Rich Wood

Disclosed interests

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Disclosures and recusals in the minutes

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• Abstained from the consent agenda vote because he did not attend the March 25, 2026 meeting whose minutes were on it. April 7, 2026 · Minutes (PDF)

Campaign contributions

Voting record

Agenda items voted on

424

Yes

331

No

30

Abstained or recused

1

Absent for the item

38

Motions made

148

From January 16, 2024 to October 6, 2026. 24 votes are marked not recorded because the minutes' attendance and tally don't account for every member. Each count is per agenda item, not per meeting: missing one meeting counts as absent for every item on its agenda, and consent agenda items each count separately. A yes is counted only when everyone present is accounted for in the tally. Motions count once per item, so moving a consent agenda counts for each item on it.

Voted no

• Repeal of the property tax increase above the certified rate, fiscal 2026-27 August 18, 2026 · Approved 4-1; Wood voted no
• Property tax increase above the certified rate, fiscal 2026-27 (0.000900) August 18, 2026 · Approved 4-1; Wood voted no
• Mid-Valley community reinvestment area participation agreement with Terra Smith's Eagle Mountain LLC August 18, 2026 · Approved 4-1; Wood voted no
• Fifth amendment to the amended and restated Overland master development agreement August 18, 2026 · Approved 4-1; Wood voted no
• Legislative priorities: Best Friends Animal Society July 21, 2026 · Approved 4-1; Wood voted no
• Alternative energy overlay zone, Chapter 17.64 July 7, 2026 · Approved with conditions 4-1; Wood voted no
• Citywide speed management study July 7, 2026 · Approved with conditions 4-1; Wood voted no
• Third amendment to the fiscal 2025-26 budget June 16, 2026 · Approved 3-2; Huish, Wood voted no
• Pledge of sales and use taxes for Redevelopment Agency bonds, Series 2026 June 2, 2026 · Approved 3-1; Wood voted no; Huish abstained
• Disposal of a portion of Utah County parcel 46:536:0430 April 21, 2026 · Denied 3-2; Clark, Wood voted no
• Fencing, EMMC 17.60 and 17.10: weathering steel April 21, 2026 · Approved with conditions 4-1; Wood voted no
• Parks, trails and open space master plan April 7, 2026 · Tabled 4-1; Wood voted no
• Fencing ordinance: weathering steel for residential perimeter fencing, EMMC 17.60 and 17.10 March 3, 2026 · Tabled 4-1; Wood voted no
• Hidden Hollow amenity exchange, minor site plan January 6, 2026 · Tabled 2-2 tie among council members; Mayor Jared Gray broke the tie in favor, Council Members Wood and Wright voted no
• Newspaper notice requirements, EMMC 16.05 and 17.05 December 16, 2025 · Approved 4-1; Wood voted no
• Disposal of about 0.02 acre of significant city-owned property September 16, 2025 · Approved 3-2; Wood, Wright voted no
• Utah Valley HOME Consortium interlocal agreement August 5, 2025 · Approved 4-1; Wood voted no
• Consent agenda: Juniper Springs releases, VCBO change order, Pinnacles B-3 master site plan, memorial park maintenance July 1, 2025 · Approved 4-1; Wood voted no
• Utah Valley HOME Consortium interlocal agreement May 20, 2025 · Approved 4-1; Wood voted no
• First amendment to the Harmony development agreement May 20, 2025 · Approved 4-1; Wood voted no
• Resolution supporting a Utah Inland Port Authority project area in Eagle Mountain April 1, 2025 · Denied 2-3; Gray, Wood, Wright voted no
• Eagle Quest East master development agreement, first amendment March 18, 2025 · Approved 4-1; Wood voted no
• Downtown plan resolution March 4, 2025 · Approved 3-2; Gray, Wood voted no
• Fencing standards, MC 17.60.120 February 18, 2025 · Approved 4-1; Wood voted no
• Purchase of 20.99 acres for a future civic campus from Ivory Homes and SITLA February 4, 2025 · Approved 4-1; Wood voted no
• Historic zones, EMMC Chapter 17.32 October 15, 2024 · Approved with conditions 4-1; Wood voted no
• Boundary adjustment, Cedar Fort to Eagle Mountain, 120 acres October 1, 2024 · Approved 3-2 with Mayor Tom Westmoreland voting yes to break a 2-2 tie; Council Members Wood and Wright voted no; Wood, Wright voted no
• Second amendment to the fiscal 2024-25 budget September 17, 2024 · Approved 4-1; Wood voted no
• Website services change order #1, Web Development Group July 16, 2024 · Approved with conditions 4-1; Wood voted no
• LKL Associates site plan, 1053 East Belladonna Drive March 19, 2024 · Approved 4-1; Wood voted no

Abstained or recused

• Consent agenda: bond releases, minutes, policy manual section and separation agreement April 7, 2026 · Approved 4-0; Wood abstained (he missed the March 25 meeting)

Every recorded vote

In our reporting

• Eagle Mountain authorized up to $10 million in bonds and adopted a Mid-Valley retail project area in 2026 In June the Redevelopment Agency authorized up to $10 million in sales tax and tax increment revenue bonds for road work tied to a planned retail development. In August the council adopted the Mid-Valley project area plan and approved a participation agreement with Terra Smith's Eagle Mountain LLC, 4-1.
• Eagle Mountain's agency approved the Sweetwater #4 data-center deal in December 2025 The Redevelopment Agency board approved a participation agreement with Stadion LLC on Dec. 16, 2025, and amended the Sweetwater #4 plan and budget on Jan. 6, 2026. The packet version of the agreement ties reimbursement to occupancy and to increment the agency actually receives, and the amended budget's printed total differs from the sum of its parts.
• Eagle Mountain council set, repealed and reset its 2026 property tax rate in August The council approved a higher city property tax rate on Aug. 6, 2026, residents filed a referendum application, and on Aug. 18 the council repealed that rate and approved 0.000900.