Draper City has purchased more than $7,000 worth of food over the last five years from a local Mexican restaurant called Guadalahonky’s — a company that’s owned by City Councilman Alan Summerhays, but that hasn’t always been disclosed on his annual conflict-of-interest forms.
The spending of taxpayer money for the council meals and snacks, which was verified through an open records request and confirmed on the state’s public transparency website, has spurred questions from some about whether Summerhays has used his public office for private profit, which is expressly prohibited by state law.
“He’s making money off of the City Council; that’s a gain if it’s $5 or $7,000,” said Draper resident Tony Nelson.