The Richfield City Council minutes, as summarized by The Utah Ledger, name Kendrick Thomas among the members voting no on 1 agenda item. Minutes do not always record each member's vote, so this list does not show how Kendrick Thomas voted on other items. On a motion to deny, table or continue, a no vote is a vote against that motion. It is not a score or a rating.
Moved by Councilmember Chappell, seconded by Councilmember Gardner
From council minutes collected by The Utah Ledger; each item links to the meeting page and its official minutes.
Background
Kendrick Thomas joined the Richfield City Council in April 2023 after four years on the city’s Planning Commission. His professional background is in civil and structural engineering with Jones & DeMille Engineering. An engineering proposal submitted to Grand County in 2018 described his experience designing municipal, commercial, industrial and residential structures, as well as evaluating and rehabilitating existing buildings. The proposal also recorded prior construction work and a master’s degree in civil and environmental engineering. Richfield’s 2026 minutes independently identify the council member as a Jones & DeMille employee.
At its Oct. 13 meeting Richfield's council adopted a surplus-water ordinance for about 13 users outside city limits, approved an impact-fee deferral on a mayor's tiebreak, and removed a denied tax increase from the budget.
· From Richfield City
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The council voted 5-0 on Aug. 25 to lease about 1.4 acres at the south end of the airport to the state Division of Facilities Construction and Management for $100 a month over five years. The same meeting approved a 100 South redesign 4-1, with the park strip limited to a hotel's frontage.
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Richfield's council adopted a tax rate of .002277 for 2026-27, up from .001721, after a truth-in-taxation hearing. The city's notice said the change would raise property tax revenue about $500,000, or 32.33%, and add $100.92 a year to the city's tax on a $330,000 home.
