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Yes. Thank you.
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>> Okay, we'd like to welcome everybody out

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to our commission meeting this
afternoon. We will start with an

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invocation given by Commissioner
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» Heavenly Father, as we come before thee
to the beginning of this commission

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meeting today, we're grateful unto thee
for the opportunity to live in Box Elder

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County and we're grateful for the
freedoms that we enjoy and the

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opportunity to live and work and
strive to provide for our families and

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to enjoy the neighbors that we have and
the friends that we enjoy in this

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county.
We're thankful unto thee for the

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blessings that we enjoy, for the timely
rains that we've had and

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and pray that thou bless us with
moisture as we

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greatly need and we recognize that thou
art in charge of the rain.

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And we we pray for that blessing in our
lives.

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We're thankful unto thee for our
government,

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the opportunity to have a voice and pray
that thou will inspire practice this day

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that
what we do will be according to the thy

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mind and will and we thank thee again
for all of our blessings.

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In the name of Jesus Christ.
Amen.

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» Amen.
Okay, our pledge of allegiance will be

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given by uh
Fire Marshall Kevin Lloyd.

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» [clears throat]
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» pledge allegiance to the flag of the
United States of America and to the

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republic for which it stands, one nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and

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justice for all.

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» Thank you, Commissioner Bingham and and
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Fire Marshall Kevin Lloyd, we appreciate
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Uh need a
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» motion to approve the minutes from the
June 10th, 2026 and the June 25th, 2026

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meetings.
>> I'll make a motion to approve the

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minutes from June 10th, 2026 and also
June 25th, 2026.

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» Second.
>> We have a motion by Commissioner Perry

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to approve the minutes from June 10th,
2026 and June 25th of 2026 and a second

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by Commissioner Bingham.
If there's no further discussion, all in

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favor say I.
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» The motion passes. Thank you very much.
Okay, ministry administrative review,

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reports and future agenda.

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I see none.
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Former agenda items.
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» Okay, approval
or emergency management, Mark.

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» Nothing.
>> Good there.

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Okay, uh ARPA
uh LATCF.

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» Nothing right now.
>> Okay, [snorts] we're good there. Okay,

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under the auditor's office
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Larson and
Co. financial audit 2025 presentation.

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And Sherling's going to come up and
visit with us about that.

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» [clears throat]

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» Thank you.

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I'm toasty.

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Thank you.
That's good, right?

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» Okay, our financial audit for the
calendar year 2025 has been completed uh

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by Larson and Co., our
um external auditors, and John Haderlie

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is here. That's not any partner with
their firm.

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That will turn the time over to him to
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procedures and so forth.

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» Thanks, Commissioner, for letting us
come and take a few minutes.

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This is number two of the day for us, so
I'm going to be short.

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Okay, so I'm going to go through the
reports that we're required to issue as

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part of our audit, what opinions we
issued,

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and then if you guys have any questions,
I'm happy to answer any questions.

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Um the audit process actually went
really smooth, so we appreciate the

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county.
Um we really appreciate Charlene and her

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staff in getting us the information.
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» Um
we actually just hung out with Nate last

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week in Chicago, so that was fun.
It's fun to see him back there.

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Um all right, so independent auditors
report, page one, we're going to start

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there. So that's the primary scope of
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is your financial statements, so we're
looking at each fund, we're looking at

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the balances in each fund, and we
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make sure that they're materially
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In the second paragraph is our opinion,
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issue. It's an unmodified or an
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going to see those two terms there.
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if you want to if you want me to
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will, but really what that opinion is
saying that the the financial statements

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are
materially correct, and they they give a

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fair presentation of the status of the
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under your responsibility, so we're now

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we're in the middle of the page one, um
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kind of reiterate that the county now
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worldwide events, right? So sometimes
standards change because of things that

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happened in the world.
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COVID a few years ago, that that changed
our standards, and

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nobody wanted to talk about the effects
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Inside the state of Utah, all the
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didn't see a lot [clears throat] of
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however,
there were a lot of private businesses

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that went out of business. There were a
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of Utah that really struggled um and
they didn't want to talk about it in

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their financial statements. So, now
because of that, you are required as a

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commission group as well as Sherlene's
office to throughout the year, if

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there's conditions or events that arise
that negatively impact the county, then

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you need to do a financial analysis to
say, "Okay, do we have enough funds that

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we're going to overcome this? Is Is it
long-term? Is it short-term?" And then

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we're going to ask for the same
financial analysis because we have the

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same requirement to look for those. So,
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we're issuing financial statements and
I'm doing a final review, I'll pull up

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like a 5-year history of the county and
look in each fund and what I'm looking

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for is like negative trends of revenue,
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expenditures that's not, you know,
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Granted, we have been in high-flight
high-inflation periods for the last 3 or

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4 years. Um but that's not really a
negative event that's going to prohibit

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you to from continuing to offer the
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Um I know in here it says going concern,
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Going concern means that you can
continue to operate as a county. If you

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have a negative trend in revenue or if
you have negative impacts, you're not

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going to cease to exist. You're going to
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going concern really isn't applicable to
a government. Um so, now GASB is

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considering changing for governments the
term going concern to financial

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distress. So, if you find yourself in a
financial distress situation, that's

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going to be the same type of a
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All right. So, let's flip back to

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page 58. This is the second report that
we're required to issue and this just

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outlines that we performed your audit in
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standards, and part of those standards
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controls.
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enough of a sample size that we give an
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but we are documenting all of your
processes, and inside those processes

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are significant controls. We're
documenting the controls, and then we

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will look at a sample of transactions
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process to make sure that all of those
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Really what we're looking for is A, you
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actually functioning the way they should
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your own
policies and procedures, then your

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controls you really aren't doing you any
good. So, you can sit here and you can

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you can assess risk, and you can
implement controls, and you can try and

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protect everything, but if if you're not
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policies say, then
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So, we really care that you have
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but then they're actually functioning
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All right. The third report we're
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the second opinion, and this is issued
by the state auditor. Every year they

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they issue their state compliance guide,
and they come up with different areas of

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Utah code that they feel are
significant, or that they've had

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continued problems with. Maybe it's a
new compliance issue. Um if they've

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issued an audit alert, typically they'll
they'll include that in as part of the

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compliance guide. So, the areas that
we're required to look at, and this

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opinion is very specific to these areas,
are your budgetary compliance, so making

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sure that you have budget integrity,
fund balance. What we're looking here

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for is that you're not exceeding the
maximum amount of fund balance in the

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general fund, and then we look at all
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maintain a positive fund balance or
retained earnings if you're used to that

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term.
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balance.
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They actually beefed up this procedure.
I know that I've talked to you about the

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fraud risk assessment before and
not really my favorite document in the

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world. But I will say as a commission
group, what you need to know about the

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fraud risk is know and understand what
those questions are on the fraud risk

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assessment.
If you mark yes, great. What we're

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looking for now is they're requiring us
to get documentation that says, okay,

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they marked yes, make sure you know and
understand and have documentation as to

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why they marked yes.
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understand why you're marking no and

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what if you have a mitigating control in
place that is mitigating that risk

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because you don't have that. The best
example that I can give is internal

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audit function.
Outside of Salt Lake County and Salt

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Lake City,
I would venture to guess no governments

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can afford to have an internal auditor
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office kind of functions as that
internal auditor. So, she is your

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mitigating risk and she has the ability
to go and should go audit every

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department in the county to make sure
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on the up and up and that they're
following the policies and procedures

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and they're reporting correct financial
information. So, that would be the

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mitigating mitigating control. You don't
have an actual independent auditor on

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staff or internal auditor on staff, but
you have Shirlene's office and and she

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kind of serves as that function.
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fraud risk assessment is and the reason
why they beefed up our procedures is

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when they started scoring that and
saying, well, you get a certain number

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of points if you have a separation of
duties or if you have a CPA on staff,

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you get a certain number of points.
Well, if you don't have that, you don't

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get those points. Therefore, it says
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your fraud risk is higher than it should
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Um and so they've really motivated
everybody

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to commit fraud and lie on the fraud the
fraud risk assessment. That's why I

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don't like it because everybody in the
state, doesn't matter how big your

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organization is, filling out the same
document. Well, Box Elder County is not

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the same as Salt Lake County. You're not
the same as San Juan County. You're not

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the same as Bluff Town.
But everybody's filling out the same

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paper, and so
everybody's controls are and should be

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different based on
where you live, how big your county is,

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the technology that you use, the staff
that you have available. Um all of those

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are different risks that you have to
assess.

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Um but it is a good document to get you
thinking about internal controls. And

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And that's what I care about is that
you're you're actually thinking and and

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implementing internal controls to
protect the county.

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Uh we look at cash management, making
sure that you're filing the semi-annual

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report, tax levy recognition, the URS
compliance, justice courts. What we're

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looking for on the justice courts is
that the money that they collect is

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actually making it back to the county,
and that they're reconciling bank

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accounts, and any reports that they
issue showing the money that they are

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collecting reconciles back to the
county.

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Um we look at restricted taxes, any any
moneys [clears throat] that you receive

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that have a restriction on it have to be
spent a certain way, so we're looking at

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that.
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Typically, what we're looking for
government fees are are they

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proportionate to the fee that's charged,
and are they applicable? Um the the the

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couple of different examples that I
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uh and and really why this came up was
because of the the state schools in

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Utah.
Um if I were to come here to park, and I

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had to pay to park, and let's say I'm
here for maybe a half an hour,

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um and I have to pay $8 to park. But if
Sherlene comes in and she works here 8

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hours, and she pays the same $8, that's
that's not a proportionate fee, that's

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not fair. So, that's the one thing that
we're looking at. The other one that is

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a lot of the universities will charge a
study abroad fee.

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Now, my daughter just went and studied
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but she's
1% of BYU that actually goes and studies

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abroad. And I'm not calling out BYU cuz
they're a private school, but

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if all of the students have to pay a
student study abroad fee, but only 1% of

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the students actually use that
fee, then that's not a fair fee to make

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everybody pay for something that only 1%
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Um
then we look at the public treasurer's

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bond. They've made this one fairly easy.
Now, you used to have to go out and get

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a bond specifically on Charlene. Any
monies that come through the county

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she's liable for and she's responsible
for.

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Um and so, she has to be bonded. And
now, under UACIP, they have a crime and

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theft policy that includes that, so it
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So, I appreciate that they've done that.
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public meetings act, making sure that
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all those areas, that's that's kind of
the background of those areas and what

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we're looking at. Um
we didn't find anything significant that

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we would report as part of this report.
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the opinion then becomes an unmodified
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report, as well.
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page 62, so this is the fourth report
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one is for the federal government, so
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federal government. Um if you spend over
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in in any one given year, then you're
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single audit. We do them concurrently
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it's more efficient for us.
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this audit specifically looks at how you
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you're in compliance with the grant
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you're awarded.
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making sure that you're in compliance
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So, this one is kind of a a
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audit. If you want to turn to page
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the package also gets submitted to the
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is directly related to our financial
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material weaknesses identified. There
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didn't have any non-compliance material
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no material weaknesses, no significant
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opinion
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noted as part of the findings in
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federal awards. So, that's good because
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time for 2 years, you become low risk
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everybody freaks out when they're
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doesn't mean that you're high risk, it's
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risk. And what it means more to us as
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a county if you're not low risk because
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awards.
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our coverage drops down a few percentage
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as a result of that.
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said, there were no financial statement
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no no federal award findings. There was
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budgetary compliance and that was in the
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made sure this year that they were
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during the year. So, not a not a repeat
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>> Looks great.

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» Thanks.
>> Well, we really appreciate the county.

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We appreciate the staff. Like I said,
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smooth process. So, any information that
we request, we get it almost immediately

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and that makes me feel good not getting
bad reports from my staff saying, "Hey,

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we've been we've been trying to contact
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information." So, thank you and we
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» I really appreciate appreciate you and
all that you do.

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» Okay.
>> I appreciate you, Shirley, and your

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staff. Thank you so much.

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» Would you like a motion?
>> Yes, sir.

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» I'll make a motion at this point that we
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public hearing on a proposed
agricultural protection area in the

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Tremonton area of unincorporated Box
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» Second.
>> We have a motion by Commissioner Perry

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to go into a public hearing on a
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Tremonton area
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second by Commissioner Bingham. All in
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» Aye.
>> So.

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» Do you want me to explain it a little
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» Yeah.
>> So, this particular ag protection area

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was brought in in March and it had five
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and but
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unzoned area, so they were not able to
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So, today the resolution will just
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acres.
Everything has been noticed um properly.

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the notices were sent again for the
public hearing today.

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» Very good.
>> Okay, our public hearing is open.

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Please keep your comments to addressed
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this public hearing.

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» Okay, Deanna Hardy Bergin.
Um, in our preamble it says grateful to

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almighty God for life and liberty. We
the people in order to secure and

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perpetuate
the principles of free government do

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ordain and establish this constitution.
In Article 1 Section 1 it says all men

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have an inherent and inalienable right
to enjoy and defend their lives and

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liberties, to acquire, possess, and
protect property.

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So right there in Article 1 Section 1 it
tells us that we who are property owners

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already have that protection. So our
state legislature, I don't know who's

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doing these agricultural protection
areas, but they're usurping power that

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they do not have. And you as our local
representatives are supposed to be the

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checks and balances
to stand up and say, "State legislature,

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what you're doing is you're violating
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protecting the rights of the people."
Article 1 Section 2 says all political

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power inherent in the people.
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their authority for equal protection and
benefit. And they have the right to

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alter or reform their government as the
public welfare may require.

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So again,
you we elected you as our

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representatives to watch over us, to
make sure that our property rights are

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being protected under the constitution.
Each of you are supposed to be following

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the constitution as well as our state
legislature and they are not doing that.

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So you need to stand up against these
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they're unconstitutional
and it's your supreme power that you do

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not have. Thank you.
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If there are no other comments, I would
ask for motion to close public hearing.

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» I would make a motion that we close
public hearing.

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» Second.
>> We have a motion to close public hearing

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by Commissioner Perry and second by
Commissioner Bingham. All in favor say

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aye.
>> Aye.

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» Aye.
>> Public hearing is now closed.

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Okay.
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» The resolution
26-22

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approving the proposed agriculture
protection area in the Tremonton area.

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» I'll make a motion that we approve
resolution

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resolution 26-22 approving the proposal
for agricultural protection area

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in the Tremonton area.
>> I'll second it.

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» We have a motion by Commissioner Bingham
to approve resolution number 26-22

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approving the proposal of the
agricultural protection area in the

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Tremonton area second by Commissioner
Perry. All in favor say aye.

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» Aye.
>> Motion passes. Thank you.

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» [clears throat]
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Request for a few a waiver for the fine
arts building at the fairgrounds for the

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Special Olympics and Caleb Bingham is
going to come and visit with us for just

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a few minutes about that.

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» Hi.
>> Hey, how are you doing?

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» I'm good. How are you?
>> Good.

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» Good.
I'm Caleb Bingham and

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» And I'm Matt Rose.
>> [laughter]

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» Um he's kind of my right hand guy right
about now.

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Um, we're here today to ask for a a fee
waiver or to waive the fee for us to use

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the Fine Arts building in the
fairgrounds to host a meet and greet for

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the Special Olympics.
Um, my journey with this organization

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kind of began about 3 years ago, a
little bit longer than that, but 3 years

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ago I kind of became a main part of it
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helped um, organize the torch run in the
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And um,
it started out as obviously an awesome

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run, but we've kind of turned it into
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it's just one of those amazing days.
We've I've taken it and I've run with it

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and
about April of this year, um, I was

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approached by the Special Olympics
asking if I would feel comfortable

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taking over um, the sports aspect of it
um, as the head of delegation.

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I of course said yes, cuz I do

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» [laughter]
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what I inherited is kind of a
compromised

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program. Um, so what our goal is is to
kind of take the Special Olympics

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program that we have
and revamp it, rebuild it, remold it,

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kind of get more
people more aware of what it is. People

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don't even know we have a program.
Um, I myself have a son that is special

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needs and I until this until I inserted
myself into the torch run had no idea

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that we had a program for children with
special and not even children's it ages

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8 to 99.
Adults with special needs, special

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humans with special needs, we can
accommodate all of them

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with all of the fun things. We we do um,
we just finished baseball. We're about

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to wrap up bowling. We have a handful of
things and so what we are asking for is

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that we could use this to
help make that possible. Help bring the

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community in, do like a meet and greet
so they can know how can they be

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involved in this number one and how can
we get more participants to be involved

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in this too so we can kind of grow this
small little program into

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something
so much bigger than all of us.

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part yeah we
Um we're kind of starting from scratch

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cuz
I don't really know what the fund

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situation looks like with the that's
kind of was the gray area of why they

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asked me to take over there was some
iffy things happening so

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Um
Yeah we would love to have your support

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in that and you have that.
>> I have some stuff for you.

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» [laughter]
>> I have a couple of things here um so

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that you know we have there there's
roughly estimated 1600 um children that

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one is from uh
age 3 to 21.

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Uh so there's quite a few outside of
that in our county that are eligible for

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this program.
Um we typically have 20 to 30 show up

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and participate regularly. Um I do have
some handouts for you there's some

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pictures of the torch run and a proposal
for our meet and greet. Um as part of

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this we're we're we're working towards
unification. There's a unified sports

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aspect of this that would include the
high school students where the uh

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intellectually disabled and the
able-bodied athletes participate

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together. So we appreciate you hearing
us out um and I'll give you these

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handouts and we'll be done.
When when are you when's this proposed

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thing?
>> July 23rd. Um we spoke with Jan Rhodes

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about it it's it's open.
We just need your support.

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» Um well and so July 23rd what time are
we talking about? And we're talking

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about just using the fine arts building,
like open it up, yeah, some seats, a few

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things like that. I mean, I just trying
to figure out what it is we're we're

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we're going to approve here as to what
you'll be using the fine

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» be using the fine arts building for two
hours on that evening.

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» So, it's just a meeting location more or
less?

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» Yes. We need it We need a large place to
meet with the the athletes and their

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families.
>> and see get some interest in people to

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help and donate time and those type of
things.

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» Yeah. See what it's all about and we
have like people from the Special

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Olympics lined up to also help us.
>> Yeah.

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» That's great.
>> Yeah.

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» Yeah.
>> Yeah, we have a waiver or we have

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liability insurance as well once we have
approval.

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» Um, to use the facility, uh, as well.
>> Okay.

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And then, um, I one thing I'll just
recommend before we get to anything is

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have you talked to the, um,
the Brigham City campus or the or the

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Boys & Girls Club in Brigham City campus
here in Brigham City at all? About

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possibly using their facility? They've
recently come online. The Boys & Girls

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Club is built out of the old Mountain
View Elementary, but behind there they

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have a huge They have a great big
gymnasium that they have for community

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purposes that I I think they might work
with the Special Olympics if you would

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communicate with folks down there, I
think would be best.

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» So, that's actually they have their own.
So, Brigham City actually has their own

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organization and then Tremonton and
Garland

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» Okay, so you got two different Okay.
>> Correct. Yeah, we're two different

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entities.
Yeah, so like here you have like the

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Golden Spikers and then
north from here we have We're the Black

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Bears. So, we we represent like
Tremonton Garland.

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» So, part of the request is is location.
>> Like our Yes.

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» Okay.
>> Yeah, that's great.

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» end of the valley, so
>> Okay, so this is for northern

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» Yeah.
>> Okay.

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» Northern side of the county.
>> That's great.

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» Perfect. Good to know.

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Um,
just so you know, we're

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we are in the process of changing the
rules. We're just going to make it very

432
00:28:40,800 --> 00:28:46,080
clear cuz that this is hap- happening is
for groups that come in normally we

433
00:28:44,480 --> 00:28:49,360
would we'd have you pay just what it
cost to cover the cost of our employees

434
00:28:48,080 --> 00:28:52,560
there. It's a It's less than what we
charge normal people do normally do it

435
00:28:51,640 --> 00:28:56,160
just if you came in and rented the
facility, but I don't know that we have

436
00:28:54,320 --> 00:28:57,880
that in place at this point, do we that
I'm not aware of?

437
00:28:56,840 --> 00:29:00,920
» We don't have that in place yet.
>> So,

438
00:28:59,200 --> 00:29:04,400
future reference, um if you do come back
and ask, there's very likely there'll be

439
00:29:02,600 --> 00:29:08,640
a cost associated if you need to use the
facility going forward, but for this

440
00:29:06,760 --> 00:29:11,880
purposes, I would make a motion that we
approve the use

441
00:29:10,560 --> 00:29:13,880
of the building on
the It's the evening, right?

442
00:29:13,360 --> 00:29:18,760
» Yes.
>> Evening of July 23rd for the

443
00:29:16,360 --> 00:29:21,400
Special Olympics in Northern Baxter
County.

444
00:29:20,120 --> 00:29:25,640
» Second.
>> We have a motion by Commissioner Perry

445
00:29:23,920 --> 00:29:28,720
to approve the fee waiver for the fine
arts building at the fairgrounds for the

446
00:29:27,080 --> 00:29:34,360
Special Olympics
um on July the evening of July 23rd and

447
00:29:31,640 --> 00:29:38,080
a second by Commissioner Bingham.
Uh if there's no other no other

448
00:29:36,080 --> 00:29:40,200
questions, all in favor say aye.
>> Aye.

449
00:29:38,680 --> 00:29:42,360
» Motion passes. Thank you.
>> Thank you guys so much.

450
00:29:41,800 --> 00:29:45,560
» Appreciate it.
>> Appreciate you. Thank you.

451
00:29:45,600 --> 00:29:52,240
» Okay, indigent burial for Craig Perser
uh with Myers Mortuary and Christie's

452
00:29:51,080 --> 00:29:54,680
going to talk to us a little bit about
that.

453
00:30:01,320 --> 00:30:09,080
» Uh this is just another indigent
burial. He had I think you

454
00:30:07,640 --> 00:30:12,600
got the information in your packet.
>> the information here about his

455
00:30:10,160 --> 00:30:15,760
condition, yeah. So, yep, aware of that.
>> So, yeah, it's just another indigent

456
00:30:14,200 --> 00:30:18,880
burial for
>> This one's Myers, right?

457
00:30:16,800 --> 00:30:24,480
» Myers Mortuary. I think they might be
the only ones that are still covering

458
00:30:21,800 --> 00:30:28,000
indigent burials because I haven't got a
haven't got any

459
00:30:26,080 --> 00:30:30,360
requests from
McGilley's.

460
00:30:28,800 --> 00:30:33,040
» Well, it's it's Lindquist has taken over
the other two, so we need to find out

461
00:30:31,760 --> 00:30:36,160
from Lindquist. They may or may not be
aware of the fact that there's an

462
00:30:34,280 --> 00:30:38,520
indigent burial process, so we probably
ought to reach out and just make sure

463
00:30:37,160 --> 00:30:42,240
they're aware of it.
>> We are actually one of the

464
00:30:40,440 --> 00:30:43,600
one of the few counties that actually do
offer.

465
00:30:43,080 --> 00:30:48,800
» Yeah.
>> And so lots of mortuaries

466
00:30:46,480 --> 00:30:51,840
stopped doing it. Does that make sense?
>> Yep. But we can find out for sure.

467
00:30:50,760 --> 00:30:54,600
» I can do that.
>> You want to follow up? I would make a

468
00:30:53,400 --> 00:30:58,800
motion that we approve the indigent
burial for Craig Perser with Myers

469
00:30:56,480 --> 00:31:01,440
Mortuary with the information we have on
cost.

470
00:31:00,320 --> 00:31:07,040
» I'll second it.
>> A motion by Commissioner Perry to

471
00:31:03,640 --> 00:31:10,080
approve indigent burial for Craig Perser
with Myers Mortuary and a second by

472
00:31:09,480 --> 00:31:12,200
Commissioner
>> Bingham.

473
00:31:10,960 --> 00:31:13,720
» There is no further discussion. All in
favor, say aye.

474
00:31:13,120 --> 00:31:16,640
» Aye.
>> Motion passes.

475
00:31:14,760 --> 00:31:19,240
» So, Chrissy, I have a question.
>> Yes.

476
00:31:17,320 --> 00:31:22,640
» So, if the county doesn't do that and
you have someone who's an indigent, who

477
00:31:20,960 --> 00:31:26,200
buries them?
>> I I think they just call around till

478
00:31:24,480 --> 00:31:29,520
they find a mortuary that will take
them. They can use it as a tax

479
00:31:28,320 --> 00:31:33,840
write-off.
But I do know that some mortuaries it's

480
00:31:32,160 --> 00:31:37,360
not beneficial. Like maybe they're not
big enough. Lindquist, they seem to be

481
00:31:36,040 --> 00:31:39,840
pretty big, so I bet
>> We probably ought to reach out to them

482
00:31:38,440 --> 00:31:42,400
cuz I think the change over I think
they'll Gillis used to Gillis used to do

483
00:31:41,240 --> 00:31:45,720
it, but then they changed ownership, so
we probably need to reach out.

484
00:31:43,520 --> 00:31:49,160
» They used to We used to alternate
>> Right. between But now they are actually

485
00:31:47,120 --> 00:31:52,840
running Gillis and the other one in
Brigham City. They run both of those, so

486
00:31:50,960 --> 00:31:55,160
» So, they they run Myers, too?
>> No, it's not Myers. It's What is it?

487
00:31:54,800 --> 00:31:57,440
Aaron's.
>> Oh.

488
00:31:55,240 --> 00:32:00,240
» So, they actually Myers is actually
Lindquist runs both Aaron's and Gillis

489
00:31:59,120 --> 00:32:02,960
here in Brigham City. So, we just need
to reach out to them and find out, so.

490
00:32:02,360 --> 00:32:06,160
» All righty.
>> Thanks.

491
00:32:03,600 --> 00:32:11,240
» Thanks, Chrissy.
>> Okay, the annual CEO board report and

492
00:32:09,720 --> 00:32:14,960
Shawn Milne is going to come and talk to
Shawn Milne is [clears throat] going to

493
00:32:11,840 --> 00:32:14,960
talk to us about that.

494
00:32:22,680 --> 00:32:28,880
» Good evening, commissioners.
Thank you for this opportunity.

495
00:32:27,240 --> 00:32:32,040
I'm Shawn Milne. I work for the Bear
River Association of Governments,

496
00:32:30,240 --> 00:32:37,240
otherwise known as BRAG,
and uh it is about that time of year. I

497
00:32:34,320 --> 00:32:40,800
owe you kind kind a overview report of
fiscal year 26 monies that have passed

498
00:32:39,560 --> 00:32:44,000
through from the governor's office of
economic development.

499
00:32:42,400 --> 00:32:49,120
Uh they've now rebranded themselves, so
they're back to GOED.

500
00:32:45,560 --> 00:32:54,400
And um give you a heads-up for another
forthcoming agenda item where I'll ask

501
00:32:50,880 --> 00:32:59,440
for fiscal year 27
guidance from you so that I can apply by

502
00:32:56,480 --> 00:33:04,080
September 1st for fiscal year 27.
Um gentlemen, last year or this this

503
00:33:02,200 --> 00:33:08,240
current year you had approved through
the recommendation of the CEO board,

504
00:33:06,880 --> 00:33:13,080
which is the county's economic
opportunity, the CEO advisory board. And

505
00:33:11,440 --> 00:33:15,520
as the name suggests, they're advisory
only to you. You have the ultimate

506
00:33:14,440 --> 00:33:20,600
authority
on how to appropriate the $200,000 rural

507
00:33:18,760 --> 00:33:23,960
county grant or RCG money that you
receive through GOED

508
00:33:22,200 --> 00:33:28,880
from the state legislature to assist
rural counties with economic development

509
00:33:26,000 --> 00:33:33,120
with great flexibility.
It was appropriated the following:

510
00:33:30,800 --> 00:33:38,200
contract for Bragg for economic
development services of $69,000. It goes

511
00:33:35,600 --> 00:33:43,040
towards the departmental costs.
Small business pass-through grants,

512
00:33:40,160 --> 00:33:45,720
which in your particular case, you would
ask that they have a one-to-one matching

513
00:33:44,560 --> 00:33:49,200
grant.
Um it's specifically targeted to

514
00:33:47,760 --> 00:33:51,960
entrepreneurs and small businesses to
help them to sustain or grow their

515
00:33:50,680 --> 00:33:57,800
operation
or capacity, $75,000.

516
00:33:54,960 --> 00:34:01,920
Infrastructure grants that also was
appropriated for a one-to-one matching

517
00:33:59,800 --> 00:34:07,760
grant. This is to help small businesses
mostly along Main Street or other

518
00:34:04,960 --> 00:34:13,800
non-residential areas that might be able
to grow but for lack of

519
00:34:11,200 --> 00:34:18,240
capital for utilities, water, sewer,
that sort of thing, even broadband for

520
00:34:16,480 --> 00:34:22,320
them to be able to grow, and there was
an allocation of $50,000.

521
00:34:20,480 --> 00:34:26,320
And then a chamber
website has a dashboard and it has a

522
00:34:24,240 --> 00:34:30,320
subscription component to it, and so
there was an approval of $6,000 to help

523
00:34:28,360 --> 00:34:34,040
them with that annual subscription
change that uh

524
00:34:32,040 --> 00:34:39,879
that they have or not change, but
changes that are included as they need

525
00:34:35,760 --> 00:34:43,240
them that that annual subscription.
All right. So, in the most recent CEO

526
00:34:41,800 --> 00:34:48,440
board meeting, uh
the uh leadership for the year has been

527
00:34:46,120 --> 00:34:52,040
updated that Stephanie TuGa Madsen is
the chair and Ginger Chin with Northrop

528
00:34:50,440 --> 00:34:55,240
Grumman. Stephanie's with Coldwell
Banker, by the way.

529
00:34:53,440 --> 00:34:59,560
And Ginger Chin with Northrop Grumman is
the vice chair.

530
00:34:56,600 --> 00:35:03,200
You have a couple of vacancies. Um
one we've had for the better part of the

531
00:35:01,240 --> 00:35:07,520
last year, anyhow.
The second one um

532
00:35:05,440 --> 00:35:10,800
as I've mentioned prior, and I've had
the opportunity to speak with Chairman

533
00:35:09,040 --> 00:35:15,120
Tyler Vincent about this.
GOED has new administrative rules.

534
00:35:13,240 --> 00:35:18,920
And they want to see that anyone like
yourself that can vote on the

535
00:35:16,640 --> 00:35:22,680
recommendations of the CEO board not
actually be on the CEO board. Uh you

536
00:35:21,200 --> 00:35:26,120
gentlemen know this, but for the benefit
of the audio record and any other

537
00:35:24,520 --> 00:35:31,680
audience members that might be curious
about economic development, uh BRAC has

538
00:35:29,160 --> 00:35:35,640
an EDD board, an economic development
district board, which is required just

539
00:35:33,760 --> 00:35:40,800
like the CEO board is required by the
state. The EDD board is required by the

540
00:35:38,120 --> 00:35:45,560
feds for an EDA grant, Economic
Development Administration grant, that

541
00:35:42,560 --> 00:35:50,480
BRAC performs for the region.
And we have uh at a recent BRAC

542
00:35:47,320 --> 00:35:54,760
governing board asked you to uh shuffle
that up a little bit and make it a bit

543
00:35:51,880 --> 00:35:58,680
more practical, a bit more functional
than what it's been for a couple of

544
00:35:56,040 --> 00:36:02,520
years. In anticipation of next year, we
need to update the region's

545
00:36:00,640 --> 00:36:05,680
comprehensive economic development
strategy, or CEDS.

546
00:36:04,480 --> 00:36:10,720
So,
uh at that governing board meeting, we

547
00:36:07,440 --> 00:36:16,320
had asked for new members to uh be a
small group of folks that will then help

548
00:36:12,440 --> 00:36:20,280
us decide the expanded official board.
Uh and it was

549
00:36:18,720 --> 00:36:25,080
nominated
that Tyler Vincent be that appointee.

550
00:36:22,800 --> 00:36:29,120
And so, with with that, he still has a
function, and it will actually be more

551
00:36:27,000 --> 00:36:32,760
regional in perspective even if he's not
on the CEO board. So, we would need to

552
00:36:31,320 --> 00:36:36,280
seek a replacement, but that's not
tonight. I'm just giving you a heads-up

553
00:36:34,280 --> 00:36:40,040
formally so that we can do that before
September 1.

554
00:36:37,960 --> 00:36:44,040
Um they'd also mentioned and you've
likely received an email. I'd seen that

555
00:36:42,160 --> 00:36:48,480
you should have received the email. I've
seen that you were recipients of it that

556
00:36:46,240 --> 00:36:53,480
the administrative rules also ask for a
formalized contract with Brad, which

557
00:36:50,800 --> 00:36:57,760
we're happy to do and seems like a very
intuitive thing that based on our

558
00:36:55,560 --> 00:37:01,480
relationship, you've given a direction
that I have here in front of me and not

559
00:36:59,280 --> 00:37:05,200
on the screen a slide deck that I
produced for you guys and the CEO board

560
00:37:03,600 --> 00:37:10,320
and it always attributes, you know,
where those dollars are going. They want

561
00:37:07,160 --> 00:37:15,760
to see that reduced to writing and
openly in a public meeting like this

562
00:37:12,680 --> 00:37:19,760
adopted and make sure that that contract
goes forward for the stated objectives

563
00:37:17,680 --> 00:37:23,600
that you want to see for economic
development for the ensuing year. And

564
00:37:21,960 --> 00:37:27,520
those objectives may be narrative in
nature, but they need to have certain

565
00:37:25,000 --> 00:37:31,760
metrics attributed to them. And so, for
that purpose, I will also be asking you

566
00:37:29,880 --> 00:37:37,440
for a contract to be approved before
that September 1 deadline and I'll work

567
00:37:33,600 --> 00:37:42,160
with the CEO board as the state requests
to do so so that they have a a view of

568
00:37:39,680 --> 00:37:45,520
it. Any recommendations and input that
they can provide and then it'll come to

569
00:37:43,480 --> 00:37:48,760
you for approval.
Uh

570
00:37:46,080 --> 00:37:52,360
so, again at the most recent CEO board,
we

571
00:37:49,960 --> 00:37:55,080
have approved a process of an online
grant application for those small

572
00:37:53,720 --> 00:37:59,040
business grants
that will ask them to provide certain

573
00:37:57,240 --> 00:38:03,680
proprietary information, business
information, ownership information that

574
00:38:01,440 --> 00:38:09,960
if they're asking for public tax dollars
that they provide you with enough good

575
00:38:06,880 --> 00:38:14,160
information to mitigate risk and to see
about the likelihood of their project

576
00:38:11,760 --> 00:38:17,760
succeeding and what they expect their
outputs to be. In other words, how would

577
00:38:15,800 --> 00:38:22,880
they measure success? They get to come
to you and say, "This is This is the

578
00:38:19,440 --> 00:38:27,680
ruler and, you know, would would you
please give my business uh

579
00:38:25,480 --> 00:38:32,080
a portion of this funding? So, that will
come before you as well after the CEO

580
00:38:29,440 --> 00:38:35,280
board has had that. We established dates
that will be forthcoming and as soon as

581
00:38:33,680 --> 00:38:38,920
that closes so as not to provide
confusion, we will then immediately open

582
00:38:37,480 --> 00:38:43,280
the matching grants for the utility
infrastructure as well.

583
00:38:41,000 --> 00:38:47,120
Um, I feel like that's a pretty good
overview, but I stand ready to answer

584
00:38:45,320 --> 00:38:51,640
any questions if you have them. Whether
it be about fiscal year '26 or '27 in

585
00:38:50,080 --> 00:38:56,880
preparation for that. Do you have any
guidance even for the CEO board for our

586
00:38:54,000 --> 00:39:00,640
next meeting before the September 1st?
>> At this point, I don't.

587
00:38:59,560 --> 00:39:03,320
» I don't either.
>> Okay.

588
00:39:01,480 --> 00:39:06,640
» All right. Well, thank you very much Oh,
one last information item.

589
00:39:05,360 --> 00:39:09,840
You You gentlemen are familiar with
opportunity zones?

590
00:39:08,360 --> 00:39:14,280
Under the first Trump administration,
they were certain tax advantaged uh

591
00:39:12,280 --> 00:39:20,680
census tracts that allowed for tax
deferral for capital investment. Uh OZs

592
00:39:17,160 --> 00:39:23,960
or opportunity zones 2.0 is now out and
I submitted the same census tract. Uh

593
00:39:22,680 --> 00:39:29,520
there were only two available in the
entire county that have to meet certain

594
00:39:26,600 --> 00:39:32,720
low socioeconomic status and I submitted
on behalf of the county the same uh

595
00:39:31,080 --> 00:39:37,000
census tract, which is this downtown
overlay here in Brigham City. Both of

596
00:39:34,760 --> 00:39:40,840
them were located in Brigham City only
and uh this one because we had a measure

597
00:39:39,120 --> 00:39:46,080
of success with some redevelopment here
on Main Street, it was seen as the the

598
00:39:43,480 --> 00:39:52,000
same likely scenario that uh the
governor ultimately gets to choose. The

599
00:39:49,000 --> 00:39:57,080
state will get uh only 37 in the entire
state and there is a there's over 100

600
00:39:54,440 --> 00:40:02,200
census tracts in Salt Lake County alone
that could qualify. So, they're working

601
00:40:00,360 --> 00:40:05,800
out their internal rules for how they'll
proportionalize

602
00:40:03,760 --> 00:40:10,000
uh as many of those 37 as they can in
rural and and I put in the same uh

603
00:40:08,360 --> 00:40:13,640
opportunity zone that we had last time
because it it was successful and has the

604
00:40:11,920 --> 00:40:17,400
greatest amount of likelihood of being
successful again.

605
00:40:15,840 --> 00:40:19,680
And with that, gentlemen, thank you very
much again for your time.

606
00:40:19,160 --> 00:40:23,120
» Thank you.
>> Thank you, Sean. Appreciate it.

607
00:40:26,520 --> 00:40:29,160
» Okay.

608
00:40:30,160 --> 00:40:36,720
Appointment of Michael Nelson to the Box
Elder Sheriff's Office Merit Commission

609
00:40:35,240 --> 00:40:40,600
uh commissioners.
>> Okay. So, commissioners, um

610
00:40:39,200 --> 00:40:44,880
I just want to point out the fact that
uh Danny Earl has served on the Merit

611
00:40:42,160 --> 00:40:48,600
Commission for about 2 years now. He um
has had some complications come up with

612
00:40:46,560 --> 00:40:52,520
his family that make it so that he has
asked to resign from the commission at

613
00:40:50,160 --> 00:40:55,960
this point. So, he'll be stepping down
and we'll have uh we'll we'll make sure

614
00:40:54,760 --> 00:40:59,520
that uh we'll get Christie to write a
letter of thank you for his service and

615
00:40:57,600 --> 00:41:02,680
support there for his service on the
Merit Commission. But, uh since then

616
00:41:01,200 --> 00:41:06,880
I've I've spoken with Michael Nelson,
who is former chief of police here in

617
00:41:04,320 --> 00:41:10,080
Brigham City. Um brings a great deal of
experience in law enforcement. So,

618
00:41:08,400 --> 00:41:14,080
therefore, we felt like he would be a
great choice and a great replacement for

619
00:41:12,120 --> 00:41:17,480
for Danny Earl. And so, I would make a
motion that we appoint Michael Nelson to

620
00:41:15,760 --> 00:41:21,560
replace Danny Earl on the Box Elder
County Sheriff's Office Merit Commission

621
00:41:19,000 --> 00:41:24,920
to serve out the remainder of the term
that was being served by Danny Earl.

622
00:41:23,760 --> 00:41:28,080
That's my motion.
>> Second.

623
00:41:26,040 --> 00:41:31,648
» We have a motion by Commissioner Perry
to approve

624
00:41:29,400 --> 00:41:34,840
or to appoint Michael Nelson to the Box
[clears throat] Elder Sheriff's Office

625
00:41:32,880 --> 00:41:39,120
Merit Commission. A second by
Commissioner Bingham. If there's no

626
00:41:36,800 --> 00:41:42,840
further discussion, all in favor? I.
>> I. And he can't even object. I mean,

627
00:41:40,800 --> 00:41:45,000
that's he just, you know,
he's here and we do appreciate him being

628
00:41:44,160 --> 00:41:47,360
here and we're grateful
>> for his willingness to serve.

629
00:41:46,160 --> 00:41:51,560
» Appreciate that.
Chief.

630
00:41:49,120 --> 00:41:59,160
Okay. Um consideration of approval for
horse walker use agreements number 26-30

631
00:41:55,400 --> 00:41:59,160
at the Box Elder County Fairgrounds.

632
00:42:01,240 --> 00:42:04,280
» That's you, baby.
>> Or is that

633
00:42:03,840 --> 00:42:06,280
» Annie.
>> Annie.

634
00:42:04,800 --> 00:42:09,440
» Okay.
>> I was like, I didn't work on this.

635
00:42:11,760 --> 00:42:17,640
» Okay, Commissioners. Annie Hansen with
the Box Elder County Attorney's Office.

636
00:42:15,760 --> 00:42:23,200
Um what we have for you on the agenda
today are the individual horse walker

637
00:42:21,000 --> 00:42:29,680
use agreements for the Box Elder County
Fairgrounds. We have two residents who

638
00:42:26,800 --> 00:42:35,320
have chosen to set up their private
horse walkers there on the fairgrounds

639
00:42:32,080 --> 00:42:40,440
property. And to ensure that the
county's properly protected, um we've

640
00:42:38,720 --> 00:42:45,440
asked them to enter into a a
month-to-month agreement. And they have

641
00:42:43,920 --> 00:42:48,160
um agreed to do that. So, those should
be before you today. It's

642
00:42:46,960 --> 00:42:53,880
month-to-month. You'll see the
termination clause in there. Requires, I

643
00:42:50,640 --> 00:42:59,480
believe, uh 30-day notice from either
party. And so, that leaves some

644
00:42:56,120 --> 00:43:03,400
flexibility if there's a a higher
priority need for the fairgrounds.

645
00:43:04,160 --> 00:43:11,480
» So, does that include the fair, you
know, some kind of agreement where

646
00:43:10,280 --> 00:43:13,720
they're going to take care of it, make
them so that it's not a problem during

647
00:43:12,720 --> 00:43:19,160
the fair, or what?
>> It does. The agreement actually requires

648
00:43:15,760 --> 00:43:23,800
them to move remove the horse walkers at
the first of August while preparations

649
00:43:21,800 --> 00:43:28,240
are being made for the fair,
um which should open up that area if

650
00:43:26,200 --> 00:43:34,640
it's needed for the fair. And then they
can um reinstall them after the fair is

651
00:43:30,880 --> 00:43:39,760
over. And it did require them to um add
some safety measures including fencing

652
00:43:37,440 --> 00:43:43,040
and covers for the um
the gear boxes and stuff like that.

653
00:43:41,800 --> 00:43:46,120
» Which they've all agreed to do.
>> Mhm.

654
00:43:44,040 --> 00:43:50,960
» And I noticed on the one, uh it's the
the agreement 36-30, that he's scratched

655
00:43:49,320 --> 00:43:53,440
it. It was an older version. So, are we
going to going to get a newer version of

656
00:43:52,240 --> 00:43:58,840
that? Is that correct?
>> Yeah, we'll be sure that he has signed

657
00:43:55,640 --> 00:44:02,440
the most recent version on the monthly
amounts, which was 350 per month.

658
00:44:01,280 --> 00:44:06,080
» even if we
agree to it today, it'll be that version

659
00:44:04,360 --> 00:44:08,760
the the amended version that he'll fix
and have that signed, okay?

660
00:44:07,480 --> 00:44:12,840
» That's right.
>> All right. So, uh um if that's the case,

661
00:44:11,080 --> 00:44:17,400
I'd make a motion that we Let's do them
separate, I think. We'll start with the

662
00:44:15,000 --> 00:44:21,280
agreement 36-30.
Um I'll make a motion that we approve

663
00:44:19,320 --> 00:44:24,560
that agreement.
>> I'll second that.

664
00:44:22,720 --> 00:44:28,040
» Okay, we have a motion to approve the
consideration and approval of horse

665
00:44:26,040 --> 00:44:31,640
walkers use agreements
uh number 26-30

666
00:44:30,320 --> 00:44:34,400
at the Box Elder Fairgrounds by
Commissioner

667
00:44:32,840 --> 00:44:37,200
uh Perry and is second by Commissioner
Bingham.

668
00:44:36,000 --> 00:44:41,520
There's no further discussion. All in
favor? I. I. The motion passes.

669
00:44:40,000 --> 00:44:45,800
» I I'll make a motion we approve
agreement 26-31

670
00:44:44,480 --> 00:44:49,240
with for considering for the horse
walkers.

671
00:44:47,960 --> 00:44:56,200
» Second.
>> We have a motion by Commissioner Perry

672
00:44:51,560 --> 00:44:59,960
to approve uh agreement number 26-31 and
is second by Commissioner Bingham.

673
00:44:58,360 --> 00:45:01,000
There's no further discussion. All in
favor?

674
00:45:00,600 --> 00:45:04,760
» I.
>> I.

675
00:45:01,480 --> 00:45:04,760
» The motion passes. Thank you.

676
00:45:05,280 --> 00:45:11,760
Okay.
Um

677
00:45:08,160 --> 00:45:16,920
Jensen zoning map amendment M U
-160 to RR5 and Scott Lines is going to

678
00:45:15,680 --> 00:45:19,360
come and hang out with us for a few
minutes.

679
00:45:22,000 --> 00:45:24,480
» All right.
>> [clears throat]

680
00:45:22,880 --> 00:45:26,880
» Scott Lines, Box Elder County Community
Development.

681
00:45:26,320 --> 00:45:34,760
Uh
this first uh item is a request from the

682
00:45:31,640 --> 00:45:38,800
Jensen family in the Manaway area.
They requested They submitted an

683
00:45:36,600 --> 00:45:45,440
application requesting
that

684
00:45:40,080 --> 00:45:49,480
uh 96 acres be rezoned from MU160 to an
RR5, which is a rural residential

685
00:45:47,680 --> 00:45:54,120
five-acre zone.
Um It went to the April Planning

686
00:45:52,800 --> 00:45:58,480
Commission meeting.
And at that meeting, they the Planning

687
00:45:56,520 --> 00:46:02,200
Commission tabled the request giving the
applicant time to go through the

688
00:45:59,680 --> 00:46:04,760
annexation process with Manaway.
Uh

689
00:46:02,840 --> 00:46:09,880
ultimately, Manaway voted to reject the
annexation request. So, it went back to

690
00:46:07,120 --> 00:46:12,240
the Planning Commission in June. And the
Planning Commission,

691
00:46:11,480 --> 00:46:18,240
um,
reviewed the project or the proposed

692
00:46:14,600 --> 00:46:22,480
request. And they ultimately recommended
denial to the County Commission. Their

693
00:46:20,480 --> 00:46:27,520
findings and following reasons for the
denial is one, uh, there is not adequate

694
00:46:25,600 --> 00:46:31,360
roadway for more homes to be built on
the existing road.

695
00:46:29,160 --> 00:46:36,080
Uh, and that's based on
uh, section 2-2-080

696
00:46:34,720 --> 00:46:38,880
of our code,
which [clears throat] addresses that

697
00:46:37,080 --> 00:46:43,960
adequate facilities,
um, for a change in zoning. And the

698
00:46:41,240 --> 00:46:48,920
second item that they, or reason for
their recommendation of denial, was that

699
00:46:46,480 --> 00:46:55,680
this would not constitute general
orderly development of the county. And

700
00:46:51,520 --> 00:46:59,807
that's based on section 2-2-060
of our, uh, land use code.

701
00:46:58,800 --> 00:47:03,280
Um,
>> [clears throat]

702
00:47:00,680 --> 00:47:08,520
» so, as far as this goes,
uh, there's property north, south, east,

703
00:47:05,200 --> 00:47:12,560
and west of this, primarily used for,
um, either rural residential or as just

704
00:47:11,080 --> 00:47:17,160
mountain property.
Um, there are

705
00:47:14,680 --> 00:47:21,920
two the zone of those surrounding
properties is either the MU-160, which

706
00:47:19,920 --> 00:47:27,400
is what this property is, and then the
RR-5, which is what this is being

707
00:47:24,320 --> 00:47:32,920
proposed to. Uh, the properties that are
zoned that are currently zoned are RR-5

708
00:47:31,040 --> 00:47:37,920
and are adjacent to this,
are located on Willard Peak Road, um, an

709
00:47:36,480 --> 00:47:40,360
existing,
uh, county

710
00:47:39,120 --> 00:47:44,320
B road.
Um,

711
00:47:42,960 --> 00:47:49,200
I don't know if there's any additional
info you would like beyond that. What

712
00:47:46,360 --> 00:47:52,120
you're taking into consideration here,
um, the four approval standards you

713
00:47:51,080 --> 00:47:55,320
would be looking at and what the
Planning Commission looked at are

714
00:47:53,920 --> 00:47:58,600
whether the proposed amendment is
consistent with the goals, objectives,

715
00:47:57,120 --> 00:48:00,960
and policies of the county's general
plan,

716
00:47:59,760 --> 00:48:05,320
whether the proposed amendment is
harmonious with the overall character of

717
00:48:03,600 --> 00:48:08,800
existing development in the vicinity of
the subject property,

718
00:48:07,200 --> 00:48:11,800
the extent to which the proposed
amendment may adversely affect adjacent

719
00:48:10,680 --> 00:48:15,480
property,
and then the adequacy of facilities and

720
00:48:13,480 --> 00:48:18,040
services intended to serve the subject
property.

721
00:48:26,960 --> 00:48:29,360
» Okay.

722
00:48:35,720 --> 00:48:41,040
So, basically what our recommendation
came out from the planning commission is

723
00:48:38,200 --> 00:48:43,200
to they denied this correct?
>> Yeah, so they recommend

724
00:48:42,643 --> 00:48:46,480
» [clears throat]
>> I can see why the adequate roadside

725
00:48:44,880 --> 00:48:48,760
roadway for homes is
absolutely

726
00:48:47,760 --> 00:48:53,560
critical there, so.
>> Yeah, what they considered this based on

727
00:48:50,600 --> 00:48:56,000
that roadway and the the infrastructure
>> Yeah.

728
00:48:53,680 --> 00:48:59,040
» accessibility for the project and why
their second finding was

729
00:48:58,120 --> 00:49:02,680
um
this would not constitute general

730
00:49:00,680 --> 00:49:07,080
orderly development was the for of the
county was that uh it was a bit of what

731
00:49:05,640 --> 00:49:11,040
what they would consider leapfrog
development, so jumping

732
00:49:09,400 --> 00:49:15,120
from
with without having that infrastructure

733
00:49:12,760 --> 00:49:19,760
in place, you'd be
jumping

734
00:49:16,600 --> 00:49:22,720
from infrastructure to property that is
without infrastructure.

735
00:49:21,680 --> 00:49:26,120
Um
they kind of viewed it as maybe having

736
00:49:24,440 --> 00:49:27,680
the zoning getting the cart ahead of the
horse, so.

737
00:49:27,240 --> 00:49:31,640
» All right.
>> Sounds like it.

738
00:49:28,600 --> 00:49:34,080
» So, I'd make a motion um that we
follow the recommendation of our

739
00:49:32,680 --> 00:49:39,560
planning commission
and deny this zoning map amendment

740
00:49:36,960 --> 00:49:43,520
MU-160 to RR5.
>> Second.

741
00:49:40,840 --> 00:49:47,200
» We have a motion to deny the amendment
MU-

742
00:49:45,200 --> 00:49:50,880
1602
um from

743
00:49:48,360 --> 00:49:54,760
to deny the application
uh with RR5

744
00:49:52,960 --> 00:49:57,640
um by Commissioner
Perry and the second by Commissioner

745
00:49:56,560 --> 00:50:00,640
Bingham.
Is there any further discussion?

746
00:49:59,560 --> 00:50:03,080
All in favor?
>> Aye.

747
00:50:01,080 --> 00:50:03,080
» Aye.

748
00:50:08,440 --> 00:50:16,040
» Okay, Scott. Ordinance number
657 zoning map amendment.

749
00:50:13,280 --> 00:50:22,040
» So, this request uh
ordinance 657, this came in. It's uh

750
00:50:19,440 --> 00:50:25,400
near exit 12 in Snowville. It's the
property is just off exit 12 on your way

751
00:50:24,040 --> 00:50:29,920
to Snowville there.
Um

752
00:50:26,440 --> 00:50:38,360
it consists of five separate parcels and
approximately 861 acres of land.

753
00:50:33,240 --> 00:50:42,880
Uh so, the surrounding area is north,
southeast, and west all being used for

754
00:50:40,280 --> 00:50:48,160
agriculture and it is all currently
unzoned. Uh the reason the applicant is

755
00:50:46,200 --> 00:50:52,160
requesting that it be changed from
unzoned to the MGE-1 X zone, which is

756
00:50:50,880 --> 00:50:58,280
the mining
uh quarry sand and gravel excavation

757
00:50:54,240 --> 00:51:02,520
zone, is that that use, so in this case
a gravel

758
00:50:59,520 --> 00:51:07,000
uh operation, that use is is limited to
just that zone.

759
00:51:04,320 --> 00:51:11,200
Uh it's not allowed in the unzoned area,
so they would need to rezone from

760
00:51:08,560 --> 00:51:18,080
unzoned to that zone in order to be
eligible for mining. Um now, something

761
00:51:15,800 --> 00:51:22,400
that they
uh

762
00:51:19,040 --> 00:51:27,520
they presented and and uh
to the planning commission and and has

763
00:51:24,760 --> 00:51:32,760
been confirmed by uh adjacent property
owners as well as that this property had

764
00:51:30,440 --> 00:51:37,920
at times been historically used for a
gravel pit uh both for UDOT as well as

765
00:51:36,600 --> 00:51:42,960
for the county.
Um it was never used as a commercial

766
00:51:40,160 --> 00:51:48,360
operation, so general sales to the
public or contractors or anything

767
00:51:45,720 --> 00:51:51,400
uh beyond the state and the county.
Um,

768
00:51:49,400 --> 00:51:56,240
but that did come up uh, both during the
public hearing and from a planning

769
00:51:54,280 --> 00:52:02,200
commissioner that owns
some property in the vicinity. Uh, so

770
00:52:00,320 --> 00:52:05,600
public hearing was held at that June
planning commission meeting regarding

771
00:52:03,680 --> 00:52:11,040
this. There were a few that spoke, the
applicant um, and then two adjacent

772
00:52:08,200 --> 00:52:16,560
property owners. Both of them or none of
them were opposed to it, expressed no

773
00:52:14,160 --> 00:52:22,920
concerns. Um,
they the planning commission

774
00:52:19,600 --> 00:52:28,280
did want uh, and they
requested that when it comes time for

775
00:52:25,960 --> 00:52:33,360
the conditional use permit, if this is
if this is approved by the county

776
00:52:29,720 --> 00:52:39,240
commission, that the uh, conditional use
permit for the operation limits them to

777
00:52:35,760 --> 00:52:45,760
using exit 12 and the interstate as
their access. There is a smaller county

778
00:52:42,080 --> 00:52:51,880
road that does touch this property, um,
but it's not in any sort of condition to

779
00:52:49,360 --> 00:52:55,560
handle increased loads and traffic that
would come from a gravel operation.

780
00:52:54,520 --> 00:52:59,760
So,
um, with that said, the planning

781
00:52:57,640 --> 00:53:04,840
commission found that
uh, the request meets those approval

782
00:53:02,680 --> 00:53:07,880
standards. So, whether the proposed
amendment is consistent with goals,

783
00:53:06,240 --> 00:53:10,080
objectives and policies of the general
plan,

784
00:53:08,880 --> 00:53:13,360
whether the proposed amendment is
harmonious with overall character of

785
00:53:11,680 --> 00:53:16,400
existing development in the vicinity of
the subject property,

786
00:53:15,040 --> 00:53:20,640
the extent to which the proposed
amendment may adversely affect adjacent

787
00:53:18,200 --> 00:53:25,000
property, and the adequacy of facilities
and services intended to serve the

788
00:53:22,200 --> 00:53:30,800
subject property. So, they felt uh, as
long as the project was limited to exit

789
00:53:26,840 --> 00:53:35,200
12 and the interstate, um, that it met
all of those approval standards, and

790
00:53:32,800 --> 00:53:40,320
they recommended approval for this zone
change request.

791
00:53:37,720 --> 00:53:41,560
» This is ordinance number 657, is that
correct?

792
00:53:40,800 --> 00:53:44,280
» Correct.
>> So, if we approve that, that would be

793
00:53:42,960 --> 00:53:46,360
all these limitations that you've just
talked about

794
00:53:45,640 --> 00:53:49,840
be in there.
>> Uh

795
00:53:47,040 --> 00:53:52,160
if you say in your motion that you would
like those to be included.

796
00:53:51,240 --> 00:53:54,600
» Okay.
So, my motion would

797
00:53:53,280 --> 00:53:59,400
» Also, I'm just going to say one thing. I
drove by it yesterday

798
00:53:56,720 --> 00:54:03,800
and there is gravel stockpiled out
there, you know, that's been screened

799
00:54:02,400 --> 00:54:09,680
and sitting there on the property. So,
it obviously has been used to mine

800
00:54:06,200 --> 00:54:09,680
gravel in the past.

801
00:54:09,840 --> 00:54:15,600
» So, I would make the motion to approve
ordinance 657 with the stipulations that

802
00:54:14,240 --> 00:54:19,160
came from the planning commission about
using the exit, making you sure so

803
00:54:17,640 --> 00:54:21,360
they're not end up using the county road
for that purposes and those other

804
00:54:20,320 --> 00:54:24,440
stipulations that the planning
commission wanted to put in there.

805
00:54:23,120 --> 00:54:29,440
» Second.
>> We have a motion by Commissioner Perry

806
00:54:26,120 --> 00:54:35,640
to approve ordinance 657
um with the caveat that they use exit 12

807
00:54:32,920 --> 00:54:38,320
and the other um
uh

808
00:54:36,960 --> 00:54:43,520
and stipulated.
Yeah. The the and the other issues

809
00:54:40,240 --> 00:54:48,160
explained and a second by commis-
Commissioner being a

810
00:54:45,560 --> 00:54:49,360
If there is no further discussion, all
in favor?

811
00:54:49,000 --> 00:54:53,320
» Aye.
>> Aye.

812
00:54:50,440 --> 00:54:53,320
» Motion passes.

813
00:54:56,920 --> 00:55:00,800
Okay.
>> [clears throat]

814
00:54:59,280 --> 00:55:05,760
» We're now to our public comment period
of our meeting. Those wishing to make

815
00:55:03,840 --> 00:55:08,080
public comment shall sign the comment
roll

816
00:55:06,680 --> 00:55:11,520
and will be responsible for the
following rules outlined in the county

817
00:55:09,680 --> 00:55:15,280
commission rules and procedures.
Speakers will have one three-minute

818
00:55:13,720 --> 00:55:19,640
opportunity to speak regardless of the
number of items they wish to address.

819
00:55:17,960 --> 00:55:23,640
Speakers shall address
their comments to the county commission

820
00:55:21,120 --> 00:55:28,600
only. This is not a time This is a time
to be heard. There will be no back and

821
00:55:25,480 --> 00:55:33,640
forth dialogue with the commissioners.
Speakers may file copies of their

822
00:55:30,680 --> 00:55:37,000
remarks or supporting documents with the
county clerk

823
00:55:35,800 --> 00:55:41,000
and the county clerk will make the
information available to the county

824
00:55:38,680 --> 00:55:45,520
commission.
We have Deanna Hardy

825
00:55:43,080 --> 00:55:45,520
first.

826
00:55:58,040 --> 00:56:02,360
» Okay.
Deanna Hardy Brigham, the Box Elder

827
00:56:00,640 --> 00:56:05,080
Committee of Liberty reminds the Box
Elder County Commissioners of our

828
00:56:03,680 --> 00:56:08,280
history.
The people had to attend church or

829
00:56:06,520 --> 00:56:11,720
synagogue to hear the scriptures being
read to them by a priest.

830
00:56:10,360 --> 00:56:15,000
When the reformers came along and
translated the scriptures into English

831
00:56:13,480 --> 00:56:19,520
and other languages, the people would
read the Bible secretly because if they

832
00:56:17,480 --> 00:56:22,240
were caught, they'd be put in prison or
killed.

833
00:56:20,720 --> 00:56:25,880
The people recognized that the state
government run church was not like the

834
00:56:24,160 --> 00:56:29,200
church in the Bible.
The people fled their countries and came

835
00:56:27,600 --> 00:56:32,920
to America because of religious
persecution.

836
00:56:30,680 --> 00:56:37,040
You have heard separation of church and
state. This statement is nowhere in the

837
00:56:35,360 --> 00:56:41,320
Constitution.
Our founding fathers wrote the First

838
00:56:39,000 --> 00:56:46,120
Amendment in our US Constitution that,
quote, "Congress shall make no law

839
00:56:43,480 --> 00:56:49,960
respecting an establishment of religion
or prohibiting the free exercise

840
00:56:48,720 --> 00:56:53,680
thereof."
The government is not to intrude in

841
00:56:52,120 --> 00:56:57,160
religion.
Before public education began, children

842
00:56:55,840 --> 00:57:00,960
were taught in home by reading the
Bible.

843
00:56:58,200 --> 00:57:06,320
In 1642, the Massachusetts legislature
enacted the first public education law

844
00:57:03,160 --> 00:57:10,840
in the nation. It required all children
receive an education and be taught the

845
00:57:08,680 --> 00:57:15,200
principles of religion.
In 1647,

846
00:57:12,520 --> 00:57:20,400
a law affirmed that a general education
was necessary because it was one of the,

847
00:57:17,760 --> 00:57:24,840
quote, "one chief project of the old
deluder Satan to keep mankind from

848
00:57:22,960 --> 00:57:28,480
knowledge of the scriptures."
Satan wanted to keep people from being

849
00:57:26,480 --> 00:57:32,560
able to read so they could not read the
Bible.

850
00:57:29,680 --> 00:57:36,800
That That that law became known as the
Old Deluder Satan Act. Subsequent

851
00:57:35,160 --> 00:57:41,000
American literacy laws similarly
stressed the importance of citizens

852
00:57:38,560 --> 00:57:44,160
knowing the scriptures.
The teaching and reading the scriptures

853
00:57:42,640 --> 00:57:48,840
was critical
because illiterate citizens could not

854
00:57:46,040 --> 00:57:53,200
read and judge the laws of the colony
against the Bible.

855
00:57:50,400 --> 00:57:57,520
Civil leaders might pass evil laws
without opposition from the people,

856
00:57:56,160 --> 00:58:01,920
which would allow us
allow the rise of both tyrannical and

857
00:57:59,560 --> 00:58:05,240
oppressive leaders and policies.
In 1963,

858
00:58:03,720 --> 00:58:10,960
our government took out the reading of
the Bible in our public schools.

859
00:58:07,920 --> 00:58:15,400
We have the rise of both tyrannical and
oppressive leaders and policies.

860
00:58:13,520 --> 00:58:20,640
Our state-controlled public schools are
like the state-government run church.

861
00:58:18,360 --> 00:58:24,400
George Washington stated, "A primary
object should be the education of our

862
00:58:22,280 --> 00:58:29,280
youth in the science of government. In a
republic, what species of knowledge can

863
00:58:26,800 --> 00:58:33,400
be equally important? And what duty more
pressing than communicating it to those

864
00:58:32,000 --> 00:58:37,640
who are the future guardians of the
liberties of the country?

865
00:58:35,720 --> 00:58:42,320
The knowledge of both scriptures and the
science of government are critical for

866
00:58:39,960 --> 00:58:46,680
the liberty of the people. And just like
we ran from the state-run church, we

867
00:58:44,360 --> 00:58:51,145
need to flee from the state-government
controlled schools. Thank you."

868
00:58:49,040 --> 00:58:55,160
» Thank you.
>> [clears throat]

869
00:58:51,800 --> 00:58:55,160
» Bridget Cottom.

870
00:59:00,480 --> 00:59:04,960
» Hello.
I'm Bridget Cottom. I've been in Brigham

871
00:59:03,680 --> 00:59:08,480
City for most of my life, Box Elder
County for most of my life.

872
00:59:06,720 --> 00:59:11,520
It has now been 64 days since you yelled
at the residents of Box Elder County to,

873
00:59:10,160 --> 00:59:15,600
for health's sake, grow up, and there
still has not been a public apology.

874
00:59:14,200 --> 00:59:18,680
We haven't forgotten, and we are still
waiting for the basic respect this

875
00:59:16,920 --> 00:59:21,080
community deserves.
If you want this community to trust your

876
00:59:19,800 --> 00:59:25,000
decisions, you need to start by treating
us with respect and not contempt. Thank

877
00:59:22,960 --> 00:59:27,171
you.
>> Thank you.

878
00:59:26,515 --> 00:59:29,191
» [snorts]
[clears throat]

879
00:59:31,280 --> 00:59:35,880
» Okay.
I won't register.

880
01:00:42,960 --> 01:00:46,080
So many you void.

881
01:01:32,760 --> 01:01:37,640
» No closed session, right?
Okay.

882
01:01:36,640 --> 01:01:40,880
You can probably get to that [snorts]
point.

883
01:01:38,800 --> 01:01:42,760
» I was going to jokingly say yes, but
>> What?

884
01:01:41,320 --> 01:01:43,880
» going to jokingly say yes to a closed
session.

885
01:01:43,080 --> 01:01:45,760
» to a closed session?
>> No, I do not.

886
01:01:44,560 --> 01:01:47,560
» Then we Then I'm going to challenge you
to tell us what it's for, so there you

887
01:01:47,160 --> 01:01:51,440
go.
>> I'd rather I'd rather go home.

888
01:01:50,400 --> 01:01:54,720
» I need to be going. I don't know what
we're going to have a closed session.

889
01:01:52,840 --> 01:02:00,080
There you go.
We wouldn't be calling it.

890
01:01:57,560 --> 01:02:00,080
Okay.

891
01:02:14,197 --> 01:02:16,217
» [snorts]

892
01:02:28,000 --> 01:02:31,920
» Okay, we have no closed session.
>> Nope.

893
01:02:30,720 --> 01:02:33,520
» So, I need a motion.
>> Motion to adjourn.

894
01:02:33,080 --> 01:02:36,400
» Second.
>> A motion to adjourn by Commissioner

895
01:02:34,960 --> 01:02:39,760
Perry and a second by Commissioner
Bingham.

896
01:02:37,680 --> 01:02:40,560
So, we are adjourned. All in favor?
>> Aye.

897
01:02:40,040 --> 01:02:42,760
» Aye.
>> Aye.

898
01:02:41,000 --> 01:02:45,160
» Thank you.
Okay.

899
01:02:49,520 --> 01:02:53,240
» Yeah.
Yeah.

900
01:02:55,000 --> 01:02:59,280
» What's that?
>> [clears throat]

901
01:02:57,000 --> 01:02:59,280
» All right.

902
01:03:00,760 --> 01:03:03,080
» Thank you.

903
01:03:03,120 --> 01:03:07,640
» On the third
>> sites over there.

904
01:03:06,400 --> 01:03:09,920
» I want to make sure the buildings are
currently

905
01:03:10,840 --> 01:03:16,520
» So, I think we're okay.
I think that we're okay.

906
01:03:14,040 --> 01:03:16,520
» Yeah, everything's all right.

907
01:03:17,880 --> 01:03:20,280
» I think that