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Mayor's FY26 budget stresses flat operations, public safety plan and limited one-time funds
Summary
City budget director Greg Cleary presented the mayor's recommended FY26 budget overview: no property tax increase, $1.86 billion in citywide expenditures, proposals for public-safety spending, modest personnel adjustments and about $28 million draw from fund balance.
Greg Cleary, Salt Lake City budget director, presented an overview of the mayor's recommended fiscal year 2026 budget during the council work session on May 13.
Cleary told the council the administration's approach was conservative: focus on contractual obligations, inflationary items, core services and prior commitments while aiming to avoid a property tax increase. The recommended citywide expenditures total roughly $1.86 billion, a decline of about $121 million from the prior year primarily because capital spending at the airport and public utilities is reduced.
Key items and assumptions: the recommended budget avoids a property-tax rate increase, uses an estimated $28 million…
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