An election in Wasatch County will have an impact in Park City.
The Park City recorder, Michelle Kellogg, is running unopposed for the Wasatch County clerk-auditor post after securing the Republican Party nomination earlier this year.
The Park City municipal government is preparing for Kellogg to leave the Marsac Building by early January, when she would be sworn into the Wasatch County office, and has started recruiting a successor.
Kellogg will mark 11 years in November as the Park City recorder.
Kellogg on Thursday said she has “mixed emotions” about her impending departure and is excited for the new challenge in Wasatch County. She lives in Heber City and once worked for the municipal government there.
She said she has not set a departure date from the Park City municipal government and anticipates it will be toward the end of the year. Kellogg said she will miss co-workers and friends within the Park City government. The Wasatch County swearing-in ceremony is planned in early January.
The Park City recruitment for the next city recorder is underway. The municipal government recently began advertising the post. The starting pay ranges from $106,000 to $132,497 per year.
Officials want candidates to bring between three and five years of experience as a recorder for a city or county government, or as a deputy recorder. They also want candidates to hold certification in the field and be a member of associations designed for clerks. They prefer candidates to have a master’s degree in public administration or a related field.
The posting provides a rundown of the duties of the city recorder. They include posting notices of public meetings and transcribing minutes of Park City Council meetings. The city recorder also oversees open records requests filed under state law and performs notary acts for official business.
The city recorder also is the municipal government’s election officer. Overseeing elections is often the highest-profile duty of the Park City clerk.
Kellogg had a key role in the tense 2025 municipal campaign, when voters decided the mayor’s office and two seats on the City Council. The election in 2025 was notable for a debate early on about the sort of balloting Park City would employ. Then, at the end, there was a recount in the tight mayoral contest between eventual winner Ryan Dickey and Jack Rubin.
The next municipal election is scheduled in 2027, when three seats on the City Council will be on the ballot.
The posting describes the election-related duties as conducting and supervising “all City elections as provided by law; renders all interpretations and makes initial decisions about controversies and other matters relating to the general provisions of the election code.”
The city recorder position and recruitment are posted on the municipal website, parkcity.org.