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Emigration Canyon council debates mayor pay and MSD budget after members cite $319,000 shortfall
Summary
Councilors and staff reviewed mayor and council compensation, municipal services district (MSD) payments to representatives and district budget figures; staff will invite MSD finance staff to explain the numbers at a future meeting.
Emigration Canyon council members spent a large portion of a recent meeting discussing mayor and council compensation and the financial relationship between the city and the Greater Salt Lake Municipal Services District (MSD), citing what staff and councilors described as a roughly $319,000 budget shortfall.
Council members and staff reviewed a packet of MSD budget materials and municipal wage comparables. At the start of the discussion one councilor said, "Review. It's currently $1,500 a month," referring to the mayor's current pay. A city staff member suggested raising the mayor's pay, saying it "probably ought to be to a minimum of 4,500." Other councilors proposed smaller increases in the $2,500–$3,000-per-month range during the discussion.
The council also reviewed how the MSD compensates board…
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