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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/11/2026 - Work Session - Meeting MaterialsSALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA WORK SESSION June 11, 2026 Thursday 4:00 PM Council meetings are held in a hybrid meeting format. Hybrid meetings allow people to join online or in person at the City & County Building. Learn more at www.slc.gov/council/agendas. Council Work Room 451 South State Street, Room 326 Salt Lake City, UT 84111 SLCCouncil.com No Formal Meeting Please note: A general public comment period will not be held this day. This is the Council's monthly scheduled briefing meeting. CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS: Alejandro Puy, Chair District 2 Erika Carlsen, Vice Chair District 5 Victoria Petro District 1 Chris Wharton District 3 Jennifer Napier-Pearce District 4 Dan Dugan District 6 Sarah Young District 7 The Work Session is a discussion among Council Members and select presenters. The public is welcome to listen. Items scheduled on the Work Session may be moved and / or discussed during a different portion of the Meeting based on circumstance or availability of speakers. The Website addresses listed on the agenda may not be available after the Council votes on the item. Not all agenda items will have a webpage for additional information read associated agenda paperwork. Generated: 11:41:04 Welcome and public meeting rules Note: Dates not identified in the project timeline are either not applicable or not yet determined. Item start times and durations are approximate and are subject to change. For more information on the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Budget, visit the Council’s hub: link.slc.gov/slcfy27. Click Here for the Mayor’s Recommended Budget for Fiscal Year 2026-27. Work Session Items   1.Fiscal Year 2026-27 Budget: Unresolved Issues Follow-Up ~ 4:00 p.m.  90 min. The Council will receive a follow-up briefing about unresolved issues relating to the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2026-27. FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council discussion) Briefing - Thursday, May 28, 2026, Tuesday, June 2, 2026 , Tuesday, June 9, 2026, and Thursday, June 11, 2026 Set Public Hearing Date - Tuesday, April 21, 2026 and Tuesday, May 19, 2026 Hold hearing to accept public comment - Tuesday, May 19, 2026 and Tuesday, June 2, 2026 at 7 p.m. TENTATIVE Council Action - TBD     2. Tentative – Fiscal Year 2026-27 Budget: Property Tax Impact Schedule TENTATIVE  - The Council will discuss the proposed property tax impact schedule that was received with the Mayor’s Recommended Budget for Salt Lake City for Fiscal Year 2026-27, including reviewing and discussing the items proposed for funding through a property tax increase. FYI – Project Timeline: (subject to change per Chair direction or Council discussion) Briefing - Recurring Briefing Through May and June 2026 Set Public Hearing Date - Tuesday, April 21, 2026 and Tuesday, May 19, 2026 Hold hearing to accept public comment - Tuesday, May 19, 2026 and Tuesday, June 2, 2026 at 7 p.m. TENTATIVE Council Action - TBD      Standing Items   3.Report of the Chair and Vice Chair -  - Report of the Chair and Vice Chair    4.Report and Announcements from the Executive Director -  - Report of the Executive Director, including a review of Council information items and announcements. The Council may give feedback or staff direction on any item related to City Council business, including but not limited to scheduling items.    5.Tentative Closed Meeting -  - The Council will consider a motion to enter into closed meeting. A closed meeting described under Utah Code Annotated (UCA) Section §52-4-205 may be held for specific purposes including, but not limited to discussing: a. discussion of the character, professional competence, or physical or mental health of an individual. b. strategy sessions to discuss collective bargaining. c. strategy sessions to discuss pending or reasonably imminent litigation. d. strategy sessions to discuss the purchase, exchange, or lease of real property, including any form of a water right or water shares, if public discussion of the transaction would: (i) disclose the appraisal or estimated value of the property under consideration, or (ii) prevent the public body from completing the transaction on the best possible terms. e. strategy sessions to discuss the sale of real property, including any form of a water right or water shares, if: (i) public discussion of the transaction would: (A) disclose the appraisal or estimated value of the property under consideration, or (B) prevent the public body from completing the transaction on the best possible terms. (ii) the public body previously gave public notice that the property would be offered for sale, and (iii) the terms of the sale are publicly disclosed before the public body approves the sale. f. discussion regarding deployment of security personnel, devices, or systems. g. investigative proceedings regarding allegations of criminal misconduct. A closed meeting may also be held for attorney-client matters that are privileged pursuant to Utah Code § 78B-1-137, and for other lawful purposes that satisfy the pertinent requirements of the Utah Open and Public Meetings Act.    CERTIFICATE OF POSTING On or before 5:00 p.m. on _____________________, the undersigned, duly appointed City Recorder, does hereby certify that the above notice and agenda was (1) posted on the Utah Public Notice Website created under Utah Code Section 63F-1-701, and (2) a copy of the foregoing provided to The Salt Lake Tribune and/or the Deseret News and to a local media correspondent and any others who have indicated interest. KEITH REYNOLDS SALT LAKE CITY RECORDER Final action may be taken in relation to any topic listed on the agenda, including but not limited to adoption, rejection, amendment, addition of conditions and variations of options discussed. The City & County Building is an accessible facility. People with disabilities may make requests for reasonable accommodation, which may include alternate formats, interpreters, and other auxiliary aids and services. Please make requests at least two business days in advance. To make a request, please contact the City Council Office at council.comments@slc.gov, 801-535-7600, or relay service 711. CITY COUNCIL OF SALT LAKE CITY 451 SOUTH STATE STREET, ROOM 304 P.O. BOX 145476, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114-5476 www.slc.gov/council TEL 801-535-7600 FAX 801-535-7651 COUNCIL BUDGET STAFF REPORT CITY COUNCIL of SALT LAKE CITY link.slc.com/SLCFY27 TO:City Council Members FROM: Jennifer Bruno, Lehua Weaver, Austin Kimmel, Kate Werrett Allison Rowland, Sylvia Richards, and Michael Sanders DATE: June 11, 2026 RE:UNRESOLVED BUDGET ISSUES – Follow-up on Council Questions NEW INFORMATION New Growth – Council Staff has not yet received final new growth numbers from the State Tax Commission (state law now requires them to finalize by June 12). Currently the Mayor’s Recommended budget projects $2,581,287 in new growth, however, the City can only collect what is approved by the tax commission. Therefore, if new growth comes in higher or lower than the recommended number, the Council will have to re-balance the budget. The following are some options for illustrative purposes only: higher than the Mayor’s Recommended Budget: o Reduce property tax increase proposal o Contribute to fund balance (reduce amount used from fund balance) o Increase funding for CIP/Streets/Fleet Fuel (or other uses highlighted by the Council) lower than the Mayor’s Recommended Budget: o Use more fund balance o Cut some proposed additions to the budget (if they are part of the property tax increase proposal, the Council will need to identify other uses for the property tax increase proposal) o Note: in previous years the Council could add to the property tax increase proposal. However because of new noticing requirements that is no longer possible. Staff is confirming with the Attorney’s office that it may be possible if the Council decides to increase beyond the Mayor’s recommendation by June 13 (June 11 being the last opportunity). We noted that the City will not know final new growth numbers at that time. Project Timeline: Briefing: June 9, 2026 Budget Hearing: May 19 & June 2, 2026 Potential Action: June 16 2 Clarification on Consolidated Fee Schedule (CFS) – Staff wanted to make sure Council Members know that some limited fees in the CFS do not necessarily follow the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Reasons include either updated cost justification studies or enterprise funds that need to periodically adjust fees to cover operations and capital costs. Please see attached list of fees that fall into that category. The following information was provided for the June 9 work session discussion. It is provided again for reference, and where updates are available that information is shared in blue. ISSUE AT-A-GLANCE Staff has kept a list of items that one or more Council Members have raised as potential changes to the Mayor’s Recommended Budget, or items that might need further Council discussion. It should be noted that this is a staff-generated draft, reflecting Council questions and discussions as of the date of its printing. It may be updated prior to the work session discussion, and Council Members may have changes or corrections to individual items, and Council Members may add items. If a budget impact is apparent (revenue, FTE and/or expense changes), that amount has been listed, or noted as “to be determined.” Depending on Council feedback, adjustments can be made to the overall key changes document, so that the Council can track the net effect of these decisions on the overall budget an appropriate noticing measures can be taken for the August truth in taxation hearing. Changes to the overall City budget or property tax increase proposal may cause it to be out of balance (increase or decrease expenses and revenues). As these changes occur, the Council would need to identify offsetting revenue enhancements or expense reductions to bring the budget back in balance. Once initial Council interest in various items can be determined, staff will plan to have a live tracking of additions to or subtractions from the Mayor’s Recommended Budget, to ensure the final budget adopted by the Council is balanced and the Council’s version of the property tax impact schedule as required by state law. New growth is not required to be posted by the State tax commission until June 12th per recent state law and the Council is tentatively scheduled to vote on the final budget on June 16. (Note: this list is not comprehensive – please let staff know if there are other items to add) Ongoing discussion items 1. Property tax increase proposal – several Council Members have expressed an interest in re- evaluating the Mayor’s proposed property tax increase. While the charts below have been discussed in prior work sessions they are provided again for reference and/or further discussion. As a reminder, current state law requires the Council to identify what, if anything, will be funded by a property tax increase, and what the budget would look like if a property tax increase is not approved. 3 FY 2027 Property Tax Increase Items Fire Item Total Department Total Fire Department Contractual Increases 84,000$ Fire MOU Contractual Increases - Uniform Allowances 40,600$ Civilian Supervisor / Fire Inspector (10 Months)119,600$ Firefighters for Truck 3 - 9 FTE (10 Months)1,431,054$ Fuel & Maintenance for Reserve Truck 75,000$ 1,750,254$ Public Lands Wildland Fire Interface Mitigation 200,000$ New Properties: Operations Costs 396,518$ New Properties: Seasonal Staff Salaries 311,600$ 908,118$ Justice Courts Judicial Assistants (4) (10 Months)320,000$ Justice Court Manager (10 Months)112,011$ 432,011$ Attorney Prosecutor's Office - 2 Legal Assistants (10 Months)127,722$ 127,722$ CAN Youth and Family Programming 800,000$ 800,000$ Non Departmental Street Lighting (GF owned properties)95,000$ -$ Street Lighting GF Grant 20,000$ -$ Street Lighting in Enhanced Service Areas (GF owned properties)115,915$ 230,915$ Transfer to Capital Improvement Projects Fund 6,463,036$ 6,463,036$ Vehicles for New FTE's (Police, Fire, Public Lands, Public Services)264,774$ -$ Fleet - Centralized Fleet Maintenance 1,061,827$ 1,326,601$ Transfer to E&E fund - operation funding 500,000$ 500,000$ Legal Defenders 961,343$ 961,343$ Total 13,500,000$ 13,500,000$ FY 2027 CIP Projects proposed to be funded with Property Tax Increase Amount Notes Street Reconstruction 627,915$ Total $8.3m. Prop tax combined with $4.7m in class C funds and $3m in County transpo funds Sugar House Park 50/50 Match 1,000,000$ Jordan Park Sewer/Stormwater Infrastructure Improvements 300,000$ Vision Zero Safety Improvements Citywide 1,948,500$ combined with $121,500 in FOF and $230,000 in Impact fees Urban Trails 450,000$ City Facilities Replacement & Renewal 1,136,621$ Combined with $1.6m from GF. Total $2.7m Washington Park Septic Expansion 950,000$ Bike Racks 50,000$ Total 6,463,036$ 4 2.Items to consider adding to the budget. Some Council Members have expressed interest in adding/adjusting the following items to the budget. Because exact revenue numbers will not be known at the time of the main unresolved issues discussion, Council Members may wish to discuss how to prioritize these or other additional items, should extra revenue become available through new growth (which won’t be official until June 12): a.Hive Pass – Some Council Members have expressed interest in restoring a cut from the Mayor’s recommended budget to the Hive pass. Currently there is no income-qualification and it costs the City a net of $382,900 per year for around 400 users. As a reminder, the Mayor’s recommended budget does not propose eliminating the SLC School district student/parent transit pass. The Council could also adopt a legislative intent asking the Administration to work with UTA on a more robust discounted-or-free pass program for income-qualified SLC residents. b.The Council decided to remove this item - Fleet Fuel – Some Council Members expressed concern that the current budget for fuel costs for City fleet vehicles, including for the Police Department, don’t accurately reflect the current and expected fuel costs for the upcoming fiscal year. The budget proposal essentially holds the Fleet budget flat on that item. While conservation is a possibility to meet this budget, the department indicates they will come back to the Council for a budget amendment if additional fuel budget is needed. Given the current status of fund balance, this may be a more risky proposition than is typical. c.Street maintenance – Some Council Members have expressed interest in funding street maintenance beyond what is recommended in the FY 27 budget, based on the long lead time for roads to be repaired in the City. 3.Evaluate All Positions – in recent fiscal years, some Council Members expressed an interest in considering all proposed new FTEs in more detail, potentially straw polling each. FY 27 includes fewer new FTEs and several FTE eliminations, in addition to several positions proposed to be held vacant. Note that in the chart below, positions in blue are proposed to be paid for via the property tax increase: Property tax increase/reduction - Impact Residential Commercial Mayor's Recommendation 13,500,000.00$ 118.38$ 344.93$ annual 9.87$ 28.74$ monthly Reduction Proposal Impacts 1,000,000$ 8.77$ 25.55$ annual 0.73$ 2.13$ monthly 500,000$ 4.38$ 12.78$ annual 0.37$ 1.06$ monthly Residential Value 624,000$ Commercial Value 1,000,000$ 5 4.Existing or proposed programs – the Council may wish to discuss whether to reduce or eliminate any existing programs offered by the City. Some options raised by the Council in recent discussions include: a.Park Ranger program – some Council Members have flagged this program as something to re-evaluate. The department has provided information including metrics that staff has provided to the Council in email. It should also be noted the Mayor’s recommended budget includes eliminating 3 Park Ranger FTEs for a savings of $285,000. b.IMS Innovation Initiative – some Council Members questioned the timing of this program given the expense ($200,000). Note: this item is funded through repurposing existing IMS funds. If the Council wants to pursue this reduction it could elect to increase the “cut scenario” line item in Non-Departmental, which would essentially reduce the operations budget for IMS for the department to absorb. c.Reduction in Council Office operating budget – Some Council Members have expressed an interest in reducing the Council’s operating budget by 5%, as many other departments have done. This would not impact the personnel budget to support liaison work for Council districts. 5.Overall impact to rate and property tax changes – some Council members have asked about the overall impact of water/sewer/stormwater/refuse and property tax changes on residents. Staff has attached a document from the Administration for the Council to review. In total, an average residential home with medium water usage would see approximately $437 increase per year, or $36 per month (note: this assumes the residential user has a 90 gallon garbage can and does not switch to a smaller one). FY 2027 Proposed FTE Changes by General Fund Department Department Adopted FY 2026 Positions Budget Amendment Positions FTE Changes for FY 27 Total (note: Total does not reflect grant positions, as they are refected in the grant fund)Change New Position Notes/Other Notes (new FTEs in bold, FTEs subject to property tax increase approval in blue, proposed eliminations in red) Attorney 68.50 4.00 2 74.50 6 2 FTEs - Prosecutor Legal Assistance (Subject to Property Tax) Community and Neighborhoods 244 244 0 Council 39 0 0 39 0 Economic Development 14.5 0 0 14.5 0 Finance 86.7 0 -2 84.7 -2 1 FTE - Financial Analyst II (6 months) Eliminate 3 FTEs - City Accounts Payable, Contract Development, Data Systems Team Lead - Workday, Procurement, IMS efficiencies 911 100 0 0 100 0 Fire 406 0 10 416 10 9 FTEs - Firefighters for Truck 3 (Subject to Property Tax) 1 FTE - Civilian Supervisor/Inspector (Subject to Property Tax) Human Resources 34.4 0 -2 32.4 -2 Eliminate 1 FTE- Vacant HR Tech Eliminate 1 FTE - Senior Learning & Dev Specialist Justice Court 44 4 5 53 9 BA #4 - Positions added including a 6th judge 4 FTEs - Judicial Assistance (Subject to Property Tax) 1 FTE - Justice Court Manager (Subject to Property tax) Mayor 31 0 0 31 0 Note: 2 FTEs added for FY 2026 base FTEs due to workday trueup Police 779 14 4 797 18 BA #2 - Communications Director split into 2 Comms Coordinators BA #5 - Officers for UIPA - 12 sworn, 1 civilian 1 FTE - Drone Pilot (Real Time Crime Center) 1 FTE - Data Analyst (Real Time Crime Center) Public Lands 159.85 0 -1 158.85 -1.00 2 FTEs - Convert Seasonal to Full Time Eliminate 3 Park Ranger FTEs Public Services 254.00 0 1 255.00 1 Total 2,260.95 22.00 17.00 2,299.95 39.00 Proposed FY 2027 6 6.Follow-up questions – Staff has been providing Council Members with follow up information relating to questions raised at department briefings. Those have been shared with Council Members in email as staff has received them, and several are still pending. Recent information received includes Public Lands/Park Rangers, Police Department, Fleet, and Sustainability. Please let staff know about any additional questions that arise. 7.Funding options - Staff has identified the following potential funding sources for Council discussion/consideration, potentially to address some of the above ideas: a. Potential additional revenue (pending information from Tax Commission and follow up from the Administration – due by June 12 per state law) i. Actual New Growth ii. Actual Judgement Levy iii. Note: increasing the property tax levy beyond the Mayor’s recommended budget is not an option for FY 27 due to noticing requirements required by new state law. b. Adopt a more aggressive forecast for Sales Tax revenue (not necessarily recommended due to the volatility of this line item and economic uncertainty). c. Adopt additional cost justified fee increases. 8.Budget “clean up” items – these are items that either the Staff or Administration have flagged as potential corrections to the budget to ensure expectations are met: a. Negotiated compensation agreements – the administration indicated they will provide a department-by-department update on any changes based on recent negotiated compensation agreements and any impacts to future budgets. Staff will include this in the key changes documents for both the general and other funds. b. SLC School District student/guardian passes – the Mayor’s recommended budget inadvertently provides $20,000 less than is required to fully fund the SLC School district student/guardian passes. The Department of Community and Neighborhoods has volunteered to add this to their operational reduction in order to fully fund the passes. c. CRA Budget item – One Council Member has raised the option of funding for the former Coachmen’s Restaurant neon sign in order to remove and store the sign with the goal of preserving it. If the Board is supportive, the Board could make a motion upon budget adoption to use State Street project area “strategic intervention” funds for this purpose. Staff is working with the Administration and the community to identify the most appropriate place and manner of storage. d. Staff will continue to work with the Administration to address any other clean up items identified in either the Key Changes or staffing document. Potential Legislative Intents – Updated information – the Council will be having a stand-alone discussion on legislative intents at this work session meeting. Please reference that staff report for an updated version of each legislative intent. Potential Conditional Appropriations 1.Continued Contingency for All Funding Our Future -- Sales Tax Funds (this has been adopted each year since the City implemented the sales tax). The Council approves Funding Our Future sales tax revenue appropriations with the following conditions: a. Expenditure of Funding Our Future Sales Tax Funds. Funding our Future funds may not be expended unless the department or division expending the funds complies with: 7 i. Utah Fiscal Procedures Act ii. The City’s Procurement Code and Rules iii. Written verification from the City Attorney and City Finance Director that proper legal and financial procedures have been followed. b. Other Funding Our Future Budget Contingencies: i. The Administration providing a written semiannual spending, implementation and outcomes report on each of the critical need areas. ii. Tracking funding for Fleet provided through the Funding our Future tax separately to ensure it is spent only on public safety (police, fire, dispatch). iii. The Administration spending funds in the critical need areas as adopted in the attached key changes spreadsheet. iv. The Administration bringing back to the Council any proposed adjustments to the adopted budget in a budget amendment for re-appropriation before changes are made. v. The Administration maintaining and regularly updating a publicly available dashboard reflecting revenues received and actual uses. vi. In FY21 and all future funding requests, providing a label denoting which line items are funded with this Funding Our Future sales tax funds. vii. For all positions added, the Administration shall submit an annual written review along with the Mayor’s Recommended Budget to ensure that each position continues to serve the critical need areas and, if a Council work session briefing is scheduled, provide a presentation of the report. Budget Glossary (not all terms are necessarily in this report) American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees - AFSCME Budget Amendment - BA Capital Improvement Program – CIP Community and Neighborhoods – CAN Community Land Trust – CLT Community Reinvestment Agency - CRA Economic Development Corporation of Utah - EDCU Funding Our Future - FoF Frequent Transit Network – FTN Request for Proposal - RFP List of CFS items that don't necessarily follow the Consumer Price Index Building Rental / Use: City and County Building Painter Carpenter General Maintenance Worker Police No Trespass Sign GRAMA Updated Cost Justification Parks and Public Lands Sod Replacement Lawn Seed Top Soil Records and Elections Employee Staff Time Updated Cost Justification GRAMA Updated Cost Justification Special Events Sod Replacement Lawn Seed Top Soil Waste and Recycling FT employeeEnterprise Funds - cost of operations Supervisor Enterprise Funds - cost of operations Seasonal Employee Enterprise Funds - cost of operations Unresolved Issues 6.11.26 Adds and Cuts Hive Pass – Approx $400k Ideas for Additions Street Maintenance - TBD Ideas for Cuts IMS Innovation - $200k Park Rangers - TBD Council Office 5% Operational Reduction - $34,121 Funding from where? Fund Balance Property tax new growth Funding goes where? Fund Balance Reduce Property tax proposal - ID items HOMEWORK Priorities if you had an extra million? HOMEWORK Priorities if you had a million less? FY 27 Property Tax Proposal FY 2027 Property Tax Increase Items Fire Item Total Department Total Fire Department Contractual Increases 84,000$ Fire MOU Contractual Increases - Uniform Allowances 40,600$ Civilian Supervisor / Fire Inspector (10 Months)119,600$ Firefighters for Truck 3 - 9 FTE (10 Months)1,431,054$ Fuel & Maintenance for Reserve Truck 75,000$ 1,750,254$ Public Lands Wildland Fire Interface Mitigation 200,000$ New Properties: Operations Costs 396,518$ New Properties: Seasonal Staff Salaries 311,600$ 908,118$ Justice Courts Judicial Assistants (4) (10 Months)320,000$ Justice Court Manager (10 Months)112,011$ 432,011$ Attorney Prosecutor's Office - 2 Legal Assistants (10 Months)127,722$ 127,722$ CAN Youth and Family Programming 800,000$ 800,000$ Non Departmental Street Lighting (GF owned properties)95,000$ -$ Street Lighting GF Grant 20,000$ -$ Street Lighting in Enhanced Service Areas (GF owned properties)115,915$ 230,915$ Transfer to Capital Improvement Projects Fund 6,463,036$ 6,463,036$ Vehicles for New FTE's (Police, Fire, Public Lands, Public Services)264,774$ -$ Fleet - Centralized Fleet Maintenance 1,061,827$ 1,326,601$ Transfer to E&E fund - operation funding 500,000$ 500,000$ Legal Defenders 961,343$ 961,343$ Total 13,500,000$ 13,500,000$ FY 27 Property Tax Proposal FY 2027 CIP Projects proposed to be funded with Property Tax Increase Amount Notes Total $8.3m. Prop tax combined with $4.7m in class C funds and $3m in County transpo funds Jordan Park Sewer/Stormwater 300,000$ Vision Zero Safety Improvements 1,948,500$ combined with $121,500 in FOF and $230,000 in Impact fees City Facilities Replacement & 1,136,621$ Combined with $1.6m from GF. Total $2.7m Bike Racks 50,000$ Total 6,463,036$ Property Tax Impact Scenarios CommercialResidential Mayor’s Recommended $13,500,000 $ 344.93$ 118.38Annual $ 28.74$ 9.87Monthly CommercialResidential$ 1,000,000 $ 25.55$ 8.77Annual $ 2.13$ 0.73Monthly Reduction Impact CommercialResidential$ 500,000 $ 12,78$ 4.38Annual $ 1.06$ 0.37Monthly Changes to the Property Tax Proposal New State law requires the Council to adopt exactly what any property tax increase is paying for Any change to the Mayor’s proposal is required to be adopted and advertised Hypothetical Do you want to reduce the property tax increase but fund all of the things? Move item from Property tax increase Fund item in general fund Cut item from General Fund in same amount Decrease property tax total amount Hypothetical Do you want to cut something from the general fund? Frees up money to move item from property tax increase Fund item in general fund Cut item from general fund Decrease property tax total amount Increase amount to fund balance OR Hypothetical More property tax revenue than proposed? Increase amount to fund balance Increase amount to street maintenance/CIP/Other Decide which items will be in the property tax increase Decrease property tax increase amount Option Option Option Hypothetical Less property tax revenue than proposed? Spend more from fund balance Increase property tax Cut items from the budget Option Option Option If cut items are part of the property tax increase proposal identify what will replace Note: Staff is clarifying with attorneys - this may be an option but only if the Council decides to increase the property tax proposal before June 13. Alterations to FY 27 Key Changes Affected Department Proposed Budget Budget w/out Tax Change Budget Change Impact of Tax Increase Fire Department $59,302,822 $57,552,568 $1,800,218 Sugar House has seen extensive growth including the development of new highrise buildings. This increase will fund 9 firefighters to staff a newly purchased fire truck and allow for fuel and maintenance of the old apparatus for use as a reserve. Continued increase in requests for permits, along with statutory changes to the Wildland Fire Interface (WUI) requirements have created the need for one new Fire Inspector. This increase will also cover a new vehicle for the Fire Inspector, contractual and uniform allowance increases. Salt Lake City’s current property tax rate 0.00213 Salt Lake City’s current property revenue $108,006,905 Proposed revenue with tax changes $121,506,905 New Property Tax Revenue to Salt Lake City $13,500,000 Estimated increase to Salt Lake City’s property tax revenue 12.50% Estimated increase to a primary residence valued at $624,000 $118.38 Estimated increase to a commercial property valued at $1 M $344.93 105/05/2026 FY26-27 Proposed Property Tax Impact Schedule Salt Lake City will consider an increase to the property tax rate from .00213 To .00248 to generate an additional $13,500,000. The following information is intended to provide decision makers and the public with an explanation of how the City’s operations would be affected if the property tax remains the same. Affected Department Proposed Budget Budget w/out Tax Change Budget Change Impact of Tax Increase Public Lands $34,321,961 $33,199,033 $1,122,928 Public Lands is responsible for maintaining 23 new properties, parks and amenities, this increase includes additional seasonal staff, equipment and operational costs related to maintaining these properties. This budget change will also pay for Wildland Fire Interface mitigation covering 30 miles of high risk areas. Justice Court $7,538,063 $7,106,052 $432,011 Caseload at the Justice Court has increased significantly. To provide for more effective adjudication of cases and allow better access to justice, this increase includes the addition of four Judicial Assistants and one Justice Court Manager. Attorney $13,274,426 $13,146,702 $127,722 To provide for continued implementation of Diversion Programs, the Public Safety Plan and accommodate a new Judge at the Justice Court, this increase includes the addition of two Prosecutorial Assistants. Community & Neighborhoods $41,407,546 $ 40,607,546 $800,000 This increase will maintain current Youth and Family programming following the loss of several major grant funding sources. Street Lighting Fund Transfer $401,315 $170,400 $230,915 This increase will pay for the maintenance and repair of General Fund owned street lighting and fund a $20,000 grant program to supplement property owners who wish to add privately owned streetlights. Sustainability Fund Transfer $1,170,900 $670,900 $500,000 This increase will support the Environment & Energy Division as they develop strategies that protect our natural resources and reduce pollution. Capital Improvement Projects Fund Transfer $10,100,000 $3,636,964 $6,463,036 Funds from this increase will used to pay for the following Capital Improvement projects: Vision Zero Corridors and Safety Improvements, Facilities Replacement and Renewal, Sugar House Park Waterline Replacement, Washington Park Septic Expansion, Urban Trails, Jordan Park Sewer Improvements, Bike Racks, and additional Street Reconstruction. Fleet Centralized Maintenance Fund $12,788,795 $11,726,968 $1,061,827 Continued increases to the cost of parts, fuel and labor to maintain and repair Salt Lake City’s fleet of vehicles. NonDepartment/Legal Defender Association $2,755,153 $1,793,810 $961,343 In response to increased caseload at the Justice Court, the Legal Defender contract has been increased to allow for new staff to provide indigent defense. Totals $183,060,981 $169,610,943 $13,500,000 205/05/2026 City Council Announcements Information Needed A. Availability for Official Council Group Photo Council staff is arranging an official Council group photo. A daytime photo session is preferred to allow for the best lighting and outdoor photo options. Would Council Members prefer to hold the photo session on one of the following dates? Tuesday, June 16 at 1:30 p.m. o or 30 min prior to the meeting start time pending a time change. Tuesday, July 21 at 1:30 p.m. A non-Council meeting date o Please indicate your preference and availability.