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Mayor's Recommended Budget MAYOR’S RECOMMENDED BUDGET Fiscal Year 2018-19 MAYOR’S RECOMMENDED BUDGET Fiscal Year 2018-19 MAYOR’S RECOMMENDED BUDGET Fiscal Year 2018-19 TABLE OF CONTENTS Salt Lake City Profile Salt Lake City Corporation Organization A-2 Salt Lake City at a Glance A-3 Salt Lake Community Profile A-4 Salt Lake City Budget-in-Brief A-11 Mayor’s Recommended Budget FY 2018-19 Mayor’s Recommended Budget B-1 Budget Summary and Recommendations B-9 General Fund Key Changes B-17 Other Fund Key Changes B-25 LBA Key Changes B-38 RDA Key Changes B-39 Financial Polices Debt Policies C-1 Debt Structure C-4 Revenue C-5 FY 2017-18 Legislative Intents C-19 Capital Improvement Program Capital Improvement Overview D-1 FY 2018-19 Projects D-6 Department Budgets Office of the City Council E-1 Office of the Mayor E-4 911 Communications Bureau E-8 Department of Airports E-11 Office of the City Attorney E-14 Department of Community and Neighborhood Development E-19 Department of Economic Development E-25 Redevelopment Agency E-29 Department of Finance E-31 Fire Department E-37 Department of Human Resources E-43 Department of Information Management Services E-48 Justice Court E-52 Police Department E-58 Department of Public Services E-63 MAYOR’S RECOMMENDED BUDGET Fiscal Year 2018-19 TABLE OF CONTENTS Department of Public Utilities E-72 Department of Sustainability E-77 Non Departmental E-80 Staffing Document Staffing Document Introduction F-1 Staffing Document Summary F-3 Staffing Document Detail F-4 Appendix Appendix A: Library G-1 Appendix B: Health Insurance Premiums G-6 This page intentionally left blank SALT LAKE CITY PROFILE Fiscal Year 2018-19 MAYOR’S RECOMMENDED BUDGET Fiscal Year 2018-19 SALT LAKE CITY PROFILE SALT LAKE CITY ELECTED OFFICIALS Fiscal Year 2018-19 Mayor Jackie Biskupski City Council James Rogers Andrew Johnston Chris Wharton District 1 District 2 District 3, Vice-Chair Derek Kitchen Erin Mendenhall Charlie Luke Amy Fowler District 4 District 5, Chair District 6 District 7 A-1 MAYOR’S RECOMMENDED BUDGET Fiscal Year 2018-19 SALT LAKE CITY PROFILE Citizens of Salt Lake City Offi ce of The Mayor Jackie Biskupski Justice Court Offi ce of the Curtis Preece City Council Mayor Director 1. James Rogers Library Chief of Staff 911 Dispatch 2. Andrew John- Peter Bromberg Patrick Leary Bureau ston Director Lisa Burnette Acting Director 3. Chris Wharton (Vice-Chair) Dept of Airports Dept of Finance Bill Wyatt Mary Beth Thompson 4. Derek Kitchen Director Chief Financial Offi cer 5. Erin Mendenhall (Chair) Dept of Community and Dept of Public Services 6. Charlie Luke Neighborhoods Lisa Shaff er Mike Reberg Director Director 7. Amy Fowler Offi ce of the City Dept of Information Council Staff Attorney Management Services Cindy Gust-Jenson Margaret Plane Greg Daly Executive Director City Attorney CIO Fire Dept Dept of Public Utilities Karl Lieb Laura Briefer Chief Director Dept of Human Resources Police Dept Julio Garcia Mike Brown Director Chief Dept of Econ Development Dept of Sustainability Lara Fritts Vicki Bennett Director Director A-2 MAYOR’S RECOMMENDED BUDGET Fiscal Year 2018-19 SALT LAKE CITY PROFILE Salt Lake City at a Glance DATE FOUNDED AVE. ANNUAL SNOWFALL July 24, 1847 16.5 in. (419mm) DATE INCORPORATED AVE. ANNUAL RAINFALL January 19, 1851 58.5 in. (1486mm) FORM OF GOVERNMENT AVE. DAILY TEMPS Mayor/Council since 1980 52.1 F. (11.2 C) Mean 28.2 F. (-1.6 C) January TOTAL CITY AREA 77.0 F. (25.0 C) July 111.1 Sq Mi. AVE. ELEVATION 2016 EST. POPULATION 4,327 ft. (1,319 m.) 193,744 COUNCIL DISTRICTS James Rogers Derek Kitchen Chris Warton 2300 NORTH D R D O 2100 NORTH O W ED R T 1700 NORTH ES T S W SALT LAKE CITY E 0 BEC 0 W INTERNATIONAL 2 0 AIRPORT 2 K 0 S 0 T 4 R E ET 5 1 2 E 3 AT T 4 S ER BEC T 1000 NORTH N I K VI ST T 1 T C T S O E S E R W Y W R 700 NORTH 0 0 O 0 0 2 A Salt Lake City 9 1 D 600 NORTH T 11TH AVE ES D W R 500 N 0 0 D 6 O 5 STATE O CITY City Councils Districts CAPITOL ST W CEMETERY 300 NORTH E 300 N T ED W ST ST S R T C I A I 0 INTERSTATE 80 ES N R I 0 D W 5 4 G NORTH TEMPLE NORTH TEMPLE 1 0 R CAMPUS MAR 0 E VI 9 W AT H IO T SOUTH TEMPLE AS T C S R A E T A L O PE ER C P 100 SOUTH N H T C T ST M D C T N T I S R E H E S S I T 200 SOUTH N T E INTERSTATE 80 E A T W W UNIVERSITY S MAI ST 0 0 E H OF U 0 T T 0 300 SOU AH ST 2 W 3 R Charlie Luke D EA 400 SOUTH S T 0 SO U 0 U TH 3 AMP ES 1 C 500 SOUTH 500 SOUTH 500 SOUTH 500 S W 0 T 0 S F 2 T AN T 600 SOUTH O ST 7 G S S O ST 700 SOUTH N 4A T SM EA A H O E L EA D 0 700 SOUTH IL 0 0 O 0 R I EL L 0 7 0 A D D 3 2 U A INDIANA AVE 800 SOUTH G D L R SUNN G YSIDE AVE INDIANA AVE ST 900 SOUTH E 5 VE W 1 A 6 2 A E 0 T LIBERTY 0 AN S I AT 9 F T E T O D PARK S S W O N I A T 0 E H ER 0 I T 0 8 1300 SOUTH L 1300 SOUTH 0 4 L N I CALIFORNIA AVE 3 D CALIFORNIA AVE CALIFORNIA AVE 1 R D ST R EA BAN 2 D 0 O 5 0 1 7 G O E E D W T R R AT T ED T 5 ES 1700 SOUTH E R S R ER 1700 SOUTH W E H 0 ER N 0 I T T G O 6 1820 SOUTH ST T S H N I 5 T E S PI E ST W S W N W E A A T E Y 0 0 A 0 0 0 MAI 9 0 3 ST HIGHWAY 201 3 2100 SOUTH 2 2100 SOUTH HIGHWAY 201 H P I SUGARHOUSE AR G L H PARK E ST L YS AN W EA ST A D 0 Y 0 D EA INTERSTATE 80 5 R 0 0 ST 7 1 EA ST 0 0 EA 0 0 2 0 7 2700 SOUTH 7 2700 SOUTH 3300 SOUTH Andrew Johnston Erin Mendenhall Amy Fowler CAN/ENGINEERING/GIS 3/2018 A-3 MAYOR’S RECOMMENDED BUDGET Fiscal Year 2018-19 SALT LAKE CITY PROFILE ESTIMATED Estimated Population of POPULATION (AS OF JULY 1) Salt Lake City 2016 193,744 195,000 193,000 2015 192,672 191,000 189,000 2014 190,884 187,000 2013 191,180 185,000 183,000 2012 189,314 181,000 179,000 Note: 2016 from Census 177,000 Bureau, Population Division 175,000 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 CENSUS POPULATION Census Population of Salt SINCE 1950 Lake City Since 1950 2010 186,548 200,000 2000 181,743 190,000 1990 159,936 180,000 1980 163,034 170,000 160,000 1970 175,885 150,000 1960 189,454 140,000 1950 182,121 130,000 120,000 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 A-4 MAYOR’S RECOMMENDED BUDGET Fiscal Year 2018-19 SALT LAKE CITY PROFILE MEDIAN AGE OF CITY RESIDENTS, 2010 CENSUS (YEARS) 2010 30.9 2000 30.0 1990 31.0 1980 28.6 1970 27.7 1960 28.1 Age Compostion AGE COMPOSITION, 2016 CENSUS 65 Years (%), 2016 AMERICAN COMMUNITY and Older Under 18 Years SURVEY Under 18 Years 22.5 18 Years to 64 68.1 Years 65 Years and Older 9.4 18 Years to 64 Years RACE, AND HISPANIC OR LATINO, 2015 AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY (%) One Race 97.2 White 72.8 Black or African American 2.5 American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1 Asian 5.6 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 2.2 Some Other Race 13.1 Two or More Races 2.8 Hispanic or Latino (May be Any Race) 21.6 A-5 MAYOR’S RECOMMENDED BUDGET Fiscal Year 2018-19 SALT LAKE CITY PROFILE HOUSING AND INCOME, 2016 AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY Total Number of Housing Units 81,698 Average Household Size 2.44 Total Number of Families 39,093 Average Family Size 3.25 Median Household Income 53,353 Median Family Income 65,865 Per Capita Income 31,188 Persons Below Federal Povery Level 19.1% UT DEPT OF WORKFORCE SERVICES, CPI COST OF LIVING INDEX (ALL ITEMS; 100.0 = NATIONAL BASE INDEX) Average for 2016 - Salt Lake City 96.1 EDUCATIONAL STATISTICS, 2016 AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY High School Degree or Higher 87.5% Bachelor’s Degree or Higher 44.4% SALT LAKE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT STATISTICS Ave. Daily School High School Graduation Year Membership Numbers 2017 22,906 1,461 2016 23,448 1,370 2015 23,383 1,369 2014 23,691 1,473 2013 24,007 1,367 2012 24,365 1,327 2011 24,336 1,219 2010 23,286 1,222 2009 23,356 1,118 2008 23,251 1,075 A-6 MAYOR’S RECOMMENDED BUDGET Fiscal Year 2018-19 SALT LAKE CITY PROFILE ELECTIONS Number of City Residents 18 Years and Older (2016 American Com- 144,406 munity Survey) Total Number of Voter Precincts, 2016 124 Number of Active Registered Voters, 2016 89,886 Number that Voted in the Last Mayoral Election (Nov.
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