Orem City Council Meeting | 10.13.2026 - Full Video

The Orem City Council’s October 13, 2026 work session and regular meeting covered employee survey results, zoning-code amendments, short-term-rental regulations, public safety activities, and appointments. Procurement-related discussion centered on Orem’s recently opened fire training facility, described as a regional training resource with fire-training structures, classrooms, and an EMS simulation room. The fire department reported purchasing an iSIMULATE system that mirrors field medical equipment for training; no cost or new contract approval was stated. Staff also proposed conducting a future efficiency study in-house, and discussed reviewing compensation and whether tools such as software or certifications could reduce employee workload. No procurement awards, bids, or new spending approvals were identified.

The council unanimously approved an amendment allowing certain existing, nonconforming freeway-oriented signs to replace sign cabinets within specified limits, and unanimously approved related accessory-dwelling-unit definition updates. It continued a proposed rezoning for a 9.29-acre property so the application could return as a planned-development zone with a concept site plan and use restrictions; no final zoning action was taken on that item. The council also discussed, but did not finalize, short-term-rental rules and exceptions. No procurement-related motions or contract awards were recorded.