CACHE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 08-26-2026

- The board swore in members, accepted the agenda, and unanimously selected Mayor Rudy as board chair and Executive Deans as vice chair, with both taking office immediately. - The board ratified Mark Anderson as legal counsel for the Cache Fire Protection District and heard his explanation of the district’s legal transition issues, including bylaws and boundary procedures. - Members agreed to confirm the North and South operations committees and direct them to remain advisory while adding technical/fire expertise from the pool of fire board applicants as needed. The discussion emphasized that operational details should be worked out in the subcommittees rather than at the full board level. - Board members discussed whether the North/South committees should be “standing” and how to name them, but ultimately treated that as a bylaws issue rather than taking separate action at the meeting. - A long financial presentation outlined how property tax revenue, unincorporated-area funding, interlocal agreements, and a possible municipal services levy would flow under the new district structure. The board discussed that the district’s funding would likely need to be supplemented by municipal fire/EMS revenue and that the county would still handle some unincorporated-area collections and contracts. - The board reached a consensus to recommend that Cache County consider a municipal services levy of $800,000 for unincorporated areas, but noted this was more of a recommendation/straw poll than final action because it was not properly noticed for formal action. - The board approved a boundary adjustment intent resolution for Powder Mountain, allowing Weber Fire District to extend service into that area because Cache County Fire cannot effectively serve it. The resolution will be finalized once the legal description exhibit is corrected, and the board accepted that the area will no longer be taxed by Cache County Fire once the process is complete. - During the Powder Mountain discussion, Mark Anderson explained the statutory process: intent resolution, property-owner consents, possible public hearing if consents are incomplete, then final boundary adjustment approval and filing with the lieutenant governor and county recorder. - The board discussed that several district functions still need to be sorted out, including administrative support, HR, finance, a fire marshal, EMS staffing, and the role of the district chief/administrator. Those topics were referred to the North/South advisory committees for further development. - The meeting ended with agreement to reconvene the following week to take action on time-sensitive items, and board members requested agenda items for bylaws, bond/insurance coverage, and other resolutions needed to move the district forward.