Liz Rice serves on the Highland City Council, whose members are elected at large to staggered four-year terms. The city lists her term as expiring in January 2030 and her assignments as the Parks, Trail and Tree Commission, America250 and emergency preparedness, plus alternate on Central Utah 911.
Highland's council voted 4–1 on Sept. 1, 2026 to renew a one-year, $100,000 contract with DLS Consulting, Inc. for grant and legislative support. Staff credited the consultant with helping the city secure about $4 million in grants over four years; one council member proposed an in-house grant coordinator instead.
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Highland's council voted 4–1 on Aug. 11, 2026 to raise the city's dedicated library tax rate from 0.000097 to 0.000145 while lowering the general city operations rate. The increase is budgeted to bring the library $172,488 more a year, which staff said would pay for staffing changes and consortium costs.
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The Ledger is reviewing Highland's public financial records, starting with the fiscal 2025 audit, the fiscal 2027 budget and library tax increase, a renewed grant and legislative consulting contract, the Mitchell Hollow Trail and a state grant for secondary water meters. Every figure comes from a linked public record.
