Council adopts Public Utilities Advisory Board bylaws, adds online meeting option and removes mandatory monthly meeting requirement

The Sandy City Council voted unanimously to adopt Resolution 25-07C on March 11, approving new bylaws for the Public Utilities Advisory Board and repealing prior resolutions that previously governed the board.

Tom Ward, Sandy’s public utilities director, said the advisory board has existed for decades and that the update moves governing language from an older resolution into a standardized bylaw format used across the city’s volunteer boards. Ward said the changes were not “a lot of substantive changes” but added that the bylaws now explicitly allow virtual (Zoom) participation and remove the requirement that members meet every month.

Ward told the council the revised language provides flexibility for volunteer members who may be traveling and makes recruitment easier. “It made it easier as we recruited people like mister Schoenfeld and others,” Ward said.

Council member Meekum moved to adopt the resolution; Councilmember Robinson seconded. The roll call recorded votes in favor from Council members Meekum, Robinson, D’Souza, DeKeyser, Sharkey and Stroud; the measure passed 6–0.

Council members asked few questions. Shane Pace, the city administrator, said he supported removing the strict monthly meeting requirement, noting prior experience as a public utilities director where convening every month could be counterproductive.

The adopted bylaws will replace prior resolution-based language and standardize governance for the board going forward. No budget changes or other policy shifts were described in the discussion.