10/08/2013 - Formal Meeting - Minutes MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8 , 2013
The City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, met in Regular Session on
Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at 8 : 37 p.m. in Room 326, Committee Room,
City County Building, 451 South State .
The following Council Members were present:
Soren Simonsen Luke Garrott Jill Remington Love
Kyle LaMalfa Charlie Luke Carlton Christensen
Stan Penfold
Cindy Gust-Jenson, Executive Council Director; Margaret Plane,
City Attorney; Cindi Mansell, City Recorder; and Scott Crandall,
Deputy City Recorder; were present.
Councilmember LaMalfa presided at and conducted the meeting.
OPENING CEREMONY
#1 . 8:37:43 PM Pledge of Allegiance.
NEW BUSINESS
#1 . Adopting a resolution recognizing the benefit and success of
the local opinion process as demonstrated by the recently concluded
vote-by-mail used for Local Opinion Question Number One. The local
opinion process was adopted by the Council in 2012 and allows citizens
to express their opinions through a public vote or other process
approved by the Council .
Item was pulled.
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
#1. 8:38:32 PM Accepting and approving the results of Local
Opinion Question Number One . View Attachments The opinion question
asked whether respondents agreed with the following statements: "Only
human beings, not corporations, are endowed with constitutional
rights, " and, "Money is not speech and therefore regulating political
contributions and spending is not equivalent to limiting political
speech. "
Opinion Question Number One is the first in a new process adopted by
the Council that allows citizens to express their opinions through a
public vote or other process approved by the Council .
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MINUTES OF THE SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8 , 2013
Councilmember Penfold moved and Councilmember Simonsen seconded
to adopt Resolution 48 of 2013, which motion carried, all members
voted aye .
(U 13-25)
The meeting adjourned at 8 : 39 p.m.
Council Chair
City Recorder
This document is not intended to serve as a full transcript as
additional discussion may have been held; please refer to the audio or
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This document along with the digital recording constitute the
official minutes of the Salt Lake City Council Regular Session meeting
held October 8, 2013 .
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