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Pleasant Grove council approves $341,838 in bills, names Larry Cooper city attorney, reinvests $3.1M in treasury bonds
Summary
The council voted to approve amended bills totaling $341,838 (one vote opposed), unanimously appointed Larry Cooper as city attorney with stated hourly rates, authorized travel advances for mayoral attendance at NLC, and approved reinvesting roughly $3.1 million of maturing U.S. Treasury notes at a quoted yield of about 3.517%.
Pleasant Grove — In routine business at its Dec. 8 meeting, the Pleasant Grove City Council approved amended bills totaling $341,838, appointed a new city attorney, authorized mayoral travel, and authorized reinvestment of maturing U.S. Treasury bonds.
Mayor Pro Tem Tim Van Williams moved to approve the amended bills, stating "That amount is amended amount is $341,838" and noting an added cameras-related item of $5,493. The motion passed by show of hands with five in favor and one opposed; Councilor Gear registered the lone opposition. Gear later explained he opposed the bills because he had "questions or concerns about the amount of money that we have paid towards the streaming and not necessarily the amount itself but the process and the procedures to how we got to paying it."
The council then considered an appointment for city attorney. The mayor presented Mr. Larry Cooper for the role; Cooper said the proposed compensation would be "$150 an hour for legal work other than litigation" and "$250 [per hour]" for litigation and that he would average approximately 17 hours of general legal work per month. The appointment was approved unanimously.
The council also approved Resolution 2025-42 to provide a travel advance for Mayor Yolanda Loft and Dika Haj to attend the 2026 National League of Cities congressional conference.
On investments, staff said the city has roughly $3.1 million in maturing U.S. Treasury bonds and proposed reinvestment. Materials quoted a unit price of $9,866 and a yield of approximately 3.517%; the council voted unanimously to reinvest those funds.
The meeting record shows these votes as routine actions but also captured a public comment later in the meeting from a contractor who said the city owed payment for a walking trail contract; the council moved to executive session to discuss that claim (see separate article).
