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South Salt Lake presents tentative FY26 budget of $135.4 million; creates transportation infrastructure fund
Summary
City staff presented the tentative fiscal year 2025–26 budget totaling $135,418,997, highlighting funding for public safety, utilities, a new transportation infrastructure fund, affordable housing startup dollars, the Public Works Campus, and several staffing changes; the budget is a draft and will return for adoption by June.
Crystal (budget presenter; title not specified in the transcript) presented the City of South Salt Lake’s tentative fiscal year 2025–26 budget during the May 14 work meeting, saying the draft totals $135,418,997 and will return to the council for final action before the statutory deadline in June.
Crystal said the budget is built from continuing and one-time revenues and highlighted several major areas of spending. Major fund and program highlights she cited include:
- Public safety: A police budget of about $13,900,000 that includes $230,000 to replace protective equipment, $100,000 for mental health counseling for officers, and $102,000 for officer and staff training. The fire budget is about $10,300,000 and includes $50,000 for protective equipment replacement, $125,000 to maintain apparatus, $30,000 for mental health counseling, and $26,000 for training. The draft includes a 3% cost-of-living adjustment and 3% merit increases for administrative personnel; sworn public safety employees receive a 4% merit increase.
- Utilities and capital: The water utility budget is $11,300,000 and includes $4,500,000 to build the…
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