“This is the kind of skullduggery that is much more likely to occur now that the Utah Legislature has hastily passed, and Gov. Spencer Cox has unwisely signed, a new law that makes the calendars of public officials in Utah a closed record.”
Construction near the site of the old Geneva Steel mill, near Vineyard City, on Friday, April 19, 2024.Like many other mayors and city council members in Utah communities, Vineyard City Mayor Julie Fullmer has a day job. She’s the co-founder and general partner of something calledIt shows why an independent news media is so crucial to good government. And why government records, including the calendars of public officials at all levels, should be open to the public.
Why Fullmer junketed to Ukraine and India is not altogether clear. If all those trips were really to benefit the people of Vineyard City, to make business connections and attract industry, as the mayor claims, then they should have been explicitly approved by the City Council in open session. This is the kind of skullduggery that is much more likely to occur now that the Utah Legislature has hastily passed, and Gov. Spencer Cox has unwisely signed,The comings and goings of all public officials, who they meet with, and on whose dime, are crucial information for the public to understand what is going on with their elected officials and their money.
There has been some welcome turnover on the Vineyard City Council, so there is a chance that a new day of openness has dawned in that community. As long as the people, and independent media such as The Salt Lake Tribune, keep a necessary eye on things.Tribune Editorial: Salt Lake City is good for the Olympics. It’s time to let the Olympics work for Salt Lake City.
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