West Valley City staff outline $120M general fund, warn sales-tax volatility and rising personnel costs at budget retreat City finance staff told the council the general fund is about $120 million of a roughly $198 million total budget, with sales tax (about 38'9%) the largest, most volatile revenue source; personnel costs (~47%) and inflation are the primary budget pressures and reserves stand near 17% after pandemic-era gains.

West Valley City faces a budget balancing act as rising personnel costs and volatile sales tax threaten its $120 million general fund.

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