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Salt Lake City Council passes final budget, approves bumps for fire and police funding

The Salt Lake City Council gave final approval Tuesday to a $331 million General Fund Budget that provides money for public streets and transportation, housing affordability and sustainability projects and homelessness services needs.

Council Chairman Charlie Luke said the council had worked to foster “efficiency, clarity, accountability and transparency” in the funding decisions the panel has made since receiving Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski’s final budget proposal last month.

“The result of the attention to financial details has been a streamlined budget that provides for a better quality of life for Salt Lake City residents,” he said during the council’s formal meeting on Tuesday.