After 30 years of back-and-forth and three votes considering changes to the structure of West Jordan’s government, residents have decided to switch from a council-manager to a strong mayor.
The vote was tight right up until the final canvass on Tuesday and was ultimately approved by just a 63-vote margin. Some 6,841 residents voted for the change, while 6,778 voted against it.
“With the numbers being as close as they were, we were just not even certain until the final numbers came in with the canvass,” said Kim Wells, a spokeswoman for the city. “Now, we’ve got some direction and a path forward and we’ve got the two years to make that switch as seamless as possible.