Township Newsletter Salt Lake County Volume 9, Issue 1 July 2015 HTTP://www.whitecityutah.org Web Hosting Donated by XMission White City Community Council meets on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:00 PM, Eastmont Middle School, 10100 S. 1300 E. Room #105; Sandy, UT Meetings are Open to the Public. Community Council Members Currently Your Governance & Services Are As Follows: Patrick Leary Kay J Dickerson (801) 571-1447 Dist. 1 Township Executive [email protected] (801) 557-9423 Chair (385) 468-7060 10442 Carnation Drive ACCT Rep. Sandy, UT 84094 Mr. Leary has spent his professional career Paulina Flint (801)571-5257 At Large A working in local government administering large [email protected] Vice-Chair organizations such as the Office of the District Attorney, the 10467 Carnation Drive ACCT Alt. Salt Lake County Clerk’s Office. He served for four years as Sandy, UT 84094 West Side Rep. the Associate Director for the Administrative Services Newsletter Department of Salt Lake County. Special Projects In 2011, he was appointed by the Salt Lake County Jeremy Christensen (801) 661-3483 Dist. 5 Mayor as the Director of the Public Works Department [email protected] Treasurer responsible for seven agencies with almost 400 employees 9644 S. Poppy Lane ACCT Alt. and a combined budget of $93 million. Sandy, UT 84094 This department provides city services to the Lenelle Sanchez (801) 633-0473 Dist. 2 unincorporated residents in the Salt Lake valley, as well as [email protected] regional services countywide. In January 2013, 800 Carnation Drive Mayor Ben McAdams appointed Mr. Leary as the Sandy, UT 84094 Township Executive responsible for providing municipal Cody Cutler (801) 495-2313 Dist. 3 services to the 160,000 County residents living in the [email protected] ACCT Rep. unincorporated areas of the County. This newly minted 920 E. Violet Dr position serves much like a city manager does in local city Sandy, Ut 84094801 governments. Linda Price (801) 419-3013 Dist. 4 The unincorporated area of Salt Lake County encompasses [email protected] ACCT Alt. almost 450 square miles of area, and is considered 1223 Sego Lily Dr. the 2nd largest municipality in Utah. Sandy, Ut 84094 Mr. Leary has conducted numerous organizational studies, Christy Sieger-Webster (801) 201-2582 Dist. 6 teaches courses in management and is a skilled facilitator. Mr. Leary [email protected] Secretary is completing a master’s degree in Public Administration from the 9942 S. Electra Ln University of Utah, and completed his undergraduate work at Utah Sandy, Ut. 84094 State University. Richard Snow (801) 572-0710 At Large B ***************************************************************************************** [email protected] About Township Services 9816 Garnet Drive Sandy, UT 84094 As a county resident, how does living in a township or Darrin Webster (801) 523-9371 At Large C in the unincorporated area differ from living in a [email protected] Salt Lake County Historical city? Your “city” government is provided by Salt Lake County, 1237 Sego Lily Dr Preservation Committee represented by the elected Salt Lake County Mayor and County Sandy, Ut 84094 Council. Dave Scharffs (801) 571-7891 CAB Funding for municipal services is different than funding for other We are trying to create a digital History of WCTCC Area. If county programs and services. you have pictures on slides or hard copy, Let us know. Learn more about the structure and budget for Municipal Services ***************************************************************** Voting on Metro Township & Municipal Services Municipal Services Provided to Unincorporated Areas and Townships via All Mailed Ballots. th Contact us with questions, suggestions or recommendations. Our Begins October 8 contact information, as well as a calendar of countywide events, is Official Voter Information P. 2 - 3 below. We look forward to seeing you as we’re out and about in the Ballot Information P. 4 townships and throughout the unincorporated area. Municipal Services Information P. 6 - 7 Director of Communications……….Stacee Adams 385-468-7130 Official Approved Voter Information Below: Accepted by ACCT for all Township Service Provider Information Community Council areas 6/11/2015 Metro Township…..What is it? Who will provide the service? The Metro Township is a new form of local municipal Service Being government created by the Utah Legislature during the City / Town Metro Township Provided 2015 legislative session. It was created to allow current Unified Police Unified Police unincorporated townships an option different than the Department of Department of Greater Police current choices of incorporating as a City or a town. Each Greater Salt Lake Salt Lake County Metro Township will have five council members elected to County (UPD) (UPD) represent the Metro Township. If the voters choose Metro Unified Fire Unified Fire Authority Fire Township and vote to stay in the Municipal Services District, Authority (UFA) (UFA) Wasatch Front the chairperson of the Metro Township Council will Wasatch Front Waste Garbage / Waste and represent the Metro Township on the MSD Board of and Recycling District Recycling Recycling District (WFWRD) Trustees. The Metro Township’s powers, duties and (WFWRD) responsibilities are established by state law. The Metro Current Local Water Current Local Provider Township will have the power to enact local ordinances and Provider oversee local planning and municipal services. Current Local Sewer Current Local Provider Provider City/Town…..What is it? * If approved by the A City/Town is the base level of local control that has been voters to join, service a part of governance law going back in time for over a few will be provided by the millennia. Its powers, duties and responsibilities are Municipal Services established by state law. It allows the City to have local District. Municipal Services control of land use, ordinances and the delivery of municipal Municipal District New ** If not approved services. Services City/Town Council by the voters to join may opt out in 2017 the Municipal Services City/Town vs. Metro Township District, the service There are many similarities between the City/Town and the provider will be Metro Township. Both choices offer the newly incorporated determined by the community boundary protection and local control. Both will Metro Township Council also continue to receive police and fire services from the Salt Lake County Unified Police Department (UPD) and Unified Fire Authority currently provides (UFA), and sanitation/recycling services from the Wasatch Municipal Front Waste and Recycling District (WFWRD). Services funded There are also some differences which include: by the Municipal 1. The Metro Township will not be allowed to assess Services Fund. the utility franchise tax or the municipal Based on election results and/or telecommunications tax. Under current state law, other governance only cities and towns can assess this tax. decisions, 2. If the voters choose to become a City, the City will Municipal Service be part of the Municipal Services District. In January delivery may be of 2017, the newly-elected City council will have six subject to change. months to decide if they want to opt out of the Municipal Services District. If they opt out, they *Approved by the Salt Lake County Community Preservation could choose to remain independent but contract Communications Committee on June 5, 2015 with the Municipal Services District. If the voters choose to become a Metro Township & Vote to stay in the Municipal Services District, sales taxes collected in the unincorporated County and Metro Township will go to into the Municipal Services District. Funding for services will be distributed according to the budget adopted by the MSD Board of Trustees. Voting Information for White City Township Nov. 2015. Ballots will be received in the mail Tax / Fee Authority approximately October 8, 2015 City/ Metro Tax/Fee Type Comments Town Township Sales Tax Yes Yes Special Assessment Areas Yes Yes i.e. Business Licensing, Development Impact Fees, General Municipal Regulatory Fees Yes Yes Building Inspection Fees, etc. *-Metro Township Council if not in the Municipal Property Tax Yes Yes* Service District (MSD); or, if residents choose to join the MSD, the MSD Board has property tax authority. ^-Cities and unincorporated residents pay a right-of- way franchise fee on their cable bill. This fee is Utility Franchise Tax Yes No allowed by the federal government, by way of the Cable Communication Act of 1984. Current tax and fee authority belongs to Salt Lake County. Based on State Law, Salt Lake County cannot assess the Utility Franchise Tax or Municipal Telecommunications License Tax *Approved by the Salt Lake County Community Preservation Communications Committee on June 5, 2015 Land Use Authority City/ Metro Land Use Power Comments Town Township Examples would include Planning Commission, Appoints / Establishes Powers of Land Yes Yes Board of Adjustments, and Other Land Use Use Boards, Commissions, Committees Committees. Establishes / Adopts / Updates All Land Yes Yes Use General Plans Final Ruling - Rezone Applications Yes Yes Adopts / Updates Land Use Zoning Yes Yes Regulations Adopts / Updates Business Regulations Yes Yes Adopts / Updates Building Codes Yes Yes Land Use Authority is currently provided by Salt Lake County. *Approved by the Salt Lake County Community Preservation Communications Committee on June 5, 2015 Community Preservation Project Permanent Vote