SUNSET — Sunset will get a new mayor this year and at least one new member of its City Council.

Current mayor Dan Gotchy opted not to run for re-election, opening the door for one current and one former councilman to seek his seat.

Chad Bangerter, 45, is a local auto restoration business owner and spent four years on the City Council before running for the mayor's seat unsuccessfully in 2007.

Bangerter touts his dedication to Sunset, noting that he regularly attends City Council and Planning Commission meetings. He promises to implement scholarship programs for the city's youths and to get the city's Main Street project completed without raising taxes.

Ryan Furniss, 33, works in corporate security and has been on the City Council for two years. Furniss says he has worked to make sure Sunset is represented on issues related to development at Falcon Hill Aerospace Research Park and Hill Air Force Base. He calls Falcon Hill a key to the city's future economic development.

Three candidates are left in the running for City Council after Buck Walker withdrew from the race.

Brent Andrews, 58, works in the electrical department at Lowe's and is the city's representative on Hill Air Force Base's Restoration Advisory Board. Each Feb. 2, Andrews also acts as the caretaker for guinea pig Sunset Sam, Sunset's answer to groundhog Punxsutawney Phil.

Andrews said he hopes to strengthen the city's position on the board over development at Falcon Hill and plans to focus on yard beautification, going green, balancing the budget and being proactive in helping businesses in Sunset.

Ricky Carlson, 43, is a building information modeling specialist and current city councilman. Carlson is part of the development review committee under the Military Installations Development Authority, which is overseeing the development of Falcon Hill, and would like to continue in that role, as well as other city assignments of property management, public works, recreation and senior programs.

Bradford Weller, 48, is a local computer business owner and ranger in the Utah Department of Natural Resources. As a current Planning Commission member and after attending more than 98 percent of City Council meetings over the past 10 years, he says, Sunset needs to improve its ordinances and its budget.

He seeks to promote government transparency and openness, restore fiscal accountability and provide a dialogue between the city and its residents.

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