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Eagle Mountain · City Council

Council certifies primary election results, naming four candidates for two November seats

August 24, 2021, 5:00 p.m. · Eagle Mountain City Council Chambers, 1650 E Stagecoach Run, Eagle Mountain, Utah

At a short 5 p.m. meeting, the council approved four bid awards and two bond releases on consent, then sat as the Board of Canvassers and certified the Aug. 10 primary results 4-0, with Council Member Jared Gray absent. Brett Wright, Rich Wood, Donna Burnham and Jason Allen advance to the Nov. 2 general election.

From the approved minutes. Updated October 14, 2026.

Decisions at a glance

Agenda, item by item

  1. Item 7.A · Other

    Canvass of the 2021 primary election

    Approved · 4-0

    City Recorder Fionnuala Kofoed reported 3,041 ballots cast, 15.03 percent of 20,228 registered voters; 65 were rejected (7 missing signatures, 7 non-matching signatures, 51 postmarked after the Aug. 9 deadline). Totals: Brett Wright 1,537; Rich Wood 1,314; Donna Rivera Burnham 1,097; Jason Allen 763; Tyler Shimakonis 477; Maria Hopkin 463. The board certified the results and declared the top four candidates nominated for the Nov. 2 general election. Council Member Donna Burnham, one of the four, voted; the minutes record no disclosure or recusal.

    • Turnout: 15.03%
    • Nominated: Wright, Wood, Burnham, Allen

    Moved by Council Member Melissa Clark, seconded by Council Member Carolyn Love. Vote: 4-0

  2. Item 2-4 · Contract

    Consent agenda: bid awards, bond releases and surplus vehicles

    Approved · 4-0

    The council awarded 2021 White Hills well upgrade design to Bowen Collins and Associates, Bobby Wren traffic signal installation to B Jackson Engineering, three 2022 Freightliner cab and chassis to Premier Truck Group and two 2022 Ford F-350 trucks to Ken Garff Ford (both state contract purchases), moved Arrival Phase B Plat 4 out of warranty and Sunset Flats Phase A Plat 2 into warranty, and declared fleet vehicles surplus. The minutes give no dollar amounts.

    Moved by Council Member Melissa Clark, seconded by Council Member Donna Burnham. Vote: 4-0

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