A new way to pay for police service.
The Salt Lake Valley Law Enforcement Service Area has instituted a fee for those in unincorporated Salt Lake County. The first bill will arrive March 1, 2010, and it will be due on April 1, 2010.
Why is a fee necessary?
The recession has created a significant shortfall in Salt Lake County’s Municipal Services Fund, which pays for law enforcement services in the unincorporated County. $13 million in new revenue is needed to fill the funding gap. Significant budget cuts were not enough to overcome this shortfall without laying off many police officers. The Salt Lake County Council unanimously endorsed the fee approach, and the SLVLESA implemented the new fee to preserve the safety of our neighborhoods.
We’re all in this together.
The new fee will help preserve quality police service in your area; 100% of fee proceeds go to law enforcement. We know it’s hard for you to make these adjustments. It’s hard asking you to make them. But we all need to help keep our community safe, and we’re all in this together.