Brigham City Council adopts ordinance reorganizing administrative code with amendment

The Brigham City Council on March 5, 2026, adopted an ordinance repealing code chapters 30, 31 and 32 and reenacting those provisions as Title 2 of the Brigham City Code, a reorganization of the city’s administrative provisions. Council members approved an amendment during final review to remove a confusing reference that linked the assistant city administrator with the public works director.

City Administrator Derek Wheeler told the council the reorganization primarily removes detailed, position-specific language from the code — such as duties for a city treasurer, public works director and finance director — because those operational responsibilities are maintained through city administrative policies and personnel procedures. Wheeler said the city recorder provision remains in the code to satisfy state records requirements.

During closing review, Council Member Jensen identified language under the mayor-and-administration section that read “assistant city administrator / public works director.” Jensen proposed and accepted an amendment to delete the “/ public works director” portion so the code will list the assistant city administrator without conflating roles. Jensen moved the main ordinance; Council Member Smith seconded the motion and the amended ordinance was approved by roll call.

Mayor Bhatt announced the motion passed. The transcript records the council’s approval but does not contain a complete, unambiguous roll-call tally of individual votes in the public portion of the record.

The ordinance restructures the administrative title to reflect current practice: defining roles at a high level in code while leaving operational details to administrative policy. The ordinance took effect as approved for future codification; the city indicated the change is intended to streamline governance language and avoid duplicating personnel-level procedures in the municipal code.