A member of the public urged the commission Nov. 26 to provide more lead time between work-session discussion and commission action so residents can review materials and prepare public comment or petitions.

Dan Dilsaver addressed the commission during public comment and said it is “almost impossible to gather enough information in a day to make any kind of an informed decision” when an item is raised in a work session and then approved the next day. He asked that the commission consider allowing at least a week between work-session introduction and final action on items. Dilsaver also asked about the process for opposing an action through petition and whether a petition would be measured in calendar days or business days.

Commissioners and staff responded: staff noted that statutory referendum procedures are set in state code and offered to provide citations after the meeting; commissioners said they were considering moving work sessions to Wednesdays with regular meetings following on Tuesdays to give more time for public review and noted the Utah Public Notice website as a resource for citizens to subscribe to meeting notices. Staff also said amendments to resolutions can be proposed and brought forward for commission consideration.

Why it matters: The exchange highlights community concern about public notice and participatory timeframes for county decision-making and clarifies where citizens can find meeting notices and how to propose changes to county resolutions.

Details: The commission said it would consider schedule changes (proposed 3 p.m. start times for work sessions) and staff offered to provide state-code citations on referendum procedures after the meeting. Dilsaver reported community interest, noting the commission had received roughly 25 emails expressing concern about a pending resolution.