Our County Government
The Salt Lake County government
expense budget is $741,095,726. That’s a lot of money – your
money:
- $108 million for municipal
services like fire protection and sheriff services
- $65 million for grant programs
like substance abuse and aging services
- $10 million for roads
- $7 million for flood control
- $27 million for visitor
promotion and tourism, etc.
- $16 million for zoos, arts and
parks
- $25 million for libraries
- $29 million for sanitation and
waste management
- $10 million for golf courses
- and so on
In other words, we spend a lot of
money on a lot of valuable services. These services make a big
difference in the quality of our lives. And the money we spend on
them comes right out of your pocket. Let’s work together to make
sure we get the most for our money and the most for our community.
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For the full county budget and list of
all expenditures, please go to:
http://www.slcoaud.org
/Pdf/MgtBudget/2004/
2004AdoptedBdgt.pdf
Our Salt Lake County government is
led by:
- The County Council (like a
9-member legislature)
- Approves the budget and all
spending
- Levies taxes and set fees
- Sets county ordinances, rules
and regulations
- Adopts administrative codes,
policies and procedures
- Approves planning and zoning
variances
- Reviews the services we receive
The County Mayor and the County’s
elected and administrative offices
- Assessor
- Auditor
- District Attorney
- Clerk
- Recorder
- Sheriff
- Surveyor
- Treasurer
For a full description of each
elected office and the services they provide, please see:
www.co.slc.ut.us
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