Housing Authority Board Appointments

At a glance

• What: Council appointments to the Housing Authority of Salt Lake City for terms ending May 5, 2030: Deborah Chiquito (resident of Salt Lake County) and Turner Bitton (resident of District 2).
• Where it stands: Chiquito was interviewed and approved on the May 5, 2026 Consent Agenda (7-0). Bitton's interview was moved to a future meeting and his appointment was pulled from the Consent Agenda; the Council had been unable to connect with him.
• Open: The Bitton appointment has not come back in the minutes read so far.

Detail

At the work session the Council interviewed Chiquito; Puy said her name would be on the Consent Agenda. The Bitton interview item "was moved to a future Council Meeting." At the formal meeting, the Consent Agenda motion by Young, seconded by Wharton, approved everything except item L-4 (Bitton), 7-0, and Young said the Council would reconsider the appointment at a future meeting. The same Consent Agenda reappointed Joseph Murphy (District 3) to the Community Development and Capital Improvement Programs Advisory Board for a term ending May 5, 2029.

Sources

• City Council Work Session minutes, May 5, 2026 (approved July 21, 2026): https://slc.primegov.com/Public/CompiledDocument/44455
• LBA, CRA and Council formal meeting minutes, May 5, 2026 (revised): https://slc.primegov.com/Public/CompiledDocument/45564

Log

2026-05-05 - LBA, CRA and Council Formal Meeting

Chiquito appointment and Murphy reappointment approved on Consent 7-0; Bitton item pulled.

2026-05-05 - City Council Work Session

Chiquito interviewed; Bitton interview moved to a future meeting.