Cedar Hills (Utah)

Entity: 193
Entity Type: Municipality

Abstract

Cedar Hills, in Utah County, was incorporated in November 1977. The area was settled initially in the 1870s by European immigrants expanding north from Pleasant Grove to farm the bench area, but a housing development engineered in 1976 was the basis for the creation of the town. Town government works to plan development and provide services to the community. Cedar Hills grew to a third class city with a traditional form of government in 1999.

Biography/History Notes

Officials plan development and annexation into this residential community, allowing for open space, water, etc.

As of 2001, Cedar Hills has a mayor and a five-member city council (originally a five-member town council)elected at large to staggered four-year terms.

A planning commission was created in 1978. As of 2001, in addition to the mayor and council, the city had an administrator, city recorder, city engineer, city accountant, and a planner among their city officials.

Functions

Public administration