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Sandy City Council Meeting and Youth Council/Court Installation - August 25, 2026

Meeting Portal — Tuesday, August 25, 2026
BodySandy, Utah
SessionMeeting Portal
DateTuesday, August 25, 2026
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0:04

Or I'll take a song dance.

0:11

Recording in progress.

0:57

Okay.

1:38

That was a good question.

1:49

Madam Chair, we are ready to begin when you are ready.

1:53

I am ready to begin, Council Members.

1:56

Are we ready?

1:56

Yes.

1:57

Okay.

1:58

Welcome everyone.

1:59

I was just saying to Councilwoman Stroud how fun it is to look out in the chambers and see it full like this.

2:05

So thank you.

2:06

Thank you for all of you for being here.

2:08

And thank you to Chris Edwards and team for organizing this event.

2:13

And parents, thank you for joining us for tonight's event, and we're excited to have this experience with our Sandy Youth Council and our Sandy Youth Court.

2:22

Thank you.

2:22

So exciting.

2:23

So on behalf of the Sandy City Council and our administration, we'd like to welcome you to tonight's Sandy City meeting.

2:30

Sandy City Youth Council, or you are the Youth Council.

2:33

Sandy City Council meeting with the Sandy Youth Council, the Sandy Youth Court, and Parents.

2:39

We do always start our meetings with a prayer and a pledge, and we actually have volunteers from the body of youth that are assembled tonight.

2:46

So I'd like to invite Ryan Luters and Kaylee Herman to join us here at the microphones.

2:52

They will be offering this evening's prayer.

3:17

We are so grateful for the opportunity to participate and give back to our community, and we pray that we will be blessed with the resources and insight to fulfill that goal the best we can.

3:27

Heavenly Father, we're grateful for the food we had and for the hands that prepared it, as well as for those that organize and continue to support the Sandy City Youth Program.

3:35

We see these things in the name of Jesus Christ.

3:37

Amen.

3:40

Dear Heavenly Father, we thank we thank you for this beautiful day where we get to we have the opportunity to be sworn in.

3:56

And we thank you for the food that was prepared for us.

4:02

And we thank you for the opportunity that we get to meet these great people and serve our Sandy community.

4:09

Amen.

4:12

Thank you both very much.

4:15

And wow, now we will have two more youth lead us in the pledge.

5:04

Love hearing that the chamber echo with these voices saying the Pledge of Allegiance.

5:09

That was that was a pretty pretty great moment.

5:12

Appreciate that.

5:13

So with that beautiful launch of tonight's evening, I would like to turn the time over to Chris Edwards.

5:19

Oh.

5:20

Oh, yes, let's sorry, I skipped over our introductions.

5:22

We'll go ahead and introduce ourselves.

5:24

Um, and then we'll turn the time over to Ms.

5:27

Edwards.

5:29

Thank you, Madam Chair.

5:30

I'll begin if you don't mind.

5:31

Uh my name is Dustin Fratto.

5:33

I'm with the City Council office, the council director.

5:36

There are a couple of other council staff members in the back of the room, uh Justin Sorensen, who's our assistant director, and Matt Perry, who's the council communications director.

5:47

My name's Tracy, I'm Counsel for the Council.

5:51

Chris Edwards with the Council Office, Cindy Sharkey, City Council at large, Brooke Christensen, District One.

5:59

I'm Arcy Houseman, I serve District Four.

6:02

Alison Stroud, District 2.

6:05

Brooke D'Souza, I serve the city at large.

6:08

I'm Aaron DeKaiser at large.

6:11

Ryan Meekham, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, we'll excuse our mayor tonight and our city attorney.

6:19

All right, we'll turn the program over to Ms.

6:21

Chris Edwards.

6:27

Thank you, Council Chair Housman, Council Administration, Judge Farr, and parents.

6:33

Tonight will we will be installing the 2627 Sandy Youth Council with 56 members.

6:40

This is the largest group we have had since we reactivated the Youth Council five years ago.

6:46

Every year I add a new element to the Youth Council so it continues to grow and expand.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Youth Programs█████████████████████████████████████████████59%
Procedural███████████████████████████████41%
Summary of Proceedings

Sandy City Council Meeting and Youth Council/Court Installation - August 25, 2026

The Sandy City Council held its Tuesday, August 25, 2026, 5:15 PM meeting in the Council Chambers for the installation of the 2026-27 Sandy Youth Council and Sandy Youth Court. The meeting included opening ceremonies, the swearing-in of new youth members, and a formal adjournment. Council Chair Marci Houseman presided, and the mayor and city attorney were excused.

Special Recognition: Installation Ceremony

  • The council welcomed the 2026-27 Sandy Youth Council, which includes 56 members—the largest class since the Youth Council was reactivated five years ago.
  • Chris Edwards introduced the new Sandy Youth Council Mentor Program; returning graduates Aurora Oram and Rachel Lowe will serve as mentors for one year after graduating last May.
  • Ryan Luters and Kaylee Herman offered the opening prayer, and two youth led the Pledge of Allegiance.
  • Judge Farr administered the oath of office to the youth council members, who swore to uphold the U.S. and Utah Constitutions, perform their duties faithfully, and abide by the Youth Council Policy Guide's Code of Ethics, goals, and mission.
  • Aubrey McKnight presented the Sandy Youth Court members, noting that the panel has approximately 16 to 18 youth—a significant increase from recent years.
  • Court members were sworn in by Judge Farr after being introduced.

Key Outcomes

  • The 2026-27 Sandy Youth Council and Sandy Youth Court were officially installed.
  • The new mentor program will continue for the upcoming year with the support of two youth mentors.
  • The council passed a voice vote to adjourn the meeting after the installation, and youth court members and parents then gathered for pictures on the West Steps.

Meeting Transcript

Or I'll take a song dance. Recording in progress. Okay. That was a good question. Madam Chair, we are ready to begin when you are ready. I am ready to begin, Council Members. Are we ready? Yes. Okay. Welcome everyone. I was just saying to Councilwoman Stroud how fun it is to look out in the chambers and see it full like this. So thank you. Thank you for all of you for being here. And thank you to Chris Edwards and team for organizing this event. And parents, thank you for joining us for tonight's event, and we're excited to have this experience with our Sandy Youth Council and our Sandy Youth Court. Thank you. So exciting. So on behalf of the Sandy City Council and our administration, we'd like to welcome you to tonight's Sandy City meeting. Sandy City Youth Council, or you are the Youth Council. Sandy City Council meeting with the Sandy Youth Council, the Sandy Youth Court, and Parents. We do always start our meetings with a prayer and a pledge, and we actually have volunteers from the body of youth that are assembled tonight. So I'd like to invite Ryan Luters and Kaylee Herman to join us here at the microphones. They will be offering this evening's prayer. We are so grateful for the opportunity to participate and give back to our community, and we pray that we will be blessed with the resources and insight to fulfill that goal the best we can. Heavenly Father, we're grateful for the food we had and for the hands that prepared it, as well as for those that organize and continue to support the Sandy City Youth Program. We see these things in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen. Dear Heavenly Father, we thank we thank you for this beautiful day where we get to we have the opportunity to be sworn in. And we thank you for the food that was prepared for us. And we thank you for the opportunity that we get to meet these great people and serve our Sandy community. Amen. Thank you both very much. And wow, now we will have two more youth lead us in the pledge. Love hearing that the chamber echo with these voices saying the Pledge of Allegiance. That was that was a pretty pretty great moment. Appreciate that. So with that beautiful launch of tonight's evening, I would like to turn the time over to Chris Edwards. Oh. Oh, yes, let's sorry, I skipped over our introductions. We'll go ahead and introduce ourselves. Um, and then we'll turn the time over to Ms. Edwards. Thank you, Madam Chair. I'll begin if you don't mind. Uh my name is Dustin Fratto. I'm with the City Council office, the council director. There are a couple of other council staff members in the back of the room, uh Justin Sorensen, who's our assistant director, and Matt Perry, who's the council communications director. My name's Tracy, I'm Counsel for the Council. Chris Edwards with the Council Office, Cindy Sharkey, City Council at large, Brooke Christensen, District One. I'm Arcy Houseman, I serve District Four.

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