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- Approval of minutes: The council approved the minutes from the Aug. 19 and Aug. 26, 2025 meetings. Motion to approve was made by Council Member Ridley and seconded by Council Member Thompson. The chair called for the vote and members responded \"Aye.\" No roll‑call tally was read into the record.

- Motion to move into work session: Council Member Carlson moved to adjourn the regular meeting and move into a work session; Council Member Thompson seconded. The motion was approved by voice vote with \"Aye.\"

- Motion to move into closed session: At the close of the work session, a motion was made to adjourn the work session and move into a closed meeting. The motion was seconded by Council Member Thompson and approved. The mayor cited Utah Code 52‑4‑205 as the statutory basis for closed session topics.

Why it matters: The approval of minutes is a routine governance action. Moving into a work session and then a closed session reserved discussion of nonpublic matters allowed by Utah law; no substantive ordinances or contracts were adopted in open session during this meeting.

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Council Member Wrigley, who is organizing the mental health fair, said she had about 55 vendors signed up — including roughly eight food trucks and about 21 nonprofits — and that the event is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 13. \"I think about 55 total vendors, food vendors and nonprofits and food trucks together signed up. So of those, 8 are food trucks,\" Wrigley said.

Office Manager Nicole Sutton told the council she and staff agreed to quarter off part of the Rachel Runyon parking lot to accommodate the fair. \"We were gonna quarter off for the parking lot for the mental health fair,\" Sutton said.

Other community dates discussed included Politics in the Park on Sept. 4 for District 13 candidates, and a mayoral fireside chat scheduled Sept. 9 from 5 to 7 p.m. Sutton encouraged residents to attend the fireside chat to raise issues in an informal setting.

Why it matters: Council actions cleared a logistical conflict between a religious group’s calendar and the mental health fair and allowed event organizers to proceed with plans. The council also sought to maximize volunteer support and publicity for events intended to serve residents.

Next steps: Event organizers will proceed with vendor and volunteer coordination; staff will manage parking logistics for the fair and continue outreach to encourage attendance.","Councilors agreed to quarter off part of Rachel Runyon Park parking for a mental health awareness fair and discussed several upcoming events, including a mental health craft fair Sept. 13, Politics in the Park on Sept. 4 and a mayoral fireside chat Sept. 9.",{"_33":86,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":87,"_41":88,"_43":89,"_45":90,"_47":91,"_49":50,"_51":92,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":93,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":94,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6477101,"Council hears proposal to extend summer hours and adopt flexible hours for administrative staff",130,1864000,1994000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5713509-7c7dfda981e194ec70064ec6152d4618&start=1864&end=1994","/articles/6477101/Utah/Council-hears-proposal-to-extend-summer-hours-and-adopt-flexible-hours-for-administrative-staff","Sunset City staff presented a draft flex‑time policy intended to preserve the summer hours pilot and give administrative employees limited weekly flexibility to balance schedules.

Office Manager Nicole Sutton explained the draft would “allow us to keep the summer hour schedule” and give employees “a maximum of 4 hours per week to be able to flex,” for example by staying late one night to make up time lost for personal appointments. Sutton said the policy is intended to reduce employees’ need to use vacation time for recurring obligations and that supervisors would monitor use to prevent abuse.

Council members asked how the change would affect public service hours and whether it required a formal council vote. Sutton and the mayor said the policy would maintain 40 public hours and that the flex plan would appear on a future regular council meeting for formal approval. Sutton used the example of an employee who must leave midday to take a family member to dialysis and said flex time would help that employee make up hours without using vacation time.

Why it matters: Council members framed the proposal as small administrative change with direct effects on staff morale and scheduling, and as a way to preserve the positive feedback the city received about summer hours during the trial.

Next steps: Council asked staff to prepare the policy for placement on a future regular council meeting agenda for a formal vote; no ordinance or personnel rule was adopted at this session.","City staff proposed a policy to keep summer hours and allow administrative employees to flex up to four hours per week to make up time. Council members asked questions about monitoring, public access and whether the change requires formal council approval.",{"_33":96,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":97,"_41":98,"_43":99,"_45":100,"_47":101,"_49":50,"_51":102,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":103,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":104,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6477106,"Sunset council reviews lien and abatement options to address overgrown lots, junk and graffiti",384,2502000,2886000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5713509-7c7dfda981e194ec70064ec6152d4618&start=2502&end=2886","/articles/6477106/Utah/Sunset-council-reviews-lien-and-abatement-options-to-address-overgrown-lots-junk-and-graffiti","Sunset City officials discussed whether to add formal lien and abatement procedures to the city code to address repeat property maintenance problems, including overgrown lots, junk and graffiti.

The discussion centered on research presented by Office Manager Nicole Sutton, who reviewed policies used in Eagle Mountain and Clearfield and said she had consulted the city attorney. “He thinks that if we did do it, it would be great for the community and help would help deter other people from possibly doing that,” Sutton said, reading the attorney’s view included in the council packet.

Why it matters: Council members said current enforcement — warnings and small fines — lacks teeth for repeat offenders and that a formal lien process could force property cleanup by attaching costs to a parcel. Sutton said implementing a lien/abatement option would require changing Sunset’s ordinance and adjusting the city’s fee schedule; she noted an example of county processing fees and Clearfield’s fees as local comparators.

Details from staff and council: Sutton told the council that the county charges about $40 to release a lien after it is filed and that Clearfield typically charges $700 to release a lien plus a $150 inspection fee after multiple notices and inspections. Council members discussed alternative approaches, including hiring a private contractor to do cleanup and billing the property owner. Sutton cautioned that when the city had performed cleanups in the past, some property owners later sued the city claiming damage to their property.

Residents at the meeting raised concerns about the effect on low‑income homeowners. One resident, who said they lived in a repeatedly cited property, told the council, “Go ahead and put a lien on my house for $700. I'm not planning on selling it anyway, but I'm not gonna pay your $700 either.” Council members acknowledged that a lien could be a blunt instrument and discussed tailoring responses by property type (commercial vs. residential) and using targeted outreach or cleanup programs for residents who need help.

Next steps: Council members asked staff to continue researching options and indicated that any ordinance change and new fees would return for formal consideration at a future regular meeting. No ordinance change was adopted at this meeting.

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Votes at a glance: council approves minutes, moves into work session and later closed session

Council resolves Rachel Runyon Park parking conflict and reviews upcoming community events

Council hears proposal to extend summer hours and adopt flexible hours for administrative staff

Sunset council reviews lien and abatement options to address overgrown lots, junk and graffiti