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AGENDA
Notice of the regular Meeting of The Board of County Commissioners
Of Emery County, Utah.
Date: August 4, 2026 3:00 pm
Location: Emery County Administration Building
75 E Main Street, Castle Dale, Utah
Emery County Board of Commissioners:
Dennis Worwood - Chairman
Jordan Leonard - Vice Chairman
Keven Jensen - Commissioner
-Pledge of Allegiance/ Invocation-
(Note to the public: The consent agenda consists of item(s) that are considered to be routine in nature and will be enacted in the form of one motion. Any items can be removed from the consent agenda and heard in its regular order at the request of any commissioner.)
CONSENT AGENDA
Approval of check edits list, requisitions, and dispositions
Approval of July 7, 2026 Canvas of Election Minutes
Approval of the July 21, 2026 Commission Meeting Minutes
Approval of out-of-state travel for Sheriff Tyson Huntington, Sergeant Wade Ryan and Deputy Egan Smith to attend the HITS K9 Training Conference in Phoenix, AZ
Approval to transfer Mick Robinson to the Sheriff's Office as Public Safety Technology & Medical Support Specialist. Wage will remain the same.
Approval of appointment of Kathy Kearney Reaves and Ross Huntington to serve on the Emery County Care and Rehabilitation Board
Approval to appoint Shawn Devereux to be an unpaid volunteer at the Huntington Airport
Discussion Items
Items pulled from the consent agenda
Presentation by EHS Rodeo Team-Thank you and report on Nationals
Presentation by Niki Allred regarding the Spirit of Service Award being launched by the 1Direction Prevention Coalition
Ratification of approval of the USL Memorandum of Agreement to Participate as a Partner in the Juniper Library Consortium
Discuss/Approve/Deny Emery County Commission passing a resolution amending the solar ordinance to stop all future large-scale utility solar plants that have not yet been permitted in Emery County
Discuss/Approve/Deny contract for services between Emery County Landfill and Western Metals regarding the Landfill Scrap Metal Pile RFP
Discuss/Approve/Deny Proclamation proclaiming September 2026 to be Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month
Discuss/Approve/Deny tasking Johansen & Tuttle to put together an engineers estimate and plan for debris basin maintenance
Discuss/Approve/Deny performing feasibility engineering/planning at Emery County Sheriff's Office to consider expansion in order to house additional state inmates
Elected Official Reports
Adjourn
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