With millions in new operating costs ahead and the effects of deferred capital maintenance catching up, Salt Lake City will seek public input on a possible half-penny sales tax increase and as much as $87 million in public financing to cover the city’s spending.
The City Council on Tuesday asked its budget team to work with Mayor Jackie Biskupski’s administration on an outreach plan to gauge the public’s appetite for the revenue options. That outreach could include community forums, resident surveys and the like.
“The public process begins,” Council Chairwoman Erin Mendenhall said as the council endorsed the move unanimously Tuesday.