The Sandy City Council took its first steps Tuesday toward conducting an independent investigation into the city administration’s response to a fluoride pump that malfunctioned and flooded parts of the local water system with unsafe amounts of the mineral last week.
After a sometimes emotional, nearly 45-minute public hearing on the issue Tuesday, the council unanimously approved creation of a technical committee that will not include city personnel or elected officials and will be made up of no fewer than three experts. It will audit the city’s emergency management practices, look into the city’s communication efforts in light of the emergency and provide recommendations for how to deal with future issues.