Series 24615

Washington City (Utah) Council minutes, 1909-2020

6.90 cubic feet and 10 microfilm reels

These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.

Historical Note

See history of the records' creator.

Summary of Records

This series contains minutes that record the official proceedings of city council meetings, including regularly scheduled, special, and emergency meeting. The minutes are kept by the city recorder and are approved at the following council meeting. The records in this series include the standard business of the council on city matters such as improvement projects, business licenses, and the city budget. They also include discussion of special topics such as the COVID-19 pandemic, security and safety, and more. The minutes for each meeting contain: an agenda; a roll call; the date, time, and place of the meeting, including whether or not it was held virtually; a record of council member votes on anything requiring a recorded vote; a sign-in sheet for public attendees; and usually a certificate of the posted notice. When applicable, the minutes also include a signed affidavit documenting the occurrence of a closed session at a given meeting.

Scope and Content

This series contains minutes that record the official proceedings of city council meetings, including regularly scheduled, special, and emergency meeting. The minutes are kept by the city recorder and are approved at the following council meeting. The records in this series include the standard business of the council on city matters such as improvement projects, business licenses, and the city budget. They also include discussion of special topics such as the COVID-19 pandemic, security and safety, and more. The minutes for each meeting contain: an agenda; a roll call; the date, time, and place of the meeting, including whether or not it was held virtually; a record of council member votes on anything requiring a recorded vote; a sign-in sheet for public attendees; and usually a certificate of the posted notice. When applicable, the minutes also include a signed affidavit documenting the occurrence of a closed session at a given meeting.

Research Note

Washington City was incorporated in 1870, but when historical minutes were transferred to the State Archives in 2023, they did not include any records prior to 1909.

Arrangement

Chronological by meeting date.

Additional Forms

This series is available on microfilm.

Access Restrictions

This series is classified as Public: UCA 52-4-7(3) (2008).

Use Restrictions

These records are available for reproduction and use.

Preferred Citation

Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.

Custody History

Records in this series were microfilmed by the State Archives in 1979 and 2003. Physical records in this series dating from 1909 to 2020 were transferred to the Archives by Washington City in June 2021.

Acquisition Information

These records were acquired from the creating agency through established retention schedules.

Processing Information

Records in this series dating 1909-2020 and microfilm dating 1909-2002 were archivally processed by Mahala Ruddell in July 2021.

Indexing Terms

Container List

ReelBoxDescription
111909-1963; Ledger
221963-1978; Ledger
331978 Nov-1982 Dec
341983 Jan-1985 Jun 19
441985 Jun 25-1986 Aug
451986 Sep-1988 Dec
551989 Jan-Dec
561990 Jan-1991 Apr
661991 May-1992 Jul
671992 Aug-Dec
771993 Jan-Dec
781994 Jan-May 11
881994 May 25-1997 Dec
991998 Jan-2000 Nov
1092001 Jan-Dec
10102002 Jan-Dec
n/a102003 Jan-2004 Feb
n/a112004 Mar-2005 Jun
n/a122005 Jul-2006 Dec
n/a132007 Jan-2008 Aug
n/a142008 Sep-2010 Jun
n/a152010 Jul-2012 Jun
n/a162012 Jul-2013 Dec
n/a172014 Jan-2015 Jul
n/a182015 Aug-2017 Mar
n/a192017 Apr-2018 Aug
n/a202018 Sep-2020 Apr
n/a212020 May-Dec