The Orem City Council minutes, as summarized by The Utah Ledger, name LaNae Millett among the members voting no on 15 agenda items. Minutes do not always record each member's vote, so this list does not show how LaNae Millett 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.
3-3 among council members; Mayor Karen McCandless voted yes, breaking the tie; Council Members LaNae Millett, Crystal Muhlestein and Jeff Lambson voted no
Moved by Council Member Jenn Gale, seconded by Council Member Quinn Mecham
4-2; Council Members LaNae Millett and David Spencer voted no; Mayor David Young also voted no. An earlier motion to deny, moved by Spencer and seconded by Millett, failed 2-4 (Mayor Young also voting yes).
Moved by Council Member Tom Macdonald, seconded by Council Member David Spencer
Continued 4-2 among council members; Council Members LaNae Millett and David Spencer voted no; Mayor Young voted yes
Moved by Council Member Chris Killpack, seconded by Council Member Tom Macdonald (continue to Feb. 11, 2025). An earlier motion by Council Member Spencer, seconded by Council Member Millett, to deny failed: Millett and Spencer yes, Macdonald, Gale, Lambson and Killpack no; Mayor Young yes
4-2 among council members; Mayor David Young and Council Members Terry Peterson and LaNae Millett voted no (4-3 counting the mayor)
Moved by Council Member Tom Macdonald, seconded by Council Member Debby Lauret
From council minutes collected by The Utah Ledger; each item links to the meeting page and its official minutes.
Finance and insurance experience
LaNae Millett studied business finance at Brigham Young University after initially considering elementary education. She worked several jobs to support her schooling, including bookkeeping and campus work with accounting professors. Following a move to the San Francisco Bay Area, she worked in insurance on a storm-response team, visiting disaster-affected places and assisting people trying to rebuild after losses and disruption. [1]
From volunteering to elected service
Millett connects that insurance experience with listening to people under stress and helping them find workable solutions. After moving to Orem, she volunteered through her children’s sports, the PTA and city commissions. She initially declined suggestions that she run for council, but concern over a proposed change involving the SCERA arts organization helped persuade her. Orem’s profile describes her as the fourth generation of her family involved in local government. [1]
Neighborhood and safety priorities
Millett identifies protecting established neighborhoods from higher-density housing and improving school safety as major concerns in her council service. She describes preparing for decisions through extensive research, often outside normal working hours, while maintaining family responsibilities. Her city interview emphasizes persistence in advocating for causes she believes are worthwhile, paired with willingness to adapt when circumstances change and a commitment to treating other people with kindness. [1]
Current responsibilities
Orem lists Millett’s second term as 2026–2030. Her assignments include recreation and transportation advisory commissions, America 250, community-housing work and outreach involving Utah Valley University. [2]
Profile sources
Profile refreshed October 20, 2026. Candidate statements describe the candidate's own experience or positions; official records and reporting are labeled separately.
The council adopted a February 2026 budget amendment, Ordinance O-2026-0004, that includes a $3,680,788.60 transfer from the general fund to the capital projects fund after an audit found the general fund over the state cap. The records reviewed do not show whether the money moved by June 30.
AI-generated illustration: The Utah Ledger · Original graphic · The Utah Ledger
The Aug. 27 vote, 4-2 among council members with the mayor also voting yes, also moved all of the city's general operations property tax into a new public safety fund.
