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Ogden council installs chair amid heated public comment on ICE, surveillance and transparency
Summary
Rich Hyer was elected council chair and Dave Graff vice chair. A lengthy public‑comment period focused on community fears about ICE activity, license‑plate readers (Flock Safety), alleged protest surveillance and calls for a formal resolution or policy; mayor and council pledged further public work sessions and transparency steps.
Ogden City Council elected Rich Hyer as Council Chair and Dave Graff as Vice Chair at the Feb. 3, 2026 meeting, while a crowded public‑comment period pressed the council on immigration‑enforcement cooperation and police surveillance practices.
Nominations opened for council chair; Councilmember Ritchie nominated Rich Hyer, and the council conducted a roll‑call vote. The vote recorded several yea/nay positions but the motion passed and Hyer was sworn in alongside Vice Chair Graff. After the oath, the meeting transitioned to an extended public‑comment period that became the dominant focus of the evening.
Speakers representing immigrant‑advocacy groups, neighborhood leaders and residents urged the council to codify a policy preventing local…
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