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Commission approves minutes, warrants, landfill fee waiver, kennel ordinance and weed rules
Summary
The Uinta County Commission approved meeting minutes and warrants, adopted a temporary landfill-fee waiver for covered residential loads, passed a kennel ordinance and authorized signature on revised weed-department rules during its April 2025 weekly meeting.
The Uinta County Commission approved administrative minutes and warrants, adopted a resolution waiving fees for covered residential landfill loads during spring-cleanup week, passed an updated kennel ordinance and authorized signature of revised weed-department rules during its April 2025 weekly meeting.
The commission approved the minutes of the April 1, 2025 meeting and the April 2, 2025 work session after a motion to accept them "as presented." Finance staff reported warrants for payment, describing a total warrants amount of $2,461,232.53 and noting a replacement check to Central Canal Company for $1,620,000. Commissioners voted to approve payment of the warrants.
The commission approved Resolution 04-08-2025-R1 to waive landfill disposal fees for covered residential loads during the county’s spring cleanup week. Greg Jensen, representing the Uinta County Landfill, said the waiver applies to residential household garbage and yard waste only; commercial loads remain charged at regular rates. Jensen said uncovered loads will be charged at double the normal fee and that, starting May 7, an additional $10 charge will apply. Jensen cited state law (HB 53) as governing the fee changes.
The commission voted to adopt Ordinance 04-02-2025-01, an update to the county’s kennel regulations. Matt Kizier of Community Development summarized two edits made since the prior work session: changing permissive language from "may" to "shall" in one subsection, and replacing a blanket prohibition on "breeding" with a prohibition on "planned breeding" in another subsection to avoid requiring a legal definition of "breeding." The ordinance was presented for adoption after prior work-session discussion.
Commissioners authorized signature on updated weed-department rules and regulations after staff said the changes were primarily to align county rules with revisions in the Utah Noxious Weed Act and to remove redundant, overly specific language. Staff said the county weed board and legal counsel reviewed the edits before submission to the commission.
Votes at a glance • Approval of minutes (April 1, 2025 meeting and 04/02/2025 work session): motion made, approved by voice vote as presented. (Record: motion made; roll-call names not specified.) • Warrants/payment authorization: Finance staff reported $2,461,232.53 in warrants; commission approved payment. (Record: motion made; roll-call names not specified.) • Resolution 04-08-2025-R1 (landfill spring-cleanup week fee waiver): motion to approve as presented by Greg Jensen; approved. Key details: residential covered loads waived; commercial loads charged; uncovered loads double fee; additional $10 surcharge beginning May 7; cited HB 53. • Ordinance 04-02-2025-01 (kennel regulations): motion to adopt as presented by Matt Kizier; approved. Key edits: "may" → "shall" in subsection H; prohibition narrowed to "planned breeding" in subsection K. • Weed-department rules and regulations: motion to authorize commission signature on updated rules (weed board and counsel reviewed changes); approved.
The meeting record indicates these items passed by voice vote; the transcript does not include a complete roll-call tally or named yes/no votes for the items above.
