Zach Jacob
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- Meetings spoken in
- 90
- Total speaking time
- 10:41:27
- Avg per meeting
- 7:08
- Segments
- 11890
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District 3 Council Member Zach Jacob on the recordAI-generated · 10 meetingsCouncil Member Zach Jacob consistently advocates for fiscal responsibility, long-term infrastructure sustainability, and strategic, site-specific land-use planning. He has frequently expressed skepticism toward broad industrial development and high-density residential proposals, pushing instead for clearer zoning definitions and thorough assessments of traffic and water impacts. Throughout the term, Jacob has maintained a focus on legislative clarity and orderly municipal governance, while engaging in notable votes such as opposing restrictive business regulations and supporting balanced, fee-based service models for city departments.
Top issues during term (1)(City Code)
Moved or seconded (40)
Motions Jacob personally put forward or seconded. Attribution comes from the minutes; where the minutes name somebody we cannot match to the roster we leave it out rather than guess, so this is a floor, not a total.
- movedpassed 7-02026-07-14
Council Member Jacob moved to POSTPONE Ordinance No. 26-34 to a future meeting not later than the end of the year.
- movedpassed 5-02026-06-09
Council Member Jacob moved to APPROVE Resolution No. 26-032 Requesting a Fee Waiver in the Amount of $450 for Six Dumpsters for a Neighborhood Cleanup Day.
- secondedpassed 5-22026-05-26
Call the Question
- secondedpassed 7-02026-05-26
APPROVE the consent agenda as listed.
- secondedpassed 7-02026-05-26
Councilmember McConnehey moved to go into a closed session to discuss the character, professional competence, or physical or mental health of an individual; Strategy Session to dis…
- movedpassed 7-02026-05-26
Resolution No. 26-028: Service in Lieu of Fees for West Jordan Baseball League
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 6-12026-05-26
APPROVE Resolution No. 24-014 authorizing the Mayor to execute an employment agreement with Paul Jerome as Assistant City Administrator and a severance clause in excess of three mo…
- secondedpassed 7-02026-05-26
APPROVE Consent Items as listed
- movedpassed 6-02026-05-05
Board Member Jacob moved to APPROVE Consent Items as listed.
- secondedpassed 6-02026-03-24
Council Member Whitelock moved to adjourn the meeting.
- secondedpassed 6-02026-03-24
APPROVE Resolution No. 26-010 Requesting a Fee Waiver in the Amount of $4,902 for the Jordan Education Foundation for the Challenge Obstacle Run on May 9, 2026.
- movedpassed 6-02026-03-24
APPROVE Ordinance No. 26-18 Amendments to West Jordan City Code Title 13, Chapter 5B, Section 8 – Accessory Dwelling Units.
- secondedpassed 6-02026-03-24
APPROVE Resolution No. 26-009 Authorizing a Fee Waiver in the Amount of $150 for the Spring Hollow HOA Neighborhood Cleanup Day.
- movedpassed 4-32026-03-10
Petition for 6205 West 9000 South (Ordinances 26-13 and 26-16)
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 7-02026-03-10
Council Member Jacob moved to APPROVE consent items.
- movedpassed 7-02026-02-24
Truck Parking Amendments (Ordinance No. 26-11)
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 6-12026-02-10
Council Member Jacob moved to RECONSIDER Ordinance No. 26-11 Proposed Amendments to West Jordan City Code Title 7, Chapters 3 and 4 – Truck Parking during the meeting.
- movedpassed 7-02026-02-10
Council Member Jacob moved to APPROVE Ordinance No. 26-11 Proposed Amendments to West Jordan City Code Title 7, Chapters 3 and 4 – Truck Parking changing all of the “or”s in Sectio…
- movedpassed 7-02026-02-10
Council Member Jacob moved to CONTINUE Ordinance No. 26-11 Proposed Amendments to West Jordan City Code Title 7, Chapters 3 and 4 – Truck Parking to the next Council meeting to all…
- movedpassed 7-02026-01-13
Council Member Jacob moved to APPROVE Ordinance No. 26-03 Amending the West Jordan City Code Title 13 and 15 Regarding Variances, Land Use Appeals, and Public Hearing and Noticing …
Decisions during term (3)
Recorded while Jacob was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Voting record (40)(City Code)
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