County Council, Seat A

Luke Searle

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Wasatch County Council, Seat A. In office since January 2023; vice chair since Apr 22, 2026.

Data through Sep 2, 2026 (Wasatch County Council). Wasatch County Council minutes for Sep 16 and Oct 7, 2026 were not posted when checked on Oct 7, 2026.

56 of these roll calls come from minutes that were still drafts when compiled (Mar 1, 2023, Mar 8, 2023, Feb 7, 2024, Mar 25, 2025, Jan 7, 2026, Jan 14, 2026, Feb 4, 2026, Mar 18, 2026, Aug 19, 2026, Sep 2, 2026). Draft minutes can change when they are approved.

The county council has seven members, and the chair votes on every item like any other member.

Aye: 754
Nay: 11
Abstain: 0
Absent: 67
Not recorded: 28

Every recorded roll call

860 roll calls while in office, Jan 11, 2023 to Sep 2, 2026. Categories are this site's research labels, not official ones.

Category	Aye	Nay	Absent	Not recorded	Total
Tax	105	1	10	2	118
Development	103	6	5	4	118
PID	19	1	4	0	24
Other	527	3	48	22	600
All	754	11	67	28	860

“Absent” means the minutes list the member as absent or excused. “Not recorded” means the member was in office but the minutes do not show a vote.

Roll calls by category. From the totals table.

By topic

Topics are matched from motion titles, so one roll call can count in more than one topic, and items with generic titles can be missed. *Other = abstain, recused or not recorded.

Topic	Roll calls	Aye	Nay	Absent	Other
Tax & fee increases	16	12	1	2	1
Public infrastructure districts (PIDs)	7	5	1	1	0
MIDA / Mayflower	6	6	0	0	0
CRA / tax increment	1	1	0	0	0
Bonds & debt	10	9	1	0	0
Open space & farmland	32	27	1	2	2
SITLA land / SB 258	3	3	0	0	0
Development agreements & annexation	21	18	2	1	0
Housing	11	10	0	0	1
Water & sewer	13	13	0	0	0
Roads, traffic & bypass	26	22	0	3	1

Roll calls by topic. One roll call can count in more than one topic.

Every no vote (11)

Date	Motion	Result	Source
Oct 18, 2023	Item 5: Truth-in-Taxation intent for 2024 (proposed $750,000 property tax revenue…	Passed 5–1 (1 absent)	S1, p. 6
Feb 21, 2024	Approve Industrial Protection Area advisory board and related code (Industrial Protection…	Passed 5–1 (1 absent)	S2, p. 15
Mar 6, 2024	Approve open space bond funds of $2.25 million for conservation easement (North Fields)…	Passed 6–1	S3, p. 36
Aug 7, 2024	Approve Resolution 24-09 creating the Wakara Ridge Public Infrastructure District…	Passed 4–2 (1 absent)	S4, p. 18
Sep 3, 2025	Approve Ordinance 25-10 as written (1,000 ft setback), clarifying the language pending…	Failed 2–4 (1 absent)	S5, p. 8
Nov 19, 2025	Approve the SK Hart Engineering zone map amendment annexing about 4 acres (1889 W Alpine…	Passed 4–1 (2 absent)	S6, p. 7
Nov 19, 2025	Approve the physical constraints analysis, density determination, and master plan for a…	Passed 4–1 (2 absent)	S6, p. 9
Dec 3, 2025	Approve Resolution 25-13 regarding cost-of-living and salary adjustments for county…	Passed 5–1 (1 absent)	S7, p. 7
Feb 18, 2026	Approve Ordinance 26-03 amending 16.21.18 "non-motorized trails" to add back country…	Passed 5–1 (1 absent)	S8, p. 7
Jul 1, 2026	Approve the proposed settlement agreement with Maverick Rock (vested mining rights…	Passed 4–2	S9, p. 4
Aug 5, 2026	Approve Ordinance 26-12 establishing a Finance Department on first reading and set the…	Passed 6–1	S10, p. 3

Key votes

No votes are listed above and not repeated here.

Date	Topic	Motion	Vote	Result	Source
Mar 8, 2023	MIDA / Mayflower	Adopt Resolution 23-02 approving Amended and Restated West Side and…	Aye	Passed 7–0	S11, p. 16
Apr 22, 2026	MIDA / Mayflower	Recommend Erik Rowland for appointment to the MIDA Board	Aye	Passed 6–0	S12, p. 5
Dec 6, 2023	Tax / fee increase	Approve Resolution 23-19 increasing property taxes through…	Aye	Passed 7–0	S13, p. 20
Oct 1, 2025	Tax / fee increase	Go ahead with Truth in Taxation for 9.5%	Absent	Passed 5–0 (2 absent)	S14, p. 7
Jul 3, 2024	Tax / fee increase	Adopt Resolution 24-06 imposing local sales and use tax for public…	Aye	Passed 5–1 (1 absent)	S15, p. 10
Aug 7, 2024	PIDs	Adopt Resolution 24-10 creating the Black Rock Mountain Resort Public…	Aye	Passed 5–1 (1 absent)	S4, p. 19
Oct 2, 2024	PIDs	Adopt Resolution 24-13 (creating Wakara Ridge PID: governing document…	Aye	Passed 7–0	S16, p. 20
Nov 20, 2024	CRA / tax increment	Approve County participation in Heber City's downtown Community…	Aye	Failed 3–3 (1 abstain)	S17, p. 20
Jan 21, 2026	Bonds	MBA: approve Resolution 26-01 authorizing issuance of up to $45,000,000…	Aye	Passed 6–0 (1 absent)	S18, p. 5
May 15, 2024	Open space	Adopt Resolution 24-03, statement supporting North Fields conservation…	Aye	Passed 7–0	S19, p. 7
Jul 1, 2026	Open space	Approve the purchase and sale agreement for a $2 million conservation…	Aye	Passed 6–0	S9, p. 4
Sep 3, 2025	Development / annexation	Approve Ordinance 25-10 as written but reduce the required setback from…	Aye	Passed 4–2 (1 absent)	S5, p. 8
Aug 19, 2026	SITLA / SB 258	Direct the Attorney's Office and Manager's Office to revise Resolution…	Aye	Passed 6–0 (1 absent)	S20, p. 5
Sep 2, 2026	SITLA / SB 258	Approve Resolution 26-11 calling for the repeal of the state…	Aye	Passed 7–0	S21, p. 4

Absences (67 roll calls)

Absent on (roll calls missed that day in brackets): Jan 17, 2024 (6 of 10); Apr 3, 2024 (1 of 9); Apr 17, 2024 (2 of 5); May 1, 2024 (3 of 8); May 15, 2024 (2 of 8); Jun 5, 2024 (whole meeting, 9); Jun 26, 2024 (5 of 14); Sep 4, 2024 (1 of 7); Mar 5, 2025 (whole meeting, 11); May 7, 2025 (2 of 7); Jun 4, 2025 (5 of 13); Jun 11, 2025 (whole meeting, 1); Aug 6, 2025 (3 of 8); Sep 10, 2025 (whole meeting, 1); Oct 1, 2025 (whole meeting, 10); Feb 18, 2026 (2 of 10); Apr 1, 2026 (1 of 2); Aug 5, 2026 (1 of 9); Aug 19, 2026 (1 of 6).

Five whole meetings account for 32 of the 67 absences (Jun 5, 2024; Mar 5, Jun 11, Sep 10 and Oct 1, 2025).

Not recorded (28 roll calls)

Mar 8, 2023 (1 of 6); Oct 18, 2023 (3 of 11); Jun 12, 2024 (1 of 3); Sep 4, 2024 (1 of 7); Sep 18, 2024 (3 of 9); Jun 12, 2025 (whole meeting, 1); Jun 18, 2025 (1 of 7); Aug 6, 2025 (2 of 8); Sep 3, 2025 (1 of 10); Jan 7, 2026 (3 of 6); Jan 14, 2026 (whole meeting, 2); Feb 24, 2026 (whole meeting, 1); Mar 11, 2026 (whole meeting, 1); Jun 3, 2026 (3 of 6); Jul 1, 2026 (1 of 10); Jul 8, 2026 (whole meeting, 3).

What is safe to say

He voted yes on 754 of 860 recorded roll calls and no on 11 (see the Every recorded roll call table; all 11 are listed in Every no vote).
Taxes: the only no vote on the Oct 18, 2023 Truth-in-Taxation intent (passed 5–1) (Minutes, Oct 18 2023, p. 6); S1, p. 6); yes on the final property-tax increase, Resolution 23-19 (Dec 6, 2023, 7–0) (Minutes, Dec 6 2023, p. 20); S13, p. 20). Absent for the Oct 1, 2025 9.5% Truth-in-Taxation motion (Minutes, Oct 1 2025, p. 7); S14, p. 7).
Open space: the only no vote on the $2.25 million North Fields open-space bond easement (Mar 6, 2024, passed 6–1) (Minutes, Mar 6 2024, p. 36); S3, p. 36). Overall, 32 roll calls: 27 yes, 1 no, 2 absent, 2 other (see the By topic table).
PIDs: no on creating Wakara Ridge (Aug 7, 2024) (Minutes, Aug 7 2024, p. 18); S4, p. 18) but yes on creating Black Rock the same night (Minutes, Aug 7 2024, p. 19); S4, p. 19); yes when both were created again (Oct 2, 2024, 7–0) (Minutes, Oct 2 2024, p. 20); S16, p. 20).
Downtown Heber CRA: yes on county participation (Nov 20, 2024) (Minutes, Nov 20 2024, p. 20); S17, p. 20); it failed 3–3.
Gravel-pit setback (Ord 25-10, Sep 3, 2025): no on keeping 1,000 feet (failed 2–4) (Minutes, Sep 3 2025, p. 8); S5, p. 8), yes on reducing it to 500 feet (passed 4–2) (Minutes, Sep 3 2025, p. 8); S5, p. 8).
SB 258: yes on the Aug 19, 2026 direction (Draft minutes, Aug 19 2026, p. 5); S20, p. 5) and on Resolution 26-11 (Sep 2, 2026, 7–0) (Draft minutes, Sep 2 2026, p. 4); S21, p. 4).

Not established

His reasons for the North Fields or Truth-in-Taxation no votes. The minutes do not record them.
That he opposes open space generally. The North Fields easement is his only open-space no vote in this record.
Why a vote was cast. Minutes rarely record reasons.
That an absence or a “not recorded” vote means opposition.
That a yes on a consent agenda endorses every item bundled into it.
Any campaign promise or public statement. None is part of this record, so no vote is called a broken promise.
Any percentage for “the will of the people”. This record has no poll or survey.

Conflicts inside the record

These are mismatches the minutes can carry. A campaign slogan is not treated as a vote unless the file recorded it.

Gravel-pit setback: 1,000 ft no, then 500 ft yes

Sep 3, 2025, Ord 25-10: no on keeping the 1,000-foot setback (failed 2–4) (Minutes, Sep 3 2025, p. 8)); yes on reducing it to 500 feet (passed 4–2) (Minutes, Sep 3 2025, p. 8)). Same night, same ordinance.

PIDs: Wakara no, Black Rock yes, then both yes

Aug 7, 2024: no on creating Wakara Ridge (Minutes, Aug 7 2024, p. 18)) and yes on creating Black Rock the same night (Minutes, Aug 7 2024, p. 19)). Oct 2, 2024: yes when both were created again, 7–0 (Minutes, Oct 2 2024, p. 20)).

Truth-in-Taxation: intent no, final yes

Oct 18, 2023: the only no vote on the Truth-in-Taxation intent (passed 5–1) (Minutes, Oct 18 2023, p. 6)). Dec 6, 2023: yes on the final property-tax increase, Resolution 23-19 (7–0) (Minutes, Dec 6 2023, p. 20)).

Open-space bond: lone no

Mar 6, 2024: the only no vote on the $2.25 million North Fields open-space bond easement (passed 6–1) (Minutes, Mar 6 2024, p. 36)). This is a single recorded no on that item, not a flip; it sits next to his other open-space yes votes in the topic table.