How SLC Mayor Erin Mendenhall’s salary compares to pay for top local officials in Utah
Mendenhall’s 2022 base pay of nearly $158,000 was second only to one other mayor, but lagged behind many city managers. (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall during a meeting about the proposed downtown sports and entertainment district on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 | May 25, 2024, 12:00 p.m. […]
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Salt Lake City budget proposal includes raises for mayor, City Council | #citycouncil
SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake City’s proposed record budget for the upcoming fiscal year comes as it’s “leveling up as a city” — bringing the mayor and City Council’s annual pay with it. The proposed $475.2 million general fund budget for the upcoming fiscal year represents a 5.9% increase from last year’s record budget […]
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Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall wants a $44k pay raise. Here’s what residents think of her proposal.
The adjustment, if approved, would give the mayor and Salt Lake City Council members a 26% pay increase. (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall during a meeting about the proposed downtown sports and entertainment district on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 | May 22, 2024, 9:05 p.m. Mayor Erin […]
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Deep red Utah wants to keep voting by mail • Alabama Reflector | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
When it comes to voting by mail, Utah is not your typical deep red state. In 2020, when many states scrambled to implement mail-in voting so voters had a safe way to cast a ballot during the pandemic, Utah already had a system. Republican conspiracy theories questioning the integrity of voting by mail in the tumultuous aftermath of the […]
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Salt Lake City council hears hours of public comment in Smith Entertainment Group sports district discussion | #citycouncil
Amid the buzz of a crowd worried over the future of downtown, notes of an Italian opera began wafting through Tuesday’s Salt Lake City Council meeting. Sabrina Nelson first voiced her concerns about the future of Abravanel Hall, then slammed the microphone down and belted out a rendition of “O mio babbino caro” to an […]
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Utah will help fund Abravanel Hall and Salt Palace rehab, Mayor Jenny Wilson hopes
Salt Lake County Mayor Jenny Wilson said that she is in talks with legislators and Utah Gov. Spencer Cox about the potential for some state funding to help reconfigure the Salt Palace convention center as part of a massive revitalization of downtown Salt Lake City and believes there might also be funding to renovate Abravanel […]
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SLC Mayor Erin Mendenhall, City Council members weigh 26% raise for themselves
Salt Lake City Council members would also receive raises under the proposal. (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall during a meeting about the proposed downtown sports and entertainment district on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. The mayor has proposed a 26% salary increase for herself and city council members. […]
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Vineyard City Council at odds over economic development partnerships, expensive trips | #citycouncil
VINEYARD — Vineyard city leaders are at odds over the price tags for two trade group memberships, with a new City Council member calling for the mayor to step down and alleging lack of transparency in the spending. Mayor Julie Fullmer contends the city’s involvement in World Trade Center Utah and 47G (previously Utah Aerospace […]
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Why Yianni Ioannou is running for Salt Lake County mayor
Born and raised in a small village in Cyprus, Yianni John Ioannou never imagined he’d one day be running for the Salt Lake County mayor’s office. But his personal life has certainly prepared him for just that. With his father serving as mayor of his small town, Yianni learned the importance of one’s civic duty, […]
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How Salt Lake City Council reacted to the bill | #citycouncil
Behind the scenes, the Utah Way went out the window. “Insidious.” “Negotiating with terrorists.” “Gentrified beyond control.” Those terms represent a sampling of the blunt banter bandied about by Salt Lake City Council members as Utah lawmakers and one of the state’s most powerful companies formulated a billion-dollar plan to lure Major League Baseball to […]
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