Holladay City Hall has temporarily relocated its office to 3330 S. 1300 East, the former location of Millcreek City Hall. The move was made so the historic City Hall building can be seismically retrofitted and updated. Here are six things to know about the move.

1. Holladay City Hall will be closed until the fall of 2027. While under construction, City Hall will undergo some vast renovations to improve the life of the building and the safety of the occupants. The 18-month project will include seismic upgrades to allow the building to withstand a 7.0 earthquake. 

“The building is built from unreinforced masonry. The floors and the roof are not tied very well to the walls,” said Holladay City Public Services Director Jared Bunch. “We will demo the main hallway and construct new masonry that’s reinforced, starting at the foundation level. It will extend from the lower level and main level, up to the roof, and tie the roof into those new walls.”

2. Police services will stay in the Holladay building. While city services will move to the new location, including planning and zoning, business licensing and day-to-day functions, the Unified Police Holladay Precinct will remain open on the north side of Holladay City Hall. That portion of the building had more recent renovations and doesn’t need to be updated. 

3. Holladay Municipal Justice Court will move to the temporary location. For anyone who needs to attend a hearing, make a payment or make a court filing, that will be done in the Millcreek location. Hours of service will remain the same: Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visit holladayut.gov for the court calendar or jury information. 

4. Holladay City Park remains open. Located west of Holladay City Hall, the city park will host regularly scheduled annual events, including the Fourth of July celebration and the Blue Moon Festival. The park will also be the site for outdoor movies and concerts. 

“We’ll be in our temporary space for 18 months. That puts us into the early fall of 2027,” Bunch said. “That will give us two summers of events at the park during construction.”

5. Holladay City Council meetings remain the same. During construction, the city council and justice court will share the same space, but the council will continue to hold its regular meetings at 6 p.m. on the first and third Thursdays of each month. Other commissions and committees will also meet at the temporary location. 

6. The main exterior of Holladay City Hall will not be changed. Saving the historic building is a priority for city leaders. While the exterior will remain the same, a new addition to the south end of the building will include some safety elements.

“We will be doing a small addition, which includes some emergency exits on our main floor and a better entrance into our Big Cottonwood room on the lower floor,” Bunch said. “A redo of that parking lot will optimize the parking and enhance the landscaping. In addition to that, we’re also remodeling some of our spaces to better optimize the use of the space.”