Cache County Council Regular – 03-10-2026

- The council amended the agenda to add a public hearing for a proposed wastewater systems ordinance in source water protection zones, and later continued another agenda item at the executive’s request to the next meeting on March 24. - Minutes from February 10 and February 17 were approved as amended, including clarifying that an executive appointment was to the Weed Control Board. - The council approved two county appointments: Larry Jacobson to the Cache County Library Board and Brian Abbott as Development Services Director. - The main item of the night was the appointment of a permanent Cache County Attorney. After interviewing Chris Daines, Brett Chambers, and Dane Murray, the council voted 4-2 to appoint Dane Murray to fill the remainder of the term. - During the attorney interviews, the candidates focused on civil-law capacity, criminal prosecution oversight, budget discipline, land-use guidance, ethics, and conflicts of interest; public input and the candidates’ endorsements were also referenced in council discussion. - In Board of Equalization actions, the council approved all presented religious, charitable, and educational property tax exemptions, with some charitable exemptions remaining to be brought back later when documentation is complete. - The council set public hearings for the Millville, Nibley, and Cornish Cemetery District board vacancies and for the wastewater/source-water protection ordinance. - For land-use matters, the council approved the Shepherd rezone from A-10 to RU-2 after correcting the staff report language, and approved the Greenfield Mill overflow/office-space rezone to industrial to support safer truck staging and office use. - The Wellsville Safe Storage rezone drew substantial concern from council members and the public about corridor impacts and future industrial uses, and the council chose to continue the item for more information, including a map of nearby commercial and industrial zoning. - The council approved a budget amendment to return $175,000 in excess bond earnings related to the open space bond arbitrage issue, approved changes to centralize board/committee tracking and online publication of legislation, and approved a housekeeping ordinance shifting some travel and purchase-order approvals from the executive to the auditor. - The council also approved the RAPS Restaurant Advisory Committee appointments, continued the Hansen annexation for more review after concerns about creating a county peninsula, and moved the April 28 council meeting to April 21 due to the UAC conference.