ULCT Legislative Policy Committee frames interim work, seeks volunteers for advisory groups

The Utah League of Cities and Towns’ Legislative Policy Committee met June 1, 2026, for a largely organizational session to set interim priorities and form advisory work groups. Mayor Palmer, the League’s second vice‑president, told attendees the meeting’s purpose was to prepare for the interim and to encourage city officials to meet with legislators during the months ahead.

League staff asked members to join or confirm membership on advisory groups focused on housing, land use, annexations, economic development and billboards; later topics likely to form work groups include PIDs, impact fees, property tax and water. Justin, a League staff presenter, explained a new online sign‑in process for meetings and invited members to RSVP for future LPC sessions.

Carson Eers, the League’s policy director, summarized the spring session and announced two summer research projects supported by a National League of Cities grant: a deep dive on the cost of implementing new laws to produce more robust local fiscal notes, and a broader “cost of a city” project to track rising municipal operating costs. Staff said results would be used to inform legislators and local officials and that targeted surveys and webinars will follow.

The committee emphasized that not every idea raised in the interim will become committee draft legislation and that the League will use follow‑up surveys to prioritize limited staff time and membership engagement. The League will report back to members and the board as advisory groups form and begin work.