SALT LAKE CITY — A new fee plan to subsidize law enforcement costs for unincorporated Salt Lake County found unanimous approval Monday, paving the way for the first bills to go out next month.

The original proposal, which assesses annual fees of about $180 for residents, was tweaked only slightly following a public hearing last week, in which several dozen residents mostly opposed the plan.

Before the three-member Unified Police District that administers the county's part of the new Unified Police Department cast their final votes, board  member and Salt Lake County Councilman Michael Jensen promised to look for ways to reduce the rates in the coming year.

"I don't think there's a person in Salt Lake County that's happy with where we are at," he said. "I will take this year and look at every avenue … to reducing this fee."

The district board members, who include Councilman Jim Bradley and Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon, eliminated a scaled residential fee schedule that was part of the first version and charged more for apartment dwellers than residents of single-family homes. Now, all residents except those who live in mobile homes will pay $15.50 per month. Mobile-home dwellers will pay $14.50.

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