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Salt Lake City police request technology, drone and overtime funding as department budget rises
Summary
Salt Lake City Police Department leaders told the City Council on May 29 that the department’s proposed FY26 budget rises roughly 12.4% to about $135 million and asked for funds for overtime, a real‑time crime center (cameras/LPRs) and a seed drone‑as‑first‑responder pilot.
Salt Lake City Police Department leaders told the City Council on May 29 that the department’s proposed fiscal 2026 budget is about $135 million, roughly a $15 million (12.4%) increase from the prior year, with most of the increase attributable to personnel costs, including an 8.7% wage step in the police MOU.
Chief Brian Red and staff said the department is requesting $1.5 million in overtime funding (bringing projected overtime to about $8 million), $35,000 ongoing and roughly $519,001 one‑time for an initial “crime response and monitoring technology” package (cameras and license‑plate readers), and a seed package for a “drone as a first responder” program (about $53,000…
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