Cedar Hills council adopts public-safety agreement with American Fork

Cedar Hills City Council voted to adopt a resolution authorizing the mayor to enter a public safety services agreement with American Fork City.

City staff member Goodwin summarized the contract's history and key terms before the vote. Goodwin said Cedar Hills had proposed three redlines in March — a ceiling limiting annual increases, changes tied to the policing model, and retroactive indemnification tied to an ongoing suit — but that American Fork approved a version of the agreement that did not include those redlines. Goodwin told the council that “they were providing notice to Cedar Hills that they would be terminating the contract effective 06/30/2027” if a new contract was not executed by the end of May.

Goodwin described the contract's cost escalation formula as tied to the Consumer Price Index as measured by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, plus 2 percent: “It's whatever CPI is for the annual rate plus 2%,” he said, and noted that with a CPI of 2.7 percent the sample annual increase would be 4.7 percent, a figure the city had budgeted for. He also said the proposed agreement contains robust indemnification language and lists Cedar Hills as an additional insured on American Fork’s insurance policy.

After discussion the council voted to adopt Resolution Five-fifteen-2026A authorizing the mayor to execute the agreement. The presiding officer declared the vote unanimous.

The resolution takes effect per the council action; the contract timeline discussed by staff includes a termination contingency for the existing arrangement effective June 30, 2027, if a new agreement is not finalized.