Author: Mariah Wheeler

OGDEN, Utah — The city says it’s looking to broaden diversity on the government-appointed citizen boards that advise leadership on a range of issues in Ogden. Officials from the Ogden City Council and administration are working through a host of changes to the city’s advisory board ordinance, above all to “promote diversity and a public selection process” on the boards, according to council documents.

UTAH – I am a 50-year resident of Utah, and the 2021 redistricting process will mark the sixth time I’ve observed it. This is the process that establishes the political boundaries for our Congressional districts, Utah Senate and House districts and State School Board districts. In 2006, I was privileged to be an observer at a national nonpartisan conference in Salt Lake City hosted by the Hinckley Institute, where I listened to many viewpoints on the need for redistricting reform. I am a passionate believer in citizen involvement in governmental processes and gathered signatures for Proposition 4 for the 2018…