Richard F. Brunst
Mayor (former)
- 2014–2018, elected in 2013 · Daily Herald, Dec. 21, 2021: Brunst leaving after eight years as mayor
- 2018–January 3, 2022, re-elected in 2017 · Utah County 2017 general election summary (PDF)
Correction, Oct. 16, 2026: An earlier version of this profile said Orem's mayor votes only to break a tie and listed no voting record. Orem's mayor votes on every council item, and the votes the minutes record are now listed. His mayoral service, earlier listed as starting in 2018, began in 2014.
Disclosed interests
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Disclosures and recusals in the minutes
None recorded.
Campaign contributions
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Voting record
- Agenda items voted on
- 145
- Yes
- 94
- No
- 9
- Abstained or recused
- 0
- Absent for the item
- 0
- Motions made
- 106
Voted no
- Moratorium on construction in State Street districts (City Center, Hub, Canyon Crossing, Arts and North Village)
- North Village District height and parking standards
- State Street buffered sidewalk exception and design standards
- State Street districts: 75-foot setback in North Village and Arts districts
- State Street districts: setback and stepback rules near homes
- Parking and standards for commercial day cares and private schools in residential zones
- Limit on climate-controlled storage in C2 and State Street district zones
- Purchase of former Hillcrest Elementary School property
- Declaring intent to purchase the Hillcrest Elementary property
Every recorded vote
2021 (70 votes)
- Fiscal year 2020-2021 audit report
- CDBG-CV projected use of funds and amendment to 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan
- Residential parking permit area, Orem High School neighborhood
- Ratifying Sunset Heights residential parking permit area (Resolution 2021-0019)
- Parks, Recreation, Trails and Open Space Master Plan update and General Plan amendment
- Massage establishment ordinance (Orem City Code 12-5-14)
- Consent agenda: 2022 meeting schedule, opioid settlement participation and voter participation areas
- Garage sale and enforcement code clarifications (Sections 22-1-3(C) and 22-14-28(F))
- Consent agenda: Planning Commission appointments
- Certification of 2021 general election results
- Auburn Meadows (PD-43) Area B: grocery store and concept plan, Geneva Road and 2000 South
- Rocky Mountain Power franchise agreement
- Community Development Block Grant projected use of funds
- Fiscal 2021-2022 budget amendment
- Resolution of support for Crandall Orchard open space conservation easement
- City code updates
- Consent agenda: Heritage Advisory Commission appointment and 2021 Utility Financial Plan
- Small pediatric neuro physical therapy use in the R7.5 zone
- Auburn Meadows (PD-43) Area B: grocery store and commercial uses, Geneva Road and 2000 South
- Name 150 North between 668 West and 800 West also 'Parkside Lane'
- CDBG-CV use of funds and amendment to 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan
- Consent agenda: Summerfest Commission appointments and water supply agreement
- Closed meeting on pending or imminent litigation
- Amendment to State Street districts moratorium (exempting certain construction)
- Consent agenda: Sleepy Ridge agreement amendment, primary election certification and Public Safety Advisory Commission appointments
- Moratorium on construction in State Street districts (City Center, Hub, Canyon Crossing, Arts and North Village)
- North Village District height and parking standards (Orem City Code 22-24-5(F) and (H))
- Consent: June 29 minutes
- CDBG-CV: $20,000 for Orem Senior Friendship Center plumbing
- Accessory apartment ordinance amended to follow state law
- Rezone 14.7 acres from Highway Services to PD36 at 1430 North Geneva Road
- Fiscal year 2021-22 budget amendments for compensation study
- Consent items: Mayor Pro Tem, Sunset Heights parking permits and building code amendments
- CDBG-CV reallocation: Meals on Wheels and critical home repair
- North Village District height and parking standards
- Fiscal year budget amendments
- Closed meeting for City Manager evaluation
- Consent items: 2021 CARE grant amounts
- Enterprise fund transfers of $1,072,000 to the general fund
- Fiscal year 2021-22 budget adoption
- Consent items: Recreation Director, board appointment and water code update
- CDBG-CV reallocation and amendment to the 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan
- Updated CDBG uses for fiscal year 2021-22: $9,944 to Sharon Park playground
- Rezone 0.21 acre from R8 to R7.5 and general plan change from LDR to MDR near 770 West 650 South
- Site plan for Swig University Parkway, 76 East University Parkway
- Consent items: loan fund defederalization, utility master plans and Planning Commission appointment
- CDBG projected use of funds for fiscal year 2021-22
- Fiscal year 2021-22 tentative budget
- Consent items: city attorney appointment and Clayton Riggs Field
- Fiscal year 2020-21 budget amendment for bond proceeds
- Rezone of about 4 acres along 400 West, 1637 to 1753 North, from NVD-Res-B to R8
- CDBG-CV amendment: air conditioning for House of Hope and food storage cages
- Rezone of about 4 acres along 400 West, 1637 to 1753 North, from NVD-Res-B to R8
- Shave ice shack land use and rezone of 0.84 acres from R12 to C1 at 1323 East 800 North
- PD22 zone roofing materials amendment
- Consent items: Utah County election interlocal agreement
- CDBG-CV reallocation: substantial amendment to the 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan
- Fence modification for Sun River Gardens, 312 West 1200 North
- Consent items: Metropolitan Water Board appointment and treasurers investment fund resolution
- State Street buffered sidewalk exception and design standards
- State Street districts: 75-foot setback in North Village and Arts districts
- Consent items: minutes and board appointments
- State Street districts: setback and stepback rules near homes
- Fiscal year 2020-21 budget amendment and recreation age categories
- Consent items: board appointments and Public Safety Advisory Commission ordinance
- Code amendment renaming Development Services and Administrative Services to Finance
- Site plan for Springwater Pointe at Sleepy Ridge, 1900 West Golden Pond Way
- Water, sewer and storm revenue and refunding bonds, Series 2021 (up to $45 million)
- CDBG-CV COVID-19 awards for public service projects
- Rezone 1.96 acres on Carterville Road from R20 to R12
2020 (75 votes)
- Consent agenda: Hillcrest RDA transfer, Bridal Veil Falls resolution and appointments
- FY2020-21 budget amendment
- Parking and standards for commercial day cares and private schools in residential zones
- Accessory apartment ordinance clarifications
- Conditional use permit for a large accessory building in the PD18 zone
- Rezone 2.16 acres at 2000 South Geneva Road to C2 (continued)
- Ratify IHC Health Services' donation of 9.87 acres near Orem Community Hospital
- Accept fiscal year 2019-20 audit
- Targeted residential picketing ordinance (Section 9-2-15)
- CDBG-CV COVID-19 funding amendment: hotspots, home repair and reallocations
- Auto repair land use codes split into mechanical and body/paint
- Rezone 2.16 acres at 2000 South Geneva Road from OS5 to C2 for a gas station and convenience store
- HUB District Edge zone along University Parkway
- Consent agenda: appointment of Josh Adams as Police Chief
- CDBG-CV amendment: touchless drinking fountains for Title I schools
- CDBG-CV amendment: Geneva Elementary dividers and public services
- Name 1200 West as Wolverine Way
- Consent agenda: council meeting policies and procedures
- IHC Health Services rezone near Orem hospital, 505 West 400 North (23.75 acres)
- Annexation of 1.86 acres at 1526 South 1250 West
- Northgate Village (PD22 zone) residential units at 1140 West 950 North
- Towing services business with building as permitted use in M2 zone
- Limit on climate-controlled storage in C2 and State Street district zones
- FY2020-21 budget amendment and new public safety pay program
- Consent agenda: board appointments and utility shut-off policy
- CDBG-CV COVID-19 funding and amendment to 2019-20 Annual Action Plan
- Purchase of former Hillcrest Elementary School property
- Consent agenda: cancel Aug. 25 meeting, retention schedule, parking boot rules
- General Plan amendment for the southwest area near Geneva Road and the planned Orem temple
- Sunset Heights East-West and Lakeview-Cherry Hill neighborhood plans
- Limit on retail tobacco specialty businesses
- Vacating part of 450 West south of 500 North for four deep lots
- Consent agenda: building and fire code update and department retention schedule
- Amend fiscal year 2020-21 budget for CARES Act funds, 1% pay adjustment and grants
- Accessory storage buildings in the Canyon Crossing District zone
- Conditional use permit for Smiling Faces Day Care, 410 South Main Street
- Appointment of Marc Sanderson as Fire Chief
- Conditional use permit for Smiling Faces day care at 410 South Main Street
- Annexation petition: Cache Park Addition, 1526 South 1250 West
- Storm water rules: manage 80th percentile storm on site
- Fiscal year 2019-20 budget amendments
- Interlocal agreement with Utah County for Coronavirus Relief Fund money
- Consent: Mayor Pro Tem and Recreation and Library retention schedule
- Closed meeting for city manager evaluation
- Fiscal year 2020-21 budget, fees and tax rates
- Canyon Crossing District accessory buildings
- Allow drive-thru windows in PD-21 zone (1296 West University Parkway)
- Flood damage prevention ordinance update
- CDBG-CV coronavirus relief funding and action plan amendment
- Public safety Tier II retirement contribution pick-up
- Consent: CARE grant amounts and risk management interlocal agreement
- Interlocal agreement with Utah County for Coronavirus Relief Fund
- Declaring intent to purchase the Hillcrest Elementary property
- CDBG 2020-21 uses of funds, 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan and 2020 Annual Action Plan
- Neighborhood meeting and notice requirements for rezones
- Facility and Street Naming Policy
- Fence modification at Sunrise Square, 240 North State Street
- Fiscal 2020-21 tentative budget
- Appointment to Metropolitan Water District
- Orem Utah Temple PD-50 zone at 1465 South Geneva Road
- Commercial day care spacing in residential zones
- Extension of local emergency proclamation
- Sign code amendments: Sign Zone D on 800 North and wall signs in PO zone
- Interlocal agreement with Utah County for election ballot boxes
- Conditional use permit for UVU/AT&T monopole at 1261 West 800 South
- Ordinance creating a Neighborhood Commission
- Resolution supporting a pediatric trauma care unit in Utah County
- Resolution adopting city compensation policy and philosophy
- Fiscal year 2020 budget amendments
- Stewart Retail Addition site plan, 21 West University Parkway
- Public Works Advisory Commission re-appointments
- Wall signs allowed in the CM zone
- Rezone 0.28 acres at 166 North 400 West from R7.5 to R6.5
- Board and commission appointments
- Cannabis production and medical cannabis pharmacy zoning ordinance