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Council reviews American Fork proposal, seeks metrics and guardrails for public safety contract
Summary
City Manager Goodwin told the Cedar Hills City Council that negotiations with American Fork would link future public-safety payments to inflation measures; councilors urged clearer service metrics, reporting on complaints and limits that would protect Cedar Hills from steep spikes in costs.
City Manager Goodwin laid out a proposed framework for a renewed public-safety contract with American Fork, saying the current agreement (which runs through 2029) needs updating to avoid large, sudden cost increases.
Goodwin said the city’s proposal tied annual adjustments to the consumer price index plus 1.5 percentage points, while American Fork returned a counteroffer of CPI plus 2 percent and a one-time FY2026 adjustment. “I believe that you’re gonna pay for it one way or another,” Goodwin said, arguing the city can absorb predictable increases…
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