Ivins City Council adjourns into closed meeting to discuss city manager applicants

The Mayor called the Ivins City Council work meeting to order on Aug. 7, 2025, and after a brief disclosures period the council voted to adjourn into a closed work meeting to discuss semifinalist applicants for the city manager position. The Mayor said the council would meet in closed session “pursuant to Utah Code Section 50 two-four-two 51 a regarding character, professional competence, or physical or mental health of semifinalist applicant applicants who have applied for the, city manager position.”

A council member formally moved, “I move that we adjourn the meeting, to enter into a closed meeting to discuss the character and professional competence of individual candidates applying for city manager role pursuant to Utah Code section 50 two-four-two 51.” The Mayor asked for a second; the motion was stated as “Moved and seconded.”

During the vote process another council member asked, “Mayor, can we get a roll call vote on that? I think the code actually requires a roll call vote on that.” The Mayor conducted a roll call in which Council members Anderson, Gillespie, Barton, Smith and Scott were recorded as voting “Aye.” The Mayor then declared the motion carried and adjourned the meeting, saying the council would move into the conference room for the closed work meeting.

The action moves discussion of city manager candidates out of the public meeting into a closed session limited to specified personnel matters under the Utah Code citation read on the record. The council did not record additional public deliberations, decisions, or timelines for any follow-up actions in the public portion of the meeting.

The meeting was scheduled for Aug. 7, 2025; no return-to-open-session time or subsequent public meeting date was specified on the public record.