LaNae Millett
Council Member, Orem
Office held
| Council Member | Orem | Source |
Finance and insurance experience
LaNae Millett studied business finance at Brigham Young University after initially considering elementary education. She worked several jobs to support her schooling, including bookkeeping and campus work with accounting professors. Following a move to the San Francisco Bay Area, she worked in insurance on a storm-response team, visiting disaster-affected places and assisting people trying to rebuild after losses and disruption. [1]
From volunteering to elected service
Millett connects that insurance experience with listening to people under stress and helping them find workable solutions. After moving to Orem, she volunteered through her children’s sports, the PTA and city commissions. She initially declined suggestions that she run for council, but concern over a proposed change involving the SCERA arts organization helped persuade her. Orem’s profile describes her as the fourth generation of her family involved in local government. [1]
Neighborhood and safety priorities
Millett identifies protecting established neighborhoods from higher-density housing and improving school safety as major concerns in her council service. She describes preparing for decisions through extensive research, often outside normal working hours, while maintaining family responsibilities. Her city interview emphasizes persistence in advocating for causes she believes are worthwhile, paired with willingness to adapt when circumstances change and a commitment to treating other people with kindness. [1]
Current responsibilities
Orem lists Millett’s second term as 2026–2030. Her assignments include recreation and transportation advisory commissions, America 250, community-housing work and outreach involving Utah Valley University. [2]
Profile sources
In the news
- Politics
Orem council approved moving $3.68 million to capital projects after the fiscal 2025 reserve finding
The council adopted a February 2026 budget amendment, Ordinance O-2026-0004, that includes a $3,680,788.60 transfer from the general fund to the capital projects fund after an audit found the general fund over the state cap. The records reviewed do not show whether the money moved by June 30.
- Politics
Orem council raises property tax revenue $450,000 for two police officers
The Aug. 27 vote, 4-2 among council members with the mayor also voting yes, also moved all of the city's general operations property tax into a new public safety fund.