Salt Lake City takes financial hit

Salt Lake City is taking a financial hit due to the coronavirus pandemic.  Mayor Erin Mendenhall introduced her first budget last night during a virtual meeting.

The spending plan estimates one-point-three-billion-dollars in expenditures for the 2021 fiscal year, down by more than one-third from the 2020 budget. 

The administration also projects a nearly nine-percent drop in sales tax revenue. 

Despite the economic uncertainty ahead, Mendenhall says she is confident the city can avoid layoffs and pay cuts for city employees. 

There will be a hiring freeze until January.