Councilmember· 2024-2027
Richard Higginson
Bountiful City
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 12
- Total speaking time
- 8:26
- Avg per meeting
- 0:42
- Segments
- 120
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Top issues during term (6)(General)
UDOT I-15 Reconstruction Utility Relocation and Engineering
Cumulative expenditures across multiple agenda items exceed $300,000 for engineering, poles, and electrical equipment.
historic preservation
Property values in the surrounding area could get a nice boost by keeping this historic gem intact.
employment policy
Minimal administrative cost for training and implementation.
homelessness policy
The program utilizes existing event centers and volunteer support.
energy policy
Participation in EDAM will require significant changes to resource planning and may impact city utility budgets.
public art policy
If the city loses a legal battle over this, taxpayers could be on the hook for expensive litigation and the potential removal or relocation of the statues.
Moved or seconded (15)
Motions Higginson personally put forward or seconded. Attribution comes from the minutes; where the minutes name somebody we cannot match to the roster we leave it out rather than guess, so this is a floor, not a total.
- secondedpassed2026-07-14
adjourn to a meeting of the RDA Board with a separate agenda
- secondedpassed2026-07-14
to approve the minutes of the previous City Council meeting
- secondedpassed2026-07-14
to approve the expenditures, and the April financial report
- movedpassed2026-07-14
approve Ordinance No. 2026-06
- movedpassed2026-07-14
adopt Ordinance No. 2026-05
- movedpassed2026-06-09
Councilmember Higginson made a motion to approve the minutes of the previous City Council meetings
- movedpassed2026-06-09
Councilmember Higginson made a motion to approve the purchase of wood crossarms from Irby Utilities
- movedpassed2026-06-09
Councilmember Higginson made a motion to approve the minutes of the budgetary committee meetings, including the changes proposed by Councilmember Bahr
- movedpassed2026-06-09
Councilmember Higginson made a motion to adjourn the meeting
- secondedpassed2026-04-14
Appointment of Audit Firm
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed2026-04-14
Approval of Expenditures and Financial Reports
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed2026-04-14
Purchase of Water Pipes
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed2026-04-14
Watering Restrictions Resolution
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed2026-04-14
Councilmember Higginson made a motion to approve the purchase and installation of a pump and motor by Widdison Well Services
- movedpassed2026-04-14
Intersection Modifications
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
Decisions during term (2)
Recorded while Higginson was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Voting record (0)(General)
No votes found matching General.