Mike Bird

• He is on the 2026 ballot for Council D3. (certification)
• Occupation (per his 2026 COI disclosure): Director, Operations and Finance, University of Utah Health.
  • He is a partner in Evergreen Cards, LLC (healthcare services space leasing).
  • He is a Trustee of Salt Lake Community College.
  • COI PDF
• Campaign finance (EasyVote), as of the Sep 14, 2026 report: $40,501.64 raised, $27,611.47 spent, $12,890.17 on hand.
  • Notable contributors: Winder Newton ($6,000), Laborers' Local 295 (about $5,000; OCR reads "$5090"), Operating Engineers Local 3 ($1,000), IBEW PAC ($1,000), Utah DOERS ($1,500), and a realtors' PAC ($1,500).
  • He reported a $1,000 sponsorship payment to the Equality Utah Foundation.
• Endorsements reported: Equality Utah (ABC4 post); Winder Newton.

One of nine part-time members of the county's legislative body: they adopt the $2.1 billion county budget, pass county ordinances, confirm appointments, and also sit as the Board of Equalization that hears property-value appeals.

Role

County legislator (six by district, three at-large)

Hours

Part-time

Pay

$52,083 (Chair $57,293)

Typical week

Tuesday 1:30 p.m. council meeting most weeks, Board of Equalization sessions, budget hearings in the fall, constituent and city meetings

Responsibilities and powers

• Salt Lake County has a mayor-council form of government. The Council "is the legislative body responsible for enacting County ordinances and regulations, adopting the annual budget, and authorizing many intergovernmental agreements" (SLCo Council).
• State law gives the county legislative body "all legislative powers" of the county (Utah Code 17-64-401).
• Board of Equalization: "The county legislative body is the county board of equalization." It must hold public hearings each year to examine the tax roll and equalize property values, may appoint trained hearing officers, and makes the final decision on appeals (Utah Code 59-2-1001; 17-64-407).
• Approves appointments to boards, commissions and departments (SLCo Council).
• Nine members: three at-large (countywide, six-year terms) and six by district (four-year terms), partisan (SLCo Council; SLCo Budget in Brief, p.3). Taylorsville is in District 3.

A typical week

• Weekly meeting: the county calendar lists a County Council Meeting on Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m. at the Government Center, 2001 S State St; 39 regular council meetings appear on the 2026 calendar (SLCo meeting calendar). Meetings stream on Facebook Live (SLCo Council).
• Board of Equalization: 17 BOE meetings are scheduled in 2026 in Council Chambers (N1-110), usually on a Tuesday afternoon (for example Jan 13, Mar 10, Sept 15, Oct 6, Oct 13, Oct 20, Nov 3, Nov 17, Dec 8) (same calendar).
• Other bodies: the 2026 calendar also lists the Municipal Building Authority, the Tourism, Recreation, Cultural and Convention (TRCC) board, the Debt Review Committee and the Executive Coordinating Committee (same).
• Seasonal cycle: the mayor proposes a budget in the fall, the council revises it in November and adopts it in December (the 2026 budget was council-recommended Nov 25, 2025 and adopted Dec 9, 2025) (SLCo budget documents). Property-value appeals reach the board from late summer through winter.
• Between meetings [INFERRED]: reading staff reports, meeting mayors and city councils in the district, constituent casework, and community events.

Time commitment

• Part-time by the county's own description (Budget in Brief, p.3). Expect roughly 15–30 hours a week [INFERRED from a near-weekly half-day meeting, BOE sessions, outside boards and district work; heavier October–December].

Staff and budget

• Council office: 20 FTEs, plus 5.5 FTEs in Council-Tax Administration, which runs the Board of Equalization (SLCo FTE table); council budget $5.4 million (2026 adopted, Budget in Brief p.14).
• The council adopts a countywide budget of $2.13 billion in total uses (2026), covering 4,339 FTEs (Budget in Brief).

Pay

• $52,083 a year; the Chair earns $57,293, plus the county benefits package (SLCo pay schedule, p.48; salaries set under SLCo Ord. §2.12.080).

Sources

• SLCo Council
• Utah Code 17-64-401, 59-2-1001
• SLCo Council-Tax Administration (Board of Equalization)

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