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Senate unanimously affirms sister-city ties with Hof, Germany and honors visiting mayor
Summary
The Utah Senate read and passed SCR 4 under suspension of the rules, reaffirming a 39-year sister-city partnership with Hof, Germany, and presented an official citation honoring Bishop William K. Wiegand; Mayor Heinz J. Mosselbacher delivered brief remarks of thanks.
The Utah State Senate placed SCR 4 — a concurrent resolution reaffirming the sister-city partnership between Hof, Germany, and Ogden, Utah — on the second reading under suspension of the rules and read the resolution in full. Senator Joseph L. Hall, sponsor of the measure, introduced visiting dignitaries including Hof’s mayor, Heinz J. Mosselbacher. The secretary read the resolution’s text, which commemorated 39 years of friendship between the two cities and noted visiting plans for the eighth annual Hof Winter Carnival.
Senators gave short tributes to the mayor and to Bishop William K. Wiegand, who was already being honored earlier in the session. Mayor Mosselbacher thanked the Senate and praised the municipal ties as a vehicle for international goodwill, saying the partnership had strengthened U.S.-German relations at the local level. The Senate proceeded to a roll-call vote: SCR 4 passed with 27 ayes, no nays and 2 absent. The president announced copies of the resolution would be presented to the mayor and the Ogden City Council.
The action was procedural under suspension of the rules to expedite consideration of a ceremonial resolution; there was no substantive policy change or fiscal impact associated with SCR 4. The Senate recessed briefly to receive the mayor’s remarks and then returned to regular business.
