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Emigration Canyon council flags roughly $319,000 MSD shortfall, debates mayor pay
Summary
At a council workshop, Emigration Canyon officials reviewed MSD budget pages, expressed alarm at a reported $319,000 shortfall, discussed raising the mayor's compensation and comparables, and agreed to invite MSD financial staff to clarify revenues and transfers.
Emigration Canyon council members spent the bulk of a workshop reviewing Municipal Services District (MSD) budget documents, questioning how revenue and transfers were shown and debating whether to raise the mayor's pay.
The session opened with an itemized review of compensation lines. Unidentified Speaker 1 said, “It's currently $1,500 a month,” and Unidentified Speaker 2 argued the mayor should sit on the MSD because the mayor must sign financial paperwork. The group clarified MSD pays board members $100 per meeting and meets twice monthly, a practice one member said “covers the gas.”
Council members reviewed comparative pay lines for nearby towns. Unidentified Speaker 4 cited Springdale’s mayor, Barbara Bruno, saying…
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