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Tremonton establishes citizen advisory committee; council debates structure and NPI overlap
Summary
The council advanced creating a Citizen Advisory Committee to collect resident input citywide and discussed how the committee will coordinate with the Neighborhood/Partnership Initiative (NPI). Staff and volunteers described application logistics and outreach plans.
Tremonton’s council moved forward with plans to establish a Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) intended to give residents a structured way to provide input on city projects and policies.
The council presented an ordinance and charter describing the CAC as a public entity that will operate similarly to other advisory boards. "It will be a public entity, and so it will run like a planning commission or a DRC," the presiding official said when introducing the item.
Norman Jett, introduced to the council as the initial point of contact for the CAC, described steps under way: an email account and phone number have been created and an online application form is planned so residents can apply for committee seats and team‑lead roles. "I created an email for the committee. I created a phone number for the committee," he said, noting the intent to have precinct‑based representation and team leads for specialized topics.
Councilors and NPI participants debated overlap between the CAC and the Neighborhood/Partnership Initiative (NPI). Several speakers urged a single communication flow and suggested using NPI teams as ‘‘fingers’’ feeding information to the CAC, with the CAC hosting open‑forum meetings to gather broader comment. One NPI member suggested executive‑committee representation so information is not diluted when it moves from neighborhood teams to council briefings.
The council stressed the CAC will be advisory only and that the city staff will continue to handle technical analysis and recommendations; councilors said the CAC’s objective data and resident input should help elected officials weigh trade-offs.
Next steps: staff will finalize the online application, publish contact information on the city website once it is live, and bring the CAC charter forward for final approval and implementation details.
