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Approved motions and outcomes (summary)

- Purchase county truck: Motion to purchase a replacement county vehicle for $50,865. Motion made and seconded; approved by voice vote.

- Surplus and redistribution of event center items: Motion to set certain event center items as surplus and distribute others outside public surplus (heaters etc.). Motion made and seconded; approved by voice vote.

- Tax adjustments: Motion to approve tax adjustments as presented and authorize the chair to sign. Motion made and seconded; approved by voice vote.

- Payroll: Motion to approve payroll for pay period ending Jan. 18, 2025 (212 employees; payroll amount cited in meeting: $831,003.36). Motion made and seconded; approved by voice vote.

- IRS mileage rate: Motion to approve the 2025 IRS standard mileage rate at $0.70 per mile. Motion by Commissioner Kenyon, second by commission chair; approved by voice vote.

- Seasonal travel restriction support (Tabby Mountain WMA): Motion to support the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources’ request for seasonal road closures on Taddie (Tabby) Mountain WMA for wildlife wintering protection (Dec. 1–April 1). Motion made and seconded; approved by voice vote.

- Recess public hearing for Ordinance 25-460: Motion to recess the public hearing on the transportation-service-fee ordinance until Feb. 10, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. Motion seconded; roll-call recorded (Commissioner Killian—Aye; Commissioner Chubb—Aye; Commissioner Miles—Aye) and motion carried.

Details and provenance for each recorded action are in the county minutes and the meeting transcript.","mediaType","Audio","parentTitle","NOTICE OF COMBINED WORKING & REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DUCHESNE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS - Meeting 01-27-2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its Jan. 27 meeting the Duchesne County Commission approved administrative and operational items including a vehicle purchase, surplus declaration, payroll, mileage rate, seasonal WMA travel restrictions and tax adjustments. Several items were approved by voice vote; one public hearing was recessed for further revision.","taxTitle","Duchesne County Commission, Duchesne County Boards and Commissions, Duchesne County, Utah","taxId",74961,"location","Utah","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":50,"_51":82,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":83,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":84,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6662664,"Duchesne County approves support letter for SNOTEL site at Fox Lake",241,635000,876000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2393385-4482a6ef0fc540231c82fed6fe2c7263&start=635&end=876","/articles/6662664/Utah/Duchesne-County-approves-support-letter-for-SNOTEL-site-at-Fox-Lake","The Duchesne County Commission voted to send a letter of support to the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) for installing an additional SNOTEL (snow telemetry) site at Fox Lake.

County staff presented a request from an NRCS representative to endorse a SNOTEL station near Fox Lake Dam. Staff said the proposed site—at roughly 11,000 feet elevation—would provide high‑elevation snowpack and runoff data for drainages that currently lack direct measurements, improving local water‑management decisions.

The presenter recommended approving the letter, with the option to route it through a NRCS contact (Jayden) or to Christie Groves, the intended recipient. Commissioners said the data would help the county and local water boards avoid relying on guesswork for high-country snowpack and runoff projections.

A motion to approve the support letter was made, seconded and approved by voice vote. Commissioners asked staff to hold the letter for transmission if NRCS preferred to have county staff send it through their internal channels.

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The resolution—modeled on a New Mexico county’s action and amended to reflect Duchesne County’s resource management plan—criticized recent large monument designations and called for more collaboration under FLPMA and NEPA where applicable. Commissioners added a “whereas” clause noting that increased visitation to newly designated areas can overwhelm local roads, parking and restroom facilities and increase demands on search-and-rescue services.

Why it matters: Commissioners said monument designations can directly affect county economies and multiple‑use management of federal lands, and they want legislative changes that require congressional authorization rather than sole presidential proclamation.

The county’s discussion referenced Bears Ears and Grand Staircase as examples. Commissioners and staff said the Antiquities Act, in practice, has resulted in large geographic designations that can outstrip local capacity. One commissioner suggested that National Park status could address some infrastructure and enforcement issues, but commissioners emphasized the need for a collaborative planning process and federal funding for infrastructure and ongoing management.

The resolution was adopted by voice vote; the chair called for “ayes,” and multiple commissioners responded in the affirmative.

","The Duchesne County Commission approved a resolution criticizing unilateral presidential monument designations and backing congressional authorization and local input, adding language about infrastructure impacts and search-and-rescue burdens.",{"_33":96,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":97,"_41":98,"_43":99,"_45":100,"_47":101,"_49":50,"_51":102,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":103,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":104,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6662673,"Duchesne County delays decision on transportation-service fees after industry, staff ask for clarifications",3036,5940000,8976000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2393385-4482a6ef0fc540231c82fed6fe2c7263&start=5940&end=8976","/articles/6662673/Utah/Duchesne-County-delays-decision-on-transportation-service-fees-after-industry-staff-ask-for-clarifications","The Duchesne County Commission recessed its public hearing on Ordinance 25-460, the county’s proposed transportation service fee and land-use fee updates, and directed staff to return with clarified language at a Feb. 10 meeting.

The ordinance would add a new administrative conditional-use permit fee and a transportation mitigation (service) fee for development—particularly oil-and-gas—and update several land-use application fees. County planning staff said the draft also ties fees to a “reasonable cost analysis” required by state fee rules and creates a minimum/maximum mileage assumption (1–3 miles) for county roads used as haul routes.

Why it matters: commissioners and industry representatives said the proposal could streamline cost recovery for road damage from large energy projects, but the draft contains ambiguities that could produce disputes over how many miles and which road segments are charged and whether operators may substitute a road‑maintenance agreement for payment.

Planning staff summarized the key fee changes: raising the minor-subdivision fee to $300 (from $100), a new administrative conditional-use permit fee of $700, an appeal-of-staff-decision fee of $200, increased variance and zone-change fees (proposed $500 and $650), and a new $75 fee tied to updated floodplain data for linear utilities/pipelines. The draft also exempts compressor stations, water‑handling facilities and vertical wells from the transportation fee pending additional study. Staff said the fee formulas assume a minimum haul‑route length of one mile and cap the counted mileage at three miles for fee calculation.

Industry commenters asked for clarifications on several points. Zane Lay, representative of 4 Point Resources, said the ordinance should explicitly state that fees collected would be applied to roads “impacted by oil-and-gas traffic,” and asked how mixed gravel-and-paved haul routes would be calculated. Jeff Crozer, operations representative for Crescent Energy, asked whether the county had a template for a road‑maintenance agreement and how the county would treat routes that appear on some maps but not others.

Commissioners and staff agreed the mixed-route calculation and the county‑road map reference (1976 map versus later state maps) required further work. Commissioners asked staff to draft clearer language that (a) explains how mixed-route miles are counted and capped, (b) defines when a maintenance agreement can substitute for the fee, and (c) specifies the fund or account into which transportation fees will be placed so the money is used for road maintenance related to energy production.

The commission recessed the public hearing and voted to continue it at 1 p.m. Feb. 10 to allow staff to update the draft and share the revisions with stakeholders.

Provenance: The ordinance and fee details were discussed extensively during the public hearing portion of the Jan. 27 meeting; the commission recessed the hearing with a recorded motion to reconvene Feb. 10.

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Votes at a glance: Duchesne County Commission actions, Jan. 27, 2025

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Duchesne County adopts resolution urging congressional role in national monument designations

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