Cache County Council Ordinance and Policy Review Committee Meeting – 08-14-2026

- The committee discussed seasonal road closures and concluded that county code should be revised or pared back to align with state law rather than duplicating state provisions. Members agreed the county should rely on state law for closures/restrictions and develop a separate policy, with a draft to be brought back next meeting. - Members agreed the county should continue holding an annual public hearing on winter road closures, likely in October before closures begin in mid-November. Public Works and the attorney’s office were tasked with drafting a policy and any needed code cleanup. - For the wraps and restaurant tax policy, the committee recommended removing the proposed two-thirds vote requirement and any related language, leaving a simple majority standard. The executive and council members argued the higher threshold was unnecessary and could create legal/process issues. - The committee also discussed out-of-cycle wraps applications and generally favored allowing them only in limited circumstances, with the council first determining whether the request merits off-cycle consideration. The attorney’s office was asked to draft code changes to define that process more clearly. - On wraps funding reimbursements, the committee approved changing “clawback”/“return” language to “forfeit” to better match the reimbursement structure. This was treated as a wording correction for the code. - The committee approved adding stronger attribution requirements for wraps-funded projects, changing the language from encouraged to required for acknowledgements, logos, or placards. The attorney’s office will draft language that allows flexibility in format but makes recognition mandatory. - The committee discussed whether out-of-cycle wraps requests should go directly to the council or first to the wraps advisory committee. The executive favored council review first as a threshold step, while members emphasized the need for a clear, codified standard to avoid ad hoc decisions. - In the budget/appropriations discussion, the executive proposed raising the department-head/auditor transfer limit from $1,000 to $20,000 and allowing items between $20,000 and $100,000 to go directly to council rather than through appropriations. Several members supported the change, citing delays caused by the current low threshold, but wanted a draft amendment before final action. - The committee heard a brief update on code enforcement reforms, including a possible shift to an administrative code enforcement model with a hearing officer. No formal proposal was ready yet, so the item remained in development. - The meeting adjourned after the committee agreed to bring draft code and policy changes back for future review.