The Sandy City Council, led by Acting Chair Cindy Sharkey, convened on January 5, 2026, for a formal Oath of Office ceremony welcoming three returning council members. The event included an invocation by Pastor Derek Philly of Sandy Ridge Church, the presentation of colors by the Sandy City Fire Department, and a rendition of the national anthem by Kate Barnes of the Jordan High School Madrigals. Following remarks from the inductees, Judge Farr administered the oath to confirm their positions for the upcoming term.
Dustin, are you ready? Okay. Welcome everyone. So glad you could join us today. Welcome to the Sandy City Council Oath of Office Ceremony. Here today, we have three council members elect who are going to be formally and warmly welcomed back to public service in Sandy. I'm Cindy Sharkey, and on behalf of the City Council, I have the distinct honor and privilege of welcoming my three former colleagues back to their seats on the council dais. Brooke Christensen, where'd she go? I broke. Brooke Christensen representing District One, Chris Nickel, representing District Three, and Brooke D'Souza, representing Sandy citywide. Today's remarks mark an important occasion. One we observe every two years to administer a very important oath, one that mustn't be taken lightly. They aren't just words to be repeated, they're promises to be kept. Sandy has a distinct form of government where the legislative and budgetary authority lies with the city council. It's a big responsibility. Brooke, Chris, and Brooke, your fellow council members, welcome you back and look forward to working with you. We have members of our administrative staff and management. We have Sandy some Sandy City Department Heads and Deputy Heads. Dr. Robbins and Susan Edwards have joined us. And we have council members here to celebrate this occasion too. I see Zach Robinson, I see Alison Stroud, Ryan Meekham is here, Marcy Housman made it, okay. Um who did I miss? Um did I say Chris McCandless was here? Um we appreciate you're all showing up here. And members of the South Valley Chamber have joined us as well today to mark this. And finally, I want to uh welcome for sure the families and guests of the council members elect that have joined us as well. Thank you for coming. We appreciate the families being here also. Um first line of business. I'm gonna um introduce to you Pastor Derek Philly, who is with Sandy Ridge Church. He'll come to the podium and he'll lead us in an invocation. Thank you. Please rise and join me in our invocation. Father God, we call on you today to uh join your favor on council members Christianson, Nicole, D'Souza, and Judge Farr, Lord. Uh we pray for guidance for them, Lord, that you would bring them integrity, uh, that you would bring them courage, that you would bring them wisdom, Lord, above all, as they seek to serve our city. Lord, we pray for your blessings on Sandy City. We pray for prosperity, uh, we pray for justice, and Lord, we just pray that this would uh continue to be a city that grows and that prospers. We love you. In your name we pray, amen. You can be seated. Thank you, Pastor. Uh so the um Sandy City Fire Department is gonna lead us in the presentation of colors, and please remain standing when that event is concluded because Kate Barnes with the Jordan High School Madrigals, she's gonna sing the national anthem for us. Oh say, can you see my taunt of the light? What's so proudly we held at the twilight's last gleaming whose broad stripes and my stars through the peril us fight or the rum parts we watched was gallantly streaming. And the role against the bombs posting gave proof through a thought night. The high flag was still there. Oh, say does that starled the way or the land of the three and the whole love. Thank you, Sandy City Fire Department. Kate, you killed it.