Frequently Asked Questions

If you wish to obtain a copy of a traffic accident report, you must be an involved party, family member with a signed waiver, an insurance agent, or an attorney for the involved party. There is a charge of $15 per copy. Please give us 5-10 business days following the accident before requesting a copy.

If you wish to obtain a copy of a crime report you must submit a request in person to the police department. Each request will be processed to ensure compliance with GRAMA privacy act, which restricts release of information. Most requests can be processed within 10 days. You may email your request to policeadmin@murray.utah.gov. Please direct any questions to staff at 801-264-2673. 

• GRAMA Request Form Fillable ENGLISH (PDF)  
• GRAMA Request Form Fillable SPANISH (PDF)
• POLICE CASE REPORT
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Fingerprint services for both civilian and court ordered prints for Murray Residents or those who are employed by a business in Murray City jurisdiction can by done by APPOINTMENT ONLY.   Please call 801-264-2673 to schedule or if you have any further questions.    

***Please note***A face covering will be required for all customers being fingerprinted. Please bring a mask or face covering to wear while being fingerprinted. You will also be required to wash your hands before being fingerprinted.

The number to contact when reporting a non-emergency crime or need to speak with a police officer is 801-840-4000. For Police Administration or to speak with a detective concerning your case, contact 801-264-2673.

Murray City offers a way to file a Non-Emergency Police Report online, for a complete list of what is and isn't accepted please visit the File a Non-Emergency Police Report Online page where you can file a report.

Adjustments can only be made if the leak was outside the home and occurred during the winter months. Other criteria that must also be met to obtain an adjustment. Please contact Ben Ford, 801-270-2474, to discuss whether an adjustment is possible.

Monthly rates are calculated from the previous year's water consumption during the winter months. The "winter months are defined as November 1st through April 30th of the following year. For new users with no history of water consumption, users shall be billed the average charge of a like and similar user as determined by Murray City. Such average shall be billed on a monthly basis until a history of water consumption has been obtained. 

The Public Works Department - working hours are Monday - Friday 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Please call 801-270-2440 for after hour emergencies, please call 801-264-9669.

Please call the County Treasurer at (385) 468-8300.

Resumes may be uploaded while applying through Munis Self Service. Current openings may be found on the Munis Self Service site.

To report an outage, call Murray’s Central Dispatch Center at 801-264-9669. Outages can be widespread or might be isolated to small areas. If you are unable to contact them, it is likely your neighbors have reported the outage. Dispatch operators take as many calls as they can while also assisting in the outage restoration. 

Large outages will be posted on Murray City Power’s Facebook.

Under the Government Records Access and Management Act (“GRAMA”), you may file a request for Murray City police records with the Murray City Police Department at 10 East 4800 South. You may file a GRAMA request for other City documents with the appropriate department that handles those documents.

• GRAMA Records Request Form

If you are the Defendant, the Pre-trial conference at the court is your “meeting” with the prosecutor. If you are represented by an attorney, the prosecutor will discuss your case with your attorney. If you are the victim, you may call the victim advocate in the Murray City Police Department at (801)264-2673.

Payments can be mailed or brought into Murray City Hall located at 10 East 4800 South. Drop boxes are located at the south side of City Hall and in front of the Murray Senior Recreation Center at 10 E. 6150 S. MasterCard or Visa credit or debit card payments can be made 24 hours a day, 7 days a week either online or over the Interactive Voice Response System by dialing (801) 264-2626.

• Pay Online

Yes. Arts in the Park tickets are available for purchase at the Parks Office (296 E Murray Park Ave), or at the door.  Winter high school performance tickets may be purchased in advance at the school. 

No.  All seating is general admission. Stadium seating has been added with cup holders (New! Installed 2023). A blanket or cushion is suggested.

Yes! Small coolers without glass containers are permitted. Concessions may be available for purchase. Alcoholic beverages are not allowed.

Ages 3-12 (ages 2 & under are free). 

Tickets may be purchased in our office located at 296 E Murray Park Ln with Visa or MasterCard. Tickets at the gate may be purchased with cash, check, or credit card.

Auditions for the summer series will be posted on the Auditions page. 

You will need to refer to our zoning map.

Our office is located in the center of Murray Park at 296 E Murray Park Avenue, behind pavilion 5 and east of the recreation center. Hours are 7 am to 4 pm, Monday through Friday.

Fees are dependent upon the capacity of the pavilion, rental time and residency. See pavilion descriptions and rates here.

For 2018, Murray City was 211 gallons per person per day.

You may contact Murray City Public Works at 801-270-2440 to report the problem. Murray City does have an ordinance in place which prohibits the use of lawn sprinklers between the hours of 10:00 am and 6:00 pm.

Murray City ordinance states that City employees are the only people to be inside the water meter box for any reason. Please contact Murray City Public Works at 801-270-2440 or after hours at 801-264-2727 for this free service that we are happy to provide.

Yes, an approved sprinkler backflow device is required per State of Utah plumbing code and required to be tested annually, please contact Murray City Public Works if you are needing more information.

In order to apply for a Street Improvement Permit please call our Murray City Public Works office at 801-270-2440. Inspections are required. Once the proposed area has been inspected one of our Construction Engineers will begin the application process for the permit and give instructions on how to proceed.

A permit is required from the Engineering Division prior to replacing anything in the public right-of-way (sidewalk, curb and gutter, driveway approach). Once a permit is approved, you may ask that the City participate in this replacement. For more detailed information go to the "Curb / Gutter Sidewalk Projects" link under the Engineering page. Engineering contact # (801) 270-2440.

If you see baby ducks/geese fall into a storm drain, please call our public works office at 801-270-2440. We will then dispatch the appropriate personnel to take a look and rescue the baby ducks. Please do not attempt to access the manhole or storm drain yourself. 

No. All property records are kept by Salt Lake County Property Division.

Monday-Friday: 5:30am-9pm
Saturday: 7am-5pm
Sunday: 9am-2pm
Holiday hours are posted.
Closed on Easter and Christmas 

We offer Annual and One Month Memberships

Daily admission: Child (under 3 with Paying Adult) Free / Youth (3-17) $3 / Adult (18-59) $5 / Senior (60+) $4

Membership Website

An Auto-Pay Membership is a way to pay for your Annual Membership monthly by having payments draft from your checking account. Checking Accounts must have the same name as the "Main Contact" on the membership. A voided blank check must be included in Auto-Pay paperwork. Payments will be withdrawn around the 15th of each month.

Single class $7, Ten pack $50

Fitness Classes are included with Annual Members

The Kidzone is our hourly childcare for ages 3 months to 9 years old. Online reservations are required for all ages .

Cost is per child per hour: $3 

Punch Passes are $25 for 10- hours or $40 for 20-hours 

Annual Members get the 1st hour free per day. Child must be listed on membership

No off-site childcare (Parents must remain in the facility).

Access to the amenities such as, weight room, cardio area, running track, basketball and volleyball courts, Open Pickleball, Open programs, Fitness Classes, Leisure Swimming Pool and Lap Swimming Pool. Ping pong, Checkers, Chess, and Pool Table are also available. (Weight room and second floor age limited is 16 and older).

Gym: Two High School Sized Basketball Courts Three Volleyball Courts, Six Pickleball Courts 

Leisure Pool: zero depth entry, Play Ground with small slide, bubble couch, Lazy River, slide 

Competition Pool: 8 25yd lanes, 9 feet deep 

Weight room: Selectorized cybex machines, free weights, cable cross over, smith machine 

Spin Room 

Functional Fitness area: Matrix S Trainers, rowers, Airdyne bikes, Tires and Plyo Boxes

Studio: for fitness classes (TRX, Yoga, Zumba and more) 

Cardio Area: treadmills, rowing machines, elliptical, total body elliptical, AMT (adaptive motion trainer), E-spinners, Upright bikes, recumbent bikes, crank, skiers edge, versa climber, stretching cage. 

Running Track (3 lanes, 1/10 of a mile) 

Game tables: Chess, Checkers, Ping pong and Pool table

General Information

FACILITY: 9 years and older (under 9 must have adult supervision 18 years +) 

WEIGHT ROOM & FUNCTIONAL FITNESS AREA: 16 years & older (14-15 years with adult supervision.)

2ND FLOOR: 16 years & older (14-15 years with adult supervision.) 

SPINNING STUDIO: 16 years & older 

SWIMMING POOL: 6-8 years old must be supervised by an adult in the pool area, children under age 6 must be accompanied by an adult in the water. 3 & under must wear a swim diaper and plastic pant under swim suit.

General Information

The Murray Senior Recreation Center is located at #10 E. 6150 South which is WEST of state street, between state and main.

Adults age 55+ are welcome to attend the Senior Recreation Center.

The Murray Senior Recreation Center is rented to non-profit, civic organization, with priority given to Senior groups. The Center is not available for birthday parties or weddings. Call 801-264-2635 for complete information.

To sign up for a dumpster for either green waste or neighborhood roll-off, please go to the Dumpster Reservation site to sign up.

Murray City Public Works is no longer a hazardous waste disposal site. All hazardous waste must be taken to one of the following locations: Salt Lake County Landfill (6030 W California Ave), Trans Jordan Landfill (10473 Bacchus Highway), or HHW Collection Center (8805 S 700 W). For any questions, please contact the Salt Lake County Health Department, Phone: 385-468-3862.

For any curbside garbage/recycle pick up problems, please contact Ace Disposal at (801) 363-9995. A Customer Service representative will be able to help you

Containers should be placed in a row in the center of the cul-de-sac parallel to the road entering the cul-de-sac.

To report a broken or damaged Garbage/Recycling Can, please call our Public Works Department at 801-270-2448. Murray City Public Works repairs garbage cans on Tuesday's and Thursday's (Excluding holidays). Depending on the condition of your existing can will determine if the resident/homeowner is in need of a replacement or repair. Smelly or dirty garbage/recycling cans do not qualify as broken/damaged cans; it is the resident's responsibility to clean their cans. Please Visit our direct page for further questions. 

Chips are free and available to Murray City residents on Friday's from 12 pm - 3pm as long as we have them in stock. Please call 801-270-2440 for information on availability. Murray City offers wood chips to its residents from grinding the yard waste that is brought in through our Greenwaste Dumpster program only. (Note: We are not able to accept any waste directly from residents or contractors).

Live Christmas trees may be dropped off at the large parking lot East of the Park Center at Murray Park and at Grant Park. Christmas trees may be dropped off from December 26th through January 31st. Any tree's left for drop off need to have all decorations, plastic, lights, etc. must be removed before disposal. These drop off locations are for live Christmas trees only. 

Murray City residents may drop off bagged leaves only as no additonal cost to them. For an exact location or questions please go directly to our Leaf Drop Off information page. 

Property taxes are important because they provide a stable, consistent source of funding for public safety, streets, sidewalks, parks, libraries, and other services provided by the City. 

Property taxes are an important source of revenue for schools, libraries, and city and county governments. Murray City receives 13% of the total overall property tax revenue collected.

No. To adjust property taxes, the City must initiate a public hearing process called Truth-in-Taxation and decide whether the adjustment is necessary.

The blue bar displays the percentage of growth in property tax revenue received by the City, and the orange bar displays the rate of inflation for that same year. For example, in 2012 the rate of inflation was over 2% and the City’s property tax revenue was less than the previous year by -.25%.

There are two possible reasons for the change. The first is that another taxing entity (school district or Salt Lake County) has gone through the Truth-in-Taxation process and raised their rates on one or more years which would increase your taxes. The second is that your property has increased in value more than other properties. When the property value of the City increases, the tax rate automatically decreases which gives the City the same revenue from year to year. However, if your property increases in value at a rate higher than the tax rate decreased then you will see a tax increase. The City will not see that increase because another property’s value would have decreased or become tax-exempt which would mean a tax decrease, and results in no change to the City revenue.

Murray City prides itself on its independence from special districts and county services. The City believes that it is best able to manage service levels and costs through ownership and self-management. All other cities in Salt Lake County utilize the County or special districts to provide the same services provided by the City.

So, to have an ‘apples to apples’ comparison of property tax rates, the chart below combines the city and any special district rates for government services (e.g. parks, streets, general government, police, fire, and cemetery). The rates for other cities are estimates based on information available as of June 20, 2018. Since many cities are entering the Truth-in-Taxation process to increase property tax mill levy rates, these rates are subject to change based on council action.

Property taxes is the library’s only stable revenue resource. Other revenues include fines, grants, and interest income – all of which are not consistent. Property taxes pay for books, computers, software, electronic media (e.g. CD’s, Rosetta Stone, etc), personnel, utilities, building maintenance, and all other costs of operating and owning the library.

Property taxes are a critical source of revenue for the Library. The Library receives 3% of your total property taxes. The chart below illustrates where your tax dollars go.

No. In order to adjust property taxes, the City must initiate a public hearing process called Truth-in-Taxation and decide whether the adjustment is necessary.

Murray City prides itself on its independence from special districts and county services. The City believes that it is best able to manage service levels and costs through ownership and self-management.

Murray City Library’s current property tax rate is the lowest in all of Salt Lake County by 76%. If none of the library systems below change from 2017, the proposed property tax rate will remain 14% lower than the other library tax rates in Salt Lake County.

Code enforcement is a broad term used to describe actions that city staff take to ensure that city ordinances are followed. These ordinances often address operation of businesses, environmental issues, maintaining properties, parking, and other concerns of public health, safety and welfare.

City staff involved in code enforcement activities primarily work in the Community and Economic Development and Police departments. They perform different tasks to bring violators into compliance, such as, building or property inspections, educating and notifying property owners of violations, coordinating with State and County staff, and issuing citations when necessary.

Violations may include parking issues, weeds, yard waste and debris, inoperable vehicles, abandoned vehicles, yard parking, sidewalk and street obstructions, illegal dumping, pest control, storm drain pollution, homeless camps, people living in trailers, business license violations, illegal camping, failure to remove snow, additions to a building without a permit. and other similar issues.

Code enforcement officials are unable to enforce if no violation of a code or statute has occurred. Listed below are several examples that code enforcement officials typically cannot resolve:

• Property line disputes.
• Unkempt properties, i.e., peeling paint, failing roof, dead grass, fallen fence, broken concrete.
• Landlord’s failure to repair the roof or control parking issues at an apartment.
• Tree branches or limbs hanging over the property line.
• Legal parking on a public street (there are rules about what type and how long a vehicle can be parked on a street).
• Barking or dangerous dogs or other animals. These concerns should be directed to Salt Lake County Animal Control.
• Certain actions on private property such as vehicle impounds are outside a code enforcement officer’s jurisdiction. Many other violations such as the ones listed above, however, are enforceable in residential yards and business yards/lots.
• Although citations may be issued, code enforcement officers are not able to perform or facilitate the actual clean-up of waste/debris or vehicles from residential and/or business yards.

The short answer is “no”. Although residents in an HOA are required to meet the same standards as other residential areas in the city, the additional restrictive covenants required by an HOA are an agreement between the homeowner and the HOA and can only be enforced by the HOA.

The best way to file a complaint is through the City’s website. Look on the home page of www.murray.utah.gov for the “Report a Concern” option. Clicking on this link will bring up a fillable form. Using the website is the fastest way to make sure all the different City staff who help with code enforcement can see the complaint and respond. It also helps us to track progress as a team, and keep you informed if you wish. A complaint can also be filed by calling the following:

• Community & Economic Development at 801-270-2420

If there is an emergency please dial 911. 

Most complaints are assigned to a code enforcement official within 24 hours. Most often, the first step is a city inspection of the property or situation. Depending on the backlog and circumstances, a Code Enforcement officials can perform the inspection and respond to the complainant within 1-2 working days.

After the city gives notice, the property owner is given a reasonable amount of time to resolve the violation. For example, a complaint about tall weeds on a property is usually resolved within 14 days. Most property owners are willing to resolve a violation on their own after receiving notice. If the property owner is unwilling to cooperate, complaints can take more time to resolve, especially if a citation is issued and the item has to be taken through court proceedings.

Most issues can be resolved without taking legal action. However, depending on the violation and the willingness of the property owner to cooperate, the complaint may result in a citation and is referred to the city prosecutor. In some instances, cases are taken to court and can take months to resolve.

The short answer is “yes”. A new owner could be required to cut weeds or remove inoperable vehicles from a yard area no matter how short a time they have been in possession. If a prior property owner or occupant was charged, that person will be responsible for answering to the condition of the property at the time the violation occurred. If a new owner or occupant takes control of the property and violations still exist, the new owner is responsible for bringing the property into compliance.

Code enforcement officials spend most of their time responding to complaints. However, they will follow up on issues that have come to their attention while in the field working on other complaints or issues.

Code enforcement officials are available Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM by calling 801-270-2400. 

Many problems, such as; pest/vermin control, meth contaminated homes, unsafe living conditions, and homeless camps; are under the jurisdiction of the Salt Lake Valley Health Department (SLVHD). Murray City Code Enforcement officials do coordinate with SLVHD on these matters. They also work closely with several other agencies, including, the Murray City fire marshal, Utah State Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing, Murray City Power, Murray City storm water, Murray City building and business licensing divisions, Murray City Police Department and others when required.