From Deseret News archives:
S.L. Council budget facts and figures for fiscal year 2006-07
did not raise property taxes above voter-approved bonds
added a one-time levy for the Main City Library and debt service on bonds ($3.41 on a $200,000 house)
raised city-employee pay by an average of about 3 percent
increased business-license fees by 2.5 percent
funded 21.75 total new positions, including:
three police officers, two civilian police employees, one sergeant and two crime lab technicians
an additional city prosecutor and office technician
another city planner specifically for infill housing needs
a part-time open-space coordinator
declined to fund multiple new positions in the Justice Court, pending results of a staffing study
dropped five full-time groundskeepers at city golf courses to seasonal work only
restricted take-home cars to employees who live within 35 miles of the city's center
adjusted reimbursement rates for those take-home cars so that people living farther from the city pay more to use the city's cars
raised fees on three city-owned golf courses by between $1 and $1.50
paid for the first three months of the Unity Center's operations for when it opens later this year
established a "one-stop-shop" counter for building permits
supported a downtown-renovation coordinator for businesses that stay downtown during the next several years of mall renovation by the LDS Church
funded a historic-district survey for the Avenues neighborhood
Source: Salt Lake City Council
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