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Sandy City proclaims sister-city partnership with Bucha, Ukraine
Summary
Sandy City officials read and declared a proclamation establishing a sister-city relationship with Bucha, Ukraine, pledging humanitarian aid, educational exchanges and city-to-city collaboration; local residents who recently visited Bucha spoke in support.
Sandy City officials on the meeting record read a proclamation establishing a sister‑city partnership with Bucha, Ukraine, declaring the measure to take effect immediately and pledging relief resources, educational opportunities, humanitarian aid and city‑to‑city collaboration.
The proclamation said the partnership “is more than symbolic” and committed Sandy to “actively seek ways to assist” Bucha as it “recovers from unimaginable hardship and loss,” including exchanges between elected officials and residents.
The proclamation was read aloud and, according to the meeting transcript, “shall take full course and effect immediately.” The text presented to the meeting lists relief resources, educational exchanges, humanitarian aid and municipal collaboration as areas of support but does not specify funding amounts, timelines or responsible departments.
Mayor Monica Zoltanski of Sandy City welcomed the new relationship and addressed attendees: “We are so happy to be here tonight celebrating our new sister city friendship, and I can’t wait to see you in Bucha.” She said she had been presented with a stone from Bucha and planned to carry it back as a symbol of the cities’ friendship.
Residents who said they had recently visited Bucha urged continued support. “We were just in Bucha in, last September, September of 2024. And we love your city, and we want you to know that we love Ukraine, and we are here to help and support you all the way,” said Winn Packer, identified in the record as a Sandy City resident. Mindy Packer, who spoke alongside him, said she and her husband were impressed by the city’s resilience during rebuilding.
Other meeting participants offered brief remarks of solidarity. Remarks in the transcript emphasized standing “not only in words, but in action,” but did not record specific program details, staff assignments, or a vote tally for the proclamation.
The action recorded in the transcript is the reading and immediate effect of the proclamation; no motion, second or roll-call vote is shown in the provided record. The transcript does not specify follow‑up steps, departmental assignments, funding sources or a timeline for the promised exchanges and aid.
