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10-29-21: UPD WAGE INCREASE; MASTER CLERK; RANKED CHOICE VOTING; HALLOWEEN CONTEST; etc. View this email in your browser Announcements PUBLIC MEETINGS Mt Olympus Community Council Mon., 11/1/21, 6 pm Churchill Jr High 3450 E 4275 S Millcreek Community Council Tues., 11/2/21, 6:30 pm City Hall, 3330 S 1300 E NEWS Millcreek City Council Approves Wage Increase for UPD MILLCREEK. The City Council adopted a midyear budget amendment earlier this week to add $803,416 to the contract amount Millcreek pays to the Unified Police Department. This increase is due to salary wars that have dropped UPD officers' pay to the bottom of salaries paid in Salt Lake County. Without the raise, we would be unable to recruit and retain the best officers Through its contract with UPD, the City pays for our Millcreek Precinct, and also for shared services that benefit our City and the other ---PAGE BREAK--- Or join virtually HERE Canyon Rim Citizens Association Wed., 11/3/21, 7 pm Join virtually HERE East Mill Creek Community Council Thurs. 11/4/21, 6:30 pm City Hall, 3330 S 1300 E Or join virtually HERE communities served by UPD. The UPD Board of Directors, composed of representatives from the UPD-served communities and chaired by Mayor Silvestrini, unanimously voted in its October meeting to raise UPD officers' pay, across the board, to be the fourth highest in the county. Effective November 1st, the pay increases for UPD officers of all ranks will be reflected on paychecks in December after budget amendments and approvals are completed by the governing bodies of all UPD members. This past year, a lack of officers has forced many jurisdictions across Salt Lake County, as well as the the state and throughout the nation, to implement pay raises to attract candidates. The UPD governing board commissioned a study to investigate compensation issues. The study showed that the agency today is “faced with unprecedented competition in the market”. It listed three challenges: Agencies are aggressively matching the current market increases; The current market incentivizes interagency movement by officers; and ---PAGE BREAK--- The recruitment pool of potential officers is diminishing. After reviewing the compensation study, all members of the UPD Board supported the increase to move the UPD from last to fourth position among competing police agencies. ---PAGE BREAK--- In Millcreek, the City Council has committed to use all property taxes collected by the city to pay for our UPD contract. As property taxes have been collected by the City, any surplus not needed to fund the current-year UPD contract has been reserved and tracked separately as part of the City’s general fund. This year, Millcreek was able to fund the increase for the UPD contract from this reserve without impacting other parts of the budget. This necessary pay increase will bring Millcreek’s annual UPD contract cost to around $13.2 million. There will have to be further discussions by the City Council to fund this amount for the next fiscal year, because unless new growth in Millcreek generates additional property tax revenue, the reserve in the property tax fund will not be available to pay for this again. Estimates at this time indicate that property taxes collected will be very close to contract costs. However, continuing to fund police solely from property taxes, or increasing property taxes to keep funding police solely from property taxes, will have to be reassessed in the next budget cycle. Those discussions will begin in April 2022. We recently honored seven officers from Millcreek and neighboring UPD precincts who placed themselves in the line of fire to protect our community. These officers rescued a woman who was being held hostage during the Labor Day weekend standoff that resulted in three fatalities. Their heroism is an object example of the quality of our police force. To continue to attract and retain the caliber of officers we have in Millcreek, we will find a way to compensate them with competitive salaries. The City Council has been able to accomplish this through fiscal discipline this year. We will rise to the challenge next fiscal year to ensure quality policing in Millcreek. ---PAGE BREAK--- Colleen Mulvey (left), Utah Municipal Clerks Association President presents Elyse Sullivan, Millcreek City Recorder, with the certification she earned to be a Master Municipal Clerk. Millcreek City Recorder Earns Prestigious Designation MILLCREEK. City Recorder Elyse Sullivan has been officially awarded the title of Master Municipal Clerk. To earn the certification of Master Municipal Clerk, Elyse had to complete 120 hours of college accredited courses, which is about the equivalent of earning a bachelor’s degree. Millcreek is so proud of Elyse and the hard work that she put into furthering her education. We are lucky to have her and are grateful to have such a dedicated City Recorder serving the residents of Millcreek. ---PAGE BREAK--- This coming TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND, is the last day to vote Millcreek is one of several cities throughout Utah to utilize ranked choice voting this year. Unlike traditional voting, expect to rank the candidates on the ballot from your favorite to least favorite. WHAT IS RANKED CHOICE VOTING (RCV)? RCV allows voters to rank candidates in order of their preference when marking their ballots. It helps eliminate run-off elections. HOW ARE RANKED CHOICE VOTES COUNTED? Step 1: If a candidate receives a majority (50%+1) of the first-choice votes cast for that office, that candidate will be elected. However, if no candidate receives a majority of the first-choice votes, an elimination process begins. Step 2: The candidate who received the fewest first-choice votes is eliminated. Next, each vote cast for that candidate will be transferred to the voter's second-ranked choice among the remaining candidates. This elimination process will continue until one candidate receives a majority and is deemed the winner. ---PAGE BREAK--- SAMPLE MILLCREEK BALLOTS FOR DISTRICTS 2 AND 4 IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY RETURNED IT, CLICK HERE TO LEARN HOW TO RETURN YOUR MAIL-IN BALLOT ---PAGE BREAK--- Only 2 Days Left!! We have several Millcreek houses registered for the Halloween House contest, now it's time to vote for your favorite! You only get one vote, so make it count! Here are the Millcreek houses: 1370 E Brookshire Dr ("Boo! on Brookshire") 3116 S 2750 E ("Creepy Clown Funhouse) 3133 S 2700 E ("Spiders") 1631 E 3115 S ("Bride's Cemetery & Witches Hangout") 1585 E 3300 S ("Hutchins Family") 3415 E Millcreek Rd ("East Millcreek's Frankenstein & ---PAGE BREAK--- Friends) 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners will receive incredible prizes from several Millcreek businesses! Vote Here ---PAGE BREAK--- Gettin' Visual at the Library MILLCREEK. Join us in celebrating the art of Mirsada Busuladzic, a local visual artist originally from Kosovo. Her art will be displayed through the month of November at the Millcreek Library (2266 E Evergreen Ave, SLC). There will be a public reception held for her at the library on Friday, November 5th from 6- 7pm. Live music and light refreshments will be provided. ---PAGE BREAK--- This event is hosted by the Salt Lake County Millcreek Library and the Millcreek Arts Council. VOTE in the PAWlitcal Election! It's time to VOTE in the PAWlitical Election! Remember this is the only election where it's legal to BUY votes. Voters can live anywhere. VOTERS will be electing a PAWlitical Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and PAWlitical Council (9 seats.) This PAWlitical Election is a fundraiser sponsored by Salt Lake County Animal Services. It will be held every two years. The funds raised from this event will go to our Injured Animal Fund. We provide care for hundreds of injured and sick animals every year. This will benefit them greatly! VOTE before time runs out. If you can't pick just one, pick ALL! Every $1 will count as 1 vote and you can vote as many times as you want. Listed is each contestants current running total. For more information and to view each profile click on the "VOTE NOW" button below. Voting will close November 5th at 5 PM. SAVE THE DATE Click HERE to see more of Mirsada Busuladzic's art Vote Now ---PAGE BREAK--- SAVE THE DATE Christmas Tree Permits Christmas will be here sooner than we think, and for those that prefer to have a live Christmas tree in their home, it's time to start thinking about getting a Christmas Tree Permit. Five Ranger Districts of the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest are open for you to cut your own Christmas Tree: the Heber-Kamas Ranger District, the Evanston-Mountain View Ranger District, the Stansbury Mountains on the Salt Lake District, the Logan District, or the Spanish Fork Ranger District. Christmas Tree Permits go on sale November 9th. Click HERE to learn MORE about Christmas Tree Permits ---PAGE BREAK--- Get the truth about the COVID-19 vaccine. Visit ThisIsOurShot.com to hear more stories from Utahns impacted by COVID-19. HOW IS COVID IMPACTING MILLCREEK? Case counts through 10/27/2021 Millcreek (surrounding cities) cumulative and current cases by zip code: 84106: 4492 total cases (152 current cases) 84107: 5563 total cases (177 current cases) 84109: 3160 total cases (67 current cases) 84117: 3351 total cases (111 current cases) 84123: 6108 total cases (170 current cases) 84124: 2803 total cases (104 current cases) TOTAL: 25,477 (increase of 520 since 10/21/2021, our last reported data). Click here for the County's most recent information. JOIN THE MILLCREEK TEAM! Millcreek is looking to fill two positions: Development Review Engineer Finance Director ---PAGE BREAK--- VISIT us at Click here to subscribe to this weekly newsletter Copyright © 2021 Millcreek, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list Click here to subscribe to this weekly newsletter Forward Share Tweet