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By Rebecca Dopp
TN Correspondent

The Levan Town Council voted to adopt a resolution establishing support for pending litigation and the process for avoiding violation of Utah Municipal Officers’ and Employee’s Ethics Act.

The council entered into a brief executive session in the middle of the regular meeting on December 11 to talk with the town’s attorney and have any questions answered. Attendees of the meeting waited in the hall for the meeting to reconvene.

After the regular meeting was opened back up, Mayor Bruce Rowley asked for a motion on the resolution.

“We’re saying we are going to move forward with litigation with the [Levan Town] irrigation company,” said Rowley.

Ray Evans, council member, made the motion to adopt the resolution. Chris Chipping seconded the motion and by roll call vote, all members voted unanimously. Rowley abstained from the vote because he will no longer be the mayor in the upcoming year. He was defeated in the general election by Tyler Shepherd who will take the oath of office in January 2026.

Rowley said that there would be a couple of contacts needed to work with the attorney. Rachel Goates and Evans said they would be those contacts.

The purposes of the Ethics Act are to establish standards of conduct for municipal officers and employees and to require these persons to disclose actual or potential conflicts of interest between their public duties and their personal interests. The entirety of this section of the Utah Code can be found at le.utah.gov.