Mayor Gary Gygi is pushing for a $2 million bond (tax increase) for pressurized irrigation meters on every home Mayor Gygi promoted, and the Council awarded, his business associate Richard Nobel a $10,000 water study contract. Councilman Rob Crawley proposed trying to avoid the bond tax increase through alternating water days, as other cities successfully […]

Cedar Hills leaders stand their ground: no money, then no records, they say Cathy Allred Daily Herald / Sunday June 29, 2014 – front page CEDAR HILLS — City leaders are standing their ground about releasing any information, including signed affidavits, for those seeking information through the Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA). Cedar […]

Today is primary election day in Utah, when parties vote on who will represent them on the ballot in November.  Because most of Utah County is Republican, races are often decided in June, — today. This website is for the purpose of information and documentation as a public service to Cedar Hills residents.  While we are […]

My Opinion: Utah County Attorney’s Office – A Culture of Intimidation and Abuse of Power A Special Message from Representative Brian Greene Dear Utah County Neighbor, As an elected representative of the people, I feel obligated to express my profound disappointment in our current County Attorney, Jeff Buhman, and to reinforce the call to end his […]

The following Public comment was read at the State Records Committee regarding how many years email should be required to be kept by local governments like Cedar Hills. Originally the Committee was considering three years.  After considering a three year requirement, the Committee allowed public comment. Cedar Hills Citizens for Responsible Government (CHCRG) members suggested […]

Photo by Todd Heisler – Rocky Mountain News On this Memorial Day, to those who sacrificed all, so that we might enjoy Freedom — your friends at Cedar Hills Citizens for Responsible Government say Thank You!  May God bless you and your families! Please enjoy this song dedicated to those whose ultimate gift we can […]

PowerPoint presentation by Joel Campbell Freedom of Information Committee Society of Professional Journalists Associate Professor – BYU Dept. of Communications   What do you know about Utah GRAMA open records law & the national Freedom of Information Act  (F.O.I.A.)? BYU Prof. Campbell wrote a column for the Salt Lake Tribune regarding Cedar Hills Citizen’s for […]

Cedar Hills Citizens for Responsible Government’s (CHCRG) legal analyst Jerry Dearinger respectfully corrects the record, as requested by city officials:   On December 26, 2013, a meeting was held regarding Cedar Hills Citizens for Responsible Government’s (CHCRG) October 9, 2013 GRAMA Request for email/text records.   Mayor Gary Gygi, Councilmember Jenney Rees, City Manager David Bunker, […]

Susan Mumford, the Executive Secretary for the State Records Committee, wrote to Jerry Dearinger (Legal Analyst) and Ken Cromar (Researcher) for Cedar Hills Citizens for Responsible Government (CHCRG) to inform that a Hearing has been granted for April 10, 2014.  (see PDF of letter below) The Hearing would address our concerns regarding the City’s DENIAL […]

APPEAL TO UTAH STATE RECORDS COMMITTEE   February 21, 2014   Utah State Records Committee c/o Susan Mumford 346 South Rio Grande Street Salt Lake City, Utah  84101 smumford@utah.gov   RE:    Request by Cedar Hills Citizens for Responsible Government for State Records Committee Hearing, due to non-compliance by the City of Cedar Hills with State […]