Council adopts water shortage rules, appoints community development director on 6-1 vote
May 3, 2022, 6:00 p.m.
The council voted 7-0 to amend the Water Shortage Management Plan and related water rate and restriction code and to align expiration timelines for development approvals. After a closed session, it approved 6-1 the appointment of Brandon Cooper as Community and Economic Development Director. Mayor Michael P. Caldwell presented his proposed fiscal 2022-23 budget.
From the agenda and city or news reports of the results; minutes not yet posted. Updated October 14, 2026.
Decisions at a glance
Agenda, item by item
Item 6a1 · Public hearing
Water Shortage Management Plan amendments
Approved · 7-0
Resolution 2022-7 approves amendments to the plan, after a public hearing.
Item 6a2 · City code
Water rates, restrictions and definitions code amendments
Approved · 7-0
Ordinance 2022-19 amends the municipal code on water rates and restrictions and definitions tied to the Water Shortage Management Plan.
Item 7a · City code
Text amendment aligning expiration timelines for development approvals
Approved · 7-0
Ordinance 2022-20 aligns time expirations for all development approvals.
Item 8a · Budget
Mayor's proposed fiscal year 2022-2023 budget
Discussed · 7-0
Mayor Michael P. Caldwell presented the proposed budget and the council accepted it for review.
Item 12a · Appointment
Appointment of Community and Economic Development Director
Approved · 6-1
The council approved the appointment of Brandon Cooper after a closed executive session. The results report does not say who voted no.
Item 9a · Zoning
Communications plan for 1st Street vacation and 101 and 131 Adams Avenue rezone
No action
The council reviewed an update on the communications plan for the proposed vacation of 1st Street and the rezone at 101 and 131 Adams Avenue. No action was required.
Item 5a · Appointment
Natural Resources and Sustainability Stewardship Committee appointments
Approved · 7-0
The council appointed Daniel Bedford and reappointed Aimee Urbina, Bridget Barkema and Riley Allen on common consent.
Item 4 · Presentation
Youth Council and Ogden Soccer annual reports; Recorder of the Year
No action
The Youth Council and Ogden Soccer gave annual reports, and the council recognized City Recorder Tracy Hansen as the 2021 Utah Recorder of the Year. No action was required.
Presentation
Work session topics
Discussed
The joint work session agenda, per the city's results report, covered: the fiscal 2023-2027 Capital Improvement Plan, a proposed boundary line adjustment between Ogden and North Ogden (continued from April 12), and a zone text amendment to allow food manufacturing in the Business Exchange Industrial zone. The results report lists topics only and does not record discussion or action.