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former Heber City Council

Rachel Kahler

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Full voting record

Former Heber City Council member. In this record from January 2020 until she left office in December 2023 (last vote Dec 19, 2023).

Data through Dec 19, 2023, her last meeting. Nothing after she left office is attributed to her.

18 of these roll calls come from minutes that were still drafts when compiled (May 11, 2020, Jun 2, 2020, Aug 4, 2020, Jun 6, 2023, Jul 18, 2023). Draft minutes can change when they are approved.

Heber's mayor normally votes only to break a tie, so Heber tallies here are the five council members.

Aye
691
Nay
41
Abstain
4
Absent
45
Not recorded
7

Every recorded roll call

788 roll calls while in office, Jan 7, 2020 to Dec 19, 2023. Categories are this site's research labels, not official ones.

CategoryAyeNayAbstainAbsentNot recordedTotal
Tax51301055
Development203270152247
PID610007
Other431104295479
All691414457788

“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 (including items listed in the city's index with no posted roll call).

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.

TopicRoll callsAyeNayAbsentOther
Tax & fee increases1915310
Public infrastructure districts (PIDs)86200
CRA / tax increment1616000
Bonds & debt99000
Open space & farmland1916300
Development agreements & annexation80631250
Housing2318410
Water & sewer4745200
Roads, traffic & bypass4035410
Roll calls by topic. One roll call can count in more than one topic.

Every no vote (41)

DateMotionResultSource
Feb 18, 2020Grant Ivory Homes preliminary approval for the Coyote Ridge subdivision…Passed 3–1 (1 abstain)S1, p. 9
Feb 18, 2020Approve the $74,628 contract with Craig F. Sorenson Construction for the…Passed 4–1S1, p. 11
Apr 21, 2020Accept the Wellberg Investments annexation petition for further…Passed 3–1 (1 recused)S2, p. 6
May 5, 2020Accept for consideration the DMJ annexation petition (Old Highway 40 and…Passed 3–1 (1 recused)S3, p. 9
May 19, 2020Release Ivory Homes from the ~$250,000 park improvement obligation, grant…Passed 4–1S4, p. 9
Jun 2, 2020Approve pending Ordinance 2020-28 regulating digital signsPassed 4–1S5, p. 99
Aug 4, 2020Amend the Turner Mill master plat motion to include the corrected lot-use…Passed 4–1S6, p. 108
Aug 4, 2020Approve the Turner Mill Phase 1 final master plat and agreement with staff…Passed 4–1S6, p. 108
Sep 1, 2020Approve a 50% building permit fee reduction (about $44,000) for the…Failed 2–3S7, p. 6
Nov 17, 2020Approve Ordinance 2020-48 amending Chapter 18.103 sign regulations as…Passed 4–1S8, p. 11
Dec 1, 2020Approve the Kimball Villa Estates preliminary plat (650 South 1200 West)…Passed 4–1S9, p. 9
Dec 1, 2020Approve Resolution 2020-10 implementing ranked choice votingFailed 2–3S9, p. 12
Dec 15, 2020Direct staff to work with the Old Mill Village (Kollman Farms) applicant…Passed 3–2S10, p. 12
Mar 2, 2021Approve Ordinance 2021-04 and the Old Mill Village Master Development…Passed 3–2S11, p. 6
Mar 16, 2021An ordinance amending section 17.32.040 corner lotsPassed 3–2S12, p. 1
Mar 16, 2021Approve the Consent Agenda: March 2, 2021 minutes; Ordinance 2021-13…Passed 3–2S13, p. 6
Mar 16, 2021An ordinance amending chapter 5.08 of the Heber City Municipal Code…Passed 3–2S14, p. 9
Apr 20, 2021Proceed with the city researching a city-wide PID policy, including…Passed 3–2S15, p. 9
Jul 6, 2021Approve the Coyote Ridge Phases 2 through 5 subdivision final plat with…Passed 3–1 (1 abstain)S16, p. 10
Jul 6, 2021Accept the Old Mill Village final subdivision with staff findings and…Passed 3–2S16, p. 10
Jul 6, 2021Approve Ordinance 2021-21 adopting the amended Annexation Policy Plan…Passed 3–2S16, p. 10
Jul 20, 2021Adopt Ordinance 2021-07 amending 18.108.110 accessory dwelling units…Passed 3–1 (1 absent)S17, p. 9
Aug 11, 2021A resolution adopting a certified tax rate for fiscal year 2021-2022Passed 3–2S18, p. 2
Aug 11, 2021A resolution adopting the 2021-2022 operating budgetPassed 4–1S19, p. 2
Sep 21, 2021An ordinance amending the land use authority for land use applicationsPassed 3–2S20, p. 1
Dec 7, 2021Adopt Ordinance 2021-38 approving the Highlands Annexation and associated…Passed 3–2S21, p. 9
Dec 21, 2021Authorize Engineering to execute a cost sharing agreement with CUWCD (Utah…Passed 4–1S22, p. 5
Dec 21, 2021Approve the first Master Development Agreement Amendment for Old Mill…Passed 3–2S22, p. 7
Apr 19, 2022Have the City sponsor an annual June week of inclusion and kindness (LGBTQ…Passed 3–1 (1 absent)S23, p. 8
May 3, 2022Approve Ordinance 2022-10 rezone at 67 East 200 North with staff…Failed 2–3S24, p. 12
Jun 21, 2022Continue the fitness court location item until staff provides the grant…Failed 0–5S25, p. 12
Jul 5, 2022Authorize an MOU with STRATA NetworksPassed 3–2S26, p. 11
Jul 19, 2022Authorize staff to negotiate with the developer on Smith's road…Passed 3–1 (1 absent)S27, p. 8
Aug 2, 2022A resolution amending the Heber City financial policy included annually…Passed 4–1S28, p. 1
Oct 4, 2022Approve the September 27, 2022 minutes (with the Mayor's proposed…Failed 2–1 (2 abstain)S29, p. 4
Feb 7, 2023Approve Ordinance 2023-05 amending the Parkview Place zone change…Failed 2–1 (1 recused, 1 absent)S30, p. 8
Mar 7, 2023An ordinance adding carwashes as a permitted use in the C-2 commercial zonePassed 3–2S31, p. 4
Mar 21, 2023Amend the Resolution 2023-07 motion (Mayor Franco's amendment) to…Failed 1–3 (1 absent)S32, p. 8
Apr 18, 2023Direct Mr. Bunnell to improve the new logo and branding and continue…Passed 3–2S33, p. 7
Sep 5, 2023Approve Ordinance 2023-32 approving the College Downs annexation and…Failed 2–3S34, p. 10
Dec 5, 2023Approve the Wilcox property acquisition as discussed in Closed SessionPassed 3–2S35, p. 7

Key votes

No votes are listed above and not repeated here.

DateTopicMotionVoteResultSource
Mar 2, 2021CRA / tax incrementApprove Ordinance 2021-12 establishing a Community Reinvestment…AyePassed 5–0S11, p. 8
Jul 6, 2021PIDsApprove Resolution 2021-09 adopting a city-wide public…AyePassed 4–1S16, p. 9
Mar 1, 2022PIDsAdopt Resolution 2022-03 creating Jordanelle Ridge Public…AyePassed 5–0S36, p. 9
Aug 15, 2023Tax / fee increaseA resolution adopting a certified tax rate for fiscal year 2023-2024AyePassed 5–0S37, p. 2
Feb 16, 2021Tax / fee increaseAn ordinance adopting a revised impact fee for parks, recreation…AyePassed 4–0 (1 absent)S38, p. 1
Nov 15, 2022Development / annexationAdopt Ordinance 2022-27 approving the North Village annexation and…AyePassed 4–1S39, p. 6
Nov 7, 2023Development / annexationAdopt Ordinance 2023-32 approving the College Downs annexation and…AyePassed 3–2S40, p. 7
Mar 7, 2023BondsResolution: authorizing the issuance and sale of not more than…AyePassed 4–0 (1 recused)S41, p. 1

Abstentions and recusals (4)

  • May 16, 2023, abstain: Approve the Consent Agenda: May 2 and May 9, 2023 minutes… S42, p. 4
  • Aug 15, 2023, abstain: Approve the Consent Agenda: July 18 and August 1, 2023… S43, p. 3
  • Aug 15, 2023, abstain: Approve Resolution 2023-12 amending the Heber Valley… S43, p. 3
  • Nov 7, 2023, abstain: Approve the October 17, 2023 City Council meeting minutes… S40, p. 4

Absences (45 roll calls)

Absent on (roll calls missed that day in brackets): Jul 21, 2020 (4 of 5); Mar 16, 2021 (7 of 11); May 11, 2021 (whole meeting, 1); Jul 27, 2021 (whole meeting, 2); Aug 3, 2021 (whole meeting, 6); Aug 17, 2021 (1 of 2); May 31, 2022 (whole meeting, 7); Feb 7, 2023 (1 of 8); May 9, 2023 (whole meeting, 2); Jul 18, 2023 (2 of 19); Aug 1, 2023 (whole meeting, 10); Oct 17, 2023 (whole meeting, 2).

Seven whole meetings account for 30 of the 45 absences (May 11, Jul 27 and Aug 3, 2021; May 31, 2022; May 9, Aug 1 and Oct 17, 2023).

Not recorded (7 roll calls)

Jan 7, 2020 (1 of 12); Mar 3, 2020 (1 of 6); Apr 7, 2020 (1 of 3); Nov 1, 2022 (1 of 12); 3 undated items in the city's resolution/ordinance index with no posted roll call.

What is safe to say

Not established

  • Her reasons for most no votes. The minutes rarely record them.
  • Which Ordinance 2023-40 record is correct. The signed ordinance and the approved minutes disagree.
  • 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.

Sources

Compiled from public Wasatch County and Heber City minutes and signed documents. Not an official county or city publication.

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.

PIDs: research no, then policy yes

Apr 20, 2021: no on having the city research a city-wide PID policy (passed 3–2) (Minutes, Apr 20 2021, p. 9). Jul 6, 2021: yes on the city-wide PID policy, Resolution 2021-09 (passed 4–1; she seconded) (Minutes, Jul 6 2021, p. 9).

College Downs: no, then yes

Sep 5, 2023: no on Ordinance 2023-32 (failed 2–3) (Minutes, Sep 5 2023, p. 10). Nov 7, 2023: yes when the same annexation passed 3–2 (Minutes, Nov 7 2023, p. 7).

Ordinance 2023-40: signed 5–0 vs minutes 3–2

Dec 19, 2023 subdivision regulations. She moved an amendment to widen the utility-easement setback; it failed 2–3 (Minutes, Dec 19 2023, p. 4). The signed ordinance roll-call grid is 5–0 with Kahler aye (Signed ordinance, Dec 19 2023, p. 15). The approved minutes say the ordinance passed 3–2 with Kahler and Barney voting no (minutes pp. 4–5 of the same PDF: Minutes, Dec 19 2023, pp. 4–5). The site counts the signed ordinance (yes). If the minutes are right, she has one more no.