[0:00] Today, uh, the invocation will be given
by myself, after which the pledge of
[0:04] allegiance will be given by our
community development director, Scott
[0:08] Lions.
[0:13] » Our heavenly father, as we bow before
thee this day, we're grateful for thy
[0:16] many blessings, Father. Grateful to live
in uh a free country and be able to uh
[0:22] have rights and be able to have our
opinions. Father in heaven, we're
[0:26] grateful for the freedoms that that we
enjoy in this country. We are grateful,
[0:30] Father, for those men and women who have
sacrificed the ultimate sacrifice in our
[0:36] behalf and in helping us to be free.
We're grateful for our armed forces, our
[0:40] police and our fire and our emergency
services who protect us and and uh care
[0:47] for us. And we ask he might bless and
watch over them and their families.
[0:51] Father in heaven, we ask that you might
be with us this day as we uh go through
[0:55] uh the agenda and as we talk about
things in business of the county that um
[0:59] we might be able to discuss them
appropriately that we will all be kind
[1:04] and understanding to each other's
opinions and and their beliefs. Father,
[1:08] we are grateful for all the blessings
out gives unto us. We ask that you might
[1:11] please bless and watch over us and bless
and watch over our country. We're
[1:16] thankful, Father, for all that we have.
And we say this name of our savior Jesus
[1:19] Christ. Amen.
[1:30] I aliance to the flag of the United
States of America and to the republic
[1:37] for it stands one nation
indivisible with liberty and justice for
[1:44] all.
[1:50] I didn't know Scott wasn't even here.
Thank you, Commissioner Perry. We
[1:52] appreciate that. [cough]
[clears throat]
[1:56] » Okay. I would entertain a motion of the
approval of the minutes from the May
[2:00] 27th uh 2026 [cough]
commission meeting as well as the June
[2:05] 10th.
>> We won't have June 10th, but I will make
[2:07] a motion. June 10th isn't done yet, but
I will make the motion that we accept
[2:10] the minutes from May 27th, 2026.
>> Second. We have a motion by Commissioner
[2:15] Bingham, Commissioner Perry to approve
the minutes of the May 27th, 2026
[2:21] commission meeting and a second by
Commissioner Bingham. All in favor say
[2:25] I.
>> I.
[2:26] » Okay. Motion passes. Thank you very
much.
[2:31] [snorts]
>> Okay. Administrative administrative
[2:34] review reports and future agenda items.
Commissioner Perry, do you have
[2:37] anything?
>> Yes. Um, we've got to have our election
[2:41] canvas that we hold every time after an
election's been held and it has to be
[2:44] held by July 7th. So, we have a current
scheduled commission meeting on the 8th,
[2:48] but rather than doing two meetings day
at one day after the other, what I'm
[2:53] going to propose here is I think we'll
just change if if it if the other two
[2:57] commissioners are good with this, move
the commiti the canvas meeting to 4:30
[3:02] p.m. on July 7th, which is Tuesday. Then
at 4:45 we'll have our work session,
[3:07] which is the normal time we would
normally have it except for on a
[3:09] Wednesday. And then at 5:00 p.m. we'll
have our commission meeting. So we're
[3:12] just changing our commission meeting to
July 7th instead of July 8th and using
[3:17] the canvas. We'll do the canvas just
prior to that so we can have everything
[3:20] in one day and we'll have it on July 8th
day. So that that's what I would want to
[3:25] put forward for a change.
[3:30] » Is uh do we need a motion on this,
Steve?
[3:34] Yeah, if you're going to change the
date, you probably got to have
[3:36] » So, we have a motion by Commissioner
Perry to uh to move the commission
[3:41] meeting as well and do our canvas prior
to that.
[3:45] » I'll second that.
>> And a second by Commissioner Bingham.
[3:48] All in favor say I.
>> I. [snorts]
[3:51] » Okay. Very good. Thanks, Commissioner
Perry.
[3:54] [clears throat]
Um any former agenda items items,
[3:58] commissioners?
>> No.
[4:00] » Nope.
>> Okay. Very good. Mark emergency
[4:02] services.
>> Okay.
[4:05] » Things under control. We're good.
>> Let's hope it stays that way. It
[4:11] South is on fire, which is concerning.
So,
[4:15] okay. Uh, Commissioner Perry will uh
we'll talk about our employee of the
[4:19] month.
>> Yeah. We actually have two employees of
[4:21] the month that we're going to recognize
today. Both from our roads department.
[4:24] Um, and we just want to we have great
employees all across the county, but
[4:29] these two employees in particular have
been really willing to um help out not
[4:34] just in the roads department and do
their job there, but when other
[4:36] opportunities and other places, other
departments need help, whether it's the
[4:40] landfill or the fairgrounds or um or the
we department, they step in when and
[4:45] other departments say, "Hey, I need a
little extra help." And these two
[4:49] employees at this particular time have
stepped up to help on different events
[4:52] that normally don't fall under their
wheelhouse, but are willing to when
[4:56] somebody needs an extra help at a
different department, they do that. So,
[4:58] we want to recognize Nick Hawks and
Jason Cook for their extra behav extra
[5:03] willingness to step in and help out
other county employees and do the things
[5:06] they're doing and would like to have
them come up and receive these
[5:08] certificates. So,
come on up.
[5:14] [applause]
[5:18] » [applause]
[5:26] » Nick can tell you where to get the Not
[5:40] [clears throat]
[5:44] » why had to get dressed up today.
>> Okay, guys. Three, two, one.
[5:57] Hey, thank you.
[6:01] [applause]
[6:10] um really appreciate um all of our
employees, but I would just like to
[6:16] thank our roads department especially
and uh these two fine gentlemen as well
[6:20] as Darren. We [clears throat]
um have been chipping um out north. We
[6:25] had um Manoway, one of the camps up
Manoway come and talk to Darren and I
[6:31] and needed the road um graded and and
some potholes fixed before a girls camp
[6:37] and these camps started up there and
Darren put uh visited his crew and put
[6:42] the chipping on hold for a few for a
week and went up and took care of that.
[6:46] So, we just really appreciate our
departments and their willingness to
[6:49] work and take care of our county. So,
thank you again. [clears throat]
[6:57] Okay. Uh, under the otter's office
ratification of the 2025 tax uh sale and
[7:06] Shy's going to visit with us.
[7:12] » Perfect.
>> Sorry. Yes. 26. That's correct.
[7:25] Okay, so this is the final listing of
how our tax sale came out this year with
[7:31] our winning biders and we have to ratify
that. um we had 36 that were bid on and
[7:39] then the ones at the bottom of the page
and on to the following page we had 39
[7:44] that will be struck back to the county
and I have to read the statement that
[7:49] we're accepting those in payment of
their taxes. So the fee simple title to
[7:54] the property described in this entry in
the year 2026
[7:59] sold and conveyed to the county of box
elder in payment of general taxes
[8:04] charged against the property.
If you have any questions regarding the
[8:10] property or the tax sale.
[8:14] Um, are I mean are the any of these
properties that we just took back the
[8:18] ones out in Dove Creek area or they are
we got that pretty well taken care of
[8:22] now?
>> See all of the non-compliant on there?
[8:25] That means they're all those small
properties that keep circulating.
[8:29] » Okay.
>> Um, you'll also notice several were
[8:32] purchased
which they then can't do anything with.
[8:36] Right. So,
>> we're still having some get bought every
[8:39] year, which usually means they come back
around when they find that they can't
[8:44] use the property or sell the property
legally or that. And so then they stop
[8:49] paying the taxes
and then it comes back on the tax sale.
[8:54] » I was I was wondering how many of those
because I know we had that huge problem
[8:56] years ago and I know we're still dealing
with
[8:58] » That's why I left the non-compliant on
there. Those are all those
[9:02] » They're all out west.
>> The ones that were sold in little
[9:04] pieces. Okay. That's what I thought.
Yeah.
[9:06] » Okay.
>> I don't have any other questions. I
[9:09] would
>> I don't have any questions.
[9:10] » I'd make a motion that we ratify the
2026 tax sale as explained by our
[9:14] auditor.
>> Second.
[9:17] » We have a a motion to uh approve the
ratification of the tax sale by
[9:23] Commissioner uh Perry
>> 2026
[9:26] » of the 2026. Thank you, Commissioner
Bingham. Uh tax sale and a second by
[9:30] Commissioner Bingham. All in favor say
I. I. I.
[9:33] » Thank you.
And then the Go ahead. Sorry.
[9:40] » She is, but [laughter]
[9:43] we have the lowinccome abatement. Um,
and I believe Mary Thompson's here and
[9:49] Marcy from my department's also been
working with her.
[9:52] » Okay.
[10:10] Okay.
Mary Gene Thompson, how are you?
[10:14] » I'm fine. How are you?
>> So, um, do you want to tell us a little
[10:18] bit
what what we're looking at here?
[10:21] » Well, I came in for the abatement
because of my income. Um, but I was a
[10:26] little bit over because Royce lived
uh January and February of last year and
[10:33] so that put me over the abatement, but
my income is still very low and so
[10:40] paying the taxes are a big burden for
me.
[10:44] » Okay, Marcy, do you have you helped with
this? Can you explain explain to us a
[10:50] little bit about it, please?
So, I'm Marcy Pal with Bachelor County
[10:55] Auditor's office. Um,
Mary's applying for the lowinccome
[11:00] abatement.
There are income guidelines on it. We
[11:07] have to count total household income for
last year. She was over by
[11:17] about 10,000. And that's because
Oh yeah.
[11:23] » And that's because we had to count
[clears throat] her spouse's income
[11:26] » who passed away.
>> Yes. Like she stated, he passed away
[11:30] early in the year, but according to law,
we have to count that income.
[11:35] » So without counting that, she would have
qualified.
[11:39] » So if if we give the taxes um we can
only do the county's portion, is that
[11:45] right?
>> Correct.
[11:46] » So Okay. And that would be $1,412.
[11:53] » Okay.
>> It would be a little bit less than half
[11:56] of what she's going to owe for the year.
>> Okay. And I know moving forward, I'm
[12:01] assuming she's going to plan on applying
in the future for it, right?
[12:04] » Yes.
>> Um Okay. Okay. I'd make a motion that we
[12:09] approve uh the lowinccome abatement on
parcel 04-06200084
[12:14] from Mary Gene Thompson as explained.
>> Second.
[12:18] » We have a motion by Commissioner Perry
to approve the lowinccome abatement on
[12:22] parcel number 04-062-0084
[12:28] and a second by Commissioner Bingham.
All in favor say I.
[12:32] » I.
>> Okay. Motion passes. Thank you.
[12:35] » Thank you.
[12:40] Okay. Under clerk's office, uh, re
resolution number 26-18
[12:46] appointing special service district
board members, Mara Young will discuss
[12:50] that with us.
>> Thank you. First of all, I want to thank
[12:54] anyone who will serve and has served for
years and years and years on our special
[12:59] service districts. It is a volunteer
job. they don't get paid and um it takes
[13:06] a lot of work from these folks and I
really appreciate it and I really
[13:09] appreciate them being willing to
continue to serve. I'm just going to run
[13:14] through these real quick. Um we have
Scott [clears throat] Douglas, Reed
[13:18] Stokes, and Colobby Roberts to be
reappointed to the Boxelder Service
[13:24] District number one which is in Howell
for a term of four years.
[13:29] David Morris and Melissa Larson are here
boy by reappointed to the Boxelder
[13:35] County Service District number two which
is Park Valley area for the term of four
[13:40] years.
Josh Brager, Jay Thckery and Jeff
[13:44] Forsgrren are hereby reappointed to the
Boxelder County and Willard City Flood
[13:50] Control and Drainage District for the
term of four years. Clay Blandthorne and
[13:56] Mason War are appointed reappointed to
the Grouse Creek Special Service
[14:01] District for a term of four years. Patty
Kimber is reappointed to the Boxelder
[14:08] County Grouse Creek Solid Waste Special
Service District for a term of four
[14:13] years. Guy Ballard and Ross Ballard are
reappointed to the Hansel Valley
[14:19] Watershed District for a term of four
years.
[14:23] Jerry Hershey, Brandon Hershey, and Cody
Rhodess are reappointed to the Riverside
[14:28] Community Special Service District for a
term of four years. Matt Baxter is here
[14:34] by reappointed to the Corin Cemetery
Maintenance District for a term of four
[14:39] years.
Colleen Schaefer, you guys did this one
[14:43] in the meeting last week. Colleen
Schaefer, Larry Hess are appointed to
[14:49] the East Garland Cemetery Maintenance
District for a term of four years. And
[14:54] Corey Ballard is appointed to the East
Garland Cemetery Maintenance District
[14:59] for a term of two years.
Don Smith and Matt Hess are reappointed
[15:06] to the Fielding Cemetery District for a
term of four years. Lisa Carter, Danny
[15:12] and Danny Austin are reappointed to the
Garland Cemetery District for a term of
[15:18] four years. Reggie Peterson and Spencer
Peterson are reappointed to the Penro
[15:24] Penrose Cemetery District for a term of
four years. Todd Gibbs is reappointed to
[15:30] the Portage Cemetery Maintenance
District for a term of four years. Veron
[15:34] Hess is reappointed to the Plymouth
Cemetery Maintenance District for a term
[15:39] of four years.
Glenn Lee Capner is reappointed to the
[15:44] Riverside Cemetery Maintenance District
for a term of four years. John Riley and
[15:49] Richard Day are reappointed to the
Willard Precinct Cemetery Maintenance
[15:54] District for a term of four years. Brad
Bourne and Glenn Capner are reappointed
[16:00] to the Belmont Drainage District for a
term of four years.
[16:04] Ben Ferry is reappointed to the Karen
Drainage Maintenance District for a term
[16:10] of four years. Kenan Nelson is
reappointed to the El Lwood drainage
[16:16] district for a term of four years. And
Chris Barfus is reappointed to the Iowa
[16:21] String Drainage District for a term of
four years.
[16:27] That's a mouthful. It's a lot.
[16:33] Uh,
>> I would make the motion that we approve
[16:35] resolution 2618 appointing the special
service district board members as
[16:39] explained by our county clerk.
>> Second.
[16:41] » We have a motion by Commissioner Perry
to approve resolution number 26-18
[16:46] appointing special service district
board members and a second by
[16:50] Commissioner Bingham. All in favor say
I.
[16:53] » I.
>> Okay. Motion passes. Thank you. Okay.
[16:57] Under commissioners [clears throat]
[17:01] um approval of the multi-count
uh United Local Health Department
[17:07] interlocal agreement number 26 uh-27 and
that will Matis is going to come and
[17:13] talk to us about that.
[17:19] » Good morning commissioners. This is um
just some rework of the the agreement
[17:27] that was put in place last year that
formalized
[17:31] um Bar River Health Department as a
multi-county united local health
[17:35] department that um under code puts uh
the responsibility for both public
[17:41] health and behavioral health um under
under the health department.
[17:48] I I'm up to however you want to go
through it. We did send the hopefully
[17:53] you were able to see the draft with the
the changes highlighted. Would you like
[17:57] me to go through each one of those
changes or how would you like to do
[18:00] that?
>> Whatever you'd like to do would be
[18:04] great.
>> Okay. In section two on um page three,
[18:09] it uh it just basically changes and says
rather than reaffirms, it just says
[18:14] affirms and and then puts into the date
um that the last agreement was put into
[18:20] place on February of 2025.
Um the biggest most substantial change
[18:26] was just some clarification of duties
that were pulled from state code and it
[18:32] delineated the duties between the public
health responsibilities or duties um and
[18:39] the uh the behavioral health
responsibilities and duties for for the
[18:45] health uh for Bear River Health
Department. Um,
[18:50] do you want me to go through those
specifically or
[18:54] » the changes are there?
>> I read them. Yeah, I read them.
[18:57] » Okay. It was just being very clear on on
what the duties were that were being
[19:01] delegated by the counties as the
substance use and mental health
[19:05] authority. Um, so that was that change.
One of the um one of the things that we
[19:13] had discussed um internally with the
board of health um and particularly the
[19:19] elected members from each county on the
board of health was the form or was the
[19:23] the makeup of the board. Um and so it
keeps the board the way that it is with
[19:29] regards to voting members and
essentially adds to exeicio members. One
[19:34] of those being um Cash County having a
different form of government from the
[19:39] other two being a a an executive council
form of government. It puts the
[19:45] executive of Cash County um on as an
exofficial member, not a voting member.
[19:53] Um, but having that individual involved
because they are the ones we work with
[19:58] on budget requests for for the uh with
Cash County uh for those things. So,
[20:04] having them be on that board, but not as
a voting member. Uh the the council
[20:10] member will still be the voting member
over there. And then with uh Utah State
[20:16] University being such a big part of our
communities, um having them have a seat
[20:22] as an exeicial member. So non- voting,
but they would have a seat there. That
[20:27] that's the biggest change to the makeup
of the board. Um so those ones would
[20:32] just be appointed, not be appointed, but
they would be whoever sits in that seat.
[20:37] and and USU um in my conversations with
them, they would like to consider having
[20:43] their emergency manager uh be that
because they look at both the student
[20:48] population and the employee population
as a whole. So, that's that's the
[20:54] position they're looking to to serve in
that. Any questions on that?
[21:00] Um
if you go to page seven um it there's
[21:07] just a few things um with regards to in
414123.
[21:14] Um there was just a minor change on on
the contracting of behavioral health
[21:20] services. Uh we we were this gives us
the responsibility to adopt the
[21:28] contracts that the counties had um
specifically with Bear River Mental
[21:32] Health and to maintain those contracts
for the term. Um but what it what we
[21:38] added was as necessary um in there. uh
it it opens a door for us to be able to
[21:45] change the the contract language as
necessary um for the rest of the term of
[21:50] that contract that we have to adhere to.
Um
[21:57] the other one would be adding a seat for
the uh on the behavioral health advisory
[22:03] council. um having an exeicio seat added
uh according to bylaws. Um those bylaws
[22:11] are still under works with the
behavioral health advisory council. Um
[22:15] but the option to add um exeicio seats.
Uh the next one is um on page eight. one
[22:27] of the one of the exeicio seats we do
feel needs to be um the behavioral
[22:32] health um director u and so we want to
make sure that they have a seat there um
[22:40] but a non- voting um and if you remember
uh the the behavioral health advisory
[22:46] council actually serves to advise the
counties um so it's a it's members that
[22:53] are appointed um I brought names to do
for you to appoint um after we had u
[23:00] received applications. And so they
actually would
[23:07] that council
advises the counties um on the the
[23:12] development of behavioral health uh the
behavioral health plan in the community.
[23:17] Um
and then the other one um 10 and this is
[23:24] one of the big ones is the delegation of
responsibility. We we have now the full
[23:30] responsibility
uh to
[23:35] go under contract with uh DHS for
Medicaid match. there's a contract. Um,
[23:41] and essentially what this does is the
three counties say, um, Bear River
[23:45] Health Department, you're okay to sign
that contract and then we work
[23:49] individually with each of the counties
to ensure that each county is meeting
[23:53] their Medicaid match requirement. Um,
but essentially the responsibility for
[23:58] paying that um, comes to the Barer
Health Department. So, does that make
[24:03] sense?
>> Okay. So, it just authorizes us to sign
[24:08] that contract. So, it doesn't have to
come to you. You've delegated that
[24:12] responsibility for the signing of of the
contract. Um, and just for clarity, 5221
[24:21] um is clear that it it's a 20% uh match
for state funds.
[24:29] And those [sighs]
are the changes that that we after going
[24:34] through a year of this we we needed to
to make to the agreement. Um we did have
[24:41] Boxelder County attorney they they
reviewed it gave us comments. We did
[24:46] adopt uh those changes in there. So,
>> okay,
[24:51] » questions. I'm happy to.
>> This makes us similar to all the Bear
[24:57] River area would be similar to all the
other counties in the state. That's my
[24:59] understanding.
>> Yeah, it Yep.
[25:04] » So, we we've been the outlier. Is that
And everybody else has been doing it
[25:08] like this all the other 27 or 26
counties, I guess.
[25:13] » Yeah. Okay.
>> Is there anything from the county
[25:17] attorney's office that
>> No. Um there is a resolution that goes
[25:20] along with this. So you you'll approve
the contract and then you'll adopt the
[25:22] resolution. Do you have a copy of that
resolution, Mara? It's 2620, I believe.
[25:28] » Yeah, we do.
>> Okay. Because it's an interlocal
[25:31] agreement, a resolution is required.
Okay. Um
[25:36] so that's the only thing I would add.
[25:43] So we need to adopt the resolution or
the the 26 27 first, right?
[25:50] » Well, you you approve the agreement then
adopt the resolution. Doesn't really So
[25:54] the resolution is adopting it.
>> Okay.
[25:56] » Essentially.
>> Okay. I'd make the motion that we adopt
[26:01] um the approval of the multicounti
United local health department
[26:05] interlocal agreement 26-27 as explained
by Jordan Matthysse.
[26:09] » Second. We have a motion by Commissioner
Perry to adopt the multi-county uni
[26:15] united local health department
interlocal agreement number 26 27 and a
[26:22] second by commissioner Bingham. If there
are any other qu any other comments all
[26:26] in favor say I. I.
>> I.
[26:28] » Motion passes.
>> Okay.
[26:34] Okay. appointment of behavioral health
uh director Jordan Matthysse.
[26:41] » Yeah. So um under code there the the
counties the the authorities have to
[26:48] have uh a director of of substance abuse
and a director of mental health. Um
[26:56] under this interlocal agreement we put
that as a director of behavioral health
[27:01] uh under one position under state code.
that's allowed to be appointed directly.
[27:07] The the language in code says appointed
directly or by contract. Um and where we
[27:14] are contracting out behavioral health
services. Um we would also want to
[27:19] contract out the director of behavioral
health services. And the proposal would
[27:24] be that that Trevor Cook, who currently
serves as the executive director of Bear
[27:30] River Mental Health, serve as the
behavioral health director under
[27:35] contract. Um the contract language um
does include the fact that it still has
[27:42] to be appointed by the three counties.
That's why I'm here. Um so the contract
[27:48] language uh once it's executed would say
that that he would serve um in that
[27:55] position until he ends employment or um
until the contract ends. Uh so for
[28:04] instance say that he he ended his
appointment employment bear river mental
[28:10] health can hire a new director but that
does not guarantee that director is the
[28:15] director of behavioral health. It's
still subject to appointment by the
[28:19] authorities which are the counties.
But right now, we we're working through
[28:26] we we have a contract with them and
we're going to re-execute a contract um
[28:32] an updated contract with that language
in there um to if the county is approved
[28:38] for him to to serve as the behavioral
health director.
[28:44] » So, we need a motion to approve that.
>> Yeah. And I do have his resume. I I sent
[28:48] that. I don't know if you had a chance
to look at it, but he's been there for
[28:53] about 10 years. Um,
[28:57] » I make a motion that we appoint Trevor
Cook, the behavioral health director. Is
[29:01] that right?
>> Yeah.
[29:03] » Second.
>> We have a motion by Commissioner Perry
[29:06] to approve Trevor Cook as a behavioral
health director and a second by
[29:10] Commissioner Bingham.
>> All in favor say I.
[29:14] » I.
>> I. Question for Steve here. So we have
[29:18] resolution 2620 which is part of the
original and that's the contract. Is
[29:22] that right?
>> So we need to take a motion specifically
[29:25] on that as well.
>> Yes.
[29:26] » Do the resolution as well.
>> So that Yeah. So I'd make a motion also
[29:29] that we pass along with the one we did
earlier with 2627.
[29:33] I'd also make the motion to pass
resolution 26-20
[29:37] which is the resolution right um that
goes along with 26-27.
[29:42] » Second. We have a motion by Commissioner
[clears throat] Bingham to approve
[29:48] Commissioner Perry to approve resolution
2620 and a second by Commissioner
[29:54] Bingham. All in favor say I.
>> I.
[29:57] » Okay. Thank you very much. Hey Jordan,
um I would like there's some things I'd
[30:02] like to discuss with you too. One of
these days I'd like to visit with you
[30:05] about some other things that I'd like to
just have a conversation [cough] with
[30:08] you if I could.
>> Yeah, for sure. Anytime.
[30:19] All right. Um,
resolution updating the uh resolution
[30:25] number 2617
updating mineral lease board services
[30:30] appointing individuals and adopted and
adopting uh bylaw policy. Uh, Glenn
[30:36] Thirstston.
Commissioners, this resolution is the
[30:41] culmination of our six-month effort to
get the mineral lease board legally
[30:46] where it needs to be. Um, so this
resolution is the final step. Um, we've
[30:51] provided the appropriate notice period,
had a protest period, had a comment
[30:55] period, all the things that we needed to
do to remove all the services that
[30:59] didn't need to be there, add the
services to the district that do need to
[31:02] be there. Um, this resolution also
appoints individuals to that board under
[31:08] the new um, services that are provided
and also adopts new bylaws
[31:14] um, for the mineral lease board.
Any questions? Happy to answer. And I'll
[31:21] just let the commission know we're we're
one member short currently. We've
[31:25] advertised for it. We actually have a
couple people who've been talking about
[31:27] it but have not submitted a formal
application for it yet. But that one
[31:32] position hopefully will be brought to us
in the next month or so that we can get
[31:35] that one position filled. It's an area
for the Karin Brigham City area for that
[31:40] mineral lease board. The other four
positions are currently the south end of
[31:45] the county which is Dell Barnett,
Michael Moss which is western box part
[31:49] of that Penrose out in that area. Then
you have Mike Rudd um up north in the
[31:54] Plymouth area and then Carrie Kunler
which is out in the western part of
[31:58] Boxar County are the the current four
members of the Mineral East board. We
[32:02] just got to get one for the central area
here in the Bigham City Corin area. So
[32:07] just for information. So, um,
I would make a motion that we approve
[32:14] resolution 2627, updating the mineral
lease board services and appointing the
[32:20] individuals and adopting the bylaws that
we have here.
[32:25] » So, it's 2617, isn't it, Lee?
>> 20. Yeah, sorry. 2617. Yeah. Resolution
[32:30] 2617. Sorry. Sorry.
>> Second. We have a motion by Commissioner
[32:35] Perry to approve resolution number 26-17
updating mineral lease board services
[32:41] and appointing individuals and adopting
bylaws and a second by Commissioner
[32:47] Bingham. All in favor say I.
>> I.
[32:49] » I. Motion passes.
>> Thank you.
[32:52] » Thank you.
Fair grounds Jan Rhodess is going to
[32:55] come and talk to us about the carnival
of or the city of fun carnival contract.
[33:01] Hi Jan.
Hello, Jan Roads from the Boxiller
[33:06] County Fair. It's time to renew the
contract with City of Fund for a
[33:10] carnival
company for the fair. Um, City Fund's
[33:16] been with the Boxiller County for many
years and they've provided um a great
[33:22] service with no incidents. They work
really well here in our county because
[33:27] Bighgam City has them for peach days
also. So if the the people have tickets
[33:33] left over, they're allowed to use them
at Peach City or Peach Days a couple
[33:38] weeks after the fair. So it's time to
renew for a few years.
[33:43] And Annie has the contract
and to review it.
[33:48] » It's it's it's been reviewed. I think
it's here. So we're good.
[33:51] » It's good to go. We have a copy here.
>> Just need your approval. Yep.
[33:56] » So we're good to go. Okay. Very good.
Entertain a motion.
[34:01] » I'll make a motion to approve city of
fund carnival contract number 26-26.
[34:07] » I'll second it. Have a motion to approve
this city of fund carnival contract
[34:13] number 2626 as presented by uh Jan
Rhodess uh by Commissioner Bingham and a
[34:19] second by Commissioner Perry. All in
favor say I.
[34:21] » I. I.
>> Motion passes.
[34:23] » Thank you.
>> You do you need a copy of that to send
[34:27] Jan? You need to copy that to send it
in.
[34:29] » Okay, we're going to talk about weeds,
the weed department. Um, we can have
[34:34] Darren McFarland come up and we're going
to talk about invasive species
[34:39] mitigation. Grant,
>> how you doing, Darren?
[34:43] » I'm good, thank you. How are you guys
today?
[34:47] » Darren McFarland with the weed and road
department.
[34:52] Um, first one on the agenda is the uh
rush skeleton grant
[34:59] that we get every year.
The uh amount approved this year is
[35:05] 66,000.
[35:11] Any questions on that?
>> I don't
[35:17] understand
motion. So, I'll make a motion that we
[35:21] approve invasive species mitigation
grant agreement number 26-28
[35:26] for rush skeleton weed.
>> I'll second it.
[35:30] » We have a we have uh commissioner uh
Bingham has made a motion to approve uh
[35:36] the invasive species mitigation grant
agreement number 26-28 for rush skeleton
[35:43] weed as presented and a second by
commissioner uh Perry. All in favor say
[35:48] I. Hi.
>> Okay, very good that.
[35:51] » Thank you. [clears throat]
>> The second one is also a grant. This
[35:55] one's for Napede, also from UDAF.
This year's uh approved amount is
[36:00] $21,77.
[36:05] Any questions on that one?
No. I'll make a motion that we approve
[36:10] invasive species mitigation grant
agreement number 26-29
[36:16] for napweed.
I'll second it.
[36:19] » Have a motion by Commissioner Bingham to
approve invasive species mitigation
[36:23] grant agreement number 26-29
for Naped and a second by Commissioner
[36:29] Perry. All in favor say I.
>> I.
[36:31] » I.
>> Motion passes.
[36:37] » Now we get to talk about the Rocky Mount
Power Utility easement.
[36:40] » Yes, this is at the Lwood roadshed. We
currently have overhead power lines feed
[36:46] from main the main road 8800 north and
runs into the uh into the facilities
[36:53] there. Um it's on the west side of the
shops right right close to the shops. So
[36:58] what we'd like to do is uh move them
underground. This easement just kind of
[37:03] as a description of them being
underground to kind of protect us
[37:07] protect them from us building things on
top of their power m power lines.
[37:12] So that's what this easement's for,
moving from overhead power to
[37:16] underground.
>> So we're granting an easement and then
[37:20] Rocky Mountain Power will then own the
line underground. Are they going to
[37:23] install it or what?
>> So they they uh maintain and operate all
[37:27] power lines to the meter. So are the
meter will be located inside the
[37:32] facility
approximately 500 ft. And so yeah, they
[37:38] need to be able to access that to
maintain those uh if there's ever an
[37:42] issue. So that's what the easement's
for.
[37:44] » So they will um they will take the off
the lines, put them in conduit under the
[37:48] ground.
>> Yes. Yep.
[37:49] » Up to the meter.
>> Yep.
[37:53] » Okay.
>> Um I would make a motion that we approve
[37:56] Rocky Mountain Power Utility Easement at
the Lwood Road.
[38:00] » I'll second it. We have a motion by
Commissioner Bingham to approve the
[38:04] Rocky Mountain Power Utility Easement at
the Lwood Roadshed and a second by
[38:09] Commissioner Perry. All in favor say I.
>> I.
[38:13] » Thank you, Darren. Appreciate it.
>> Thank you,
[38:15] » Commissioners. I believe there's also an
easement that goes along or resolution
[38:17] that goes along with this one too that
needs to be signed. Approved and signed.
[38:21] » I'd make a motion that we adopt
resolution 2621, which is the resolution
[38:24] that goes along with um the easement.
Second.
[38:31] » Commissioner Pingham, [clears throat]
Commissioner Perry approved the
[38:33] resolution 2621 that goes along with
this easement and a second by
[38:38] Commissioner Bingham. All in favor say
I.
[38:40] » I.
>> I. Thank you.
[38:43] » Thank you guys.
>> Appreciate it, Aaron.
[38:45] » Yep.
>> Okay. Jennica is going to come and talk
[38:46] to us about um the sheriff SWAT
differential policy.
[38:56] » Okay. Okay, I'm bringing before you the
sheriff SWAT differential policy. So, we
[39:00] have
um compiled a policy that would allow
[39:06] the SWAT team to receive a differential
pay of $3 per hour for all of the
[39:11] additional skills and requirements that
they need to be able to be on that team.
[39:17] Um
I don't know if the sheriff wants to add
[39:20] anything or not, but um it would cover
for training and call outs. And then
[39:27] there is um a provision in there that
Commissioner Perry asked me to put in
[39:31] that they add the case numbers to the
time sheets that I can keep track and
[39:37] make sure those differentials are paid
during the right times. So
[39:41] if you have any questions, I'm happy to
address those.
[39:45] No, I'd make the motion that we approve
the sheriff's SWAT differential policy.
[39:51] » Second.
>> We have a motion by Commissioner Perry
[39:54] to approve the sheriff's SWAT
differential policy and a second by
[39:58] Commissioner uh Bingham. All in favor
say I.
[40:01] » I.
>> That pass. Thank you.
[40:03] » Thank you. The effective date on that is
July 1st. Just so you know.
[40:08] Uh the second item I have for your
approval today is a resolution allowing
[40:12] Boxholder County to pick up the tier 2
public safety employee retirement
[40:16] contributions. This would be for law
enforcement and fire. It would change
[40:20] the percent that we pick up from 4.73 to
5.98 as proposed by the Utah Retirement
[40:25] System.
[40:31] » I would make the motion that we approve
resolution 2619, the URS tier 2 public
[40:35] safety pickup. just explained.
>> Second.
[40:39] » We have a motion by Commissioner Perry
to approve the resolution number 2619
[40:44] URS tier 2 public safety pickup as
explained by Jennica Standard and a
[40:50] second by Commissioner Bingham. All in
favor say I.
[40:54] » I.
>> Okay. Motion passes. Thanks, Jennifer.
[40:56] » Thank you.
>> Okay.
[41:04] We are now um to our public comment
period. Those wishing to make public
[41:10] comment shall sign the comment role and
be responsible for the following rules
[41:14] outlined in the county commission rules
and procedures. Speakers will have one
[41:18] three minute opportunity to speak
regardless of the number of items they
[41:21] wish to address. Speakers shall address
their comments to the comm county
[41:26] commission only. This is a time to be
heard. There will not be a back and
[41:30] forth dialogue with the commissioners.
Speakers may file copies of their
[41:35] remarks or supporting information with
the county clerk. The clerk will make
[41:40] the information available to the county
commission. And we will start off with
[41:44] Diana Hardy.
[41:58] Okay. Deanna Hardy Brighgam the Boxeller
Committee of Liberty would like to
[42:03] remind our Boxeller County Commissioners
of our American history. There was a
[42:07] debate between two groups. Alexander
Hamilton led the debate who thought
[42:12] writing down the Bill of Rights would be
dangerous and James Madison led the
[42:16] other group. James Madison thought
Alexander Alexander Hamilton made a good
[42:21] argument. But James Madison made a
promise to John Leland, pastor of the
[42:25] Virginia Baptists, that he would secure
religious freedom. He further argued
[42:31] that if the bill of rights is not
written down, the people would become
[42:34] lazy in luxury, pacified in prosperity,
inattentive, and would fall asleep.
[42:41] James Madison argued that we must have
this bill of rights written down and
[42:45] included in the constitution so that it
can be the people's constant sentinel so
[42:51] that when the government tramples these
bill of rights the people can defend
[42:54] their rights. The fourth amendment
states, "The right of the people to be
[42:59] secure in their persons, houses, papers,
and effects against unreasonable
[43:03] searches and seizures shall not be
violated, and no warrant shall issue,
[43:08] but upon probable cause, supported by
oath or affirmation, and particularly
[43:13] describing the place to be searched, and
the persons or things to be seized. The
[43:18] AI data centers, also known as
surveillance centers, are spying on the
[43:23] people, violating the Fourth Amendment.
It was reported that there are 5,381
[43:29] surveillance centers in America and 449
in China. The US is winning in the
[43:36] number of surveillance centers. Germany
521, UK 514, Canada 336, France 315,
[43:46] Australia 307, Netherlands 297, Russia
251, Japan 219. China has a social
[43:55] credit score system and it is already
here in America. I personally went to
[44:00] renew my driver's license in person and
because I did not renew it online, I was
[44:05] penalized by an increased fee. We are
being trained to do everything online so
[44:11] that the people can be tracked and
monitored just like the people in China.
[44:16] The people buy a phone, purchase a
monthly subscription, and buy printer,
[44:20] paper, ink, electricity to operate
everything. The solution is for the
[44:25] people to starve the beast, the AI
surveillance centers, by shutting off
[44:30] online participation so as not to be
caught in the virtual prison our
[44:34] government has created. The power is
always in the people, and the people
[44:38] must now stand and remedy the injury
that has been done to our
[44:42] constitutionally protected rights. Thank
you.
[44:46] Thank you,
[applause]
[44:51] Michelle Martin,
[44:55] » Michelle Martin.
[45:09] » Sorry, make sure
[45:15] I'm a little nervous. I'm sorry.
>> You're fine.
[45:18] » Okay. Um,
I just want to speak on behalf of uh
[45:23] Beacon Recovery. I have witnessed the
devastating impact that mental health
[45:29] disorders and addictions can have on
individuals and families. These
[45:34] challenges do not discriminate
discriminate based on background, social
[45:39] standing or financial status. Beacon
Recovery has been an invaluable resource
[45:45] providing support and hope to countless
individuals
[45:49] as well as providing sober living homes.
Thanks to beacon, strangers that had
[45:55] given up on the hope of ever being seen
as individuals that can have and have
[46:00] been statistically proven to be healthy,
happy, normal, productive contributors
[46:05] of society have flourished in their
times of need, including people I deeply
[46:11] care about.
Beacon state-of-the-art technologies of
[46:16] neurological brain mapping, acupuncture,
yoga as well as vitamins and media,
[46:23] meditation,
doctors, nurses, therapists, counselors,
[46:28] peer support, case management that
doesn't just see the bottom line of
[46:32] money where we are only another patient.
Our free will to choose where we want to
[46:39] get the help so many of us and our
families need is in jeopardy. Bear River
[46:45] Mental Health is where they are trying
to make us go through. I for one
[46:50] wouldn't be alive if Beacon Recovery
wasn't an option for me. Despite the
[46:55] significant strides Beacon Recovery has
made in healing and guiding individuals
[47:00] towards better lives, its doors are at
risk of being closed due to Bear River
[47:05] wanting their slice of the cake, so to
speak. Beacon not only assists in
[47:10] recovery, but also helps break cycles of
despair that affect generations,
[47:16] spreading healing throughout
communities.
[47:19] My own life has been touched and torn
apart for generations by these issues.
[47:24] making the services provided by Beacon
Recovery deeply personal and crucial.
[47:30] Mental health and addiction issues
demand immediate attention. By helping
[47:36] Beacon Recovery remain optional,
operational, we can continue to save
[47:41] lives, assist families in distress, and
pave the way for healthier future
[47:45] generations. Through compassionate care
and dedicated support, Beacon Recovery
[47:51] teaches individuals to overcome their
challenges, fostering resilience and
[47:56] self-belief.
I'm sorry,
[48:01] lost it there.
[48:09] Unfortunately, without urgent action,
Beacon Recovery might not be able to
[48:13] continue its life-saving work. To keep
its doors open, I am urging local
[48:18] authorities and community leaders to
prioritize its citizens and stand beside
[48:24] us and with us at Beacon Recovery.
Investing in such services is not just
[48:29] an investment in individuals but an
investment in the entire well-being of
[48:35] the community. To achieve this, I call
upon stakeholders and members of the
[48:40] community to unite in supporting Beacon
and rallying together to save lives.
[48:45] Join me in safeguarding a crucial
lifeline
[48:50] and help us advocate for sustained
support to keep Beacon's recoveries
[48:54] doors open. Together, we can ensure this
vital institution continues to flourish
[49:00] and save lives. You can help us make a
difference, transforming despair into
[49:05] hope and healing lives ravaged by mental
health disorders and addictions. Thank
[49:11] you for standing beside and with us at
Beacon Recovery.
[49:15] » Thank you,
[applause]
[49:21] » Tori Garcia.
[49:30] Good afternoon, gentlemen.
I am Tori Anne Garcia. I am 55 years
[49:36] old. Um I have um been at the Beacon for
almost a year. Um they supply um support
[49:46] um emotionally, mentally. Um the staff
um make sure that our well-being is
[49:53] always provided for in a proper manner.
Um that we have food, clothing, um we
[50:00] get counseling, we get peer support, um
hypnosis, um neuro group therapy,
[50:07] one-on-one therapy. Um
I'm 55 years old. I've been in and out
[50:14] of many um recovery programs. Um, none
have ever worked. Um, I think it would
[50:22] be detrimental to people in recovery to
not allow Medicaid to be able to support
[50:29] the payment of our recovery. Um, it
would put a damper on people wanting to
[50:35] um get better. Um, a lot of times having
to pay out of pocket is not an option um
[50:44] because we can't afford to do so. So
that's why we rely on Medicaid um to
[50:50] make sure that we have something to fall
back on to make sure that we can pay for
[50:56] our recovery and make ourselves better.
Um, Beacon Recovery has been one of the
[51:02] only um, recovery programs in the seven
that I have been involved in that have
[51:08] um, helped me understand why um, my
recovery is so important to keep a good
[51:17] um, life standing um, and stay alive.
Um, at the same time, I think closing
[51:23] the doors on the beacon would be one of
the biggest mistakes that we um in
[51:29] Bighgam that happened. Um, I think that
we need to keep the doors open so that
[51:34] people in recovery have a place, safe
place to go to that they feel loved and
[51:40] welcomed in their recovery. And um, it
keeps addicts off the streets when
[51:46] there's a recovery program that helps
us, you know. um the crime is down when
[51:53] you get healthy and recovered. So um
with that being said, I just hope that
[51:58] you take into consideration keeping the
Beacon doors open. So thank you very
[52:03] much and have a blessed day.
>> Thank you.
[52:05] » Yes, [applause]
[52:09] » Maline Le.
[52:19] » [clears throat]
>> Hello,
[52:21] my name is Maddie and I am a woman in
recovery. I would like to address the
[52:25] upcoming transition of behavioral health
and substance use treatment services to
[52:30] Bear River beginning July 1st. I know
firsthand how difficult it is to be to
[52:35] come out of the depths of addiction and
rebuild a life. I've had to do it many
[52:40] times. Recovery is not something that
happens overnight. It takes trust,
[52:45] vulnerability, consistency, and a
support system. For many of us, learning
[52:50] to be honest and open with others is one
of the hardest things we will ever have
[52:54] to do. Because of that, I am concerned
about how quickly this transition has
[52:59] occurred. I'm curious as to why this has
moved so fast and why there appears to
[53:04] be have been little to no communication
with treatment facilities. Um, there's
[53:10] more than just Bear River in three
counties. There's there's been very
[53:14] little to none communication about this.
Um
[53:20] why were the clients not consulted? Why
were other treatment providers not
[53:24] brought to into the conversation? Why
were communities not were given so
[53:28] little time to understand what is
happening before these changes were
[53:31] implemented? These changes have make me
believe that it's more about a monetary
[53:36] gain than well-being of others. The
speed of this transition has already
[53:40] created disruption in people's lives in
recovery. Many of us have spent years
[53:44] letting being let down by systems that
were supposed to help us. Trust is
[53:49] already difficult for people in recovery
and sudden changes like this can
[53:52] reinforce the feeling that decisions are
being made for us rather than with us,
[53:58] telling us again that we are not smart
enough to choose our own recovery.
[54:02] Many individuals received letters in the
mail informing them that their treatment
[54:06] would be changing and that they would be
effect and they effectively had no
[54:10] choice in the matter. There was no
meaningful discussion, no opportunity
[54:14] for questions and no effort to help
people understand the transition. The
[54:19] message many people received was this
will happen regardless of their
[54:23] concerns, experiences, and treatment
needs.
[54:27] I am also deeply concerned about the
impact that forcing individuals to
[54:31] change treatment providers without their
consent can ha can have on recovery
[54:35] outcomes. Many people in early recovery
struggle with change, uncertainty, and
[54:39] instability. Major disruptions to their
support systems can create overwhelming
[54:44] stress and anxiety. Unfortunately, many
individuals have historically coped with
[54:49] those feelings through substance use.
With significant changes, those imposed
[54:53] without preparation, communication, or
choice, the risk of relapse increases.
[55:01] Recovery depends on stability, trust,
consistency, and personal investment
[55:05] into the treatment process. Taking away
a person's voice and their own treatment
[55:08] can undermine the very foundation that
recovery is built upon. As someone who
[55:14] works with people in recovery every day,
I have heard significant concerns from
[55:18] clients. Many have told me about
previously attended services through
[55:23] Bear River and felt that the treatment
was repetitive in ineffective for their
[55:28] needs. Some have expressed concerns
about the lack of accountability,
[55:32] including situations where substances
were went undetected
[55:37] or unressed through their UAS.
Others have reported challenges access
[55:43] accessing required services from Bear
River, such as having to travel from
[55:48] Tmont simply to complete a mandatory
drug testing because they don't offer
[55:51] those services there.
Recovery is not a one-sizefits-all.
[55:57] Different people need different
approaches. Some individuals need
[56:01] intensive treatment, some need long-term
support, some need specialized services,
[56:05] and some need strong community-based
recovery programs. Lasting recovery
[56:09] often requires a longterm commitment and
individ care is not simply placement
[56:16] into a single system. Single systems do
not work. We need options.
[56:23] » I'm sorry, your time is up. Thank you,
[applause]
[56:30] K. Casey Connell.
[56:38] Hi T.
>> How are you? Good. How are you?
[56:42] » Okay. So, I wrote y'all a letter. Okay.
>> All right. Commissioners, my name is
[56:48] Casey Kano, and I'm here today as a
mother, not a politician, not a healthc
[56:52] care executive, just a mother who has
spent years fighting to keep her son
[56:56] alive. That's my son. Um,
my son has been involved with Bear River
[57:03] Mental Health Services since he was
eight years old. The last time he went
[57:06] there, he was 17 and six months sober
simply due to expressing cravings to his
[57:13] therapist. She suggested methadone. And
that recommendation sent him down a path
[57:17] that ultimately led to a near fatal
overdose. For years, we did everything
[57:21] we were told to do. We asked for help.
We showed up. We trusted the system. Yet
[57:26] today, my son still battles addiction.
When he desperately needed treatment, I
[57:30] reached out for services through the
health department and was told there was
[57:33] a month wait. When someone is battling
addiction, a month can feel like a death
[57:38] sentence.
Then when the appointment finally
[57:42] arrived, he wasn't even on the calendar.
As a mother, I am not worried about
[57:47] paperwork contracts or who manages the
program on paper. I'm worried about
[57:51] losing my son's life. And I'm worried
about the lives of thousands of northern
[57:55] Utah patients who are fighting the same
battle. Because while system debate
[57:59] policies, families like mine are praying
children can survive long enough to get
[58:04] the help they need. Desperate to save my
son, I enrolled him into a 28-day
[58:09] treatment program that cost me nearly
$48,000 for 28 days. I am still paying
[58:16] that bill today. But what hurt even more
than that was my son felt like a number.
[58:20] And after 28 days, he was discharged
because the coverage ended. Soon after,
[58:25] he relapsed. That experience taught me
something I will never forget. Recovery
[58:30] is not measured in days on a calendar.
Recovery is not measured or sorry,
[58:34] recovery is measured in relationships,
trust, support, and time. Then we found
[58:39] Beacon Recovery. And for the first time,
my son wasn't treated like another
[58:43] number on a chart. He was treated like a
person, a young man worth fighting for,
[58:47] a life worth saving. through Beacon
Recovery. For the first time in his
[58:51] life, my son is taking accountability
for his actions. He is open and honest.
[58:56] He is happy. And he has even started
taking online college courses. A year
[59:00] ago, I I couldn't have imagined that.
And I didn't even know if he would be
[59:04] alive today.
That is the difference with the right
[59:08] treatment program. They didn't just help
him get sober, they helped him build a
[59:12] future. Look at Tony P
and the graduates who continue working,
[59:17] thriving, and helping others in
recovery. That is what long-term
[59:21] recovery looks like. That is what
happens when someone refuses to give up
[59:25] on people. Beacon didn't just help save
my son's life. They gave me my son back
[59:29] and they saved my life. Today, I stand
here not just for my son, but for every
[59:34] family searching for hope. And every
patient deserves the right to choose
[59:37] their treatment program
that gives them the best chance to
[59:41] recover. Please remember the faces
behind the policies and the families um
[59:46] behind the numbers. And please protect
patient choice because recovery is not
[59:51] one-sizefits-all. When someone finally
finds a place that is helping them heal,
[59:56] we should protect that lifeline, not
take it away. If this was your child,
[1:00:00] you would fight for them, too. And that
is exactly why I'm standing here today.
[1:00:04] Thank you. Thank [applause] you,
[1:00:10] Tracy Palentino.
[1:00:15] » Hello. Good afternoon.
Um, I just wanted to um tell a little
[1:00:22] bit about my story. I moved here from
Illinois. Um, and a few months later, I
[1:00:27] relapsed.
And during that time, I found out I had
[1:00:31] endstage uh renal failure and I do
dialysis. And um I but I wanted to get
[1:00:38] clean more than ever cuz I had four
years before and I wanted to go back to
[1:00:41] that. [snorts]
And um in the hospital they the nurses
[1:00:46] were help trying to help me find a
place. I was in Oram and we they
[1:00:51] branched. I I wanted around there. They
but no one would take me. They branched
[1:00:55] out and Beacon um recovery was the only
place that would accept me. And not only
[1:01:00] that, they Tony um um agreed to pay my
rent. So I stay there. Um, and if if I
[1:01:08] were to get be homeless, I I have h a
lot of boxes um over probably a hundred
[1:01:16] boxes of my diialysis um supplies and my
machine and I would be homeless. And um
[1:01:22] this place has not only kept me sober,
but got to the root of why I continue to
[1:01:30] relapse and use. And just like um Mr.
Vincent said in the prayer that we that
[1:01:39] America is a free country and we deserve
the right the freedom to choose what we
[1:01:44] want where we want to go and I choose
Beacon and I hope you allow us to remain
[1:01:49] open. Thank you, [applause]
[1:02:00] » Bridget. Caught him.
[1:02:12] » Hello again, fellas.
[1:02:17] It has been I'm Bridget Cotm, Bighgam
City. Um, it has been 52 days since you
[1:02:23] yelled at the residents of Boxelder
County, your own constituents, telling
[1:02:27] us to, for hell's sakes, grow up. 52
days, and there has still not been a
[1:02:33] public apology. As a result of your
decision to allow Maida and this data
[1:02:37] center to steamroll our community, your
short temp your shirt your short tempers
[1:02:42] when people are just trying to be heard
and your utter failure to listen to the
[1:02:46] people you represent. We took action
because you refused to apologize for
[1:02:50] your actions. Boxhelder County showed
you exactly what we think of your
[1:02:53] behavior at the ballot box on Tuesday.
We voted you out.
[1:02:58] The primary election was a historic
referendum on transparency, respect, and
[1:03:02] accountability. It provi It proved that
the people of this county are not a
[1:03:06] captive audience to be scolded. We are
the stakeholders, the taxpayers, and the
[1:03:10] citizens who actually live with the
consequences of your votes. When you
[1:03:15] chose to walk out of the room on May 4th
to vote remotely rather than face the
[1:03:18] people who elected you, you drew a line
in the sand. On Tuesday, the voters
[1:03:22] responded.
But our work here isn't done just
[1:03:25] because the election is over. You still
hold the those seats for the remainder
[1:03:29] of your terms. And while you may no
longer have a political future in this
[1:03:32] county, you still have a responsibility
to it. We are watching every single
[1:03:36] decision you make between now and
January. The steamrolling stops now. We
[1:03:40] expect and demand that for the rest of
your time in office, you halt any
[1:03:44] further concessions to Maida. You
protect our local resources and you
[1:03:48] treat the residents of Boxelder County
with the basic respect we deserve. You
[1:03:51] told us to grow up. Well, the community
is grown up. We organized, we showed up,
[1:03:57] and we voted. Now it is your turn to
show this these chambers some maturity.
[1:04:03] Treat your constituents with respect.
Listen to our concerns and stop pushing
[1:04:06] through a project this community has
soundly rejected. Thank you.
[1:04:11] [applause]
[1:04:14] Denny L. McKinnon
[1:04:20] [snorts]
[1:04:30] sorry.
So I am Jenny Lynn McKinnon, resident of
[1:04:36] Boxelder Brigham City for about 36 years
now. I'm also a registered nurse. I've
[1:04:41] been a nurse for 35 years plus. I've
also am currently working with Beacon
[1:04:47] Recovery and I've been there for almost
5 years. I'm also a hypnotherapist at
[1:04:51] Beacon Recovery. Beacon Recovery is a
holistic innovative
[1:04:59] Christc centered
recovery program. A recovery program
[1:05:05] that works.
[1:05:11] I would like to say that a rising tide
raises all ships.
[1:05:16] Beacon recovery has been established
since 2019 and since that time we have
[1:05:21] been saving lives in box elder. Beacon
has a current we are a very innovative
[1:05:29] holistic intensive outpatient facility.
We have three sober living homes
[1:05:36] and our rec our current recidivism rate
as of today is 37%.
[1:05:42] This is a revolutionary success rate for
recovery. We have proven numbers. We
[1:05:47] have been working on making our success
available on a national level with the
[1:05:51] secretary of DHS,
Mr. Kennedy himself to implement
[1:05:57] recovery that works to save lives across
our great nation. By forcing every
[1:06:02] patient to go through Bay River
behavioral health, patients are put at
[1:06:08] at risk
and patients seeking proper treatment
[1:06:14] are then at risk for relapse and
possible death.
[1:06:18] In 2024, we had we lost 13 people, 13
lives to drug overdose.
[1:06:27] They got caught. They got caught in that
window of time between
[1:06:34] from time release of prison.
I won't go into that. I'll cry.
[1:06:40] But I just asked the question, how many
more lives do we need to lose
[1:06:46] today? Commissioners, you have an
opportunity to stop the bleeding.
[1:06:52] A rising tide raises all ships, and we
ask your support in raising the tide for
[1:06:58] our nation as we continue to reform
recovery into real recovery. You're
[1:07:04] seeing it here today. Real recovery.
This is what it looks like. people that
[1:07:09] are back to living their their best
lives, back with their families,
[1:07:13] families that are working, that are
healing, that are that are productive
[1:07:16] members of a society.
What we're doing works.
[1:07:25] I just want to end with a reminder that
a rising tide raises all ships.
[1:07:32] The hope is that Bear River mental
health, Bear River behavioral health and
[1:07:38] beacon recovery that we can rise and be
the best that we can be. And obviously
[1:07:45] there is reform that is needed. There
are changes that need to be made at Bear
[1:07:49] River Behavioral Health. And I was so
happy when I heard that that was
[1:07:52] happening. I put in my name to be part
of the community commission for that and
[1:07:57] I was declined. Why? because I I'm an
employee of Beacon.
[1:08:04] I
am very passionate about health. I'm
[1:08:08] passionate about recovery. I'm
passionate about saving lives. Every
[1:08:12] life matters. And thank you very much
for all of your support. Thank you for
[1:08:18] being here today and all that you do.
>> Thank you, [applause]
[1:08:23] [cheering]
Rene.
[1:08:35] Thank you very much for visiting with me
today.
[1:08:40] My name is Renee Kraik. I'm a registered
nurse. I've been a nurse for 40 years. I
[1:08:45] also have a master's degree in public uh
public health, public education, and I
[1:08:52] also am an employee of uh Beacon
Recovery. I do also do the uh guided
[1:08:59] imagery.
And what I wanted to share with you
[1:09:02] today is that
um it's not a one-sizefitsall
[1:09:09] experience here at Beacon. And what I
really appreciate there is that they
[1:09:14] really look at the individual.
Um
[1:09:20] for example uh one of the things that we
do is we do uh amino acid therapy which
[1:09:28] means that the proteins that the that
our patients need to make their
[1:09:32] neurotransmitters work we provide that.
I had another patient who explained how
[1:09:39] important the neuro was for him because
he felt like his brain connections were
[1:09:45] starting to connect that never had done
that before. And then another person
[1:09:50] another person was explaining how
important it was to have guided imagery
[1:09:54] which helps him to be able to see in the
future what's going to be his life in
[1:10:01] the future. And so
these things are not offered at Bear
[1:10:07] River.
[1:10:10] And so each person is individual.
Each person needs to be able to see
[1:10:18] their life as a possibility rather than,
you know, just another person going
[1:10:24] through. And so that's why I love being
here at Beacon. I feel like there's
[1:10:29] miracles happen every day.
And those miracles are, you know, really
[1:10:35] beautiful because
it's individualistic and we have so many
[1:10:40] different programs. Even just having
yoga and having, you know, all of the
[1:10:46] different little pieces they have
um they have nutrition counseling.
[1:10:52] That's super important. So that
individualism really makes a huge
[1:10:57] difference. And I wanted to just say,
you know, even though all the other
[1:11:03] counties in the state have chosen to do
a certain thing, doesn't mean that you
[1:11:08] guys can't be like the forerunners of
what's possible for our people. And
[1:11:14] that's all I wanted to say.
>> Thank you. Appreciate [applause] it.
[1:11:22] » Jerry Sorenson.
[1:11:31] Hi, my name is Sheri Sorenson. I've been
I'm a yoga instructor at Beacon
[1:11:36] Recovery. Um, and
I've practiced yoga for 30 years and
[1:11:43] taught yoga for over 20 years. Um, and
lost family members to addiction.
[1:11:50] I found yoga for for physical reasons
and found how it helped me mentally and
[1:11:59] that is the mentality. Yoga help y yoga
is just another like previous speakers
[1:12:06] have said of one of the many mentalities
that may help someone be might be
[1:12:11] needing that nutrition someone might be
needing that but yoga helps with
[1:12:15] mindfulness. It helps a person to be
able to sit still with themselves,
[1:12:20] understand themselves and and process
the go through the process in the
[1:12:27] stillness that recovery requires. It
requires them to get to know themselves.
[1:12:34] So we do physical asas and movements and
yoga, but we also have meditation where
[1:12:40] they can slow down and they learn how to
use this. And it has been beautiful to
[1:12:45] see some of my students come up to me
and say how much it's helped as they
[1:12:50] start taking this practice out of Beacon
and using it at home. So they can stop
[1:12:57] before they react. They they that
teaches their brain to stop and think
[1:13:01] before they might make a a wrong choice.
Um
[1:13:07] just as um and I'm also into nutrition.
So just as a body needs more than just
[1:13:13] protein. It needs the all the many
things. Um we can we can survive on one
[1:13:20] like maybe just protein but we can't
thrive without fruits and vegetables and
[1:13:25] all the different colors and the
nutrients we get from everything. As
[1:13:29] Beacon offers the variety of modalities
to help people. One may help one person
[1:13:35] more than the other. And I think it's
vital that we have options um for them
[1:13:42] to recover with the nutrition, the yoga,
health coaching, and the many therapies
[1:13:50] that they have. And I it's it's the most
fulfilling job I have ever had in my
[1:13:56] life because I feel like I'm making a
difference on a daily basis.
[1:14:01] Thank you for your time.
>> Thank you. [applause]
[1:14:08] Julie Quinn Quillin
>> Quinnland
[1:14:12] » Quinnland.
>> There we go.
[1:14:15] [laughter]
>> You'd think I could get that right once,
[1:14:17] Julie.
>> One of the one of these days.
[1:14:19] » You never know. We might have to work
after commission meeting. [laughter]
[1:14:23] » Well, my writing again. I wrote it
>> kind of fast. Hello again. I'm Julie
[1:14:29] Quinnland
and I really wanted to talk about the
[1:14:33] problem with water in
um in our county and that the data
[1:14:39] center would have will affect hopefully
still want to stop that. But I um I'm
[1:14:45] very concerned to also about um the lack
of med uh help in our state of Utah for
[1:14:55] those that need um mental health, which
is as important as um physical health.
[1:15:03] Um I grew up in a family of four. I have
a brother and I had a mom and a dad
[1:15:09] obviously and three of the four were
drug addicted or alcohol. Drug or
[1:15:14] alcohol. I was the only one that was
never addicted to drugs or alcohol. Um
[1:15:20] my brother um my dad died very young. My
mom overcame
[1:15:27] uh but she didn't do it through um she
did it through religion. But my brother
[1:15:31] had to go he had to go to a treatment
program. He um had four DUIs in a row
[1:15:38] before he was sentenced for the first
one and he had actually had one well
[1:15:43] before that. So he actually had five
that he had cleared. So and whatever,
[1:15:50] but he had these four and they locked
him up and threw away the key, which is
[1:15:55] what should have happened. You know, he
he was dangerous and there were times
[1:16:01] and when I was a young woman when he
would drive home drunk and I wish I'd
[1:16:05] called the police on him because the
sooner um that they get help is the
[1:16:10] better and we don't need dangerous
people on the road. Well, when he was in
[1:16:14] jail,
um, they offered him a residential
[1:16:18] treatment program and he took it. And
one thing he says is that his roommate
[1:16:23] refused. He's like, "No, those people
are crazy, you know, and he didn't want
[1:16:27] to give up his drugs or alcohol, and he
just wanted to stay in jail." But my
[1:16:33] brother took it because he thought
anything would be better. And my
[1:16:37] brother's been clean and sober since
that time. And it's been at least 35
[1:16:43] years that he has held a job, that he
has paid taxes, that he has owns his own
[1:16:49] house, and now in our,
you know, now he helps me take care of
[1:16:56] my mother who broke her hip two weeks
ago. You know, he drives down from Salt
[1:17:00] Lake. And if if not for treatment
centers, I have no idea where my brother
[1:17:06] would be. You know, he would have served
his time in jail. But then what? You
[1:17:12] know, I mean,
and you know, if there are treatment
[1:17:16] centers out there that don't work, then
they probably should be shut down. But
[1:17:21] what I've understood is that Beacon
works and we should keep it. And that's
[1:17:26] that's all I have to say. Thanks.
>> Thank you, [applause]
[1:17:35] » Tony P.
[1:17:42] Hello, gentlemen. My name is Tony P.
I own Beacon Recovery. And Tyler, your
[1:17:48] prayer was actually kind of fun for me
because when you talked about those
[1:17:52] veterans, I'm one of those. I'm a
disabled veteran that served honorably
[1:17:56] both in the United States Navy and the
United States Army. I put my life on the
[1:18:00] line for this country and for the
freedoms that are at risk right now.
[1:18:04] People should get the opportunity to
choose where, when, and who they get
[1:18:08] their treatment from. This plan that
you, sir, Mr. Perry, are in charge of.
[1:18:12] If I'm not mistaken,
you, sir, are the chairperson of this
[1:18:18] monstrosity plan, right? That's killing
people. That's right. That's not really
[1:18:22] something you all want to hear when you
send people to their death, which is
[1:18:25] exactly what's happening at Bear River
Mental Health. Let me give you a brief
[1:18:30] synopsis of how this works because
apparently you sir don't know and
[1:18:34] neither does Jordan Matthysse who's
sitting over here. Let me explain you
[1:18:37] how this works. Somebody uses drugs for
10 years. Let's call it heroin or
[1:18:42] fentanyl or alcohol.
They stop because maybe they went to
[1:18:48] jail or they found beacon recovery which
has happened. They're clean for the
[1:18:52] first time in decades then and they've
been through Bay River Mental Health in
[1:18:59] your plan that you approved, Mr. Perry,
and it didn't work because when people
[1:19:05] go to that facility, Bear River Mental
Health, they are getting high every day
[1:19:11] on fentanyl and heroin. That's right.
They're in Jordan Matthysse's program
[1:19:17] high. Now, when we get drunk
and we go around someone that isn't
[1:19:24] drinking, we can tell people that are
addicted to these substances can do as
[1:19:29] well tell instantly and it causes them
to want to relapse and then they die.
[1:19:41] Did you hear what I just said?
[1:19:50] They die.
Dead.
[1:19:54] There's no doover.
That's it. No second chances. It's over.
[1:20:00] And my problem is they often times have
husbands, wives,
[1:20:05] children that repeat the process. It's a
revolving door. So we you get to know
[1:20:14] Jordan Matthysse who's in this room and
you Mr. Perry I have no intention of
[1:20:18] sending one person to Bear River. I have
not done one single case agreement nor
[1:20:23] shall I. I will treat these patients for
free and then I will go borrow money as
[1:20:27] long as I have to and as long as I have
to I will treat them for free. Not one
[1:20:31] person will be sent to their death. This
gentlemen is a lawsuit. We are suing the
[1:20:38] Bear River Health Department, Department
of Health and Human Services, and Bear
[1:20:42] River Mental Health. This is the
evidence that you asked for. And Mr.
[1:20:46] Perry, I'm very tickled that you're
finally asking for our numbers in
[1:20:50] reference to our recidivism rate. I only
wish you would have done so two or three
[1:20:53] years ago
because in 2024, 13 people died of drug
[1:20:59] overdoses in your county, sir. And I'm
pretty sure you took an oath for these
[1:21:02] people to protect them, and you didn't
do very well. Matter of fact, you were a
[1:21:07] dismal failure with this program.
Nine of those people wouldn't have died
[1:21:14] and nine families wouldn't have lost
their loved one. Now, you all can't stop
[1:21:20] this crap that you started. I know you
cannot, but the state of Utah can, and
[1:21:27] the TTRO is right behind it. We will not
let you do this. And together, these
[1:21:31] people behind me, we will stop this.
Thank you,
[1:21:36] [applause]
[1:21:40] [cheering]
[1:21:44] » Jordan Matthysse.
[1:21:57] I just want to share with the commission
that in this transition um [snorts] one
[1:22:04] the
what we're doing or what what has been
[1:22:09] put in place is not radical.
It is what has been done across the
[1:22:15] state.
Um, you know as well as I know that the
[1:22:22] counties have that match requirement
and there's something that's called
[1:22:28] managed care that helps to oversee and
control costs. If we don't have that
[1:22:34] managed care in place,
then the liability for taxpayers to
[1:22:42] cover Medicaid
um that Medicaid match can go up. So
[1:22:47] there's a process in the state of Utah
and every other jurisdiction is under it
[1:22:55] where there is a managed care
organization that creates a network that
[1:23:01] provides opportunities for those in
Medicaid
[1:23:06] um that are seeking behavioral health
services to receive treatment within
[1:23:10] that network. Um there is a network
there are options and individual
[1:23:17] providers can consider being part of
that
[1:23:22] in this transition we have Mr. pool
reference single case agreements.
[1:23:28] What we what the transition as we go
through this transition, everyone will
[1:23:35] have the opportunity to complete their
treatment with their current provider,
[1:23:41] but there will be the oversight of the
managed care organization. They'll
[1:23:46] essentially be part of that network. So
every single person at Beacon that wants
[1:23:51] to continue their treatment and have it
covered by Medicaid can sign that can
[1:23:56] get that single case agreement and
receive the care and complete their care
[1:24:01] with Beacon. Mr. Pool would just have to
agree to be part of that network and be
[1:24:06] subject to the oversight of the managed
care organization. This is the same
[1:24:10] structure that's been put in place
across the entirety of the state. We
[1:24:15] have been an outlier in this way. Um,
and we're moving towards that. Um, so
[1:24:21] that's all I had to say. Clarify a few
things.
[1:24:24] » Thank you, Shay.
[1:24:35] » Good afternoon, guys.
Um, my name is Shay. I am a recovering
[1:24:41] addict. Um, I actually work at Beacon
Recovery and I've been to Bar Mental
[1:24:46] Health for substance abuse. They are not
equipped to do substance abuse. Their
[1:24:52] therapist prescribes
medication without the doctor's
[1:24:57] recognition. Um, and it is it's not a
good place.
[1:25:04] They do not listen to the patients. They
do not take anything into consideration
[1:25:09] of what the patient is going through
mentally, physically, emotionally.
[1:25:15] Um, I wouldn't on my worst enemy
send anybody
[1:25:22] to that place over there.
I would send them anywhere in the state
[1:25:27] of Utah but Bear River.
Um,
[1:25:32] Medicaid should honestly just be the
same as it always has been. You get to
[1:25:37] choose where you get your dental from.
You get to choose where you get your
[1:25:40] eyeglasses from. We should have options
because like everybody in Beacon has
[1:25:45] said before, one does not fit all
[1:25:51] and it never will be and never will fit
just one person going to one place.
[1:25:58] We need options.
And that's really what I have to say.
[1:26:04] Thank you.
[applause]
[1:26:14] » Okay.
Appreciate the comments today. Thank you
[1:26:18] so much.
[clears throat] Um, our warrant
[1:26:22] register. We need to do that.
[1:27:15] Steed.
[1:27:21] Okay,
[1:27:25] Steve.
[1:27:30] We have any personnel actions, volunteer
action forms, cell phone. We just did
[1:27:34] all that.
>> We do have a close session, Steve.
[1:27:39] » Okay,
[1:27:42] » I entertain a motion to adjurnn. I move
we adjourn.
[1:27:45] » Second.
>> We have a motion by Commissioner Bingham
[1:27:47] to adjurnn and a second by Commissioner
Perry. All in favor say I.
[1:27:50] » I.
>> I.
[1:27:51] » I.
>> I.
[1:27:58] Take care. Good to see you.
[1:28:07] » Go out and talk to Chrissy. She's just
going out to her office.
[1:28:09] » What's that?
>> Thank you.
[1:28:10] » Thank you for
>> Hey, you take care. Have a good day. See
[1:28:14] you now.
[1:28:23] [clears throat]
[1:28:36] Get it.