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District 3 Council Member· 2024-2028
Kearns City
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Council Member Chrystal Butterfield has consistently demonstrated a focus on administrative oversight, procedural efficiency, and fiscal transparency throughout her recent council tenure. She frequently engages in governance matters, such as managing committee appointments, updating municipal bylaws, and advocating for improved communication between city entities. Notable legislative actions include her successful efforts to amend residential setback requirements and her work on the Community Clean Energy Program, where she serves as the primary representative. Her approach to policy often prioritizes public feedback and careful study, as evidenced by her moves to table budget and program decisions to ensure adequate community outreach.
The proposal involves using $125,000 from the UPD fund balance and ongoing MET tax revenue.
Enforcement activities are managed within existing Unified Police Department service agreements.
The new standards are expected to reduce future municipal maintenance costs by ensuring higher quality construction.
City administrative salaries and operational expenses are accounted for within the municipal budget.
Motions Butterfield personally put forward or seconded. Attribution comes from the minutes; where the minutes name somebody we cannot match to the roster we leave it out rather than guess, so this is a floor, not a total.
Motion to enter closed session
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Council Member Butterfield moved to table Items J, K and L to another meeting, and moved Items D, E and F to the end of the Council Business Section to allow the discussion to then…
Council Member Butterfield motioned to not approve Ordinance 2026-O-04.
Council Member Schaeffer moved, and Council Member Butterfield seconded, to appoint Council Member Longtin as the liaison.
Discussion and Potential Approval of Ordinance 2026-O-05, Adopting the City of Kearns 2026- 2027 Final Budget – Daniel Hoffman, Accounting Manager
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Council Member Butterfield moved to adjourn the City Council Meeting.
Council Member Schaeffer moved to approve the Minutes of the April 13, 2026, City Council Meeting.
Council Member Schaeffer moved to approve Resolution R2026-12.
Long Range Planning and Economic Development Updates – Matt Starley
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Unified Fire Authority – Chief Tyler Lintz
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Board Member Butterfield moved to approve adoption of an agency code of conduct as published and presented in Attachment B tonight.
Approval of City Council Meeting Minutes
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Council Member Lyndsay Longtin moved to approve the job description, authorize posting for at least two weeks, and appoint the hiring committee as described.
Board Member Schaeffer moved to adjourn the September 8, 2025 Community Reinvestment Agency Meeting and move to the City Council Meeting.
Council Member Schaeffer moved to recess the City Council Meeting and move into Closed Session for the reason(s) indicated below.
Council Member Butterfield moved to have the council acknowledge receipt of the monthly financial report as published.
Council Member Butterfield moved to adjourn the April 13, 2026, City Council Meeting.
Council Member Patrick Schaeffer moved to table the three items—Community Impact Coordinator, Freelance Visual Storyteller, and IT Services Provider—until the May meeting.
Kearns Community Council Transition
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Monthly Financial Report
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Recorded while Butterfield was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
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