Lehi City Council Meeting – January 6, 2026: Oath of Office Ceremony
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Lehi City Council Meeting – January 6, 2026
This meeting was held on January 6, 2026, beginning at 4:00 PM in the Lehi City Council Chambers. The agenda included the selection of a Mayor Pro Tempore, discussion of the 2026 meeting schedule, presentations on rules of order and ethics, and the administration of the oath of office to newly elected officials. The available transcript covers only the oath of office ceremony, which took place at 6:00 PM. No minutes or other records were provided for the earlier items.
Oath of Office Ceremony
- City Recorder Tisha Wilson administered the oath of office to Mayor Paul Binns, Councilor James Harrison, and Councilor Rachel Freeman. Each official swore to support, obey, and defend the Constitutions of the United States and the State of Utah and to discharge the duties of their office with fidelity.
- Following the oath, family photos were taken, and refreshments were available in the lobby.
Key Outcomes
- The oath of office was administered to Mayor Paul Binns, Councilor James Harrison, and Councilor Rachel Freeman, officially commencing their terms.
- No other decisions or votes were recorded in the available transcript.
Meeting Transcript
All right, uh, I would like to welcome everyone here tonight. My name is Jason Walker, I'm the seat administrator and I'll be conducting this portion of our meeting. Uh we'd like to welcome the the residents, um staff, family members of the elected officials here tonight. Um thank you for taking time out of your day to join us for this uh swearing-in ceremony. It's a really special moment um to um allow you to to to see them take their oath of office and to see the commitments um to their duties and responsibilities as elected officials and um appreciate them and and their willingness to take this so seriously and the time and effort that they've put into this point and the the time and effort that they don't realize that they're gonna be putting in going forward, but uh thank them in advance. So um without any further ado, I'll turn the time over to our city recorder, Tisha Wilson, and she will conduct the oath of office. After that, we'll take a a minute to take some photos with uh each of the elected officials and their family members and whomever. And then after photos are done, we do have some refreshments that'll be available out in the lobby. So um yeah, so let's begin with that point. We'll have the mayor and um council member Freeman and Councilmember Harrison come up to the front. Okay, can you raise your hand and repeat out your name? I state your name. I'll be Thomas Bins. That I will support obey and defend the Constitution of the United States. The Constitution of the United States. And the Constitution of the State of Utah. And the Constitution of the State of Utah. And that I will discharge the duties of my office with fidelity. The duties of my office with fidelity. Congratulations. Okay, and then I will um send you a copy of these. Thank you. Okay. Would you guys like to take photos with your families? Yes. Okay. Yeah, so Mayor Benz, maybe we'll start with you and your family if you'd like to have them come up front. My crew. I don't think girls are here. Yeah, they are, they're in the back. Marking's a little crazy. Okay, here we go, huh? Okay, um Councilmember Freeman.
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