Lindon's approved August minutes list a recused member and an absent member as voting yes

On a development agreement ordinance, Lindon's approved Aug. 17 minutes record Councilmember Jake Hoyt recusing himself and Councilmember Steve Stewart as absent. The roll call lists both as voting aye. The council approved the minutes Sept. 8.

Continuing storyLindon: sewer treatment fee, utility transfers and water bonds

Lindon

The roll call recorded for one ordinance in the Lindon City Council's approved Aug. 17, 2026 minutes lists two council members as voting yes who, according to the same minutes, did not take part. ^[1]

The minutes say "Councilmember Stewart was absent" from the meeting, and the attendance block lists him as excused. ^[1]

The two items

Item 9 was an agreement with MS Properties, LLC. The minutes say "Councilmember Hoyt Recused himself from this agenda item." The roll call lists Broderick, Jacobs and Hooley voting aye, and "THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY." ^[1]^[2]

Item 10 was Ordinance 2026-13-O, an amendment and termination of a development agreement between Lindon City and MS Industrial Properties. The minutes again say Hoyt recused himself. Broderick moved to approve the ordinance as presented and Jacobs seconded. The roll call printed for that motion reads Hoyt aye, Broderick aye, Stewart aye, Jacobs aye and Hooley aye, and the minutes say the motion carried unanimously. ^[1]^[2]

Approval of the minutes

The minutes are marked approved Sept. 8, 2026. ^[1]

This story reports what the approved minutes state. The Ledger has not reviewed a recording of the meeting, and the minutes do not show how many members actually voted on the ordinance. No record reviewed suggests the outcome was affected.

Sources

2 cited, 2 of them primary records (utah.gov). Paragraphs carry [n] links to their sources.

Reporting by The Utah Ledger from the public records above. AI-assisted; paragraphs link to their sources.

No corrections or significant updates to this story. Report an error · Corrections log