Salt Lake County’s nine-member council is made up of a compilation of contrasting political ideologies, yet according to Richard Snelgrove, the council’s newly appointed chair, the group respects one another and regularly enacts policy that bridges the partisan divide.
Snelgrove was unanimously elected earlier this month, taking over the chair from Aimee Winder Newton. All council incumbents up before voters in November were re-elected so Republicans continue to hold a 5-4 majority.
Snelgrove, a life-long Republican, said the majority party members regularly side with Democrats to achieve consensus.
“We all have our political persuasions — liberals, conservatives,” he said.