City Council Budget Meeting - ARCHIVED
Regular MeetingSouth Jordan, UT · January 26, 2022
Minutes
CITY OF SOUTH JORDAN
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL BUDGET MEETING #1
WORK ROOM
January 26, 2022
Present: Mayor Dawn Ramsey, Council Member Jason McGuire, Council Member Don Shelton,
Council Member Brad Marlor, Council Member Tamara Zander, Council Member
Patrick Harris, City Manager Gary Whatcott, Assistant City Manager Dustin Lewis, City
Attorney Ryan Loose, Strategic Services Director Don Tingey, Planning Director Steven
Schaefermeyer, IT Director Jon Day, Administrative Services Director Spencer Kyle,
Public Works Director Jason Rasmussen, City Engineer Brad Klavano, Fire Chief Chris
Dawson, CFO Sunil Naidu, Police Chief Jeff Carr, Assistant Controller Nick Greer,
Commerce Director Brian Preece, HR Director Teresa Cook, City Recorder Anna
Crookston, Meeting Transcriptionist Diana Baun
5:27 P.M.
A. Welcome, Roll Call, and Introduction – By Mayor Dawn Ramsey
B. Invocation – By Council Member Don Shelton
C. Discussion Item
C.1. Fiscal Year 2022-23 Budget
City Manager Gary Whatcott reviewed a prepared presentation (Attachment A).
Council Member Don Shelton asked about contributions to savings.
City Manager Whatcott said there will be no deposits to savings this year, and no additional money for
Capital Improvement Projects (CIP).
CFO Sunil Naidu reviewed a handout regarding the budget (Attachment B). The total revenue was
slightly lower than expected; he noted that at the last budget meeting they discussed interfacility transfers,
and how our fire department had a plan to expand those services. That revenue has been taken out of the
total and will be recorded and reported separately.
Council Member Shelton asked if the employees involved with the interfacility transfers are being
accounted for separately as well, like an enterprise fund.
CFO Naidu said yes, they will be recorded separately as well. He continued reviewing the budget handout
(Attachment B).
Council Member Harris asked for examples of proposed items in the operations portion of the budget.
CFO Naidu mentioned Bingham Creek Park, where our share of maintenance is over $200,000 annually.
It also includes operating costs for our streets department, police department, special events, the lease
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costs for buildings, and other miscellaneous city operating costs. He continued reviewing the budget
handout (Attachment B), he noted that many of the numbers being given tonight will have minor changes
in the future, but if any have substantial changes he will let everyone know. He noted that this budget
only covers the prioritized costs listed on the handout, it does not appropriate any new money towards
Capital Projects; we are not raising taxes to pay towards any of those projects. His thinking is that
property values should continue to rise, which will result in a decrease in the property tax rate; the tax
commission will finalize those numbers in June. He then moved on to reviewing the General Fund and
the Truth in Taxation pages from Attachment B.
Council Member Tamara Zander asked if anyone or anywhere has ever discussed or implemented a lower
tax rate for low income homes, offset by larger homes.
City Manager Whatcott said there is only one tax rate, set by the county. Homeowners can file for a
hardship with the county.
City Attorney Ryan Loose said there is no tiered rate structure for property taxes, set forth by Utah code.
There is no proof that someone in a $400,000 home makes less than someone in a $600,000 home, as we
don’t know everyone’s income levels.
CFO Naidu moved on to the last page of the handout (Attachment B) and discussed the graph showing
how we compare to other cities. He noted that our average home value is higher than many neighboring
cities, which means our tax rate is lowered to capture the same amount as the homes in other cities that
are valued less on average than ours.
Council Member Zander asked about the cities with split colors on the graph, if those were specifically
the cities with special fees.
CFO Naidu said no, those represent their tax districts; their special fees are not shown on this graph.
City Manager Whatcott said many of these cities only like to show their General Fund to the public, they
leave police and fire out, which is not entirely truthful.
Mayor Ramsey asked how Riverton funds their General Fund if they have special districts for other areas
like fire and safety; what do they classify all of their operating costs under.
Assistant City Manager Dustin Lewis said it’s done from sales tax and other revenues; if the economy
were to go down, they would be in trouble.
CFO Naidu said their property tax rate was based on what Unified Fire Authority (UFA) and Unified
Police Department (UPD) were charging; they took that rate and transferred it to the city, as their police
and fire doesn’t cost the same now. We are transparent with our information in our city, unlike many of
these other cities who hide how much they are charging their residents.
City Manager Whatcott mentioned that the proposed federal tax rate number is the same as our rate back
in 2000.
Council Member Marlor said one of the reasons we are discussing a truth in taxation and a tax increase is
because of inflation this year. He would like to know, since we last raised taxes, what the full inflation
rate has been over the past years; we should incorporate that into our truth in taxation discussion and
show that the inflation rate has been “X%” since the last raise, and we haven’t raised taxes at that same
rate. Explain that one of the reasons we are needing to do a tax increase is simply to capture the rate of
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inflation imposed on us as a city, let alone the fact that we have grown tremendously over the last six or
seven years.
City Manager Whatcott said the biggest inflated factor is salaries, there is a huge difference today from
the amounts of salaries back in 2007. We made huge jumps in law enforcement salaries, much more than
a normal raise, because the market has swung the numbers.
Council Member Marlor said we should talk about inflation rate, growth of the city, and the need to
provide municipal services to thousands more people than we used to.
City Manager Whatcott noted that it’s also lane miles, sidewalks and parks. The last time we added any
money, outside of growth and the growth of sales tax, was in 2007; the last time taxes were raised in 2017
that revenue went straight to the debt for the new fire station, and didn’t add any new money to the
General Fund. In 2007 we held the rate and captured a portion of that, and we only took a portion at that
time. It has been a long time since we actually did a truth in taxation to raise money for the General Fund.
Mayor Ramsey asked when this happened last.
CFO Naidu said he thinks it was before 2000.
Council Member Marlor said it was before 2000 when he was first on the council.
CFO Naidu said he doesn’t know if the property tax rates were raised in the 90s, but he knows there was a
general obligation bond in the mid-90s to build Jordan Gateway.
Mayor Ramsey asked if someone could look up the last time something like this happened, where the city
was forced to deal with the same issues we are right now.
CFO Naidu said it would have been before 2000.
Mayor Ramsey pointed out that the manufacturing bill passed in 2019 that made changes to the sales tax
caused us to lose $1 million dollars in revenue. The staff has worked really hard to stretch those dollars,
but you can’t lose $1 million and not feel it.
Attorney Loose said it was not a sales tax targeted bill, it was just that the manufacturing bill adversely
affected where our sales tax came from.
Mayor Ramsey said that has long term implications. It may have worked out better for that company, but
it hit us in a way that took a lot, and we had nowhere else to get that money back from. She also wanted to
make sure we emphasize the salary increases and inflation, more than growth; she doesn’t want existing
residents who have lived her for a long time to think that taxes are going up because more people are
moving in. She wants to make sure that residents understand new money is collected from new residents,
but because of inflation and rising salaries we need to raise taxes.
City Manager Whatcott said part of the problem is how the tax code is written. Many people don’t
understand that we don’t set the tax code, it’s a state related issue. The ways we capture money, including
growth money, is set by the state.
Council Member Marlor said that fundamentally we do incur more costs with new growth; impact fees
typically go to very specific things, like parks and infrastructure, but more people means more services.
We’ve always said that municipal costs for residents are higher than what we get from their taxes, so the
way he sees it, we do end up paying more for more people.
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CFO Naidu said he hasn’t done a study on that, but the University of Utah did a study trying to project
how much it costs for revenue generated by a single-family home versus a townhome versus a business.
That study showed that a single-family home costs the city more than the revenue generated from the
home.
Council Member Marlor agrees with the mayor’s theory, and that we should emphasize the things she was
discussing. However, the reality is that it costs us more for each person that moves into the city. We have
to eventually be able to maintain all of the inflation and operating costs.
Mayor Ramsey wants to avoid the “us vs. them” mindset, which is already an issue here.
Council Member Shelton said it’s all about service levels. We need to look at our service levels and
decide if things like our police response time are where we want them.
Police Chief Jeff Carr said that for Priority One calls, we have gone up one minute and 20 seconds in the
last three to four years. As the city grows, it takes longer to get places with more congestion.
Council Member Shelton said he would like to know what our response times are now, compared to two
years ago and five years ago, for fire and police. What about street maintenance, are we at the same
service level we were in the past two to five years. What about our parks, how has that changed. He’d like
to compare those numbers and be able to show where we were, and where we are now; discuss whether
we’re at a place we want to be, or do we want to move back to a service level that really made our city
stand out and was unique to us. If we allow service levels to continue to diminish, eventually what made
South Jordan unique will no longer be there, it will be gone.
City Manager Whatcott noted that the cost of asphalt products are now 25% more; that has nothing to do
with employees, but it takes money away from that fund and how much asphalt we can use. With less
asphalt available, our service level drops. By adding more roads, and the city getting older, we are
heading more towards a maintenance focused orientation rather than building. Thankfully we still have
new growth, but once that stops we lose that revenue, same with our sales tax.
Council Member Shelton said the emergency response times will always seem too long in an emergency,
so we want to keep those response times as short as possible.
City Manager Whatcott said that’s the trick, we can’t have an officer or firetruck on every corner; we
have to constantly work to find that reasonable level of service with the money we have.
Council Member Shelton would like to see those comparisons of service levels, in every way we can
measure, compared to previous years. Those comparisons will be how we show our residents we need the
additional funds.
Council Member Harris said we have done a great job with not deferring maintenance, avoiding those
huge costs later on. We need to explain that this has saved the taxpayers a lot of money.
Mayor Ramsey said if we hadn’t kept up on our maintenance, we’d be in the same predicament Salt Lake
City is, unable to catch up and keep up while the roads fall apart.
CFO Naidu said they have been keeping track of service levels, and a few years ago they presented them
to the council. What we cannot measure is our employee productivity. We have great employees, and
whether they get a raise or not, they get their jobs done.
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Council Member Shelton agrees with us having great employees, but without competitive pay we can’t
keep that level of employees. There comes a point where the employees can’t justify not taking the higher
paying jobs elsewhere.
CFO Naidu said we made the choice to raise the police salaries just in time, who knows how many
officers we would have lost.
Council Member Zander still remembers the meeting a few years ago where they sat and watched the
disparaging slides regarding fire department response times. As they continue to move forward with the
discussion of raising taxes, she would like to see that data as well.
City Manager Whatcott said that once we decide tonight where we want to go, they can start building
those justifications and the way they will market all of the information.
Council Member Zander said it was because of those slides Chief Dawson presented that she voted yes
for Station 64.
City Manager Whatcott said there is a silver lining here. They have used the CARES and ARPA money
over the past few years, based on the treasury’s definitions of use; we found ways to use that money to
supplant our budget and pull that money out of our budget and put it in savings. That means that currently
we are sitting on about $9 million of one-time cash. With that, there are a few things we need to be
thinking about. We know we have the underpass to do, we don’t know how much we will get from the
legislature for that. We need to build a Public Works yard on the west side of town. We are trying to cut a
deal for the senior center, but if we need more square footage there would be some money for that. We
have talked about working on the old community center, making it into an Arts facility with a 200 seat
black box as a venue we currently don’t have. That money is available for use and the possibilities can be
talked about in a future meeting, those uses could include putting some in the general savings account,
rainy day fund, or anything mentioned previously.
Council Member Zander said that was a brilliant way to use that money effectively, so it is no longer tied
to anything.
CFO Naidu said an organization he belongs to sent some great information on revenue calculations when
applying for money; he worked hard to apply and then report on how the ARPA funds were used by the
deadline.
City Manager Whatcott said they did use some of the one-time CARES money to cover the law
enforcement raises. He mentioned they have a hand out on the CIP (Attachment C) for the everyone to
review before the next meeting. The splash pad is still in the budget, they are bidding for it right now; that
money was already set aside and hasn’t come out of any savings.
Mayor Ramsey is interested to see how many other cities end up raising taxes.
City Manager Whatcott said he was told by West Valley that they are raising their taxes about $34, and
this is more than just the regular adjustment.
Mayor Ramsey said the new police department in Taylorsville, two weeks ago, was given another $4 an
hour increase; that raise bumped our city from the top five in the county. Sandy City has asked her what
we are going to do to cover the public safety raise, she explained it was from our one-time funds but
Sandy doesn’t have that extra money. Many cities are using their ARPA Funds to increase their ongoing
funding.
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City Manager Whatcott said we are small compared to these larger cities like West Jordan, Sandy and
Provo. There is no way they have that much money continually coming in without raising taxes.
Attorney Loose said the state is talking seriously about an income tax cut which would mean the total tax
burden on a resident should shift and hopefully lower their income tax to offset cities raising theirs.
Council Member McGuire thanked CFO Naidu and the staff for staying within the parameters from
previous meetings, but he is worried this won’t be enough. The fact that we aren’t contributing to our
savings concerns him. He likes the one-time money we have available from ARPA and CARES, but he
doesn’t want to cut levels of service to residents by cutting the amounts we add to our savings in case of
an emergency. He said he would be willing to go up as high as $75 a year for the tax increase.
Mayor Ramsey shares Council Member McGuire’s concerns, she wonders if a $5 a month average is
enough. If this is a Band-Aid for this year, next year we still won’t have extra money to put in savings,
add to the CIP, etc.
City Manager Whatcott said he thinks that if we do this, and then hold the rate for a few years in a row,
we can make things work.
Council Member Marlor said again that he thinks small or incremental adjustments are easier for
residents, and would produce a lot less ire, if we gradually raised it versus a huge jump; we have to decide
if we want to do it quickly and painfully, or slowly. It has to be done this year, but his thought is if we
raise it 2%-3% they’ll attribute it to inflation. Fixed incomes can keep up with smaller changes, but not
the larger changes. He is supportive of the current plan, but if we have to go higher he knows we have to
do what we have to do.
Council Member Zander agrees with concerns about whether it’s enough, but she does agree with Council
Member Marlor. No council in the past has had the opportunity, or the backbone, to do this. She doesn’t
think we need to feel the burden this year to fix everything. Let’s put this in front of the public, present it
with great marketing and information, and then maybe address it again in a few years. If we’re going
through the process, let’s make it palatable to the residents. She would lean towards keeping the number
where it’s at since we’re starting a process that hasn’t been done in over two decades. Let’s get the
residents comfortable, present it so well that the residents get what we’re doing, and then we only have to
ask for small raises in the future.
Council Member Shelton said we can add to the rainy day fund from the one-time money, but it’s less for
the CIPs.
Council Member Harris believes it is their job to forecast for this year, not further ahead. They need to
make sure they aren’t deferring things and staying on top of them. As long as the choices we make today
create a budget that gets us through the year, maintains the same level of service, and continues to allow
us to stay on top of maintenance, we can look at supply, demand and inflation at the next budget meeting
and address it then.
Council Member Marlor said most councils don’t want to raise taxes, but it’s the council’s responsibility
to take care of the needs of the residents; it needs to be addressed constantly. Truth in taxation should be
done often. He’d love to do a Truth in Taxation next year and not raise taxes; show the public we are
doing everything we can to hold the line and not raise taxes.
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CFO Naidu said if you go back to around 2006-2007, there was a massive water study and it was
discovered we needed water tanks. That study showed bonds were needed and we were able to be
efficient and not raise the rates to cover them. We have shown in the past that we can work with what we
have.
Council Member Marlor mentioned again that many councils have been kicking this down the road, they
didn’t want to do all the bonding but we finally have a council that knows this needs to get done. This
council needs to set an example for future councils that it’s not pleasant, but it has to be done.
City Manager Whatcott thinks this is a conservative budget, without a lot of fluff, which is what the
council wanted. He thinks they are on track to do the right thing; he feels good about the budget number
even though we have to raise taxes. It will keep our service levels where they should be, and if we have to
hold taxes one year to collect a little bit more then we will. Everyone can see the list of positions we were
unable to fill on the handout (Attachment B), but we were able to add a whole new Parks crew and Streets
crew, which was needed.
Council Member Zander would still like to see a presentation from each department, showing their
service levels and numbers, as she will get asked and would like to have those numbers to share with the
public.
Council Member Marlor said it needs to be emphasized in the upcoming meetings what levels of service
the residents expect, and what it costs to meet those expectations. When it snows they want the roads
plowed, when they call 911 they want us there; we have to fund those resources to meet the residents’
expectations.
Mayor Ramsey asked if it was true that West Jordan stopped plowing residential streets a few years ago.
Assistant City Manager Lewis said yes, many cities have stopped plowing neighborhood streets and cul-
de-sacs.
Council Member Marlor said that is unacceptable.
City Manager Whatcott said it wasn’t that long ago we were paying around $35,000 for a police car, now
we’re closer to $56,000; those are the kinds of things that have changed just in the past few years. He
suggests we go back about five years to tell the story of what it was then, and where we are today.
Council Member McGuire knows we’ll have great messaging, but people will still be angry and
concerned; the data points won’t matter.
City Manager Whatcott said we might want to wait and not be the first city to announce we are raising
taxes. We should start reporting our numbers to the county so they can put things together, then we need
to work on the CIP and have another meeting to discuss those projects. Then, somewhere around April
and May we should get together, after collecting those data points, and discuss doing a truth in taxation in
August.
CFO Naidu said we would need to adopt a tentative budget, usually that’s done in March or April. Once
everyone is comfortable with the numbers, he will start preparing the tentative budget. Once that tentative
budget is approved and open to the public he will give those numbers to the county with the information
on what tax increases we are looking for so they can give us a public hearing date.
Council Member Marlor asked if this was all public information at that point.
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CFO Naidu said yes, it’s available to the public once we adopt the tentative budget.
Council Member Marlor said it sounds like City Manager Whatcott is suggesting we hold off on making
the budget publicly published, until a few cities have announced their plans to raise taxes.
City Manager Whatcott suggested publishing it around the first of May. In the meantime, we can still
have work meetings and talk about marketing and presentation materials. He reminded everyone that they
are getting a packet to review tonight regarding the CIP budget (Attachment C).
The council discussed future meetings for the regular budget and the CIP budget.
Council Member Marlor would like to address the rainy day fund, either during a work meeting or
another time, to look at putting something into that fund.
Mayor Ramsey suggested a special meeting.
Everyone agreed on Wednesday, February 23 from 5:00-7:00 PM.
City Manager Whatcott said that night they will discuss the CIP, talk about the rainy day fund, and
anything else the council would like to do with the savings money.
Mayor Ramsey requested that on the night we end up doing a Truth in Taxation hearing that is the only
item on the agenda.
City Manager Whatcott said the county sets that date for us.
Attorney Loose said they will move other items on the agenda so there is nothing else when we get that
date.
Mayor Ramsey said that we are very fortunate to have two years for this current body to work together
and accomplish a lot, working towards good things. She wants to take the next two years to do the hard
things, and the right things, for the residents here. It sounds to her like there is support for the presentation
with the $1.8 million proposed increase, and for the layout that has been presented. There are no official
decisions being made tonight, but they really need to decide if they will hold a Truth in Taxation every
year whether or not they are raising taxes; they can discuss that when they meet again.
City Manager Whatcott said that once the tentative budget is shown and approved its public knowledge,
and it’s usually done the first part of April.
Everyone agreed on holding another regular budget meeting on Wednesday, March 9 at 5:00-7:00 PM to
have department directors discuss service levels.
Mayor Ramsey has a Jordan Valley Water Board meeting that day, she will just plan on leaving early to
make it here.
City Manager Whatcott said based on the meeting in March, they will decide when to announce the raises
in taxes.
Council Member Marlor wants to wait as long as possible to let other cities take that heat first.
Attorney Loose said in August 2021 a list was published showing who is doing a Truth in Taxation, there
were 55 entities who held that hearing. The article discussed how many entities avoided it in 2020 due to
Covid, but they had to do something by 2021.
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CFO Naidu said once we start communicating with the county, the Taxpayers Association gets their
report and they will publish it and contact us with their questions.
Mayor Ramsey said Holladay is dealing with a lot of deferred maintenance, including storm drains that
collapsed; they had to raise a lot of money to be able to do those repairs. Our city is saving our taxpayers
money by being responsible and maintaining our roads and infrastructure.
Council Member Shelton motioned to adjourn this meeting. Council Member McGuire seconded
the motion. Vote was unanimous in favor; Council Member Zander was absent from the vote.
Budget Meeting ended at 7:10 P.M.
This is a true and correct copy of the January 26, 2022 City Council Special Budget Meeting
Minutes, which were approved on February 15, 2022.
South Jordan City Recorder
Budget FY 2023
Highlights
“These are the hard times in which a
genius would wish to live. Great
necessities call for the great
leaders.”
Abigail Adams 1790, in a letter to Thomas
Jefferson.
Here are the parameters used for
this years budget
These parameters were given to the staff in a budget
meeting on November 30, 2021
Do not exceed 15% increase overall
Try to stay lower than $60.00 per year
Meet public safety competitiveness (police & fire)
Add more police officers
Support for the final staffing of Fire Station 64
Keep a competitive salary for all employees 6% COLA
Supportive of increases to operations budget for goods &
services
Do not use fees to fill the gap (transparency - Truth&Taxation)
Here is the High Level Proposed
Highlights
Total new money needed $1.8 million
Total percent of increase 14.18% (based on current property values)
Out of 34 new employee requests citywide: proposed to fund 24
employees = 17 General Fund and 7 Enterprise Funds
Meets City Council direction to keep public safety in the top 5 of Salt
Lake County Agencies
Added over $900K to general fund operations
Budget includes 8% increase in salaries; 6% COLA and 2% Merit
No new money is proposed put into savings
No new money is proposed for CIP
“Credibility. In a world gone nuts, we cry out for
something or someone to rely on. To trust. The
fearless leader may (make that, had better) change
his or her mind with the times.
But as a subordinate, I trust a leader who shows up,
makes the tough calls, takes the heat, sleeps well
amidst the uproar and then aggressively chomps
into the next task in the morning with visible
vitality.” Tom Peters
Capital Improvement
Projects (CIP) Program
Executive and Technical Team
FY 2022-23
Mayor & City Council
Dawn R. Ramsey, Mayor
Patrick Harris, District 1
Bradley G. Marlor, District 2
Donald J. Shelton, District 3
Tamara Zander, District 4
Jason T. McGuire, District 5
IIMO Executive & Technical Team
Executive
Gary L. Whatcott, City Manager
Dustin Lewis, Assistant City Manager
Don Tingey, Strategic Services Director
Sunil K. Naidu, Chief Financial Officer
Brian Preece, Director of City Commerce
Engineering
Brad Klavano, City Engineer
Ken Short, Supervising Senior Engineer
Rebecca Messer, Operations Support Supervisor
Public Works
Jason Rasmussen, Public Works Director
Ray Garrison, Associate Director of Public Works
Colby Hill, Associate Director of Parks
Tom Volt, Fleet Manager
Administrative Services
Spencer Kyle, Administrative Services Director
Jacob Druce, Golf Professional Manager
Gene Foval, Facilities Manager
Matt Jarman, GIS Coordinator
Jon Day, Chief Technology Director
Fire
Chris Dawson, Fire Chief
Ryan Lessner, Deputy Fire Chief
Police
Jeff Carr, Police Chief
Jason Knight, Deputy Police Chief
Planning
Steven Schaefermeyer, Director of Planning
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Capital Improvement Program FY 2022-23
South Jordan City
Capital Funding
General Fund Capital Funds
Past Current Future
• GENERAL FUND
FY2021-22
• Revenues
• Expenses (less)
• Difference ($) • GENERAL FUND • GENERAL FUND
• During Current Year • Capital Budget
• Capital Funding
Budget • $3.3 million
for FY2022-23 budgeted:
• confirmed with • CAFR presented for
FY2020-21 (actuals) • General Fund CIP
CAFR 6/30/2020
• FY2021-22 CIP • Fleet
Funding confirmed
• $3.3 million for
FY2020-21 General Fund FY2022-23
• CIP Projects
• Fleet
Class C Road Fund Transportation Impact Fees
Sales Tax * Park
Public Safety
(1/4 of the 1/4)
Transportation
Storm
Water
Enterprise Funds
Culinary Water, Secondary Water, Storm Water & Mulligans
Capital Funding
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Capital Improvement Program FY 2022-23
City Council CIP Project List "Parking Lot"
Annual Projects
CC-CIP Regional Trail Development
Welby Jacob Canal Trail 11400 S to 11800 S (partially funded FY2021-22 and remaining funding
scheduled FY2022-23)
CC-CIP City Park Improvements
Splash Pad (scheduled FY2021-22, planning to rebid 2022); Parking Lot Lighting (scheduled FY2022-23)
CC-CIP Trail Safety Improvements
Annual trail maintenance & improvements (FY2022-23)
CC-CIP Citywide Park Upgrades
Annual Citywide scheduled park improvements. Projects include: Multiple restroom repairs and
upgrades; Infield repairs/replacements at baseball and softball fields ; Repair and replacement of
bleachers at baseball and softball fields; Installation of water-wise landscaping at various parks and
City properties; Annual top dressing and overseeding of turf fields (scheduled FY2022-23)
5-Year CIP List Projects
CC-CIP 1-15 Off Ramp Planter Beds
Included in FY2021-22 budget (schedule to be complete Spring/Summer 2022)
CC-CIP Samuel E. Holt Farmstead (interior restoration)
City applyied for state historical grant funding to complete construction design work. Anticipated
phased restoration using grants and alternative funding sources. (architects working on design and
construction documents - funded FY2021-22)
CC-CIP Lap Pool (South Jordan City's portion)
FY-TBD Funding ($1million) retained with transfer of Fitness Center to SL County | Salt Lake County
($3million) and Jordan School District ($tbd) to fund balance (timing TBD)
CC-CIP Senior Center | Community Center Renovation
FY2022-23 (new roof install FY2022-23)
CC-CIP Oquirrh East Park Development
FY2022-23 - design and construction documents scheduled; storm detention basin to be constructed
CC-CIP Bingham Creek Open Space Development
FY2023-24 ($tbd)
CC-CIP SW Regional Performing Arts Center
Property Dedicated by Daybreak in December 2020; future SLCo project
CC-CIP Ice Rink & Performing Arts Stage
FY2024-25 ($3.5million est.)
CC-CIP Stonehaven Park Improvements
FY2024-25 ($tbd)
CC-CIP Bingham Creek Trail - Lighting
FY2024-25 ($tbd)
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Capital Improvement Program FY 2022-23
All CIP Projects
Project # Project Title Priority New Maintenance Project Amount
Class C Funds $ - $ 1,886,000 $ 1,886,000
CC-101 Pavement Preservation Program: Mill and Overlay SG $ 800,000
CC-102 Pavement Preservation Program: Chip Seal SG $ 166,000
CC-103 Pavement Preservation Program: High Density Mineral Bond SG $ 185,000
Pavement Preservation Program: Type II Slurry Seal/Micro
CC-104 Surface SG $ 280,000
CC-105 Pavement Preservation Program: GSB-88 Seal Coat SG $ 60,000
CC-106 Pavement Preservation Program: Crack Seal SG $ 45,000
CC-107 Lanes Repairs and Maintenance SG $ 200,000
CC-108 Streetlight Replacement Program FRG $ 150,000
Transportation Sales Tax $ 870,000 $ 530,000 $ 1,400,000
TS-101 Welby Trail Extension DAOS $ 300,000
TS-102 Harvest Pointe Water Way Removal at South Jordan Parkway SG $ 120,000
TS-103 Curb & Gutter Replacement SG $ 250,000
TS-104 Contingency for Federal Aid Projects SG $ 200,000
TS-105 Traffic Signal Maintenance SG $ 30,000
TS-106 Signing and Striping SG $ 110,000
TS-107 Trail Maintenance SG $ 40,000
TS-108 Pavement Preservation (Overlays, Micro-surfacing) SG $ 350,000
Culinary Water Fund $ 4,912,000 $ - $ 4,912,000
CW-101 FleetMezzanine Improvements SC $ 17,000
CW-102 Water Master Plan Projects RPI $ 750,000
CW-103 Tank Landscaping DAOS $ 100,000
CW-104 Transite Pipe Replacement RPI $ 4,000,000
CW-105 Tank Cleaning SC $ 45,000
Secondary Water Fund $ 1,150,000 $ - $ 1,150,000
SW-101 Pipe Replacement RPI $ 1,000,000
SW-102 Pump Station RPI $ 50,000
SW-103 Secondary Meter Installation(s) RPI $ 100,000
Mulligans Fund $ 600,000 $ - $ 600,000
M-101 Batting Cage Relocation DAOS $ 300,000
M-102 Culinary Water Cross Connection DAOS $ 50,000
M-103 Driving Range Enhancement DAOS $ 250,000
Park Impact Fees $ 687,000 $ - $ 687,000
P-101 Parks, Trails, Open Space, Arts and Recreation Master Plan DAOS $ 100,000
P-102 Park Impact Fee Update FRG $ 12,000
Citywide Trails Master Plan (including integration of canal
P-103 trails) DAOS $ 150,000
P-104 McKee Farms Park - Playground Installation DAOS $ 175,000
P-105 Mountain Bike Park Development DAOS $ 150,000
P-106 Oquirrh Shadows East Park DAOS $ 100,000
Storm Drain Fund $ 1,507,000 $ 730,000 $ 2,237,000
SD-101 Shelbrooke Subsurface Drain SC $ 80,000
SD-102 Storm Water Mitigation at Outfalls RPI $ 10,000
SD-103 Fleet Mezzanine Improvements SC $ 17,000
SD-104 10200 S Detention Pond RPI $ 1,400,000
SD-105 Glenmoor Subdivision Pipe Rehabilitation RPI $ 275,000
SD-106 Temple Cove/Meadows Moor Pipeline RPI $ 275,000
SD-107 Underground Chamber Rehabilitation RPI $ 50,000
SD-108 Down Well Repairs/Drilling SC $ 80,000
SD-109 Harvest Pointe Waterway Removal SG $ 50,000
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Capital Improvement Program FY 2022-23
All CIP Projects
Project # Project Title Priority New Maintenance Project Amount
Class C Funds
General Fund $ 383,000 $ 2,913,770 $ 3,296,770
GF-101 Bingham Rim Road Sidewalk RPI $ 96,000
GF-102 Charlotte Drive Retaining Wall SC $ 50,000
GF-103 Fleet Mazaanine Improvements SC $ 17,000
GF-104 Riverfront Drive Environmental RPI $ 75,000
GF-105 Median Safety SC $ 50,000
GF-106 Community Christmas Tree EC $ 55,000
GF-107 City Park Lighting SC $ 40,000
GF-108 City Wall/Fence Repair SC $ 200,000
GF-109 Citywide Scheduled Park Improvements DAOS $ 200,000
City Owned Facility Parking Lot(s) Maintenance (including
GF-110 cemetery roads) SG $ 140,000
GF-111 Community Center Roof Replacement SG $ 100,000
Playground Replacement Program - Jordan Ridge Park
GF-112 Playground DAOS $ 200,000
IT-101 Total General Fund: IT Purchases 0 $ 78,270
FL-101 Total General Fund: Fleet Purchases 0 $ 1,995,500
Total Projects $ 10,109,000 $ 6,059,770 $ 16,168,770
NOTE: Recommended projects meet respective fund's available funding
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Capital Improvement Project Program
New Infrastructure and Maintenance and Operation Program
Proposed Capital Projects
FY 2022-23
New Maintenance &
Funding Source Infrastructure Operations Total Amount
Amount Amount
Class C Fund $ - $ 1,886,000 $ 1,886,000
Transportation Sales Tax $ 870,000 $ 530,000 $ 1,400,000
Culinary Water Fund $ 4,912,000 $ - $ 4,912,000
Secondary Water Fund $ 1,150,000 $ - $ 1,150,000
Mulligans Fund $ 600,000 $ - $ 600,000
Park Impact Fees $ 687,000 $ - $ 687,000
Storm Drain $ 1,507,000 $ 730,000 $ 2,237,000
General Capital Fund $ 383,000 $ 2,913,770 $ 3,296,770
TOTAL Capital Funding $ 10,109,000 $ 6,059,770 $ 16,168,770
Fleet Funding
General Fund $ 1,995,500
Mulligans $ -
Water $ 495,000
Sanitation $ 500,000
Storm Water $ 65,000
Public Safety Fleet Lease (included in operational budget) $ 1,234,000
Total Fleet Funding $ 4,289,500
Primary Strategic Priority
Safe Community SC $ 596,000
Reliable Infrastructure RPI $ 8,081,000
Balanced Regulatory Environment BRE $ -
Desirable Amenities & Open Space DAOS $ 2,075,000
Economic Development ED $ -
Sustainable Growth SG $ 5,121,500
Engaged Community EC $ 55,000
Fiscally Responsible Governance FRG $ 240,270
Total Projects by Strategic Priority $ 16,168,770
Note: This a working document that has been prioritized based upon the needs of the City
25-Jan-22
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Capital Improvement Program FY 2022-23
Class C Fund
Maintenance and Operations
CC-101 Pavement Preservation Program: Mill and Overlay SG $ 800,000
Mill and overlay existing streets with lower pavement condition
index scores, according to maintenance program.
Location: Multiple Locations
CC-102 Pavement Preservation Program: Chip Seal SG $ 166,000
Chip Seal existing collector streets with mid-pavement condition
index scores, according to maintenance program
Location: Multiple Locations
CC-103 Pavement Preservation Program: High Density Mineral Bond SG $ 185,000
Apply High Density Mineral Bond to streets with higher pavement
condition index scores, according to maintenance program
Location: Multiple Locations
CC-104 Pavement Preservation Program: Type II Slurry Seal/Micro Surface SG $ 280,000
Apply Type II Slurry Seal and or Micro Surface to streets with mid
pavement condition index scores, according to maintenance
program
Location: Multiple Locations
CC-105 Pavement Preservation Program: GSB-88 Seal Coat SG $ 60,000
Apply GSB-88 seal coat to newer roads as preventive maintenance,
according to maintenance program
Location: Multiple Locations
CC-106 Pavement Preservation Program: Crack Seal SG $ 45,000
Apply crack seal to maintain current pavement condition index and
to prevent further deterioration, according to maintenance
program
Location: Multiple Locations
CC-107 Lanes Repairs and Maintenance SG $ 200,000
Repair and/or replace concrete on lanes that is lifting, spalling,
and cracking; according to maintenance program.
Location: Multiple Locations
CC-108 Streetlight Replacement Program FRG $ 150,000
Replace and update streetlights owned by Rocky Mountain Power
with city-owned streetlights to eliminate lease costs.
Location: Multiple Locations
Total Class C Funds $ 1,886,000
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Capital Improvement Program FY2022-23
Transportation Sales Tax (1/4 of the 1/4)
Infrastructure Improvement
TS-101 Welby Trail Extension DAOS $ 300,000
Welby Trail construction from 11400 S to 11800 S matching funds
for UDOT TAP grant (pending grant award).
Location: 11400 S to 11800 S through Country Crossing
TS-102 Harvest Pointe Water Way Removal at South Jordan Parkway SG $ 120,000
Remove water way, replace ADA ramps and overlay intersections
(see Storm Drain project funding portion)
Location: Harvest Pointe & South Jordan Parkway
TS-103 Curb & Gutter Replacement SG $ 250,000
Replace curb and gutter prior to overlays with the Transite Water
Pipe Replacement project
Location: Multiple Locations
TS-104 Contingency for Federal Aid Projects SG $ 200,000
Contingency funding for curb, gutter, sidewalk, streetlights and
parkstrip installation on 2700 W
Location: Various locations (9800 South Bangerter Highway, 2700 West
10000 South to 10200 South)
Subtotal Transportation Sales Tax Funds $ 870,000
Maintenance and Operations
TS-105 Traffic Signal Maintenance SG $ 30,000
Additional operation funding for traffic signal maintenance.
Location: Multiple Locations
TS-106 Signing and Striping SG $ 110,000
Additional funding for signing and striping citywide.
Location: Multiple Locations
TS-107 Trail Maintenance SG $ 40,000
Annual citywide trail maintenance, per maintenance schedule
Location: Multiple Locations
TS-108 Pavement Preservation (Overlays, Micro-surfacing) SG $ 350,000
Apply Type II Slurry Seal and or Micro Surface to streets with mid
pavement condition index scores, according to maintenance
program
Location: Multiple Locations
Subtotal Transportation Sales Tax Funds $ 530,000
Total Transportation Sales Tax Funds $ 1,400,000
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Capital Improvement Program FY 2022-23
Culinary Water Fund
Infrastructure Improvement
CW-101 FleetMezzanine Improvements SC $ 17,000
Install upgraded fleet mezzanine to provide additional storage
and safety of fleet inventory and tools. Project ($51K) divided
equally between the General Fund, Culinary Water Fund, and
Storm Drain Fund.
Location: 10996 S Redwood Rd, South Jordan, UT
CW-102 Water Master Plan Projects RPI $ 750,000
Projects identified in the 2017 master plan Projects include: 1)
Ashford Acres culinary waterline upgrade from 6” to 8”; 2)
Upgrade Cody Circle (1300 W. to 1206 W.) waterline from 6”
to 8”; and 3) Upgrade Carriage Oak Court (2565 W. to 2647
W.) waterline from 6” to 8”
Location: Multiple Locations
CW-103 Tank Landscaping DAOS $ 100,000
Landscape tank sites that currently are not landscaped.
Location: Multiple Locations
Subtotal Culinary Water Funds $ 867,000
Maintenance and Operations
CW-104 Transite Pipe Replacement RPI $ 4,000,000
Replace older sections of transite pipe, an ongoing annual
project
Location: Multiple Locations
CW-105 Tank Cleaning SC $ 45,000
Annual cleaning and inspecting various tanks throughout the
city.
Location: Multiple Locations
Subtotal Culinary Water Funds $ 4,045,000
Total Culinary Water Funds $ 4,912,000
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Capital Improvement Program FY 2022-23
Secondary Water Fund
Infrastructure Improvement
SW-101 Pipe Replacement RPI $ 1,000,000
Replace pipe on existing secondary water system as identified.
Location: Multiple Locations
SW-102 Pump Station RPI $ 50,000
Replace the pumps at Carriage Place
Location: Carriage Place
SW-103 Secondary Meter Installation(s) RPI $ 100,000
Add meters to secondary connections on the gravity-system
Location: Multiple Locations
Total Secondary Water Fund $ 1,150,000
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Capital Improvement Program FY 2022-23
Mulligans
Maintenance and Operations
M-101 Batting Cage Relocation DAOS $ 300,000
Relocate batting cage at Mulligans, per Master Plan
Location: 692 W 10600 South
M-102 Culinary Water Cross Connection DAOS $ 50,000
Install cross connection vault for culinary and secondary water
Location: 692 W 10600 South
M-103 Driving Range Enhancement DAOS $ 250,000
Replace driving range netting.
Location: 692 W 10600 South
Total Mulligans Fund $ 600,000
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Capital Improvement Program FY 2022-23
Park Impact Fees
Infrastructure Improvements
P-101 Parks, Trails, Open Space, Arts and Recreation Master Plan DAOS $ 100,000
Scheduled update to the City's Parks, Recreation, Community
Arts, Trails, and Open Space Master Plan
Location: n/a
P-102 Park Impact Fee Update FRG $ 12,000
Update Parks Impact Fees (IFFP & IFA Plans), upon completion
of Master Plan
Location: n/a
Citywide Trails Master Plan (including integration of canal
P-103 trails) DAOS $ 150,000
Create a master plan to connect regional trails with citywide
trails, including the use of canal trails and other open space
areas
Location: n/a
P-104 McKee Farms Park - Playground Installation DAOS $ 175,000
Install a new playground at McKee Farms Park
Location: 2700 W 10842 South
P-105 Mountain Bike Park Development DAOS $ 150,000
Installation of a mountain bike track at South Jordan High
Point Park
Location: 10980 S Oceano Dune Ct
P-106 Oquirrh Shadows East Park DAOS $ 100,000
Prepare design and construction documents for Oquirrh
Shadows East Park
Location: 3788 W South Jordan Parkway
Total Park Impact Fees Fund $ 687,000
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Capital Improvement Program FY 2022-23
Storm Drain
Infrastructure Improvements
SD-101 Shelbrooke Subsurface Drain SC $ 80,000
Add a connection from Shelbrooke to 11050 South storm drain
Location: 11050 S 1300 West
SD-102 Storm Water Mitigation at Outfalls RPI $ 10,000
Install required monitoring and water treatment facilities at
outfalls near the Jordan River
Location: Multiple Locations
SD-103 Fleet Mezzanine Improvements SC $ 17,000
Install upgraded fleet mezzanine to provide additional storage
and safety of fleet inventory and tools. Project ($51K) divided
equally between the General Fund, Culinary Water Fund, and
Storm Drain Fund.
Location: 10996 S Redwood Rd, South Jordan, UT
SD-104 10200 S Detention Pond RPI $ 1,400,000
Construct new storm drain detention basin
Location: 10200 S & 3800 W (Oquirrh Open Space area)
Subtotal Total Storm Drain Fund $ 1,507,000
Maintenance and Operations
SD-105 Glenmoor Subdivision Pipe Rehabilitation RPI $ 275,000
Trenchless pipe rehab on CMP pipes
Location: 4783 W GLENMOOR DR
SD-106 Temple Cove/Meadows Moor Pipeline RPI $ 275,000
Install line to capture water and connect to existing storm
drain
Location: Temple Cove 1000 W
SD-107 Underground Chamber Rehabilitation RPI $ 50,000
Annual rehabilitation of underground storage chambers in
Daybreak
Location: Multiple Locations
SD-108 Down Well Repairs/Drilling SC $ 80,000
Rehabilitation of downwells throughout the City
Location: Multiple Locations
SD-109 Harvest Pointe Waterway Removal SG $ 50,000
Remove waterway at Harvest Pointe Drive, Storm Drain's
portion (see project in Transportation Sales Tax).
Location: Harvest Pointe & South Jordan Parkway
Subtotal Total Storm Drain Fund $ 730,000
Total Storm Drain Fund $ 2,237,000
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Capital Improvement Program FY 2022-23
Fleet
Fleet Purchases
General Fund Fleet SG $ 1,995,500
31 total vehicles/equipment : Building (2), Code (1), Engineering (2),
Fleet (1), PW Operations (1), Parks (13), Special Events/Arts (1),
Streets (10)
Mulligans Fleet $ -
nothing scheduled for FY2022-23
Water Fleet RPI $ 495,000
7 total vehicles/equipment: F150 (4), Escape (1), F550 (1), 5500
Dump (1)
Sanitation Fleet SC $ 500,000
2 total vehicles/equipment : 108SD (2)
Storm Water SG $ 65,000
1 total vehicles/equipment: Brush Chipper (1)
Total Fleet Purchase $ 3,055,500
Fleet Leases
Public Safety Lease Replacement Program
Police SC $ 999,000
19 total vehicles/equipment : Durango (1), F150 (15), Charger (1),
Camry (1), American trailer (1)
Fire SC $ 235,000
4 total vehicles/equipment: Explorer (1), F150 (1), Haulmark trailer
(1), Polaris (1)
Total Fleet Lease $ 1,234,000
Total Fleet $ 4,289,500
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Infrastructure Improvement Maintenance and Operation Program (IIMO)
Information Technologies
Infrastructure Improvements
IT-1 Citywide IT Project(s) FRG $ 78,270
Citywide IT purchase and replacements for 1) Virtual Servers,
2) HP Server Maintenance, and 3) Security DVR
Total Information Technologies $ 78,270
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Capital Improvement Program FY 2022-23
General Capital Fund
Infrastructure Improvements
GF-101 Bingham Rim Road Sidewalk RPI $ 96,000
Reimburse Salt Lake County for new sidewalk installed along Bingham Rim
Road. Contractual obligation from 4800 W road project.
Location: Bingham Rim Road from 4800 west to 5200 West
GF-102 Charlotte Drive Retaining Wall SC $ 50,000
Repair and replace the retaining wall on Charlotte Drive
Location: Charlotte Drive at 1000 West
GF-103 Fleet Mazaanine Improvements SC $ 17,000
Install upgraded fleet mezzanine to provide additional storage and safety of
fleet inventory and tools. Project ($51K) divided equally between the General
Fund, Culinary Water Fund, and Storm Drain Fund.
Location: 10996 S Redwood Rd, South Jordan, UT
GF-104 Riverfront Drive Environmental RPI $ 75,000
Prepare pre-construction environmental documents for Riverfront Drive
Location: Riverfront Drive from Jordan River Drive to 11400 South
GF-105 Median Safety SC $ 50,000
Install medians to provide additional traffic safety at 5400 West Daybreak
Parkway
Location: 5400 W Daybreak Parkway
GF-106 Community Christmas Tree EC $ 55,000
Replace and upgrade community Christmas tree for Towne Center Dr.
Location: Towne Center Drive
GF-107 City Park Lighting SC $ 40,000
Install new parking lot lighting at City Park to improve patron safety
Location: City Park, Park Road
Total General Capital Fund: New Infrastructure Improvements $ 383,000
Maintenance and Operations
GF-108 City Wall/Fence Repair SC $ 200,000
Annual repair of City collector street walls/fences, per City Council Resolution
Location: Multiple Locations
GF-109 Citywide Scheduled Park Improvements DAOS $ 200,000
Annual Citywide scheduled park improvements. Projects include: Multiple
restroom repairs and upgrades; Infield repairs/replacements at baseball and
softball fields ; Repair and replacement of bleachers at baseball and softball
fields; Installation of water-wise landscaping at various parks and City
properties; Annual top dressing and overseeding of turf fields (scheduled
FY2022-23)
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Location: Multiple Locations
GF-110 City Owned Facility Parking Lot(s) Maintenance (including cemetery roads) SG $ 140,000
Annual maintenance of city owned parking lot(s), including cemetery roads.
Location: Multiple Locations
GF-111 Community Center Roof Replacement SG $ 100,000
Replace community center roof (20 years old and in poor shape).
Location: 10778 South Redwood Road
GF-112 Playground Replacement Program - Jordan Ridge Park Playground DAOS $ 200,000
Remove and replace playground structure at Jordan Ridge Park.
Location: 9500 S 2500 West
Total General Fund: Maintenance and Operations $ 840,000
Total General Fund: New Infrastructure & Maintenance and Operations $ 1,223,000
IT-101 Total General Fund: IT Purchases $ 78,270
FL-101 Total General Fund: Fleet Purchases $ 1,995,500
Total General Capital Fund $ 3,296,770
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Agenda
CITY OF SOUTH JORDAN
CITY COUNCIL BUDGET MEETING AGENDA
COUNCIL WORK ROOM
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2022 5:00 to 7:00 P.M.
Notice is hereby given that the South Jordan City Council will hold a Budget Meeting on Wednesday,
January 26, 2022, at City Hall, in the Council Work Room located at 1600 W. Towne Center Drive, South
Jordan, Utah. Persons with disabilities requesting assistance should contact the City Recorder at least 24
hours prior to the meeting.
Budget Meeting Agenda:
A. Welcome, Roll Call, and Introduction: By Mayor, Dawn R. Ramsey
B. Invocation: By Council Member, Don Shelton
C. Discussion Items:
C.1. Fiscal Year 2022-23 Budget.
ADJOURNMENT
CERTIFICATE OF POSTING
STATE OF UTAH )
COUNTY OF SALT LAKE )
I, Anna Crookston, the duly appointed City Recorder of South Jordan City, Utah, certify that the foregoing
City Council Agenda was emailed to at least one newspaper of general circulation within the geographic
jurisdiction of the public body. The agenda was also posted at the principal office of the public body and
also posted on the Utah State Public Notice Website http://www.utah.gov/pmn/index.html and on South
Jordan City’s website at www.sjc.utah.gov. Published and posted January 24, 2022.
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