Woodland Hills council: votes on retirement eligibility, zoning referrals, recreation agreement and community development director

The Woodland Hills City Council took several formal actions at its meeting.

Votes at a glance

1) Policy clarifying elected‑official retirement eligibility (Item 16) - Action: Adopted a policy stating municipal elected officials are not eligible for the city retirement plan/pension (clarifying current practice). - Motion: (motion made by) Janet; seconded by Doral. - Outcome: Carried (voice vote: ayes). No ordinance or financial appropriation was attached to the motion; the policy clarifies eligibility for retirement systems.

2) Forwarding of zoning change for 65 East Mountainvale Way to planning commission (Item 17) - Action: City council voted to forward an application to the planning commission for consideration and public hearing (no final decision tonight). - Motion: Made and moved to send to planning commission (motion credited in meeting to council member Bobovich); seconded by council member Kinston. - Outcome: Carried (voice vote: ayes). The council recorded no final zoning decision; the matter will be considered by the planning commission.

3) Forwarding of zoning change for 90 East Highline to planning commission (Item 18) - Action: Council voted to forward this zoning application to the planning commission for review. - Motion: Made by council member Lunnett; seconded by council member Malkovich. - Outcome: Carried (voice vote: ayes). Council member Hilliard recused from the vote where noted; the planning commission will consider the application.

4) Authorization for mayor to sign 2025 recreation agreement with Utah County (Item 19) - Action: Authorized the mayor to sign the agreement enabling the city to seek reimbursement of up to $5,000 from Utah County for recreation program expenses. - Motion: Made by council member Malkovich; seconded by council member McKinnon. - Outcome: Carried (voice vote: ayes).

5) Ordinance 2025‑31: create position of Community Development Director and amend municipal code (Item 20) - Action: Adopted ordinance to create the position of Community Development Director and update municipal code references from “building official” to the new title; the council approved a framework that allows the city to contract with an outside certified building official for code‑interpretation and permit‑signing duties where state law requires certification. - Motion: Made by council member Hilliard; seconded by council member Malkovich. - Roll call: Hutchings — yes; Kinston — yes; Lund — yes; Hilliard — yes; Malkovich — yes. Motion carries (unanimous on roll call).

6) Motion to go into closed session for legal matters - Action: Council voted to meet in closed session for legal discussions. - Motion: Made by council member Hilliard; seconded by council member Lund. - Outcome: Carried (roll‑call yes votes recorded during the motion to enter closed session).

Notes and context - The council often forwards zoning applications to the planning commission as a preliminary procedural step; forwarding does not constitute approval of a zone change. - Item 20 (Community Development Director) responds to recent state requirements about qualifications for building officials and enables the city to comply by designating an administrative director while contracting with a certified building official for permit signing and code interpretation as required by state law. - The recreation agreement approved authorizes the mayor to sign documents enabling the city to be reimbursed up to the $5,000 ceiling by Utah County once receipts are submitted.

Sources: Motions, seconds and outcomes were recorded on the meeting audio/transcript. No contested roll‑call votes were recorded except for the ordinance (Item 20), which passed 5‑0 on roll‑call.