DECEMBER 2021
FREQUENTLY REQUESTED NUMBERS Attorney .................................. 801-264-2640 Business Licensing .................. 801-270-2432 Cemetery ................................ 801-264-2637 City Council ............................. 801-264-2603 Finance Department ............... 801-264-2513 FIRE DEPARTMENT Administrative Office .......... 801-264-2781 Non-Emergency Calls ......... 801-840-4000 General Information................ 801-264-2525 Senior Recreation Center ......... 801-264-2635 Human Resources.................... 801-264-2656 Library .................................... 801-264-2580 Mayor’s Office.......................... 801-264-2600 Municipal Court....................... 801-284-4280 Museum .................................. 801-264-2589 Murray Park Outdoor Pool ....... 801-266-9321 Murray Parkway Golf Course.... 801-262-4653 PARKS AND RECREATION Administrative Office .......... 801-264-2614 Rain-out Information ......... 801-264-2525 Park Center (indoor pool) ........ 801-284-4200 Passports................................. 801-264-2660 POLICE DEPARTMENT Administrative Office .......... 801-264-2673 Animal Control/SL County .. 385-468-7387 Code Enforcement .............. 801-264-2673 Non-Emergency Calls ......... 801-840-4000 POWER DEPARTMENT Administrative Office .......... 801-264-2730 After Hours Emergency....... 801-264-9669 PUBLIC SERVICES Administrative Office .......... 801-270-2440 Building Inspection ............ 801-270-2431 Green Waste Trailers ........... 801-270-2440 Planning and Zoning .......... 801-270-2420 Solid Waste......................... 801-270-2440 Water, Sewer, Streets.......... 801-270-2440 Zoning Enforcement ........... 801-270-2426 UTILITIES After Hours Emergency....... 801-264-9669 Billing Questions ................ 801-264-2626
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Mayor’s Message
MAYOR’S OFFICE
It’s Been an Honor to Serve
mayor@murray.utah.gov 801-264-2600 5025 S. State Street Murray, Utah 84107
It is hard to believe that it’s been four years since I took the oath of office to serve as your mayor. I was first sworn in on September 19, 2017 as interim mayor and then on January 2, 2018 as your elected mayor. The oath of office administered to elected officials in Utah includes the words “support, obey, and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of this State, and perform the duties of my office… with fidelity.” The dictionary definition of “fidelity” includes “faithfulness to a person, cause, or belief, demonstrated by continuing loyalty and support.” As my term ends and I prepare to leave office, I want you all to know that I have done my best to live up to that oath. Everything I have done, and every decision I made was in faithfulness, loyalty, and support of this great city. Not everyone has agreed with every decision, but I have always done what I thought was right, and best for the city and its residents. Nothing was ever done for personal gain. Nothing. Ever. Each mayor has challenges and difficulties while in office. My term as mayor included some exceptional challenges that I didn’t see coming. Navigating through the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated conditions was a real test. As an administrative team, we had to make decisions based on limited information on how to keep our workforce and the public safe while still providing essential city services. Tough decisions were made regarding which facilities to keep open and which to close, what programs and services to provide, and what programs and services to postpone. I’m proud of our city staff for the way they stepped up and worked as a team to make and implement tough decisions in a complex and changing environment. I fully expected to have our new city hall completed by the end of my term, but delays caused by complex cell tower negotiations, followed by supply chain and workforce shortages, have pushed the completion date out to early 2023. I am pleased that construction is back underway now, and we are now seeing progress on the site as masonry walls and steel
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are being erected. This will be a beautiful facility for our police department and general government functions that will serve Murray City well for many decades to come. I have learned a lot during my time as mayor. At times I’ve been given too much credit for things that were going well and have taken blame for things that were beyond my control. That’s part of the job. I’m pleased with the many improvements that we have made over the course of my term. There have been some issues and matters that I would have liked to have completed, but they will be left to those who follow. I also express appreciation to the hard-working men and women, our city employees, who provide the city services that we all enjoy every day. It has been a pleasure working with you and I thank you for your dedication. Murray will have some challenging times ahead with the difficult issues of smart growth, redevelopment, rising costs of providing services, public safety, and so forth, but we are in a good position to deal with those issues and Murray will continue to be a great place to live and work. It has been my privilege to serve as your mayor, and I thank you for your support and encouragement. I have found the vast majority of Murray residents to be considerate and supportive. But now it’s time to move on and let others take the helm. After nearly 40 years of public service, including eight years in elected office, I am looking forward to being a private citizen and spending more time with family and friends. To those who have been elected to lead this city going forward, I wish you well, and urge you to lead “with fidelity.” Donald Rumsfeld once said, “Enjoy your time in public service. It may well be one of the most interesting and challenging times of your life.” Thank you, Murray City, for the interesting and challenging times that I had the opportunity to enjoy while serving as your mayor.
166 East 5300 South • Murray, UT 84107
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Take Home Storytime Kits
Have you been naughty or nice? Let Santa know by scheduling a 5-minute Zoom visit with St. Nick for your whole family. All Zoom meetings will take place December 18. Please visit our website to register a visit for the entire family.
Come pick up everything you need to do your own story time at home. You can check out books and take a free bag containing songs, rhymes, and a craft, all about the same theme. These will be available Mondays and Tuesdays from 10 a.m. until noon.
Winter Reading & Watching in January Winter is the perfect time for reading books and watching movies. Join in on Winter Reading and the all-new Winter Watching program! Come to the library in January to pick up your tracker and learn about prizes. These programs are running from January 10 – February 26.