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Votes at a glance — Brigham City Council, Aug. 21, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal motions and roll‑call actions taken by the Brigham City Council on Aug. 21, including adoption of the 2025–26 final budget, power‑code and solar zoning updates, PUD amendments and interlocal agreements.
The Brigham City Council took the following formal actions during the Aug. 21 meeting. Motions are listed with mover, seconder, outcome and key notes.
- Resolution adopting the 2025–26 final budget — Moved by Councilmember Smith; second by Councilmember Hitt. Roll call vote; motion passed. (Adoption of the FY 2025–26 final budget following the Truth‑in‑Taxation hearings.)
- Motion to open and then close a public hearing on the final budget — Motions carried; no public comments were received during the budget public hearing.
- Planning referral: Rezone/PLD application (approx. 102 acres north of 400 South, west of 1200 West) — Motion to send application back to the planning commission for further planned‑district work and development agreement language. Moved by Councilmember Hipp; second by Councilmember Jeffries. Outcome: motion passed; no rezoning adopted at this meeting.
- Approve updates to the power department code (Title 5, Chapter 50) — Motion by Councilmember Troxell; second by Councilmember Jeffries. Roll call vote; approved. (Includes annual review process for residential solar saturation; staff to administratively implement.)
- Ordinance amending Chapter 156 to establish solar land‑use regulations and definitions — Moved by Councilmember Smith; second by Councilmember Jensen. Roll‑call vote; ordinance adopted. (Adds definitions for roof‑mounted and ground‑mounted arrays; ground arrays limited and subject to screening/security standards.)
- Approve updates to the Power Department Electrical Requirements and Standards Manual — Moved by Councilmember Smith; second by Councilmember Jensen. Motion approved. (Technical construction, conduit depth, clearance and tree‑clearance standards clarified.)
- Northpointe PUD Phase 4 amendment (1100 N. Main St.) — Motion to amend the PUD and replace two single‑family lots with four townhome units plus guest parking and remove the previously‑planned rear fencing in that area. Moved by Councilmember Hitt; second by Councilmember Jeffries. Roll call vote; motion passed.
- Interlocal agreement with Perry City for inspection services — Moved by Councilmember Jeffries; second by Councilmember Jensen. Motion passed. (Perry City to pay 45% of a full‑time inspector position; county had already approved on its side.)
- Downtown site‑improvements loan program — Council voted to direct staff to draft program parameters and return with details (motion brought by Councilmember Hitt; second by Councilmember Jeffries). The council approved staff work on a downtown site improvements revolving loan program (vote was 4–1 on moving forward to draft program parameters) and directed staff to return with proposed caps and administrative rules by Sept. 18, 2025. Council did not adopt final loan program rules at this meeting.
Procedural notes: All actions were taken in public session, and several items (notably the 102‑acre rezone and the downtown loan parameters) were referred back to staff or the planning commission for further detail and public hearings before final adoption.
