Mount Pleasant

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Next meetingNone postedCheck the city's notices

Latest recorded voteAppointment to fill a vacant council seatApproved 4-0 · City Council, Mon, Oct 19

Open projectsNone tracked yetAdded as minutes name them

Meeting records through Oct. 19, 2026Approved minutes through Oct. 19, 2026Coverage and sources →

Latest decisions

Through Oct. 19, 2026, the latest meeting with recorded results.

Appointment to fill a vacant council seat Approved · 4-0City Council, Mon, Oct 19 · Mount Pleasant City Council special meeting minutes, Oct. 19, 2026 (provided from the city's site)
Sidewalk repairs Approved · 3-0City Council, Tue, Oct 13 · Mount Pleasant City Council minutes, Oct. 13, 2026 (provided from the city's site)
Purchases and requisitions Approved · 3-0City Council, Tue, Oct 13 · Mount Pleasant City Council minutes, Oct. 13, 2026 (provided from the city's site)
Public Facility zone: minimum 5,000 square feet ApprovedCity Council, Tue, Oct 13 · Mount Pleasant City Council minutes, Oct. 13, 2026 (provided from the city's site)
Aspen Village-area PUD overlay zone (about 62 acres, 300-700 South and 700-900 East) TabledCity Council, Tue, Sep 22 · Mount Pleasant City Council minutes, Sept. 22, 2026 (provided from the city's site)
Horseback riding lessons as a conditional use in the R-A zone TabledCity Council, Tue, Sep 22 · Mount Pleasant City Council minutes, Sept. 22, 2026 (provided from the city's site)

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Open questions in our reporting

Mount Pleasant's fiscal 2025 audit lists two state compliance findings
What the "significant unexpected transaction" in the redevelopment agency fund was. The audit does not describe it.
Reporting status as of 2026-10-17
Mount Pleasant's redevelopment fund spent $918,632 in fiscal 2025, leaving $81,330
The audit does not say which site improvements the $901,502 paid for or who provided the $225,617 in intergovernmental revenue.
Reporting status as of 2026-10-17
Two 2024 USDA loans bring Mount Pleasant's utility debt to $11 million
Which projects the two USDA loans financed. The audit's debt note does not describe them.
Reporting status as of 2026-10-17

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Mount Pleasant: audit findings, redevelopment fund and utility loans →

Mount Pleasant's fiscal 2025 audit lists two state compliance findings
Auditors reported that Mount Pleasant posted one set of approved minutes late and that its redevelopment agency fund spent more than its final budget in fiscal 2025. Management agreed with both findings.
Published October 17, 2026
Mount Pleasant's redevelopment fund spent $918,632 in fiscal 2025, leaving $81,330
The audit shows the city's redevelopment agency fund took in $327,521, spent $918,632 and ended fiscal 2025 with $81,330, down from $622,441. It received $225,617 of the $690,766 in intergovernmental revenue in its final budget.
Published October 17, 2026
Two 2024 USDA loans bring Mount Pleasant's utility debt to $11 million
Mount Pleasant's utility debt rose from $5,976,000 to $10,998,543 in fiscal 2025 after the city added two USDA loans totaling $5.42 million. The loans run to 2064.
Published October 17, 2026

City hall

Politics
Mount Pleasant council appoints Molly Brotherson to a vacant seat after six interviews
Brotherson won the second round of paper-ballot voting 3-1 over Sterling Whipple at an Oct. 19 special meeting. The mayor thanked Jake Howcroft for his service on the council.
Published November 1, 2026 · From Mount Pleasant City

Mount Pleasant City Council: who serves and how to follow it

Mayor Michael OlsenMayor
Russ KeiselCouncil member
Molly BrothersonCouncil member
Rondy BlackCouncil member
Lynn BeesleyCouncil member
Cade BeckCouncil member

Regular City Council meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at 115 West Main Street, Mt. Pleasant. Notices and agendas are posted on the city's public notices page and the Utah Public Notice Website.

Public notices and meeting schedule ↗

Roster from Mount Pleasant: City Council, read on October 29, 2026. Terms and schedules change; confirm with the city.

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Resident services & official contacts

Council notices and meeting records ↗Mount Pleasant separates regular council meetings, work sessions and special meetings, with some recordings split into multiple files. Check corrected vacancy-meeting notices and collect the audio parts for the matching session; an applicant packet does not establish whom the council appointed.

City-specific service links checked Oct. 20, 2026. The linked agency provides current service details.

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Official links checked October 27, 2026. Schedules and charges can change.

Connect or disconnect utility service

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Use the applicable request route for the property and service change.
Confirm the effective date with the city and keep the request.

Connect or disconnect utility service: official page ↗

Pay a Mount Pleasant utility bill

Have the account number and name exactly as printed on the bill ready.
Call City Hall before paying online if the account is delinquent or disconnected.
Follow the city's payment link and retain the confirmation for the correct account.

Pay a Mount Pleasant utility bill: official page ↗

Reserve a park pavilion

Open the Parks page for Mt. Pleasant City Park at 1000 South State, which has an East Pavilion (60 people) and a South Pavilion (80 people).
Know that the pavilions can be used first-come, first-served or reserved for a fee; same-day reservations are not accepted.
Reserve online through the city's reservation link, choosing a full day or half day.
To cancel for a full refund, contact City Hall at 435-462-2456 at least 48 hours ahead.

Reserve a park pavilion: official page ↗

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Mount Pleasant: the numbers and what's current

The Census Bureau estimates Mount Pleasant's population at 4,018 on July 1, 2025, up 10.1% from the 3,650 in its April 2020 estimates base. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 city and town population estimates ↗

Mayor: Michael Olsen. Council: Russ Keisel, Molly Brotherson, Rondy Black, Lynn Beesley, Cade Beck. Mount Pleasant City: City Council ↗

The City Council holds its regular meeting on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month in the City Council Chambers, 115 W. Main St., usually with a work session first (Sept. 8, Oct. 13 and Oct. 27, 2026). Utah Public Notice Website: Mount Pleasant City Council, Oct. 27, 2026 agenda ↗

From the city

Council meeting: oath of office for newly appointed council member Molly Brotherson and a requisition of $51,300 for a capital facilities plan and impact fee study ↗October 27, 2026 · Utah Public Notice Website: Mount Pleasant City Council, Oct. 27 agenda
City Council work session at 5:30 p.m., then regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. (second Tuesday of the month) ↗November 10, 2026 · Mount Pleasant City: Public Notices
Second regular City Council meeting, 6:30 p.m. (fourth Tuesday of the month) ↗November 24, 2026 · Mount Pleasant City: Public Notices

Budget and finances

Mount Pleasant City notice of public hearings: 2026-27 budgets ↗Notice of the June 9, 2026 hearings on the 2026-27 budgets.

Checked against the city's own pages on October 28, 2026. Dates and schedules change; confirm with the city before you plan around them.

Mount Pleasant at a glance

Sanpete County · Utah

Mount Pleasant was settled in 1852 by pioneers from Manti and resettled in 1859 by Danish converts, who surveyed the townsite and began a fort. The railroad arrived in 1890, and grain and sheep ranching supported Main Street, which still holds a historic district. Liberal Hall, built in the mid-1870s, is the oldest building there and was the first home of Wasatch Academy, the Presbyterian school founded in 1875 that now operates as a boarding school.

The city website at mpcityut.gov posts a public notices page with the 2026 meeting schedules for the City Council, planning commission, redevelopment agency and library board, with agendas, minutes and recordings linked from the state public notice site. It also carries online applications for zoning permits, business licenses and burn permits, and pages on utilities, parks and the library. Check the schedule page first, since council work sessions and regular meetings fall on different Tuesdays.

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Sales tax in Mount Pleasant

The combined sales and use tax rate is 6.75% (6.35% in unincorporated Sanpete County). Grocery food is taxed at 3.00%, restaurant meals at 7.75% and hotel stays (transient room) at 13.32%. Rates in effect as of Oct. 1, 2026. Source: Utah State Tax Commission: Sales and Use Tax Rates ↗

Places and local character

Wasatch Academy: Liberal Hall Museum ↗In town · An art and history museum on Main Street listed in the state museum directory, tied to the school's 1870s beginnings.
Mt. Pleasant Pioneer Museum and Relic Home ↗In town · A history museum on South State Street listed by the Utah Division of Arts and Museums.
Main Street Historic District ↗In town · The city's history page walks through the stores, banks and halls built along Main Street from 1867 on.

Resident essentials

Public notices and meeting schedule ↗2026 schedules for the council, planning commission, agency and library board.
Downtown history ↗A dated history of Main Street and its historic buildings.

Use the schedule page to find the meeting date, then open the agenda on the state public notice site before the meeting.

Government and sources

Municipal directory · Utah municipal boundary data · Roster checked Oct. 19, 2026. Check the linked agency for current services and contacts.

Local guide sources

Local guide reviewed Oct 27, 2026. Operators provide current hours, fees, reservations and access information.

Latest decisions

Open questions in our reporting

Mount Pleasant: audit findings, redevelopment fund and utility loans →

Mount Pleasant's fiscal 2025 audit lists two state compliance findings

Mount Pleasant's redevelopment fund spent $918,632 in fiscal 2025, leaving $81,330

Two 2024 USDA loans bring Mount Pleasant's utility debt to $11 million

City hall

Mount Pleasant council appoints Molly Brotherson to a vacant seat after six interviews