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MIDVALE CITY ELECTED OFFICIALS MAYOR Marcus Stevenson 801-567-7204 Email: mstevenson@midvale.com CITY COUNCIL District 1 - Bonnie Billings Email: bbillings@midvale.com District 2 - Paul Glover Email: pglover@midvale.com
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By Mayor Marcus Stevenson
Budgeting overview: Municipal budgets run from July 1 to June 31 of each year, which is called a fiscal year. As our new fiscal year is upon us, I’d like to shed some light on our upcoming budget. The annual budget serves as a strategic tool that reflects the City’s values, guides operations, and allocates resources, while considering past, present, and future needs. The budget is crafted based on a year’s worth of data, public input, policymaker priorities, regularity changes, and strategic plans. This message is not intended to be an in-depth look at our upcoming budget, but rather a high-level overview while touching on some of the high points.
General Fund - $30.3 million
The General Fund is where your property tax and sales tax flow into. This fund pays for the day-to-day operational expenses of the city including police services, road, sidewalk, and park maintenance, building inspections, planning efforts, the justice court, I.T., and many other operational expenses. Employees (wages & benefits) - $8 million: With 94.5 employees serving 36,000 people, staff retention is a high priority. Each year, we try to keep up with inflation to support our staff and better ensure our community has the services they deserve. This year we are proposing a 3% cost of living adjustment for all employees. Unified Police - $13.7 million: Last year, State Legislation forced a reorganizing of the Unified Police Department by removing Salt Lake County from the department. This change has created significant cost increases due to the lost economies of scale. While our community should not see a change in service levels from the reorganization, we will see a $1.7 million increase (14.4%). Law enforcement alone represents 45% of our General Fund.
District 3 - Heidi Robinson Email: Hrobinson@midvale.com
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General Government - $3.8 million: General government encompasses the city’s administration, the mayor and city council, legal, human resources, employee services, and Harvest Days. There are no significant changes to these budgets. Public Works - $3.4 million: Public works covers streets, sidewalks, facilities, parks, and cemetery maintenance. There are no significant changes to these budgets. Community Development - $1.6 million: The Community Development department oversees planning and zoning processes, city engineering efforts, code enforcement, and building inspections. Currently, Midvale City contracts out our building official and building plan review responsibilities. The city will begin the transition this year to provide this service in-house as a cost-neutral change. We believe this will provide better service to our businesses and residents, while keeping costs stable. Administrative Services - $2.6 million: The Administrative Services department oversees finance, information technology, and the Midvale Justice Court. The largest change to this fund is bringing in new software to enhance cross-department efficiency and increased security. To adequately support the services provided by the general fund, namely the increases from the Unified Police Department, the city is
proposing a 14.8% property tax increase, or $32 more per year on the average home. This will generate $451,000 per year. While a challenging increase to propose, I believe the $2.67 per month will be worth ensuring we do not see decreased service levels.
Redevelopment Agency - $16.4 million
Midvale City has three Redevelopment Agency (RDA) areas: Main Street, Jordan Bluffs, and Bingham Junction. If you live in one of these areas, 70-80% of all your property tax is reinvested back into the area to support redevelopment in the form of infrastructure and economic development. It’s through the RDA that we are investing in the revitalization of Main Street. Further, by State law, 20% of all RDA revenues must go towards affordable housing programs. Main Street Improvements - $3 million: The RDA is continuing to invest in public art, finishing the construction of the new community and food truck plaza at city hall, continuing our successful small business loan program, beginning the design of our first above ground parking structure, and continuing to support the many events along the street. Affordable Housing Programs - $4.5 million: These affordable housing dollars will support bringing on new affordable units with public-private partnerships, as well as continue our investment in the Down Payment Assistance program and the Home Repair Loan Program, which were both released last October. Infrastructure Improvements - $2.7 million: Infrastructure improvements are used to upgrade outdated and insufficient infrastructure in the Main Street area and bring in new infrastructure to the Jordan Bluffs and Bingham Junction project areas. These funds are used to improve street lighting, upgrade sewer systems, and support other utilities.
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