UTAH LEAGUE OF CITIES & TOWNS BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
LOCATION: ENTRADA ROOM, DIXIE CENTER (1835 S CONVENTION CENTER DR., ST. GEORGE, UT 84790) & VIA ZOOM
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2026 @ 2:00 PM
1) Welcome and Introductions - Mayor Kate Bradshaw, ULCT President
2) Administrative Items - Mayor Kate Bradshaw, ULCT President
ACTIONS: Review & approval of Minutes, call for conflict-of-interest disclosure
HANDOUTS: DRAFT January 21, 2026 Board Minutes
DRAFT March 23, 2026 Board Minutes
ULCT Conflict of Interest Form
3) FY 2026 Q3 Budget Report & Check Register (July 2025-March 2026) - Nick Jarvis, Chief Operating Officer
ACTION: Review & approval of FY 2026 Q3 Budget Report & Check Register
HANDOUT: FY 2026 Q3 Budget Report & Check Register
4) Office of the State Auditor Fraud Risk Assessment FY 2026 -Nick Jarvis, Chief Operating Officer
ACTIONS: Review & approve OSA Fraud Risk Assessment FY 2026
HANDOUT: OSA Fraud Risk Assessment FY 2026
5) Public Hearing Policy Update - Nick Jarvis, Chief Operating Officer & Roger Tew, General Counsel
ACTION: Review and approve Proposed updates to ULCT Public Hearing Policy
HANDOUT: Proposed updates to ULCT Public Hearing Policy
6) Engagement Update - Molly Wheeler, Deputy Director & ULCT Engagement Staff
- 2025-2026 Advocacy, Engagement, and Operation Report
- Midyear 2026 preview
- Property Tax Videos
- Update on homelessness approach for the 2026 interim
ACTION: For information and discussion
HANDOUT: 2025-2026 Advocacy, Engagement, and Operation Report
Midyear 2026 At-a-glance Agenda
Shelter City Mitigation Task Force Memo
7) Advocacy Update - Jared Tingey, Legal Director & ULCT Advocacy Staff
- Request for ULCT litigation participation in Standlee v. Salt Lake City (Impact Fees)
ACTION: Endorsement to begin consideration of litigation participation process
(note: decision whether to approve will be in the May board meeting)
HANDOUTS: 2026.04.03 Salt Lake City Request for ULCT Amicus
Standlee v. Salt Lake City Amicus Request Full Documents Link
8) Board Strategic Session - Cameron Diehl, Executive Director and ULCT Team
- Unifying framework for ongoing staff strategic process: Prioritization
- Three small group discussions in 25 minute rotations (with committee of the whole in a future board meeting to summarize the discussion)
- Operations Discussions:
- Board Nominations Committee & Process:
- Background: While the governing bylaws are quite general, the nominations process has evolved over the last few years with minimal changes to the bylaws. The process is consistent with the intent of the bylaws and ULCT staff has worked to accommodate the large number of annual applicants, provide more time and information for committee deliberation, and sought committee members outside of cities where a board applicant is from.
1. Please provide feedback on the nominations process from your perspective as a nominee, committee member, or both.
- Budget & Finance
- Background: The Salt Palace will soon be undergoing renovation and our ability to host our Annual Convention past 2027 is unclear. Venue options with a sufficiently sized exhibit hall are limited and ULCT conferences are currently funded approximately 50% from registration fees and 50% from corporate funds (sponsorships and exhibitors) with no major increase to registration fees in the past few years.
2. In light of the venue challenges, What are your thoughts regarding the priorities of the Annual Convention programming and outcomes going forward?
3. What are your thoughts of the current unofficial bifurcation of a 'core budget' funded by general revenue, and facilitating technical assistance funded by external/additional revenue sources?
- Engagement Discussions:
- Facilitating Technical Assistance
- Background: The 2026 Legislature restored LAA funding to ULCT--$380,000 in an ongoing state appropriation-which we've used thus far to hire a coordinator, provide a library of resources, and create an expert pool of city managers to support the advisors at the AOGs and LAA communities. The $380,000 will be in ULCT's FY 2027 budget.
1. How else should we prioritize the restored LAA funding to ULCT?
- Background: see below memo
2. What should ULCT's role be in facilitating technical assistance beyond LAA and what additional resources would you want to support any possible expansion?
- Advocacy Discussion:
- Advocacy priorities
- Background: At the March Board meeting, we started a discussion about how to increase the involvement of ULCT Board members within our legislative advocacy process. Board members are automatically members of LPC and LPC attendance hovered near 400 for each meeting during the legislative session and averages around 200 during the interim. We have a list of items that we anticipate for the 2026 session-combination of issues that the Legislature has prioritized and that other stakeholders have raised with us so far-and we are soliciting input from the membership for other potential priorities.
1. What could more Board involvement be in the legislative process in general?
2. What could more Board involvement be with specific subject matter priorities or LPC workgroups?
ACTION: For strategic discussion
HANDOUTS: ULCT Strategic Objectives 2025-2026
Board Nominations Committee Bylaws
Technical Assistance Memo
Link to list of potential topics already on the radar (LPC slide)
Proposed Interim Study Items 2026
9) Executive Director Report - Cameron Diehl, Executive Director
- What to expect in the coming months
10) Other Business
11) Adjourn
Notice of Special Accommodations (ADA)
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during this meeting should notify Cameron Diehl at 801-328-1601.
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