Series 85009

Willard (Utah) Council minutes, i 1885-2000

1.55 cubic feet and 4 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 the official record of the proceedings of regularly scheduled, special and emergency council meetings. The minutes were typically kept by the city recorder and approved by the council in the following meeting. The minutes document topics of city business discussed in meetings and decisions made by the council. Business typically includes such matters as budgeting and finance; city ordinances; business and professional licensing procedures; police activities; and improvements in public services such as street repairs.

Scope and Content

This series contains the official record of the proceedings of regularly scheduled, special and emergency council meetings. The minutes were typically kept by the city recorder and approved by the council in the following meeting. The minutes document topics of city business discussed in meetings and decisions made by the council. Business typically includes such matters as budgeting and finance; city ordinances; business and professional licensing procedures; police activities; and improvements in public services such as street repairs.

Research Note

Willard City was incorporated in 1870 and council minutes were presumably kept from that time forward. The earliest minutes at the State Archives date from 1885. The whereabouts of minutes from 1870-1885 are unknown.

Arrangement

Chronological by meeting date.

Additional Forms

This series is available on microfilm.

Access Restrictions

This series is primarily classified as Public. The secondary classification is Private: An attachment to the minutes in June 1987 contains birth dates of several individuals, which is considered private information under Utah Code 63G-2-302..

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

Willard City transferred the original minutes dating from 1885 to 1988 to the State Archives in May 2019.

Acquisition Information

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

Processing Information

This series was archivally processed by Kasia Rampton in December 2019.

Related Material

Ordinances (City Council general ordinance book) from Willard (Utah), Series 15333, contain the ordinances passed in City Council meetings.

Container List

DiscReelBoxFolderDescription
211n/a1885 Mar 30-1916 Jan 3; Minute Book
2n/a211887 Feb 7-1898 Jun 22; Records - ordinances
2n/a211916 Jan 3-1946 Jan 7; Records - minutes
3n/a221946 Jan 7-1963 Dec 2; Record
4n/a311964 Jan 6-1966 Dec 5; Minutes
4n/a321967 Jan 9-1971 Dec 6; Minutes
4n/a331972 Jan 3-1977 Jun 2; Minutes
4n/a341977 Jul 7-1978 Aug 3; Minutes
4n/a351978 Aug 11-1979 Jun 30; Minutes
4n/a361979 Jul 5-Dec 26; Minutes
4n/a371980 Jan 7-Jul 17; Minutes
4n/a381980 Aug 7-1981 Apr 19; Minutes
4n/a391981 Apr 2-Jun 29; Minutes
4n/a3101981 Jul 14-1982 Feb 4; Minutes
4n/a3111982 Mar 4-Jun 17; Minutes
4n/a3121982 Jul 1-1983 Jun 1; Minutes
4n/a3131983 Jul 13-1984 Jan 5; Minutes
4n/a3141984 Feb 2-Jun 14; Minutes
4n/a3151984 Jul 12-Nov 29; Minutes
5n/a411984 Dec 1-1985 Mar 28; Minutes
5n/a421985 Apr 3-May 2; Minutes
5n/a431985 May 10-Jun 28; Minutes
5n/a441985 Jul 11-Dec 12; Minutes
5n/a451986 Jan 9-Mar 19; Minutes
5n/a461986 Apr 10-Jun 26; Minutes
5 & 66471986 Jul 9-Oct 28; Minutes
5& 66481986 Nov 20-1987 Apr 30; Minutes
5& 66491987 May 12-Jun 30; Minutes
5& 664101987 Jul 14-Sep 16; Minutes
5& 664111987 Oct 15-1988 Jan 26; Minutes
5& 664121988 Feb 9-Apr 26; Minutes
5& 664131988 May 4-Jun 21; Minutes
66n/an/a1988 Jul 1-1992 Feb 13; Minutes
77n/an/a1992 Feb 13-1998 Jan 14; Minutes
88n/an/a1999 Jan 14-2000 Aug 8; Minutes