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Springdale council holds closed session under state statute, unanimously directs staff to act
Summary
At a Jan. 13 special meeting the Springdale Town Council entered a closed session under Utah Code §52-4-206(6) to discuss the character, professional competence or health of an individual and unanimously voted to direct staff to take the action discussed in that session.
The Springdale Town Council met in special session on Jan. 13, 2026, and entered a closed session under Utah Code §52-4-206(6) to discuss "the character, professional competence, or physical or mental health of an individual," a sworn statement by Mayor Barbara Bruno said.
Council Member Jack Burns moved that the council go into the closed session; Pat Campbell seconded the motion. The council voted unanimously to approve the closed session. Following the closed session, Council Member Kyla Topham moved to "direct staff to take the action discussed in the closed session," a motion seconded by Randy Aton and approved unanimously by the five-member council.
The council minutes and the mayor's sworn statement, filed contemporaneously, cite Utah Code Sec. 52-4-206(6)(a) and (b) as the authority for the closed meeting. The minutes record the motions, the makers and seconders, and the roll-call unanimous votes but do not disclose the substance of the closed discussion; the council directed staff to act on the matter discussed in private.
Mayor Barbara Bruno certified in a notarized sworn statement that the closed session concerned the named statutory topics; the statement is part of the meeting record. The council did not disclose further details in the minutes; a recording of the public portions of the meeting is available on the Town's YouTube channel.
