Updated Ordinance - 8/4/2022SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE
No. _____ of 2022
(Amending Salt Lake City Code to modify the membership of the Community Recovery
Committee, a new city board to assist with and oversee
the distribution of American Rescue Plan Act funds)
WHEREAS, the global COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the world and local economy
at an unprecedented level, and Salt Lake City’s nonprofit organizations, local businesses, and
residents have been negatively impacted by the economic uncertainty caused by the pandemic.
WHEREAS, Salt Lake City Corporation (City) has received federal funding under the
American Rescue Plan Act (Rescue Plan), which must be committed by December 31, 2024 and
spent by December 31, 2026.
WHEREAS, the City must spend the Rescue Plan funds on certain COVID-related uses,
including to support disproportionately impacted communities and to mitigate negative economic
impacts within the community.
WHEREAS, the City is creating a community grant program to deploy Rescue Plan funds
to support disproportionately impacted communities in the City and mitigate the negative
economic impacts to the City’s local businesses and nonprofit organizations.
WHEREAS, the City desires to establish criteria to quickly, transparently, and fairly
deploy the Rescue Plan funds through the community grant program, and desires to create a new
City board to review applications for the grant funding and make recommendations to the City
Council, for its approval.
WHEREAS, in April, 2022, the City Council adopted an ordinance to establish the
community grant program and to create the Community Recovery Committee to oversee the
grant applications and recommendations, as set forth herein, is in the City’s best interests.
WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to make a change to the Community Recovery
Committee membership to include members of the Salt Lake City Arts Council. All other
provisions of the Community Recovery Committee ordinance will remain unchanged.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:
SECTION 1. Section 2.20.030, MEMBERSHIP, shall be amended as follows:
2.20.030: MEMBERSHIP:
The Community Recovery Committee shall be made up of a total of seven or nine
members, with up to three members from the Human Rights Commission, one member
from the Business Advisory Board, up to three members from the Racial Equity in
Policing Commission, one member from the Economic Development Loan Fund
Committee and one member from the Salt Lake Arts Council.
Members of the Community Recovery Committee will be appointed by the Salt Lake
City Mayor with the advice and consent of the City Council. Individuals appointed to the
Community Recovery Committee will be authorized under City Code to serve on two
City boards.
SECTION 2. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately after it has
been published in accordance with Utah Code §10-3-711 and recorded in accordance with Utah
Code §10-3-713.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this ______ day of ______________, 2022.
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Dan Dugan, Council Chair
ATTEST AND COUNTERSIGN:
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CITY RECORDER
Transmitted to Mayor on _______________________.
Mayor's Action: _______Approved. _______Vetoed.
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MAYOR
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CITY RECORDER
(SEAL)
Bill No. ________ of 2022.
Published: ______________.
APPROVED AS TO FORM
Salt Lake City Attorney’s Office
Date:______________________________
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Katherine Lewis, City Attorney
Katherine Lewis (Aug 4, 2022 11:37 MDT)
Aug 4, 2022