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Heidi Franco is Heber City's mayor. Her official city biography lists a bachelor's degree in political science and a master's in public administration from Brigham Young University and a political science doctorate from the University of Utah, and describes teaching government courses at three universities, serving as a zoning judge and working on the county's Open Space Committee. The biography is undated.
The council held a closed emergency meeting Oct. 12 and scheduled another for Oct. 31. The notices say the topic was security personnel, devices or systems and do not mention the cyberattack.
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Both Oct. 6 votes were unanimous. Residents near the intersection objected to the roundabout, and the council asked for plans showing what land it would need.
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City Engineer Russ Funk's plan adds striping between 600 South and 1000 South and a school crossing at 910 South, with concrete work capped at $150,000. A 3-2 vote limits officials' newsletter articles.
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A motion to start an $80,000, one-year property-tax relief pilot failed 2-3 on Aug. 18, and the council voted to continue the item. The council's Sept. 1 and Sept. 15 agendas did not list it.
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Heber City cut its tax increase on Aug. 18, citing a Heber Light & Power dividend. A month earlier, the utility's board had taken no final action on a dividend it was eligible to pay, and its financial statements show no distributions through Aug. 31.
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The council voted 5-0 on Aug. 18 for a 4.2% certified tax rate increase instead of the 4.8% proposed, and told staff to adjust revenues across the budget to make up the difference. The minutes do not state the final rate or the revenue it will raise.
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A records-only look at Heber City's fiscal 2027 budget and property-tax decision, and at Heber Light & Power, the electric utility whose board includes the city's mayor and two council members.
