Cache County Council Regular Meeting – 01-13-2026

- The council elected Sandy Goodlander as chair for 2026 and reappointed Catherine Buse as vice chair, both by unanimous vote. - The council approved the agenda and the December 17 meeting minutes without opposition. - A special meeting was scheduled for January 20 at 5:00 p.m. to ratify the replacement for the Logan No. 2 council seat, meeting the state deadline for appointment action. - Bear River Health Department and Bear River Mental Health presented a behavioral health integration plan that would consolidate oversight and service delivery under a full integration model, while keeping county governance and advisory input in place. - Council members expressed broad support for the integration proposal, but postponed a final vote until the next meeting so staff could provide the county’s exact financial share and address remaining questions. - Two hardship requests were denied due to noncompliance with information requirements, following the auditor’s recommendation. - The council set public hearings for January 27 at about 5:30 p.m. on cemetery maintenance district vacancies, the Dutson rezone, RU-2 and RU-5 zone standard updates, and a canal setback/commercial lot coverage ordinance amendment. - Members reviewed and began revising committee and liaison assignments, including shifting the waste consortium role, considering new assignments for the incoming council member, and discussing whether some heavier committee duties should stay with more experienced members. - Andrew provided Open and Public Meetings Act training guidance and the council discussed adopting clearer parliamentary procedure practices, with Sandy emphasizing that Robert’s Rules would be used as a general framework rather than a rigid requirement. - The council discussed legislative outreach for Day on the Hill, with consensus to have Catherine contact legislators and let them know the council is available, but likely not to schedule formal meetings until later in the session. - Council reports included work on restarting the North Park interlocal committee for the ice arena, planning and zoning updates on RU-2/RU-5 and wildlife-urban interface issues, discussion of routing greenbelt tax funds through COSAC, and planning for a future solar ordinance framework. - Taylor reviewed the process for filling the county attorney vacancy, explaining that the county party central committee will submit three nominees and the council will appoint one within the statutory timeline, with an interim acting attorney to be selected from the deputies in the meantime.