Dave Thomas serves on the Layton City Council. His 2019 campaign website says he retired after 28 years as the city's recreation superintendent, began managing the Kenley Amphitheater in 1995 and worked on shared recreation facilities with the Davis School District. These are campaign claims we have not confirmed with an official source. A February 2, 2026 Layton Parks and Recreation Commission agenda lists him for a council-member report.
The council approved Ordinance 26-20 on June 18, raising the combined single-family sewer rate to $40 a month and the first garbage can to $16. The May proposal also listed further sewer increases for July 2027 and July 2028.
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The City Council voted 4-1 in December 2025 to annex and rezone land along West Gentile Street for 335 homes by Destination Homes. Draft Planning Commission minutes record approval of a preliminary plat for the first two phases, 71 single-family homes.
In November 2025 the agency amended a 2024 development agreement for a Fairfield Road project, growing it to 90.05 acres, adding a $1,000,000 up-front incentive and raising qualifying increment to the developer to 100% under a matrix.
Layton, Davis County, Syracuse and Clearfield approved a master agreement for a regional emergency communications center run by Layton. A proposed Layton budget showed dispatch spending rising from $1.6 million to $5.6 million, mostly paid by partner charges.