Central Wasatch Commission
Executive/Budget/Audit Committee Meeting
41 N. Rio Grande St., Suite 102, SLC, UT 84101
Friday, February 23, 2024; 3:30 P.M.
Notice is hereby given that the Central Wasatch Commission Executive/Budget/Audit Committee will hold a meeting on Friday, February 23, 2024, beginning at approximately 3:30 P.M. You may attend the meeting at the anchor location: the CWC offices located at the Gateway, 41 N. Rio Grande Street Ste 102, Salt Lake City, or virtually by registering at the below link. Please note that after registering, you will receive an email containing a meeting access link.
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0k1-5di7Qe69iOrjZNzPNg
Please take notice that a quorum the Board of Commissioners (the 'Board') of the Central Wasatch Commission (the 'CWC') may attend the meeting of the Executive/Budget/Audit Committee scheduled for Friday, February 23, 2024; beginning at 3:30 P.M. The agenda for that meeting of the Committee is accessible here: Utah Public Notice Website, the anchor location, The Salt Lake Tribune, and Deseret News.
Civility and decorum should be applied in all discussions and debate. Difficult questions, tough challenges to a point of view, and criticism of ideas and information are legitimate elements of a free democracy in action. Public officials and the public are encouraged to refrain from making belligerent, personal, impertinent, slanderous, threatening, abusive, or disparaging comments.
Attachments: 1/19/24 EBAC meeting minutes; new office lease; Short-Term Projects memo; auditor memo; Stakeholders Council membership memo; budget memo.
3:30 P.M. Opening
1. Chair Jeff Silvestrini will open the public meeting as Chair of the Executive/Budget/Audit Committee of the Central Wasatch Commission Stakeholders Council.
2. Review and approval of the minutes from the January 19, 2024 meeting.
3:35 P.M. Staff Updates
1. The legislative session ends on March 1, by which time we will know the status of our appropriations request.
2. The CWC will be looking to contract with a new auditor to conduct the 2023-2024 fiscal year audit.
3. Housekeeping forms must be signed and returned by the end of the fiscal year.
3:40 P.M. Stakeholders Council Discussion
1. The Chair and Co-Chair of the Stakeholders Council will discuss with the Committee the recent activities of the Stakeholders Council.
2. The Chair and Co-Chair of the Stakeholders Council will discuss recent changes to Stakeholders Council membership.
3. There is $6,000 in the budget for the Stakeholders Council and Youth Council, half of which is to be used by each group. Staff will procure bids for a facilitated Stakeholders Council retreat in June.
4:00 P.M. New Office Space Lease
1. The Committee will review the lease for the CWC's new office space.
4:10 P.M. Short-Term Projects
1. The fifth cycle of the Short-Term Projects Grant cycle opens on March 4.
2. The Committee will discuss a new proposed timeline from the Forest Service.
4:20 P.M. Budget Discussion
1. Staff will begin working with Treasurer Chris Robinson on drafting the 2024-2025 budget in the next month, and will discuss member contributions with each jurisdiction and a potential formula for member contributions.
2. The Committee will discuss potential uses for the remaining Mountain Transportation funds in the budget.
4:30 P.M. Closing
1. Chair Silvestrini will call for a motion to adjourn the Executive/Budget/Audit Committee meeting.
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CERTIFICATE OF POSTING
At or before 3:30 P.M. on February 22, 2024, the undersigned hereby certifies that the above notice and agenda was:
1. Posted on the Utah Public Notice Website created under UTAH CODE ANN. 63A-16-601;
2. Posted at the meeting's anchor location at 41 N. Rio Grande St. Suite 102 in SLC, UT;
3. Posted at the office of the governing body of each member entity of the CWC; and
4. Provided to the Salt Lake Tribune and/or Deseret News and to a local media correspondent.
The audio recording and transcript of the meeting will be posted for public review. Commissioners will/may participate electronically. Meetings may be closed for reasons allowed by statute.
Final action may be taken in relation to any topic listed on the agenda, including but not limited to adoption, rejection, amendment, addition of conditions and variations of options discussed.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations or assistance during this meeting shall notify the CWC at 801.834.5950 at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. TDD number is (801) 270-2425 or call Relay Utah at #711.
Sam Kilpack for the Central Wasatch Commission.
Notice of Special Accommodations (ADA)
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special accommodations (including auxiliary communicative aids and services) during this meeting should notify Samantha Kilpack at (801) 834-5950, 24 hours prior to the meeting.