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Cindy Wood

Trustee, Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District · Division 1 (West Valley City)

OfficeTrustee, Jordan Valley Water Conservancy DistrictDistrictDivision 1 (West Valley City)PartyAppointed (nonpartisan)Term endsFeb 1, 2030 (calc.)Serving since2026

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  • JVWCD trustee for Division 1 (West Valley City) since Feb 2026.
  • West Valley City Council member (District 4); CPA.
  • Term ends Feb 1, 2030 (calculated).
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Votes & record
  • JVWCD posts agendas, packets and minutes at jvwcd.gov/about/board and on the Utah Public Notice Website (PMN body 1449). Individual votes were not reviewed for this file.

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Key Board votes on Ask topics (JVWCD regular board minutes, Sept 2025 – Aug 2026; added Oct 12, 2026)

From the signed board minutes posted at jvwcd.gov/about/board (text read by OCR from scanned PDFs; check the linked minutes). Votes are as recorded; where the minutes say a motion passed unanimously, each trustee present is shown as aye.

Meeting Motion Result Vote Topics Source
March 11, 2026 nominate Mr. Corey Rushton as Board Chair, Mr. John Taylor as Vice Chair, Ms. Barbara Townsend as Conservation Committee Chair, Ms. Cindy Wood as Finance Committee Chair, Mr. Jacob Young as Clerk, Ms. Shazelle Terry as AWhat it does: Official item text: nominate Mr. A Yea vote supported doing that. board minutes approved Aye (unanimous of those present) water, environment / Great Salt Lake signed minutes
March 11, 2026 approve the property tax strategy memoWhat it does: Would approve a memo outlining the strategy for property tax. A Yea vote supported doing that. board minutes approved Aye (unanimous of those present) water, taxes signed minutes
August 12, 2026 approve a Water Conservation Funding Agreement with the City of South Jordan in the amount of $86,000What it does: Would approve a Water Conservation Funding Agreement with the City of South Jordan for $86,000. A Yea vote supported doing that. board minutes approved Aye (unanimous of those present) water, environment / Great Salt Lake signed minutes
July 8, 2026 approve professional services contracts for bond underwriter services to Stifel Nicolaus & Co. and Morgan Stanley & Co., and services and fees negotiatedWhat it does: Would approve contracts for bond underwriter services with Stifel Nicolaus & Co. and Morgan Stanley & Co. A Yea vote supported doing that. board minutes approved Aye (unanimous of those present) water, taxes signed minutes
June 10, 2026 approve a Water Conservation Funding Agreement with the City of South Salt Lake in the amount of $52,040What it does: Would approve a Water Conservation Funding Agreement with the City of South Salt Lake for $52,040. A Yea vote supported doing that. board minutes approved Aye (unanimous of those present) water, environment / Great Salt Lake signed minutes
June 10, 2026 authorize the award of a construction contract for the 3200 West 6200 South 8-MG Reservoir Asphalt Replacement project to ACME Construction, in the amount of $149,030What it does: Would award a construction contract to ACME Construction for $149,030. A Yea vote supported doing that. board minutes approved Aye (unanimous of those present) water signed minutes
June 10, 2026 authorize the award of an engineering contract for the Utah Lake/Jordan River Treatability Study to Brown and Caldwell, in the amount of $275,500What it does: Official item text: authorize the award of an engineering contract for the Utah Lake/Jordan River Treatability Study to Brown and Caldwell, in the amount of $275,500. A Yea vote supported doing that. board minutes approved Aye (unanimous of those present) water, environment / Great Salt Lake signed minutes
May 13, 2026 adopt Resolution No. 26-08, “Amending JVWCD's Rules and Regulations for Wholesale Water Service”What it does: Would adopt Resolution No. 26-08 to amend JVWCD's rules and regulations for wholesale water service. A Yea vote supported doing that. board minutes approved Aye (unanimous of those present) water signed minutes
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Campaign finance
  • Not applicable to this appointed seat.
Disclosures
  • West Valley City disclosure form posted by JVWCD (JVWCD disclosures):
    • Employer: retired (2026); 2025 employer Workman Nydegger, Salt Lake City (Controller/CPA).
    • Owner/officer: none. Income of $5,000 or more: none listed.
Election history
Year Office Result Source
2026 JVWCD Trustee, Division 1 Term began Feb 1, 2026 (registry); succeeded Karen Lang, whose Division 1 term expired Feb 2026 Entity Registry; JVWCD Oct 2025 packet
Lobbying & ethics
Office & term
  • Office: Trustee, Board of Trustees, Jordan Valley Water Conservancy District (JVWCD), Division 1: West Valley City (JVWCD trustees page). JVWCD is the wholesale water supplier to Taylorsville-Bennion Improvement District and other member agencies, and a retail supplier in parts of the valley (Entity Registry).
  • How chosen: appointed by the Governor with the consent of the Utah Senate from nominees submitted by the West Valley City Council (Utah Code 17B-2a-1005(2)(c); JVWCD trustees page).
  • Current term: began Feb 1, 2026 per the Lt. Governor's Entity Registry; ends Feb 1, 2030 [COMPUTED] (a governor-appointed water conservancy trustee's term ends on the February 1 about four years after it begins, Utah Code 17B-1-303(1)(c)).
  • Background as published by JVWCD (trustees page):
    • West Valley City Council, District 4; Planning Commissioner, West Valley City Planning Commission, 2017–2025.
    • B.S., Accounting, University of Utah; Certified Public Accountant.
Stated affiliation
  • Party: JVWCD trustees are appointed, not elected; no party designation applies. West Valley City Council races are nonpartisan. No publicly documented party affiliation was found.
  • Endorsements: none found (not applicable to an appointed seat).
Contact (official)
Known gaps

Gaps

  • Senate confirmation record for the current term was not located for this file (term dates come from the Entity Registry).
  • Individual voting record (not reviewed).
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