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Bountiful City Council unanimously approves appointments, purchases and interlocal agreements
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Summary
Council approved a slate of routine and time-sensitive items including a treasurer appointment, liquor consent for Sprouts, equipment purchases for police and cemetery, three dispatch interlocal agreements and two UDOT utility agreements.
Bountiful City Council on Aug. 12 ratified a series of administrative actions and contracts including the appointment of a new city treasurer, local consent for a grocery store to sell beer, two building systems replacements at the police facility, a utility vehicle for the cemetery and three interlocal dispatch agreements with neighboring cities.
The council voted to appoint Kevin McFadden as city treasurer after staff said McFadden ranked highest from a field of applicants and completed an interview and skills assessment process. Tyson Beck, city manager, recommended the hire and described the selection process as including written and Excel assessments. “Kevin is the best applicant and very well qualified for the position,” Beck said.
Other formal approvals included local consent for Sprouts to sell beer at its new store (applicant representative Erin Stone told the council an anticipated opening date of Sept. 26), ratification of an emergency replacement of a failing cooling tower at the police building ($101,680), award of a turnkey contract to Salmon Mechanical to replace an HVAC boiler ($134,008.67), and approval to purchase a 2024 Polaris commercial diesel utility vehicle for Cemetery operations ($22,048).
The council also approved three interlocal cooperation agreements to provide dispatch services for Woods Cross, West Bountiful and North Salt Lake. City attorney Brad Jepsen and dispatch staff described the agreements as substantially similar to prior contracts the city maintains with Centerville, Farmington and Kaysville and said the fee formulas allow annual adjustments.
In separate but related action, the council approved two agreements with the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT): a statewide utility license agreement and a Bountiful master agreement covering utility work tied to the I‑15 reconstruction project. City staff said UDOT will design any needed modifications to the city-owned utilities within the project area and, under state law, UDOT will pay relocation costs when statutory criteria apply.
All motions on the evening’s slate passed on voice votes with no recorded roll-call tallies in the transcript.
Votes at a glance
- Approval of minutes (July 22, 2025): Motion moved and seconded; outcome: approved (voice vote). - Expenditures greater than $1,000 paid July 30, 2025: approved (voice vote). - Appointment — Kevin McFadden, city treasurer: motion to approve appointment; outcome: approved (voice vote). - Local consent — Sprouts grocery store retail beer license: motion to approve; outcome: approved (voice vote). Applicant representative said anticipated opening Sept. 26. - Ratify replacement — Police building cooling tower (Johnson Controls): amount cited $101,680; council ratified staff action (voice vote). - Contract award — HVAC boiler replacement at police building (Salmon Mechanical): total $134,008.67; contract awarded (voice vote). - Purchase — 2024 Polaris commercial diesel utility vehicle for Cemetery: $22,048; approved (voice vote). - Interlocal agreements — dispatch services with Woods Cross (Res. 2025-56), West Bountiful (Res. 2025-07) and North Salt Lake (Res. 2025-08): adopted (voice votes). - UDOT agreements — Statewide utility license agreement and Bountiful master agreement for I‑15 project: approved (voice votes).
Why it matters: The package combines routine housekeeping with time-sensitive facility repairs and interlocal agreements that affect city operations. The UDOT agreements also set the framework for how future I‑15 reconstruction work will affect city utilities.
Sources and context: Staff presentations and motions recorded during the Aug. 12 council meeting. Tyson Beck presented the treasurer recommendation; Erin Stone represented Sprouts on the alcohol license; Lieutenant Mike Sheldon and Lieutenant Sheldon’s colleagues presented the cooling tower and boiler items; Brock Hill presented the cemetery equipment request; Brad Jepsen presented the interlocal agreements and Lloyd Cheney presented the UDOT items. The transcript records voice votes for each item; no roll-call tallies were recorded in the public meeting transcript.
