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CITY NEWSLETTER
By Mayor Robert Hale
I want to open with a question for you who are reading this mini-article: “How often will you need police officer assistance in the coming year?” I know that is a question loaded with intrigue, guess-work, unknown data, and known data. From a city-wide perspective, the police department is very necessary – no, ESSENTIAL – for citizens, travelers, businesses, and schools to carry on with their lives and responsibilities safely and with virtually no fear of criminal or malfeasant actions happening to them. Midvale City Council and I as mayor have been in the midst of an extended discussion about how to have the premier protection that has been provided by Unified Police Department (UPD) within a reasonable cost. We have dealt with many scenarios, from both extremes of the fiscal spectrums. As a member of the Board of Directors of UPD, I have been a party to many long discussions at board meetings, with our city administration, council and residents to determine what is the best service for the taxes we are willing to pay for those services. The overwhelming consensus is that being under the UPD umbrella is a good place to be. So, with that consensus, your city administration and city council have had an arduous task of pushing and pulling within the proposed Fiscal Year 2020 budget, which goes into effect on July 1st, 2019, to make best use of the hard-
earned tax dollars our residents and businesses pay each year. I have learned over and over that UPD management, led by Sheriff Rosie Rivera, Chief Jason Mazuran and our precinct Chief Randy Thomas are also very anxious to have Midvale as an integral part of UPD. So, with the mutual agreement of your City Elected Leadership, City Administration and UPD management, we have decided to make a strong commitment to each of you who live and/or work here that we will continue the strong bond we have together. We will unitedly work to maintain a capable and expansive police work force in Midvale. We have selected where the funds are to come from within the FY 2020 budget to pay for our police force. We will make wise choices with our fiscal and police resources, so you can each be confident that these difficult decisions and the ongoing efforts of UPD and the City are being made to benefit you. Back to the first question: “How often will you need police officer assistance in the coming year?” You can be assured that the officers and civilian employees of UPD are at the ready to prevent criminal activities and to defend property and life when offenses occur to keep you and your loved ones and property safe.
Midvale City Employees are proud to serve Midvale!
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JULY 2019
Community Council of Midvale City By Sophia Hawes-Tingey, Chair For those who were able to attend our June meeting, we were rewarded with an opportunity to hear a presentation of the city’s proposed budget for 2020 and to be able to ask Assistant City Manager Bryce Haderlie clarifying questions with regards to the budget. Economic Development Director Chris Butte gave an in depth history and a development update of the Jordan Bluffs project area. Midvale City’s Communications Director Laura Magness briefed the Community Council on what we can expect for the Harvest Days celebration, including an opportunity for yoga with baby goats. In addition to discussing the Harvest Days Pancake Breakfast, the Community Council also revised and finalized the program schedule for the rest of 2019. On July 3, we are going to have a presentation by Unified Fire Authority Chief Brad Larson, where we can talk about fire safety, especially around fireworks. Due to a schedule conflict with the Hall of Honors Ceremony on August 7, the Community Council will be meeting instead on
August 14, where we are inviting leaders in our Latino and Latinx communities to present. Please bring your questions and concerns. The Community Council is focused on community engagement and dialogue, and is open to the public, with the business portion of the meeting at 6:15 p.m. and community engagement with community watch and presentations starting at 7:00 p.m. We are looking for new members, especially if you live in Midvale City Council District 3. Follow us on Facebook (@ MidvaleCommunityCouncil) and come check us out. We’d love to see you there. Margarita Santini with the National Census paid us a visit in May and spoke about how important it is that we get an accurate count of the people that live in Midvale in 2020. She encouraged the Community Council to make sure that we are involved in the Complete Count Committee. For every person that is not counted, it is projected that over a thousand dollars in resources is lost. Afterwards, at our Community Engagement meeting, the Unified Fire Authority led the Community Council and all present through a hands-only CPR training and answered our questions.