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Official portrait via moabcity.gov. Photo: moabcity.gov official page (photographer uncredited) · Copyright retained by rights holder · moabcity.gov official page
Joette Langianese is Moab's mayor; the city lists her term as January 5, 2026 through December 31, 2029. The city's 2021 certificate of election records her election as mayor for a four-year term beginning in January 2022, and her biography reports reelection in 2025. The biography lists a bachelor's degree in community health education from the University of Utah and a master's in gerontology from San Francisco State University. Earlier work included directing a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly in San Francisco and serving as Allen Memorial Hospital's chief compliance officer. She served two terms on the Grand County Commission from 2001 through 2008 and was a founder and executive director of Friends of Arches and Canyonlands Parks, retiring in August 2022.
At its Oct. 27 meeting the council rejected a motion to table the fee schedule, approved it with a direction to review the appeal process, and unanimously approved $142,100 for a permanent drainage easement.
