2025 Elections
Congratulations to Council Members Rod Mund and Mike Braegger.
Congratulations to Mayor Travis Mote.
Thank you to all candidates and to all who voted.
Qualifications for Elected Office
- A candidate must be a registered voter of Willard City. Voter registration forms are available if needed.
- A candidate must be a resident of Willard City for a period of 365 consecutive days immediately preceding the date of the election.
- A candidate must maintain a principal place of residence within the municipality and within the district that the elected officer represents during the officer's term of office.
- Any mentally incompetent person, any person convicted of a felony, or any person convicted of treason or a crime against the elective franchise may not hold office in this state until the right to vote or hold elective office is restored as provided by statute.
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2025 Elections
Candidate Info
City Council Candidates
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Alex (Al) Dubovik grew up in the small town of Lake in the Hills, IL before enlisting in the US Air Force as an aircraft mechanic out of High-school in 1986. He earned his bachelors and masters degrees via Air Force Tuition Assistance, attending classes on-base at night and on weekends.
He was commissioned as a second lieutenant via Air Force Officer Training School in 1995, and the Air Force brought he and his family to Utah in 2007. They settled in Willard in 2015. During his Air Force career he served two combat tours in the Middle East and a 1-year remote tour in South Korea. Al has served as a Willard City Planning Commissioner for over 5 years and he is currently employed as the Ogden-Wasatch Front Site Lead for a large Utah State University-based research laboratory where he leads and mentors teams of engineers and scientists solving our nation’s toughest defense challenges against unprecedented global threats. He has dedicated his life to the service of others, including as the UT state president for a national veteran-focused nonprofit and as a UT delegate to the state convention in both 2024 and 2025. His leadership philosophy revolves around the tenants of humility, credibility and approachability. His biggest concerns for Willard are overdevelopment, the threatened destruction of the east bench and Bonneville Shoreline access through mining, and the associated threats to our independent water supply. The potential combined air, water, noise and light pollution coupled with heavy truck traffic at the center of our community for decades run counter to his shared desire to maintain Willard’s rural charm and livability for future generations. He opposes actions counter to these wishes, regardless of financial enticement or pressure from external leaders and power centers. Bottom line, he is independent of these influences, and Willard citizens come first. Al feels perspective gained through his 30-year service around the globe serving and leading America’s sons, daughters and allies of virtually every demographic, coupled with the decade living in and serving Willard City strike a great balance that will enable him to offer a new leadership perspective coupled with a deep understanding of our community’s hopes and desires. He feels a fresh approach in pursuing expanded economic opportunities must consider Willard’s natural beauty, wilderness access, and location along the I-15 corridor. Realizing we are not beholden to big development or the strip mining away of our remaining natural wildlife habitats on Willard’s east bench is imperative to achieving and maintaining an acceptable balance for our children and grandchildren as the state of Utah continues to grow. |
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Michael Braegger, a lifelong Willard resident who has spent more than 50 years in his family's trucking business, is seeking a second term on the city council.
Braegger graduated from Box Elder High School and has been married for 50 years to Jackie Wright of Perry. The couple have four children, 13 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. After three and a half years on the council, Braegger said he "learned a lot about how government works" and believes that experience will helps him tackle the challenges ahead. Chief among them is growth. "Willard is traditionally a farming community, but growth is crowding our farms," he wrote, adding that the city must find "that sweet spot where our children can afford the lot, and we somehow keep the rural feel." Infrastructure is his second priority. Many water lines, he noted, are older than most residents, and roads and sewer lines need constant upkeep. Braegger argues that utility fees should be set high enough to fund repairs and full replacements, "not just minimum maintenance." The third issue is money. With an in-house ambulance service on the horizon, Braegger says Willard will need new revenue, both from targeted commercial growth and, if necessary, higher taxes. "We cannot pull a rabbit out of the hat on this one," he wrote. "We must fund critical services." Braegger contends his deep familiarity with the city's finances and projects set him apart. "Our little town is growing, and we need to help it happen in an orderly fashion," he said, asking voters for another term to keep that process on course. |
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Rodney B. Mund
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Rod Mund, a Willard native whose public resume runs from city maintenance and reserve policy duty to earlier terms as mayor and councilman, is seeking a return to the city council.
The water-well service contractor attended college for two years and, with his wife, raised six children--four sons and two daughters--whose families have given them 19 grandchildren in the town he says he has "always been dedicated to." Mund said decades of civic and religious service led him to seek office again. "I have lived in Willard my whole life, and I have tried to serve the community in government capacities," he said. That perspective, he adds, gives him familiarity with every department and a clear view of "the issues that exist." Managing growth tops his platform. Willard's farms, he warns, are giving way to subdivisions, and he wants development timed to infrastructure upgrades. Water is the next concern. After years in the well industry, Mund argues that aging water lines must be replaced before capacity is stretched further. Roads, too, need sustained funding rather that patchwork repairs. What sets him apart, Mund believes, is institutional memory. "I have gotten to know the issues well having served as the mayor and a councilman." He pledges an open-door style--ready to "hear what others have to say" while "looking out for the best interests of our citizens." Calling Willard "the only home I've ever known," Mund asks voters for the chance to guide growth and protect core services fo the next generation. |
Mayor Candidates
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Travis Mote, Willard's incumbent mayor and a veteran natural-resources manager, is seeking a second four-year term. Mote, raised in Sunset, holds bachelor's and master's degrees in natural resources from Utah State University and serves as the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service's assistant state conservationist for management and strategy.
Mote first ran in 2021 "to help our community manage growth in a manner that is consistent with our general plan." The council completed the update last year, and he says the next administration must "follow that plan, periodically evaluate it, and adjust when needed" so new housing and commercial projects land only where residents said they belong. Inflation, he added, has raised the price of everything from asphalt to electricity, squeezing both households and city hall. "We thoroughly look at our budget and try to run the city as lean as possible, while also ensuring the short- and long-term financial stability of the city," Mote wrote. Public safety is his third focus. Willard was already in the early stages of establishing its own ambulance service when Brigham City informed officials it would end coverage, a move that added urgency to the project. Small towns, Mote noted, struggle to match big-city pay, but Willard relies on "dedicated police and fire--many of them volunteer" and is working "to keep the staff well equipped and well trained to help make Willard the best place for emergency personnel to work and volunteer." Despite running unopposed, Mote still offered voters a vision: "Willard City is a great community. We still have a small town feel. It is important that we balance growth while maintaining our rural roots and providing economic opportunities where appropriate... City-government decisions need to adhere to that document"--the general plan that residents helped craft. |