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Salt Lake City previews Budget Amendment No. 4; council gives straw-poll support for urgent items
Summary
Finance presented Budget Amendment No. 4, a multi-fund package (~$16.8M impact) and the council gave straw-poll support for urgent requests including equipment replacement (~$290K), starting a sixth justice court judge staffing (~$201,749 this year; ~$1.5M ongoing), reallocation of $1.7M bond interest to streets projects, and $3.8M one-time police overtime funding.
Salt Lake City finance staff presented Budget Amendment No. 4, describing 25 items across seven funds with a total fiscal‑year impact of about $16.8 million and an $8.6 million effect on the general fund. Staff said updated closing numbers placed the council’s fund balance at roughly 16.91% of the general fund, about $20 million above the council’s 13% target, and that many amendment items were one‑time requests or housekeeping adjustments.
The administration asked for immediate straw-poll direction on several urgent items:
- Equipment replacement: Public Services requested about $290,000 to replace a backhoe used by the concrete program and a multi-use tractor…
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