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Willard council adopts nondiscrimination policy and updates South Willard future‑land‑use map
Summary
The council unanimously adopted Resolution 2025-01 establishing a city nondiscrimination policy and approved an amendment to the general plan to add a South Willard future land‑use map with a minor mapping correction.
The Willard City Council on Jan. 9 unanimously adopted Resolution 2025-01, formally adopting a city nondiscrimination policy that staff described as a standard requirement for some grants and city contracts.
"It's pretty standard," the mayor said while introducing the resolution. Councilmember Jake moved to adopt the resolution; the motion carried on roll call (Jake — yes; Rob — yes; Rex — yes; Jordan — yes).
The council also approved a general-plan amendment to include a South Willard future land‑use map (found in Chapter 12 of the Willard City plan). Staff said the planning commission had held public meetings in South Willard and recommended the amendment; the council voted to approve the map with a minor edit to make a small island of property along the highway consistently zoned commercial/industrial as discussed during the meeting.
A roll-call vote on the general-plan amendment showed unanimous approval (Jake — yes; Rod — yes; Rex — yes; Jordan — yes). Staff noted the amendment formalizes guidance for future annexation and development decisions in the South Willard area.
What the council acted on
- Resolution 2025-01, adopting a nondiscrimination policy. Mover: Jake; seconder: Rob. Vote: unanimous.
- General-plan amendment to Chapter 12 adding the South Willard future land-use map, with a staff-suggested correction for an island parcel to be consistently commercial/industrial. Vote: unanimous.
Why it matters
The nondiscrimination resolution positions the city to meet typical federal and state grant and contract expectations. The general-plan amendment provides planners, developers and residents with a forward-looking land-use framework for annexations and development in South Willard so future rezones and infrastructure planning follow a shared policy map.
No further amendments or implementation steps were specified at the meeting; staff will update the published plan materials to reflect the approved map correction.
