Cache County Council Regular Meeting – 08-11-2026

- The council recognized firefighters, paramedics, and volunteers for major wildfire response and a life-saving medical rescue, and also honored county road crew members for improving fair parking areas ahead of the county fair. - The council approved the amended agenda, removed the tentative budget item, and approved the previous meeting minutes with spelling corrections. - The county executive reported progress on fire board appointments and airport governance, and the council appointed Keegan Gerity, Mark Anderson, and Nolan Gunnell to the airport sponsor board. - The council was advised that airport sponsor board appointments must be properly noticed under the Open and Public Meetings Act, so the airport board appointment item will return on the next agenda for formal notice. - Shawn Mil (Bear River Association of Governments) presented economic development updates, including CEO board vacancies, the rural county grant contract, the Bridgerland Technical College hub expansion request, and airport growth funding; the council approved the rural county grant contract but postponed CEO board appointments until the next meeting so resumes and contact information can be reviewed in advance. - The council set a public hearing for August 25 to receive public comment and candidate introductions for vacancies on the Cache County Fire Protection District Board of Trustees. - The council held and closed a public hearing on an ordinance increasing the geotechnical-report exemption for certain one-story, non-habitable accessory structures from 200 square feet to 2,400 square feet, and then passed Ordinance 2026-33. - Several COG-related road project hearings were held for Wolfpack Way, River Heights 600 South, Providence 200 West/300 South, and the 1200 East North End project; public comments focused on school safety, sidewalks, traffic circulation, and regional connectivity, and no votes were taken on the projects. - The council approved 2026 assessment roll corrections, including South Valley Recreation Area cabin lots, a greenbelt status correction, and residential exemption changes, and also approved tax relief for one hardship applicant while denying another for noncompliance and over-income status. - Discussion on Ordinance 2026-34, which would overhaul restaurant tax and wraps tax procedures, out-of-cycle applications, scope changes, clawbacks, and reporting rules, was continued for more work after council members raised concerns about the out-of-cycle process and wording on unspent funds; related out-of-cycle funding items were also continued. - The council appointed members to the Cache County Regional Recreation Center feasibility study committee, though one council member voted against the resolution, and members also discussed the need to revisit how KOSAC should distinguish between open-space bond funding and greenbelt rollback funding. - The county executive said he will send an 18-month notice to terminate the DMV’s use of the county facility, as part of a broader plan to harden and reorganize the administrative building for safety.