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Votes at a glance: San Juan County Commission actions, Feb. 4, 2025
Summary
A roundup of formal actions taken by the San Juan County Commission at its Feb. 4 meeting, including approvals of EMS guidelines, contracts, equipment purchases and letters of support.
This summary lists formal actions recorded in the San Juan County Commission meeting of Feb. 4, 2025. Where the record names movers or seconds those are noted; most votes were recorded by voice and passed unanimously unless noted.
Votes recorded at the meeting
- Consent agenda (items 1, 4–11): Approved. (Motion to approve as amended to remove items 2 and 3 for separate discussion; voice vote recorded as “aye.”)
- Check registers (consent items 2 and 3 — Jan. 1–17 and Jan. 18–30): Pulled from consent for additional review because a commissioner raised concerns about late-payments and invoice timing. After staff discussion and an agreement to follow up with the auditor’s office, the commission approved the check registers (voice vote recorded “aye”).
- EMS Standard Operating Guidelines (agenda item 12): Motion to accept carried; approved unanimously. (Mover: Commissioner Mon; seconder: Commissioner Harvey.)
- Presentation of draft financial statements (agenda item 13): Presented as informational; no formal adoption requested.
- Disease response evaluation/monitoring contract with Utah Department of Health and Human Services (agenda item 14): Approved (service period discussed in packet as Nov. 2024–July 2029). Motion and second recorded; vote passed unanimously.
- Interlocal agreement between Blanding City and San Juan County for the Blanding Senior Citizen Center (agenda item 15): Approved (motion and second recorded; unanimous voice vote).
- Award and equipment purchases for landfill fleet (agenda items 16 and 17): The commission approved procurement of replacement vehicles from Peterbilt (Jackson Group/Peterbilt bids were approved in place of a Freightliner option after discussion of build dates, software compatibility and parts). Motions and seconds recorded; voice votes passed unanimously.
- Letter of support for UDOT grant application for drainage resilient planning on State Route 211 (agenda item 18): Approved; commission signed a letter of support to accompany the application (motion and second; unanimous).
- Resolution opposing continued unilateral presidential use of the Antiquities Act of 1906 (agenda item 19): Approved; commissioners voted to adopt the resolution calling for congressional action to limit unilateral monument designations (motion and second; unanimous).
- Hals Crossing pavement maintenance agreement with American Road, Inc. (agenda item 22): Approved; project to recondition airport pavement with most costs funded by FAA and UDOT; county share may be met with in-kind road department work (motion and second; unanimous).
- Letter requesting reauthorization of Trail 1 (agenda item 23): Approved; commissioners authorized staff to sign and transmit the letter requesting BLM reauthorization/recognition of the existing route and to pursue grant opportunities for trail and travel-management inventory work (motion and second; unanimous).
- Contract with Ben Tomko for building inspection services (agenda item 20): Approved with a requirement that staff add and confirm appropriate insurance language (motion and second; voice vote recorded as aye). Commissioners asked that final insurance endorsements be circulated and that the county’s backup contract with Jones & DeMille remain available if needed.
Executive session
- The commission moved into executive session to discuss pending or imminent litigation as recorded at the close of the meeting (motion and second; voice vote).
