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City OKs Salt Lake County interlocal for 2025 municipal election as cost concerns surface
Summary
Murray City Council authorized an interlocal agreement with Salt Lake County to provide election services for the 2025 municipal election; staff warned the county’s security and staffing changes are increasing costs and the city budget request is larger than recent elections.
The Murray City Council voted on April 1 to authorize an interlocal agreement with Salt Lake County for county-managed services in Murray’s 2025 municipal election, after staff presented security upgrades, staffing changes and sharply higher cost estimates compared with recent municipal elections.
Brooke Smith, the city presenter, told the council the county will provide a broad suite of services including ballot layout, printing, mailing and delivery, tabulation equipment, post-election audits and secure daily custody procedures for drop-boxes. Smith said the county now employs 24-hour camera surveillance for drop boxes and retains that footage…
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