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Council interviews Laurie Harding to fill Planning Commission vacancy
Summary
Council met Laurie Harding, a South Jordan resident and nonprofit/finance background applicant, as a nominee to fill a planning commission vacancy in Councilman Shelton’s district; councilmembers praised her civic service and said they would follow the standard appointment process.
The South Jordan City Council heard from Laurie Harding on Feb. 4 as a candidate to fill a vacancy on the city’s Planning Commission representing Councilman Shelton’s district. Steven Schafermeyer, the city’s director of planning, introduced Harding and said Councilman Shelton had nominated her.
Harding told council she has been a South Jordan resident for more than 20 years, lives on Whispering Sands Drive, and “currently work[s] for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‑day Saints as a welfare and self‑reliance manager.” She described prior experience in banking—‘‘I consider myself a recovering banker. I came over to the church after working 20 plus years for Zions Bank’’—and said she has served on boards including the YWCA and the Utah State PTA. Harding also described volunteer work with Raise A Future, an adoption‑placement nonprofit: “My 3 beautiful young adults are all adopted and Raise a Future helps to find homes for those that are in the older ages of those in foster care.”
Council members asked about Harding’s civic service and noted she had discussed the planning commission role with staff before consenting to be considered. Mayor Dawn Ramsey and other councilmembers praised Harding’s volunteer record; Schafermeyer said the council’s normal appointment process would follow and a councilmember would contact Harding after the council’s deliberations.
No appointment vote was recorded at the Feb. 4 work meeting; councilors said they would proceed through the established interview/appointment process and notify the nominee afterward.
