The Republican-controlled Salt Lake County Council recently voted to slash $180,000 from Democratic Mayor Jenny Wilson’s office budget after tense and emotional debate. The mayor is still bristling from the move, accusing the council of an "unfair" and "political’ attack that’s demoralized her staff that’s already been overwhelmed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The $180,000 makes up less than a fraction of a percent of Salt Lake County s budget, but the figure is at the heart of a tense, emotional debate at the helm of Utah s most populated county.\n