Sandy council and administration hold FY 2024 budget retreat; mayor names funding the fire department her top priority
February 2, 2023, 8:30 a.m. · Sandy City Public Works Facility Training Room, 8775 South 700 West
The Sandy City Council and administration held a day-long joint budget retreat at the Public Works facility. Staff reviewed revenue outlook, a compensation study and budget pressures, Mayor Monica Zoltanski named funding the fire department her top budget priority, and participants ranked their top five priorities. No votes were taken and the administration will base the FY 2024 tentative budget on the feedback.
From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.
In brief
1 item came up for a decision or discussion: 1 discussed.
This write-up links 3 source documents.
8 members were present.
Residents raised budget priorities, fire department funding, and compensation.
The previous City Council meeting was on January 31, 2023: Sandy council resubmits moderate income housing report and hears stormwater fee proposal of up to $1.50 per month
The next one was on February 14, 2023: Sandy council hears $5.3 million state loan proposal for Gardner development, large animal hobby license and effective-date change
Decisions at a glance
| Item | Result |
|---|---|
| FY 2024 budget retreat | Discussed |
Agenda, item by item
Item 1 · Budget
FY 2024 budget retreat
Discussed
Council Chair Alison Stroud opened the retreat and CAO Shane Pace reviewed the city's vision and mission statements. Finance Director Brian Kelley covered financial policies, revenue sources, sales tax vulnerability, the budget and capital outlook, budget pressures and strategies, and a comparison of 2022 residential property taxes in neighboring cities. HR Director Katrina Frederick presented the compensation study, including 2022 turnover, a public sector salary survey and key FY 2024 issues. Zoltanski discussed inflation, rising costs and her top priority, funding the fire department. Department heads reviewed priorities, Pace led a session on combining budget requests, and Dustin Fratto led a prioritization exercise in which department heads, administration and council members each chose their top five priorities. Council Members Zach Robinson and Marci Houseman arrived during the morning. The minutes say the audio recording is the full record, and give no dollar figures.
What residents said
Budget prioritiesFire department fundingCompensation