Reports: The following information reports shall be transmitted to
the city council:
1. Budget and Finance Reports:
a. Reports to be provided on or before the first Tuesday in May, unless otherwise
noted in this section:
(1) Update on implementation of key administrative and council initiatives
authorized in the previous budget, within six (6) months of funding
authorization;
(2) Capital improvement program budget, including details for all project
applications, list of funds previously appropriated for each project, and
funding recommendations by the mayor and community development and
capital improvement program advisory board, as well as:
(A)Available and encumbered impact fee funds by type and expiration date;
(B)Balance of each approved capital project account;
(C)Projects that are in the ten (10) year capital facilities plan but are not
recommended for funding;
(D)Public information provided to the community development and capital
improvement programs advisory board at the same time it is provided to
the board; and
(E) Recommendations from the board at the same time they are transmitted to
the mayor, per Section 2.07.150 of the City Code;
(3) List of vacant city employee positions and length of time positions have been
vacant;
(4)List of key job duties for new positions included in the Mayor's recommended
budget;
(5) Claims paid from the governmental immunity fund and current fund balance,
including any budget requests that affect the fund;
(6) Enterprise fund and library fund budget recommendations from boards shall
be provided to the council at the same time as they are provided to the mayor,
per Section 2.07.150 of the City Code;
(7)Currently tracked performance measures for each department and division that
relate to policy, ordinance, service-level, or budget issues;
(8) Bid requirement ordinance responsive bidder reports relating to city issued bid
solicitations as required by Section 3.24.115 of this code, including:
(A)How bid requirements have been applied;
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(B)Any bids awarded based on authorized exemptions to bid requirements;
and
(C)Any other information needed to explain how bid requirements rules have
been applied.
b. Proposed budget amendments report, to be provided with each budget amendment
request:
(1) The purpose of each proposed item and the source of funds for each item;
(2) Explanation of the reasoning for not including the proposed item in the annual
budget;
(3) Fund balances and revenue received, and projections for the remainder of the
fiscal year, based on the previous six (6) months actual revenue received; and
(4) Impact fee balances (by type and expiration date).
2. Community and Neighborhoods Department and other City Departments:
a.14 days of adoption,
including:
i. Identify the expiration date of current temporary zoning regulations;
ii. Identify steps the Administration will take within the moratorium
timeframe, including: identifying amendments that would address the
topic of the moratorium, outlining an appropriate condensed timeline to
complete the amendments within the moratorium timeframe and
identifying potential options if additional work would be required beyond
the moratorium timeframe; and
iii. Questions or concerns identified by the administration, if any.
b. Building permit and plan review turnaround time, including fire plan review and
public utilities plan review and inspection timeframe, to be coordinated with the
Fire Department and Public Utilities Departments.
SECTION 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective on the date of its
first publication.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah this ___ day of ___________, 2020.
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______________________________________
CHAIRPERSON
ATTEST:
_________________________
CITY RECORDER
Transmitted to Mayor on ____________________________.
____________ Vetoed.
_______________________________________
MAYOR
_________________________
CITY RECORDER
(SEAL)
Bill No. _______ of 2020.
Published: __________________
APPROVED AS TO FORM
Salt Lake City Attorney s Office
Date:__________________________________
By: ___________________________________
Paul C. Nielson, Senior City Attorney
June 15, 2020