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Council continues budget hearing after lengthy debate on staff cuts, new positions and sidewalk funding
Summary
Councilmembers presented competing budget amendments focused on prioritizing staff and public‑safety services, reinstating some positions cut during administration’s reductions, and adding one‑time funds for hazardous sidewalk repairs. The council voted to continue the public hearing to June 17 to allow follow‑up and further amendments.
SANDY, Utah — The Sandy City Council on June 10 held an extended public hearing on the proposed fiscal year 2025–26 budget and heard competing amendment packages from Councilmembers Zach Robinson and Marcy Hausman, and from Allison Stroud.
Robinson and Hausman presented a joint proposal they said prioritized “people” and workforce retention. They proposed restoring or partially restoring positions eliminated in the tentative budget and reallocating savings from other areas to fund positions they view as city‑wide priorities. Their memo cites a desire to “strengthen and work towards keeping and retaining our workforce” and to invest in training and core services.
Among items discussed in the Robinson–Hausman proposal were: - Reinstating and reclassifying an executive assistant position into a proposed real property manager FTE (the proposal shows a combined figure of roughly $150,000 to fund one reclassified position, drawn from prior tentative budget lines). Staff said that…
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